Who Won the Southern 500?

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Southern 500

The Southern 500 NASCAR race is held yearly at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. The race began in 1950. In 1989 it became the Heinz Southern 500. In 1992 Mountain Dew began sponsoring and some version of Pepsi or Mountain Dew sponsored the race until 2005 when Dodge took over. Bojangles took over in 2012.

Year Winner    
2023 Kyle Larson Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports
2022 Erik Jones Chevrolet Petty GMS Motorsports
2021 Denny Hamlin Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
2020 Kevin Harvick Ford Stewart-Haas Racing
2019 Erik Jones Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
2018 Brad Keselowski Ford Team Penske
2017 Denny Hamlin

Toyota

Joe Gibbs Racing

2016 Martin Truex Jr

Toyota

Furniture Row Racing

2015 Carl Edwards

Toyota

Joe Gibbs Racing

2014 Kevin Harvick

Chevrolet

Stewart Haas Racing

2013 Matt Kenseth

Toyota

Joe Gibbs Racing

2012 Jimmie Johnson

Chevrolet

Hendrick Motorsports

2011 Regan Smith

Chevrolet

Furniture Row Racing

2010 Denny Hamlin

Toyota

Joe Gibbs Racing

2009 Mark Martin

Chevrolet

Hendrick Motorsports

2008 Kyle Busch

Toyota

Joe Gibbs Racing

2007 Jeff Gordon

Chevrolet

Hendrick Motorsports

2006 Greg Biffle

Ford

Roush Racing

2005 Greg Biffle

Ford

Roush Racing

2004 Jimmie Johnson

Chevrolet

Hendrick Motorsports

2003 Terry Labonte

Chevrolet

Hendrick Motorsports

2002 Jeff Gordon

Chevrolet

Hendrick Motorsports

2001 Ward Burton

Dodge

Bill Davis Racing

2000 Bobby Labonte

Pontiac

Joe Gibbs Racing

1999 Jeff Burton

Ford

Roush Racing

1998 Jeff Gordon

Chevrolet

Hendrick Motorsports

1997 Jeff Gordon

Chevrolet

Hendrick Motorsports

1996 Jeff Gordon

Chevrolet

Hendrick Motorsports

1995 Jeff Gordon

Chevrolet

Hendrick Motorsports

1994 Bill Elliott

Ford

Junior Johnson & Associates

1993 Mark Martin

Ford

Roush Racing

1992 Darrell Waltrip

Chevrolet

DarWal Inc

1991 Harry Gant

Oldsmobile

Leo Jackson Racing

1990 Dale Earnhardt

Chevrolet

Richard Childress Racing

1989 Dale Earnhardt

Chevrolet

Richard Childress Racing

1988 Bill Elliott

Ford

Melling Racing

1987 Dale Earnhardt

Chevrolet

Richard Childress Racing

1986 Tim Richmond

Chevrolet

Hendrick Motorsports

1985 Bill Elliott

Ford

Melling Racing

1984 Harry Gant

Chevrolet

Mach 1 Racing

1983 Bobby Allison

Buick

DiGard Motorsports

1982 Cale Yarborough

Buick

Anderson Racing

1981 Neil Bonnett

Ford

Wood Brothers Racing

1980 Terry Labonte

Chevrolet

Billy Hagan

1979 David Pearson

Chevrolet

Rod Osterlund Racing

1978 Cale Yarborough

Oldsmobile

Junior Johnson & Associates

1977 David Pearson

Mercury

Wood Brothers Racing

1976 David Pearson

Mercury

Wood Brothers Racing

1975 Bobby Allison

AMC

Penske Racing

1974 Cale Yarborough

Chevrolet

Junior Johnson & Associates

1973 Cale Yarborough

Chevrolet

Richard Howard

1972 Bobby Allison

Chevrolet

Richard Howard

1971 Bobby Allison

Mercury

Holman-Moody

1970 Buddy Baker

Dodge

Cotton Owens

1969 Lee Roy Yarbrough

Ford

Junior Johnson & Associates

1968 Cale Yarborough

Mercury

Wood Brothers Racing

1967 Richard Petty

Plymouth

Petty Enterprises

1966 Darel Dieringer

Mercury

Bud Moore Engineering

1965 Ned Jarrett

Ford

Bondy Long

1964 Buck Baker

Dodge

Ray Fox

1963 Fireball Roberts

Ford

Holman-Moody

1962 Larry Frank

Ford

Ratus Walters

1961 Nelson Stacy

Ford

Dudley Farrell

1960 Buck Baker

Pontiac

Jack Smith

1959 Jim Reed

Chevrolet

Jim Reed

1958 Fireball Roberts

Chevrolet

Frank Strickland

1957 Speedy Thompson

Chevrolet

Speedy Thompson

1956 Curtis Turner

Ford

Charlie Schwam

1955 Herb Thomas

Chevrolet

Herb Thomas

1954 Herb Thomas

Hudson

Herb Thomas

1953 Buck Baker

Oldsmobile

Bob Griffin

1952 Fonty Flock

Oldsmobile

Frank Christian

1951 Herb Thomas

Hudson

Herb Thomas

1950 Johnny Mantz

Plymouth

Hubert Westmoreland