Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Goodyear NASCAR 500 race was run at the then new A$54 million Calder Park Thunderdome in Melbourne, Australia on February 28, 1988. The race was the first ever NASCAR event held outside of North America. Unlike NASCAR races in the United States, the 500 was actually 500 kilometres which is only 310 miles.Headlining the race were many Winston Cup and Winston West Series drivers such as Alabama Gang members Bobby Allison, who had won the Daytona 500 just two weeks prior and Neil Bonnett, who had won the previous weekends Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond. Other NASCAR regulars including Michael Waltrip, Dave Marcis and Kyle Petty took on Australians new to Super Speedway such as Touring car drivers Allan Grice, Jim Richards and Dick Johnson, although Grice had previously raced in Winston Cup events such as the longest race in the series, the Coca-Cola 600 at the famous Charlotte Motor Speedway, the track on which Calder Park owner Bob Jane had modeled the Thunderdome. Grice had qualified 32nd at the 1987 Coca-Cola 600, becoming the first Australian to qualify for a NASCAR Winston Cup race. He would be classified in 35th place at the end of the race.. }
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- 1988_Goodyear_NASCAR_500 abstract "The Goodyear NASCAR 500 race was run at the then new A$54 million Calder Park Thunderdome in Melbourne, Australia on February 28, 1988. The race was the first ever NASCAR event held outside of North America. Unlike NASCAR races in the United States, the 500 was actually 500 kilometres which is only 310 miles.Headlining the race were many Winston Cup and Winston West Series drivers such as Alabama Gang members Bobby Allison, who had won the Daytona 500 just two weeks prior and Neil Bonnett, who had won the previous weekends Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond. Other NASCAR regulars including Michael Waltrip, Dave Marcis and Kyle Petty took on Australians new to Super Speedway such as Touring car drivers Allan Grice, Jim Richards and Dick Johnson, although Grice had previously raced in Winston Cup events such as the longest race in the series, the Coca-Cola 600 at the famous Charlotte Motor Speedway, the track on which Calder Park owner Bob Jane had modeled the Thunderdome. Grice had qualified 32nd at the 1987 Coca-Cola 600, becoming the first Australian to qualify for a NASCAR Winston Cup race. He would be classified in 35th place at the end of the race.".