Past NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Winners at Richmond
| YEAR | DATE | RACE | WINNER | POLE AWARD |
| 2011 | Sept. 10 | One Last Race To Make The Chase^ | ||
| April 30 | Crown Royal Presents The Matthew & Daniel Hansen 400 | Kyle Busch | Juan Montoya | |
| 2010 | Sept. 11 | Air Guard 400^ | Denny Hamlin |
Carl Edwards |
| May 1 | Crown Royal Presents The Heath Calhoun 400 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | |
| 2009 | Sept. 12 | Chevy Rock & Roll 400^ | Denny Hamlin | Mark Martin |
| May 2 | Crown Royal Presents The Russ Friedman 400 | Kyle Busch | Brian Vickers | |
| 2008 | Sept. 7 | Chevy Rock & Roll 400 ^ | Jimmie Johnson | None (inclement weather) |
| May 3 | Crown Royal Presents The Dan Lowry 400 | Clint Bowyer | Denny Hamlin | |
| 2007 | Sept. 8 | Chevy Rock & Roll 400^ | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson |
| May 6 | Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400 | Jimmie Johnson | Jeff Gordon | |
| 2006 | Sept. 9 | Chevy Rock & Roll 400^ | Kevin Harvick | Denny Hamlin |
| May 6 | Crown Royal 400 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Greg Biffle | |
| 2005 | Sept. 10 | Chevy Rock & Roll 400^ | Kurt Busch | Kevin Harvick |
| May 14 | Chevy American Revolution 400 | Kasey Kahne | Kasey Kahne | |
| 2004 | Sept. 11 | Chevy Rock & Roll 400^ | Jeremy Mayfield | Ryan Newman |
| May 15 | Chevy American Revolution 400 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Brian Vickers | |
| 2003 | Sept. 6 | Chevy Rock & Roll 400 | Ryan Newman | Mike Skinner |
| May 5 | Pontiac Excitement 400 | Joe Nemechek | Terry Labonte | |
| 2002 | Sept. 7 | Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 | Matt Kenseth | Jimmie Johnson |
| May 5 | Pontiac Excitement 400 | Tony Stewart | Ward Burton | |
| 2001 | Sept. 8 | Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 | Ricky Rudd | Jeff Gordon |
| May 5 | Pontiac Excitement 400 | Tony Stewart | Mark Martin | |
| 2000 | Sept. 9 | Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 | Jeff Gordon | Jeff Burton |
| May 6 | Pontiac Excitement 400 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Rusty Wallace | |
| 1999 | Sept. 11 | Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 | Tony Stewart | Mike Skinner |
| May 15 | Pontiac Excitement 400 | Dale Jarrett | Jeff Gordon | |
| 1998 | Sept. 12 | Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 | Jeff Gordon | Rusty Wallace |
| June 6 | Pontiac Excitement 400 | Terry Labonte | Jeff Gordon | |
| 1997 | Sept. 6 | Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 | Dale Jarrett | Bill Elliott |
| March 2 | Pontiac Excitement 400 | Rusty Wallace | None (Inclement weather) | |
| 1996 | Sept. 7 | Miller 400 | Ernie Irvan | Mark Martin |
| March 3 | Pontiac Excitement 400 | Jeff Gordon | Terry Labonte | |
| 1995 | Sept. 9 | Miller Genuine Draft 400 | Rusty Wallace | Dale Earnhardt |
| March 5 | Pontiac Excitement 400 | Terry Labonte | Jeff Gordon | |
| 1994 | Sept. 10 | Miller Genuine Draft 400 | Terry Labonte | Ted Musgrave |
| March 6 | Pontiac Excitement 400 | Ernie Irvan | Ted Musgrave | |
| 1993 | Sept. 11 | Miller Genuine Draft 400 | Rusty Wallace | Bobby Labonte |
| March 7 | Pontiac Excitement 400 | Davey Allison | Ken Schrader | |
| 1992 | Sept. 12 | Miller Genuine Draft 400 | Rusty Wallace | Ernie Irvan |
| March 8 | Pontiac Excitement 400 | Bill Elliott | Bill Elliott | |
| 1991 | Sept. 7 | Miller Genuine Draft 400 | Harry Gant | Rusty Wallace |
| Feb. 24 | Pontiac Excitement 400 | Dale Earnhardt | Davey Allison | |
| 1990 | Sept. 9 | Miller Genuine Draft 400 | Dale Earnhardt | Ernie Irvan |
| Feb. 25 | Pontiac Excitement 400 | Mark Martin | Ricky Rudd | |
| 1989 | Sept. 10 | Miller High Life 400 | Rusty Wallace | Bill Elliott |
March26 |
Pontiac Excitement 400 | Rusty Wallace | Geoff Bodine | |
| 1988 | Sept. 11 | Miller High Life 400 | Davey Allison | Davey Allison |
| Feb. 21 | Pontiac Excitement 400 | Neil Bonnett | Morgan Shepherd | |
| 1987 | Sept. 13 | Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400 | Dale Earnhardt | Alan Kulwicki |
| March 8 | Miller High Life 400 | Dale Earnhardt | Alan Kulwicki | |
| 1986 | Sept. 7 | Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400 | Tim Richmond | Harry Gant |
| Feb. 23 | Miller High Life 400 | Kyle Petty | None | |
| 1985 | Sept. 8 | Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 | Darrell Waltrip | Geoff Bodine |
