About The Crown Royal 400

The Crown Royal 400 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race, which takes place at the Richmond International Raceway in Virginia. The name Crown Royal 400 is the name for this years race only. In the next 2007 year, the event will bear the name of the winner of an essay contest, organized by the Crown Royal. At the present moment, the race takes place on Saturday night at the beginning of May. For a number of years, it was organized as a daytime race, one weekend after the Daytona 500 race in February. The cold weather and the snow in 1989 made the track authorities postpone the race for a later time in spring, and eventually the event became a May race in 1999.

Just like many other races, the Crown Royal 400 frequently changed its name due to the new sponsor. It was also known as the Chevy American Revolution 400 in the years 2004-2005; Pontiac Excitement 400 in 1996-2003; Pontiac 400 in 1988-1995; Miller High Life 400 in 1984-1987; and Richmond 400, 500, 250, and 200 in the period from 1953 until 1983. The distance of the track is 300 miles, or 483 km, while the number of laps is 400.

The most recent winner of the Crown Royal 400 is Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr. who was born on October 10, 1974 in Kannapolis, North Carolina. A professional racer, Earnhardt Jr. is the son of a NASCAR outstanding driver Dale Earnhardt. During his career, Earnhardt Jr. has been rather successful in several racing classes and contests. He has won the Busch Series competition twice, and can boast of 21 wins. In 2006, he mainly raced the #8 Budweiser Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS in NASCAR's Nextel Cup. Earnhardt Jr. is also the proprietor of the JR Motorsports team, and co-owns the Chance 2 Motorsports. The latter one is now on a limited schedule.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was awarded with the 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 most Popular NASCAR Driver titles. He also became the winner of the Daytona 500 race in 2004 and the Winston race in 2000. Earnhardt Jr. was the Nascar Busch Series champion in 1998 and 1999. The best cup position for the driver is the Winston 3rd position in 2003.

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