List of Goodyear 400 winners

The Goodyear 400 is one of the regular events in the NASCAR calendar and has been a part of the NASCAR Regular Season for the past years. The Goodyear 400 is held at the Darlington Raceway. It is a 293-lap event covering a total distance of 400 miles throughout its running. The Goodyear 400 was hosted for the first time during the 1952 season. It was removed from the schedule for five years until it returned. The race was again removed from the Cup Series from 2005 to 2019. The Goodyear 400 returned to the NASCAR Cup Series during the COVID-19 season and was hosted twice due to the protocols. It has been a regular race in the Cup Series since then. The Goodyear 400 race has been sponsored by Goodyear, which is the official tire partner of the NASCAR Cup Series.

The Darlington Raceway hosts the Goodyear 400 race in the NASCAR Cup Series. It is a 1.366-mile-long track classified as a Speedway by NASCAR officials. Darlington Raceway had to give the Goodyear 400 race due to the Ferko Lawsuit settlement. The Darlington Raceway is often known as the "Track too tough to tame". It also hosts one of the crown jewel races of NASCAR, the Southern 500 race.

List of Goodyear 400’s winners

The Goodyear 400 found its first victor in Dick Rathmann who won the inaugural race in 1952. Dick Rathmann was succeeded by Fireball Roberts who won the race after it rejoined the NASCAR Cup Series calendar, post a five-year hiatus. The Goodyear 400 race during the 2025 season will be held on May 4, 2025, as per the official NASCAR schedule.

Brad Keselowski is the defending winner of the race. He was able to snap his winless streak at the 2024 Goodyear 400 and rejoin the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs after a long period of absence.

Goodyear 400’s team winners year-by-year

Dick Rathmann's first victory in the 1952 Goodyear 400 race enabled the team of Walt Chapman to claim their first victory in the race with Hudson powering their cars. Keselowski's owned team, RFK Racing are the defending winners of the race owing to his victory in the previous season.

Goodyear 400’s multiple-time winners

The Goodyear 400 race was won seven times by David Pearson during his NASCAR Cup Series career making him the best driver in the event. He is followed by Dale Earnhardt with six. Among the drivers of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series grid, none have won the race more than once. The last time sometime secured a second victory in the Goodyear 400 race was during the 2002 season. Sterling Marlin claimed his second win in the race.

Goodyear 400’s team multiple-time winners

Among the NASCAR teams, Homan-Moody has claimed seven wins in the history of the race. They won their last race in the Goodyear 400 during the 1970 season of the Cup Series. Junior Johnson & Associates and Richard Childress Racing are tied for the second position with five wins each. Richard Childress Racing and Hendrick Motorsports are the active teams of the 2025 grid competing for the most wins in the Goodyear 400 race. Hendrick Motorsports trails behind Richard Childress Racing with one less win.

Goodyear 400’s manufacturer multiple-time winners

Ford is the defending winner in the race and has claimed 20 victories throughout the history of the Goodyear 400 race. Chevrolet has 16 wins and sits comfortably in the second position. Toyota, the third and final team racing in the Cup Series, has only won the race twice. It claimed its last victory in the race in 2021.

Many other manufacturers were previously a part of the NASCAR Cup Series but aren't supplying cars in the series anymore. Among them, Mercury has the most wins in the race with five victories. Mercury's last win came in 1976. It is followed by other brands like Plymouth, Buick, Oldsmobile, etc.