YEAR DRIVER AVG. SPEED
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2023 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
2022 Austin Cindric
2021 Michael McDowell
2020 Denny Hamlin 141.11
2019 Denny Hamlin 137.440
2018 Austin Dillon 150.545
2017 Kurt Busch 143.187
2016 Denny Hamlin 157.549
2015 Joey Logano 148.37
2014 Dale Earnhardt Jr 145.29
2013 Jimmie Johnson 159.25
2012 Matt Kenseth 140.256
2011 Trevor Bayne 130.326
2010 Jamie McMurray 137.284
2009 Matt Kenseth 132.816
2008 Ryan Newman 152.672
2007 Kevin Harvick 149.333
2006 Jimmie Johnson 142.667
2005 Jeff Gordon 135.173
2004 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 156.341
2003 Michael Waltrip 133.870
2002 Ward Burton 130.810
2001 Michael Waltrip 161.794
2000 Dale Jarrett 155.669
1999 Jeff Gordon 161.551
1998 Dale Earnhardt Sr 172.712
1997 Jeff Gordon 148.295
1996 Dale Jarrett 154.308
1995 Sterling Marlin 141.710
1994 Sterling Marlin 156.931
1993 Dale Jarrett 154.972
1992 Davey Allison 160.256
1991 Ernie Irvan 148.148
1990 Derrike Cope 165.761
1989 Darrell Waltrip 148.466
1988 Bobby Allison 137.531
1987 Bill Elliott 176.263
1986 Geoff Bodine 148.124
1985 Bill Elliott 172.265
1984 Cale Yarborough 150.994
1983 Cale Yarborough 155.979
1982 Bobby Allison 153.991
1981 Richard Petty 169.651
1980 Buddy Baker 177.602
1979 Richard Petty 143.977
1978 Bobby Allison 159.730
1977 Cale Yarborough 153.218
1976 David Pearson 152.181
1975 Benny Parsons 153.649
1974 Richard Petty 140.894
1973 Richard Petty 157.205
1972 A.J. Foyt 161.550
1971 Richard Petty 144.462
1970 Pete Hamilton 149.601
1969 LeeRoy Yarbrough 157.950
1968 Cale Yarborough 143.251
1967 Mario Andretti 149.926
1966 Richard Petty 160.627
1965 Fred Lorenzen 141.539
1964 Richard Petty 154.334
1963 Tiny Lund 151.566
1962 Fireball Roberts 152.529
1961 Marvin Panch 149.601
1960 Junior Johnson 124.740
1959 Lee Petty 135.521