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The four established crown jewels on the circuit were experiencing worthy competition. In 1994, the inaugural Brickyard 400 at the インディアナポリス・モーター・スピードウェイ was held, and for several years, actually dethroned the Daytona 500 as the richest race of the season. The events at リッチモンド・インターナショナル・レースウェイ were also fast becoming popular fan and driver favorites. In addition, several new venues were introduced to the schedule, all of which were offering large base purses.
The new program for 1998, titled the No Bull 5 (after a Winston marketing campaign) consisted of three legs of the Grand Slam (Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600, Mountain Dew Southern 500) along with the Brickyard 400.