| YEAR | DRIVER | CAR | AVG. MPH |
| 1999 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 161.551 |
| 1998 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 172.712 |
| 1997 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 148.295 |
| 1996 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 154.408 |
| 1995 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 141.710 |
| 1994 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 156.931 |
| 1993 | Dale Jarrett | Chevrolet | 154.972 |
| 1992 | Davey Allison | Ford | 160.256 |
| 1991 | Ernie Irvan | Chevrolet | 148.148 |
| 1990 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | 165.761 |
| 1989 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 148.466 |
| 1988 | Bobby Allison | Buick | 137.531 |
| 1987 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 176.263 |
| 1986 | Geoff Bodine | Chevrolet | 148.124 |
| 1985 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 172.265 |
| 1984 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | 150.994 |
| 1983 | Cale Yarborough | Pontiac | 155.979 |
| 1982 | Bobby Allison | Buick | 153.991 |
| 1981 | Richard Petty | Buick | 169.651 |
| 1980 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | 177.602 |
| 1979 | Richard Petty | Oldsmobile | 143.977 |
| 1978 | Bobby Allison | Ford | 159.730 |
| 1977 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | 153.218 |
| 1976 | David Pearson | Mercury | 152.181 |
| 1975 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 153.649 |
| 1974 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 140.894 |
| 1973 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 157.205 |
| 1972 | A.J. Foyt | Mercury | 161.550 |
| 1971 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 144.462 |
| 1970 | Pete Hamilton | Plymouth | 149.601 |
| 1969 | Lee Roy Yarbrough | Ford | 157.950 |
| 1968 | Cale Yarborough | Mercury | 143.251 |
| 1967 | Mario Andretti | Ford | 149.926 |
| 1966 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 160.627 |
| 1965 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | 141.539 |
| 1964 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 154.334 |
| 1963 | Tiny Lund | Ford | 151.566 |
| 1962 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | 152.529 |
| 1961 | Marvin Panch | Pontiac | 149.601 |
| 1960 | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 124.740 |
| 1959 | Lee Petty | Oldsmobile | 135.521 |