Advance Auto 500

Advance Auto 500

NASCAR Busch Series
Venue	Martinsville Speedway
Corporate sponsor	Advance Auto Parts
First race	1970 (Late Model) 1982 (touring format)
Last race	1994 (touring format)
Distance	157.8 miles (254.0 km)
Laps	300
Previous names	Cardinal 500 Classic (1970-1984) Winn-Dixie 500 (1985-1986) Winston Classic (1987-1992) Advance Auto Parts 500 (1993) Advance Auto 500 (1994)

The Advance Auto 500 was a NASCAR Busch Series stock car race held at Martinsville Speedway, in Martinsville, Virginia. Originally a Late Model race when it began in 1970 as part of the Late Model and Modified Doubleader, it joined the Budweiser Late Model Sportsman touring series in 1982 (the original year), and remained a part of the series through 1994. Following the 1994 season, both of Martinsville's races, the Miller 500 and the Advance Auto 500, were switched to Late Model Only formats (see ValleyStar Credit Union 300 for details on the Late Model portion of this race). The Advance Auto 500 served as the final race of the season for the series for ten years, from 1982 through 1991.

The race changed distances several times in its history. From its inception until 1984, the twin feature races was 250 laps for each division, covering 131.2 miles (211.1 km). When both the Modified and Late Model Sportsman cars had both become touring format races, the local Late Model feature reduced the Modified and Busch features in 1985 to 200 laps, 105.2 miles (169.3 km). After Modifieds were dropped in 1993 in light of early 1990's safety issues, the distance was increased to 300 laps, 157.8 miles (254.0 km), while the Late Model race increased to 200 laps, where it remains.

As was the tradition at Martinsville, the two non-Cup race weekends featured two or three races that totaled 500 laps, a tradition still in place today by the now-Late Model only race, with qualifying races totaling 100 laps and a 200-lap feature.

Past winners (Touring Format only)

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
					Laps	Miles (km)
1982	October 31	Butch Lindley	Emanuel Zervakis	Pontiac	250	131.25 (211.226)		61.420
1983	October 30	Sam Ard	Thomas Brothers Racing	Oldsmobile	250	131.25 (211.226)	2:10:03	60.669
1984	October 28	Morgan Shepherd	Lindy White	Pontiac	250	131.5 (211.628)	2:10:23	60.513
1985	October 27	Tommy Ellis		Pontiac	200	105.2 (169.302)	1:26:01	73.831
1986	November 2	Brett Bodine	Thomas Brothers Racing	Oldsmobile	200	105.2 (169.302)	1:28:29	71.335
1987	November 1	Jimmy Hensley	Sam Ard	Buick	200	105.2 (169.302)	1:27:10	72.413
1988	October 30	Harry Gant	Whitaker Racing	Buick	200	105.2 (169.302)	1:33:08	65.083
1989	October 29	L.D. Ottinger	Parker Racing	Pontiac	200	105.2 (169.302)	1:31:56	68.658
1990	October 28	Steve Grissom	Grissom Racing Enterprises	Oldsmobile	200	105.2 (169.302)	1:25:16	74.026
1991	October 27	Harry Gant	Whitaker Racing	Buick	200	105.2 (169.302)	1:20:16	78.637
1992	October 18	Bobby Labonte	Labonte Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	105.2 (169.302)	1:32:57	67.907
1993	October 17	Chuck Bown	Hensley Motorsports	Pontiac	300	157.8 (253.954)	2:12:59	71.197
1994	October 16	Kenny Wallace	FILMAR Racing	Ford	300	157.8 (253.954)	2:15:39	69.797

References

• Racing-Reference.info - Martinsville Speedway Race Results