Kobalt Tools 500
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| Venue | Atlanta Motor Speedway |
| Corporate sponsor | Kobalt Tools |
| First race | 1960 |
| Distance | 500 miles (805 km) |
| Number of laps | 325 |
| Previous names | Atlanta 500 (1960-1980)
Motorcraft 500 (1986) Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 (1987-1993) Cracker Barrel 500 (1999) Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 (2000-2001) MBNA America 500 (2002) Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 (2003; name carried over to the Chase for the Nextel Cup Atlanta race - main article here Kobalt Tools 500 (2007) |
The Kobalt Tools 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held in March at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia.
[edit] Past winners
- 2007 Jimmie Johnson
- 2006 Kasey Kahne (Race postponed one day due to rain)
- 2005 Carl Edwards
- 2004 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
- 2003 Bobby Labonte
- 2002 Tony Stewart
- 2001 Kevin Harvick
- 2000 Dale Earnhardt
- 1999 Jeff Gordon
- 1998 Bobby Labonte
- 1997 Dale Jarrett
- 1996 Dale Earnhardt
- 1995 Jeff Gordon
- 1994 Ernie Irvan
- 1993 Morgan Shepherd (Race postponed one week due to snow from Blizzard of '93)
- 1992 Bill Elliott
- 1991 Ken Schrader
- 1990 Dale Earnhardt
- 1989 Darrell Waltrip
- 1988 Dale Earnhardt
- 1987 Ricky Rudd
- 1986 Morgan Shepherd
- 1985 Bill Elliott
- 1984 Benny Parsons
- 1983 Cale Yarborough
- 1982 Darrell Waltrip
- 1981 Cale Yarborough
- 1980 Dale Earnhardt
- 1979 Buddy Baker
- 1978 Bobby Allison
- 1977 Richard Petty
- 1976 David Pearson
- 1975 Richard Petty
- 1974 Cale Yarborough
- 1973 David Pearson
- 1972 Bobby Allison
- 1971 A.J. Foyt
- 1970 Bobby Allison
- 1969 Cale Yarborough
- 1968 Cale Yarborough
- 1967 Cale Yarborough
- 1966 Jim Hurtubise
- 1965 Marvin Panch
- 1964 Fred Lorenzen
- 1963 Fred Lorenzen
- 1962 Fred Lorenzen
- 1961 Bob Burdick
- 1960 Bobby Johns
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