Past Winners
| Year | Day | Date | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||
| 1959 | Saturday | July 4 | Fireball Roberts | Jim Stephens | Pontiac | 100 | 250 (402.336) | 1:46:42 | 140.581 | Report |
| 1960 | Monday | July 4 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Pontiac | 100 | 250 (402.336) | 1:42:09 | 146.842 | Report |
| 1961 | Tuesday | July 4 | David Pearson | John Masoni | Pontiac | 100 | 250 (402.336) | 1:37:13 | 154.294 | Report |
| 1962 | Wednesday | July 4 | Fireball Roberts2 | Banjo Matthews | Pontiac | 100 | 250 (402.336) | 1:37:36 | 153.688 | Report |
| 1963 | Thursday | July 4 | Fireball Roberts3 | Holman-Moody | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:39:01 | 150.927 | Report |
| 1964 | Saturday | July 4 | A. J. Foyt | Ray Nichels | Dodge | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:38:28 | 151.451 | Report |
| 1965 | Sunday | July 4 | A. J. Foyt2 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:39:57 | 150.046 | Report |
| 1966 | Monday | July 4 | Sam McQuagg | Ray Nichels | Dodge | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:36:02 | 153.813 | Report |
| 1967 | Tuesday | July 4 | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:47:09 | 143.583 | Report |
| 1968 | Thursday | July 4 | Cale Yarborough2 | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:23:30 | 167.247 | Report |
| 1969 | Friday | July 4 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:29:11 | 160.875 | Report |
| 1970 | Saturday | July 4 | Donnie Allison | Banjo Matthews | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:27:56 | 162.235 | Report |
| 1971 | Sunday | July 4 | Bobby Isaac | Nord Krauskopf | Dodge | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:28:12 | 161.947 | Report |
| 1972 | Tuesday | July 4 | David Pearson2 | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:29:14 | 160.821 | Report |
| 1973 | Wednesday | July 4 | David Pearson3 | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:31:27 | 158.468 | Report |
| 1974 | Thursday | July 4 | David Pearson4 | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:53:32 | 138.310 | Report |
| 1975 | Friday | July 4 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:31:32 | 158.381 | Report |
| 1976 | Sunday | July 4 | Cale Yarborough3 | Junior Johnson & Associates | Buick | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:29:06 | 160.966 | Report |
| 1977* | Monday | July 4 | Richard Petty2 | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:48:10 | 142.716 | Report |
| 1978 | Tuesday | July 4 | David Pearson5 | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:35:30 | 154.340 | Report |
| 1979 | Wednesday | July 4 | Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:18:49 | 172.890 | Report |
| 1980 | Friday | July 4 | Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:18:21 | 173.473 | Report |
| 1981 | Saturday | July 4 | Cale Yarborough4 | M.C. Anderson | Buick | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:48:32 | 142.588 | Report |
| 1982 | Sunday | July 4 | Bobby Allison2 | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:27:09 | 163.099 | Report |
| 1983 | Monday | July 4 | Buddy Baker | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:23:20 | 167.442 | Report |
| 1984 | Wednesday | July 4 | Richard Petty3 | Mike Curb | Pontiac | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:19:59 | 171.204 | Report |
| 1985 | Thursday | July 4 | Greg Sacks | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:31:12 | 158.730 | Report |
| 1986 | Friday | July 4 | Tim Richmond | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 3:01:56 | 131.916 | Report |
| 1987 | Saturday | July 4 | Bobby Allison3 | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:29:00 | 161.074 | Report |
| 1988 | Saturday | July 2 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:26:58 | 163.302 | Report |
| 1989 | Saturday | July 1 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 3:01:32 | 132.207 | Report |
| 1990 | Saturday | July 7 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:29:10 | 160.894 | Report |
| 1991 | Saturday | July 6 | Bill Elliott2 | Melling Racing | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:30:50 | 159.116 | Report |
| 1992 | Saturday | July 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:20:47 | 170.457 | Report |
| 1993 | Saturday | July 3 | Dale Earnhardt2 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:38:09 | 151.755 | Report |
| 1994 | Saturday | July 2 | Jimmy Spencer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:34:17 | 155.558 | Report |
| 1995 | Saturday | July 1 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:23:44 | 166.976 | Report |
| 1996 | Saturday | July 6 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 117* | 292.5 (470.733) | 1:48:36 | 161.602 | Report |
| 1997 | Saturday | July 5 | John Andretti | Cale Yarborough | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:32:06 | 157.791 | Report |
| 1998 | Saturday | Oct 17* | Jeff Gordon2 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:46:02 | 144.549 | Report |
| 1999 | Saturday | July 3 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:21:50 | 169.213 | Report |
| 2000 | Saturday | July 1 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:41:32 | 148.576 | Report |
| 2001 | Saturday | July 7 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:32:17 | 157.601 | Report |
| 2002 | Saturday | July 6 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:56:32 | 135.952 | Report |
| 2003 | Saturday | July 5 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:24:29 | 166.109 | Report |
| 2004 | Saturday | July 3 | Jeff Gordon3 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:45:23 | 145.117 | Report |
| 2005 | Sat/Sun | July 2/3* | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 3:03:11 | 131.016 | Report |
| 2006 | Saturday | July 1 | Tony Stewart2 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:36:43 | 153.143 | Report |
| 2007 | Saturday | July 7 | Jamie McMurray | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:52:41 | 138.983 | Report |
| 2008 | Saturday | July 5 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 162* | 405 (651.784) | 2:55:23 | 138.554 | Report |
| 2009 | Saturday | July 4 | Tony Stewart3 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:48:28 | 142.461 | Report |
| 2010 | Sat/Sun | July 3/4* | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 166* | 434 (802.956) | 3:18:28 | 124.814 | Report |
| 2011 | Saturday | July 2 | David Ragan | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:48:53 | 139.491 | Report |
| 2012 | Saturday | July 7 | Tony Stewart4 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (793.982) | 3:12:14 | 127.653 | Report |
- 1977: Race had a 2-hour rain delay red flag near the halfway point
- 1996: Race shortened due to rain.
- 1998: Scheduled for July 4; postponed to October 17 due to Florida wildfires.
- 2005: Race moved from 8pm to 11pm due to rain. Ended at 2am on Sunday July 3.
- 2008, 2010 and 2011: Race extended due to a Green-white-checker finish.
- 2010: Race started 90 minutes late due to rain and ended at 12:45am on Sunday July 4. Last race on the old asphalt.
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