| Feb. 24 | Miller High Life 400 | Dale Earnhardt | Darrell Waltrip | |
| 1984 | Sept. 9 | Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip |
| Feb. 26 | Miller High Life 400 | Ricky Rudd | Darrell Waltrip | |
| 1983 | Sept. 11 | Wrangler-Sanfor Set 400 | Bobby Allison | Darrell Waltrip |
| Feb. 27 | Richmond 400 | Bobby Allison | Ricky Rudd | |
| 1982 | Sept. 12 | Wrangler-Sanfor Set 400 | Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison |
| Feb. 21 | Richmond 400 | Dave Marcis | Darrell Waltrip | |
| 1981 | Sept. 13 | Wrangler-Sanfor Set 400 | Benny Parsons | Mark Martin |
| Feb. 22 | Richmond 400 | Darrell Waltrip | Morgan Shepherd | |
| 1980 | Sept. 7 | Capital City 400 | Bobby Allison | Cale Yarborough |
| Feb. 24 | Richmond 400 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip | |
| 1979 | Sept. 9 | Capital City 400 | Bobby Allison | Dale Earnhardt |
| March 11 | Richmond 400 | Cale Yarborough | Bobby Allison | |
| 1978 | Sept. 10 | Capital City 400 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip |
| Feb. 26 | Richmond 400 | Bobby Allison | Neil Bonnett | |
| 1977 | Sept. 11 | Capital City 400 | Neil Bonnett | Benny Parsons |
| Feb. 27 | Richmond 400 | Cale Yarborough | Neil Bonnett | |
| 1976 | Sept. 12 | Capital City 400 | Cale Yarborough | Benny Parsons |
| March 7 | Richmond 400 | Dave Marcis | Bobby Allison | |
| 1975 | Oct. 12 | Capital City 500 | Darrell Waltrip | Benny Parsons |
| Feb. 23 | Richmond 500 | Richard Petty | Richard Petty | |
| 1974 | Sept. 8 | Capital City 500 | Richard Petty | Richard Petty |
| Feb. 24 | Richmond 500 | Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison | |
| 1973 | Sept. 9 | Capital City 500 | Richard Petty | Bobby Allison |
| Feb. 25 | Richmond 500 | Richard Petty | Bobby Allison | |
| 1972 | Sept. 10 | Capital City 500 | Richard Petty | Bobby Allison |
| Feb. 27 | Richmond 500 | Richard Petty | Bobby Allison | |
| 1971 | Nov. 14 | Capital City 500 | Richard Petty | Bill Dennis |
| March 7 | Richmond 500 | Richard Petty | Dave Marcis | |
| 1970 | Sept. 13 | Capital City 500 | Richard Petty | Richard Petty |
| March 1 | Richmond 500 | James Hylton | Richard Petty | |
| 1969 | Sept. 7 | Capital City 500 | Bobby Allison | Richard Petty |
| April 13 | Richmond 500 | David Pearson | David Pearson | |
| 1968 | Sept. 8 | Capital City 300 | Richard Petty | Richard Petty |
| March 24 | Richmond 250 | David Pearson | Bobby Isaac | |
| 1967 | Sept. 10 | Capital City 300 | Richard Petty | Drew for position |
| April 30 | Richmond 250 | Richard Petty | Richard Petty | |
| 1966 | Sept. 11 | Capital City 300 | David Pearson | David Pearson |
| May 15 | Richmond 250 | David Pearson | Tom Pistone | |
| 1965 | Sept. 18 | Capital City 300 | David Pearson | Dick Hutcherson |
| March 7 | Richmond 250 | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson | |
| 1964 | Sept. 14 | Capital City 300 | Cotton Owens | Ned Jarrett |
| March 10 | Richmond 250 | David Pearson | Ned Jarrett | |
| 1963 | Sept. 8 | Capital City 300 | Ned Jarrett | Joe Weatherly |
| April 7 | Richmond 250 | Joe Weatherly | Rex White | |
| 1962 | Sept. 9 | Capital City 300 | Joe Weatherly | Rex White |
| April 1 | Richmond 250 | Rex White | Drew for position | |
| 1961 | Sept. 10 | Grand National Race No. 44 | Joe Weatherly | Junior Johnson |
| April 23 | Grand National Race No. 17 | Richard Petty | Richard Petty | |
| 1960 | Oct. 23 | Grand National Race No. 43 | Speedy Thompson | Ned Jarrett |
| June 5 | Grand National Race No. 19 | Lee Petty | Ned Jarrett | |
| 1959 | Sept. 13 | Grand National Race No. 38 | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens |
| June 21 | Grand National Race No. 23 | Tom Pistone | Buck Baker | |
| 1958 | Sept. 14 | Grand National Race No. 46 | Speedy Thompson | Speedy Thompson |
| 1957 | May 5 | Grand National Race No. 16 | Paul Goldsmith | Russ Hepler |
| 1956 | April 29 | Grand National Race No. 12 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker |
| 1955 | May 22 | Grand National Race No. 16 | Tim Flock | No time trials |
| 1953 | April 19 | Grand National Race No. 6 | Lee Petty | Buck Baker |
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| Current 3/4-mile configuration | ||||
| Races on .542-mile configuration | ||||
| Only race on .5-mile paved configuration | ||||
| Only race on .625-mile paved configuration | ||||
| Races on .5-mile dirt configuration |
