YEAR  DRIVER             AVG. SPEED
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2004  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.   156.345
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        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