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The Pepsi 400 is the current name for the 400 mile (approx. 640 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held on the July 4th weekend at Daytona International Speedway. This 160-lap event was developed to make a second major Cup-level racing event for Daytona which would not detract from the legendary nature of the Daytona 500. Since 1998 it has been held at night by employing a lighting system using parabolic reflectors which allow very intense lighting to be focused on the track in an indirect manner without being directly in the drivers' eyes, which obviously would create a very unsafe situation. From 1972 to 1988, this race was known as the Firecracker 400; it was unnamed prior to 1972.
See also: List of current NASCAR races
1 Past Winners
1.1 Pepsi 400
- 2004: Jeff Gordon
- 2003: Greg Biffle
- 2002: Michael Waltrip
- 2001: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- 2000: Jeff Burton
- 1999: Dale JarrettPepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Tropicana 400 in 2004. Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton, North Carolina) is an American race car driver. Jarrett currently races in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series exclusively. In 1999, Jarret
- 1998: Jeff Gordon
- 1997: John Andretti
- 1996: Sterling Marlin
- 1995: Jeff Gordon
- 1994: Jimmy Spencer
- 1993: Dale EarnhardtRalph Dale Earnhardt ( April 29, 1951 February 18, 2001) was an American NASCAR driver. He was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina. He died in a racing accident in turn four on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. Earnhardt grew up in a racing family.
- 1992: Ernie Irvan
- 1991: Bill ElliottThis article is about the NASCAR driver Bill Elliott. For the similarly named film, see Billy Elliot''. Bill Elliott (Born October 8, 1955) is a driver in the NASCAR Nextel Cup series. Driver of the number 9 car, Elliot is sponsored by Dodge. His crew chi
- 1990: Dale EarnhardtRalph Dale Earnhardt ( April 29, 1951 February 18, 2001) was an American NASCAR driver. He was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina. He died in a racing accident in turn four on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. Earnhardt grew up in a racing family.
- 1989: Davey AllisonDavey Allison ( February 25, 1961 July 13, 1993) was a NASCAR race car driver who drove the #28 Texaco- Havoline Ford. Davey Allison was born in Hollywood, Florida, son of Bobby Allison, who was also a NASCAR driver. He grew up in Hueytown, Alabama and, u
1.2 Firecracker 400
- 1988: Bill ElliottThis article is about the NASCAR driver Bill Elliott. For the similarly named film, see Billy Elliot''. Bill Elliott (Born October 8, 1955) is a driver in the NASCAR Nextel Cup series. Driver of the number 9 car, Elliot is sponsored by Dodge. His crew chi
- 1987: Bobby AllisonBobby Allison (born December 3, 1937) was one of the first NASCAR drivers and was named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers. Born in Miami, Florida, he grew up in Hueytown, Alabama and entered his first race as a senior in high school, but was ordered to
- 1986: Tim RichmondTim Richmond ( June 7, 1955 August 13, 1989) was a NASCAR race car driver who had his career cut short when he contracted HIV and died of AIDS. Richmond was born in Ashland, Ohio and, unlike many other NASCAR drivers, was born into wealth and didn't grow
- 1985: Greg Sacks
- 1984: Richard Petty
- 1983: Buddy Baker
- 1982: Bobby Allison
- 1981: Cale Yarborough
- 1980: Bobby Allison
- 1979: Neil Bonnett
- 1978: David Pearson
- 1977: Richard Petty
- 1976: Cale Yarborough
- 1975: Richard Petty
- 1974: David Pearson
- 1973: David Pearson
- 1972: David Pearson
