Coors 420

The Coors 420 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held at Nashville International Raceway. It was held annually from 1959 to 1984.

Coors 420

NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Venue	Nashville International Raceway, Nashville, Tennessee
Corporate sponsor	Coors
First race	1959
Last race	1984
Distance	250.32 miles (402.9 km)
Laps	420
Previous names	Music City 200 (1959, 1964–1965) Music City USA 420 (1973[1]–1978, 1980) Sun-Drop Music City USA 420 (1979) Melling Tool 420 (1981) Cracker Barrel Country Store 420 (1982) Marty Robbins 420 (1983) Coors 420 (1984)

Past winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Report	Ref
						Laps	Miles (km)
1959	May 24	4	Rex White	Rex White	Chevrolet	200	100 (160.934)	1:24:30	71.006	Report	[2]
1960 – 1963	Not held
1964	June 14	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	200	100 (160.934)	1:18:26	76.498	Report	[3]
1965	June 3	29	Dick Hutcherson	Holman-Moody	Ford	200	100 (160.934)	1:24:03	71.386	Report	[4]
1966 – 1972	Not held
1973	May 12	11	Cale Yarborough	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	420	250.32 (402.85)	2:34:48	98.419	Report	[5]
1974	May 11	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	400*	238.4 (383.667)	3:06:31	82.24	Report	[6]
1975	May 10	17	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	420	250.32 (402.85)	2:39:45	94.107	Report	[7]
1976	May 8	11	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	420	250.32 (402.85)	2:57:43	84.512	Report	[8]
1977	May 7	72	Benny Parsons	L. G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	420	250.32 (402.85)	2:51:40	87.49	Report	[9]
1978	June 3	11	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates	Oldsmobile	420	250.32 (402.85)	2:51:34	87.541	Report	[10]
1979	May 12	11	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates	Oldsmobile	420	250.32 (402.85)	2:49:25	88.652	Report	[11]
1980	May 10	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Chevrolet	420	250.32 (402.85)	2:47:52	89.471	Report	[12]
1981	May 9	15	Benny Parsons	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	420	250.32 (402.85)	2:47:02	89.756	Report	[13]
1982	May 8	11	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson & Associates	Buick	420	250.32 (402.85)	2:59:52	83.502	Report	[14]
1983	May 7	11	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	420	250.32 (402.85)	3:32:23	70.717	Report	[15]
1984	May 12	11	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	420	250.32 (402.85)	2:55:15	85.702	Report	[16]

*1974: Race shortened due to energy crisis.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
4	Cale Yarborough	1973, 1976, 1978, 1979
	Darrell Waltrip	1975, 1982, 1983, 1984
3	Richard Petty	1964, 1974, 1980
2	Benny Parsons	1977, 1981

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

# Wins	Manufacturer	Years Won
8	Chevrolet	1959, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984
2	Oldsmobile	1978, 1979
	Ford	1965, 1981