Riverside International Raceway

Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, CA

Riverside International Raceway is a 2.631 mile Road course. It falls in the category of Road Course (a racing circuit comprised of left- and right-hand turns, as opposed to an oval which is comprised exclusively of left-hand turns.).

The first NASCAR Cup Series race at Riverside International Raceway was in 1958 and the last Cup Series race was in 1988.



Top 10 Pole Winners

Rank Driver Total Poles
1 Darrell Waltrip 9
2 David Pearson 7
3 Terry Labonte 5
3 Bobby Allison 5
5 Richard Petty 4
6 Dan Gurney 2
6 A.J. Foyt 2
6 Cale Yarborough 2
9 Marvin Panch 1
9 Dick Hutcherson 1

Race Winners

Rank Driver Total Wins
1 Bobby Allison 6
2 Richard Petty 5
2 Darrell Waltrip 5
2 Dan Gurney 5
5 Tim Richmond 4
6 Cale Yarborough 3
6 David Pearson 3
8 Terry Labonte 2
8 Ray Elder 2
8 Ricky Rudd 2

NASCAR Cup Races at Riverside International Raceway

Date Race Name Winner St Make Caut/Lap Ld Chg
06-12-88 Budweiser 400 Rusty Wallace 2 Pontiac 7/27 14
11-08-87 Winston Western 500 Rusty Wallace 3 Pontiac 4/21 10
06-21-87 Budweiser 400 Tim Richmond 5 Chevrolet 4/14 9
11-16-86 Winston Western 500 Tim Richmond 1 Chevrolet 7/25 12
06-01-86 Budweiser 400 Darrell Waltrip 1 Chevrolet 3/8 14
11-17-85 Winston Western 500 Ricky Rudd 4 Ford 3/10 14
06-02-85 Budweiser 400 Terry Labonte 2 Chevrolet 3/9 10
11-18-84 Winston Western 500 Geoffrey Bodine 12 Chevrolet 4/20 12
06-03-84 Budweiser 400 Terry Labonte 1 Chevrolet 4/12 10
11-20-83 Winston Western 500 Bill Elliott 10 Ford 5/26 13
06-05-83 Budweiser 400 Ricky Rudd 4 Chevrolet 5/35 12
11-21-82 Winston Western 500 Tim Richmond 4 Buick 3/16 14
06-13-82 Budweiser 400 Tim Richmond 4 Buick 1/7 10
11-22-81 Winston Western 500 Bobby Allison 5 Buick 7/33 19
06-14-81 Warner W. Hodgdon 400 Darrell Waltrip 1 Buick 6/21 15
01-11-81 Winston Western 500 Bobby Allison 2 Chevrolet 6/31 15
06-08-80 Warner W. Hodgdon 400 Darrell Waltrip 2 Chevrolet 5/15 18
01-13-80 Winston Western 500 Darrell Waltrip 1 Chevrolet 2/30 5
06-10-79 NAPA Riverside 400 Bobby Allison 4 Ford 2/6 5
01-14-79 Winston Western 500 Darrell Waltrip 4 Chevrolet 0/0 13
06-11-78 NAPA 400 Benny Parsons 4 Chevrolet 1/4 10
01-22-78 Winston Western 500 Cale Yarborough 4 Oldsmobile 4/17 12
06-12-77 NAPA 400 Richard Petty 1 Dodge 1/5 7
01-16-77 Winston Western 500 David Pearson 2 Mercury 0/0 3
06-13-76 Riverside 400 David Pearson 1 Mercury 1/4 7
01-18-76 Winston Western 500 David Pearson 2 Mercury 5/20 17
06-08-75 Tuborg 400 Richard Petty 2 Dodge 3/17 9
01-19-75 Winston Western 500 Bobby Allison 1 Matador 5/29 13
06-09-74 Tuborg 400 Cale Yarborough 3 Chevrolet 2/5 5
01-26-74 Winston Western 500 Cale Yarborough 2 Chevrolet 2/12 15
06-17-73 Tuborg 400 Bobby Allison 2 Chevrolet 4/22 12
01-21-73 Winston Western 500 Mark Donohue 4 Matador 3/10 10
06-18-72 Golden State 400 Ray Elder 7 Dodge 3/11 12
01-23-72 Winston Western 500 Richard Petty 2 Plymouth 3/7 9
06-20-71 Winston Golden State 400 Bobby Allison 1 Dodge 6/32 12
01-10-71 Motor Trend 500 Ray Elder 3 Dodge 1/9 10
06-14-70 Falstaff 400 Richard Petty 2 Plymouth 3/13 3
01-18-70 Motor Trend 500 A.J. Foyt 3 Ford 6/31 20
02-01-69 Motor Trend 500 Richard Petty 4 Ford 0/0 9
01-21-68 Motor Trend 500 Dan Gurney 1 Ford 0/0 16
01-22-67 Motor Trend 500 Parnelli Jones 6 Ford 0/0 10
01-23-66 Motor Trend 500 Dan Gurney 2 Ford 2/0 9
01-17-65 Motor Trend 500 Dan Gurney 11 Ford 2/0 7
01-19-64 Motor Trend 500 Dan Gurney 4 Ford 2/0 5
11-03-63 Golden State 400 Darel Dieringer 3 Mercury 1/0 7
01-20-63 Riverside 500 Dan Gurney 11 Ford 6/0 9
05-21-61 1961-22 Lloyd Dane 2 Chevrolet 0/0 0
06-01-58 Crown America 500 Eddie Gray 6 Ford 0/0 1

Riverside International Raceway Track Facts