Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400


The Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup event that took place in November at the North Carolina Motor Speedway from 1965 to 2003. It was the first NASCAR Cup Series victory for three drivers including Mark Martin in 1989, Ward Burton in 1995, and Johnny Benson in 2002. It was the final race win for Bill Elliott in 2003.
This race, typically run as the penultimate race of the NASCAR season, was dropped from the schedule after the 2003 season. The Pop Secret sponsorship was moved over to the newly acquired Labor Day date at Auto Club Speedway, while the late season date was originally taken over by the Southern 500 at Darlington and is now occupied by the AAA Texas 500 at Texas.

Past winners

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears Won
4Richard Petty1968, 1971, 1976, 1979
4Cale Yarborough1970, 1975, 1978, 1980
3Darrell Waltrip1981–1982, 1985
3Bill Elliott1984, 1987, 2003
2Bobby Allison1967, 1972
2David Pearson1973–1974
2Rusty Wallace1988, 1993

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

Notable races