Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. It is named after Jim Stewart from Houma, Louisiana, the winner of an essay contest sponsored by Crown Royal during the festivities leading up to the 2007 Daytona 500. The promotion was so popular, it is being repeated in 2008. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... This article is about the sport of stock car racing. ... Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a A 3/4 mile, D shaped, asphalt race track located outside Richmond, Virginia. ... Nickname: Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra (Thus do we reach the stars) Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent City Government  - Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (I) Area  - City 62. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... The city of Houma (pronounced ) is the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Crown Royal is a ten-year blended Canadian whisky, 40% alcohol (ethanol) by volume, 80 proof. ... The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ...

The race is currently held as a Saturday night event in early May. For several years, it was held as a daytime event the weekend after the Daytona 500 in February. Lights were installed at the facility in 1991, but the spring race remained during the day. Consistent cold weather, and even a snow delay in 1989, prompted track officials to move the race later in the spring. The race was moved around to May or June, and permanently moved from Sunday afternoons to Saturday nights. After a few years, the race eventually fixed as a May race date by 1999. The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ...

For the first time in the track's history, the track's races will air on network television. The Crown Royal presents the Jim Stewart 400 will air on FOX. The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ...

Past winners

• 2007 Jimmie Johnson (race moved to Sunday afternoon due to rain, first COT win at Richmond)
• 2006 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
• 2005 Kasey Kahne
• 2004 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
• 2003 Joe Nemechek (393 laps due to rain)
• 2002 Tony Stewart
• 2001 Tony Stewart
• 2000 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
• 1999 Dale Jarrett
• 1998 Terry Labonte (race moved to a Saturday night event)
• 1997 Rusty Wallace
• 1996 Jeff Gordon
• 1995 Terry Labonte
• 1994 Ernie Irvan
• 1993 Davey Allison
• 1992 Bill Elliott
• 1991 Dale Earnhardt
• 1990 Mark Martin
• 1989 Rusty Wallace (race rescheduled one month later due to snow)
• 1988 Neil Bonnett (last race on old layout)
• 1987 Dale Earnhardt
• 1986 Kyle Petty
• 1985 Dale Earnhardt
• 1984 Ricky Rudd
• 1983 Bobby Allison
• 1982 Dave Marcis (250 laps due to rain)
• 1981 Darrell Waltrip
• 1980 Darrell Waltrip
• 1979 Cale Yarborough
• 1978 Benny Parsons
• 1977 Cale Yarborough (245 laps due to rain)
• 1976 Dave Marcis
• 1975 Richard Petty
• 1974 Bobby Allison
• 1973 Richard Petty
• 1972 Richard Petty
• 1971 Richard Petty
• 1970 James Hylton
• 1969 David Pearson
• 1968 David Pearson
• 1967 Richard Petty
• 1966 David Pearson
• 1965 Junior Johnson
• 1964 David Pearson
• 1963 Joe Weatherly
• 1962 Rex White
• 1961 Richard Petty
• 1960 Lee Petty
• 1959 Tom Pistone
• 1958 Speedy Thompson
• 1957 Paul Goldsmith
• 1956 Buck Baker
• 1955 Tim Flock
• 1953 Lee Petty

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