Southern 500
E130866
The Southern 500 is one of NASCAR’s oldest and most prestigious stock car races, traditionally held at Darlington Raceway and often associated with Labor Day weekend.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern 500 canonical | 11 |
| 1981 Southern 500 | 1 |
| 2005 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway | 1 |
| Bojangles' Southern 500 | 1 |
| Cook Out Southern 500 | 1 |
| Mountain Dew Southern 500 | 1 |
| Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASCAR Cup Series race
ⓘ
motorsport event ⓘ stock car race ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Southern 500
ⓘ
surface form:
Bojangles' Southern 500
Southern 500 ⓘ
surface form:
Cook Out Southern 500
Southern 500 ⓘ
surface form:
Mountain Dew Southern 500
|
| broadcastOn |
NBC
ⓘ
USA Network ⓘ |
| category |
Motorsport in South Carolina
ⓘ
NASCAR races ⓘ Recurring sporting events established in 1950 ⓘ |
| city |
Darlington, South Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
Darlington
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distance | 500 miles ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1950 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
NASCAR
ⓘ
surface form:
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
|
| hasStageRacing | yes ⓘ |
| hasTitleSponsor | yes ⓘ |
| inauguralWinner | Johnny Mantz ⓘ |
| laps | 367 ⓘ |
| location | Darlington, South Carolina ⓘ |
| mostWinsDriver |
Cale Yarborough
ⓘ
Jeff Gordon ⓘ |
| mostWinsManufacturer | Chevrolet ⓘ |
| mostWinsTeam | Hendrick Motorsports ⓘ |
| nightRace | often ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
associated with the 'Darlington Stripe' from cars scraping the wall
ⓘ
run at Darlington Raceway, known as 'The Track Too Tough to Tame' ⓘ |
| organizer | NASCAR ⓘ |
| partOf | NASCAR playoffs opening race in some seasons ⓘ |
| prestigeLevel | major NASCAR event ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American South
|
| series | NASCAR Cup Series ⓘ |
| significance |
one of NASCAR's crown jewel events
ⓘ
one of NASCAR's oldest races ⓘ |
| state | South Carolina ⓘ |
| surface | asphalt ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | late summer ⓘ |
| trackLength | 1.366 miles ⓘ |
| trackShape | egg-shaped oval ⓘ |
| trackType | oval track ⓘ |
| traditionalDate | Labor Day weekend ⓘ |
| typicalRaceLengthHours | about 4 hours ⓘ |
| venue | Darlington Raceway ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1981 Southern 500
this entity surface form:
Cook Out Southern 500
this entity surface form:
Bojangles' Southern 500
this entity surface form:
Mountain Dew Southern 500
this entity surface form:
2005 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway
this entity surface form:
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway