With roots that date back to 1958, the One Last Race to Make the Chase 400 is amongst the oldest and most storied events on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit and also for the historic Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Since 2004, the race then known as the Rock & Roll 400 has served as the last race of the "regular season", and thus dubbed the One Last Race to Make the Chase 400 beginning in 2010. It is after this race that the top twelve drivers in the standings move on to a ten-race "playoff" – the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
One unique feature of the race in recent years, since 2003, is that it has promoted a rock-and-roll theme, with the winner's trophy being a custom painted PRS electric guitar in addition to many of the teams also choosing to run the race with their cars featuring special paint schemes of popular rock music performers. Another unique feature is that, because of the race's proximity to Patriot Day, the Pledge of Allegiance is included as part of the opening ceremonies.
Dating all the way back to the inaugural Richmond 200 in 1958, many great NASCAR champions and legendary stars have raced and won this race – some at least twice, and quite a few in consecutive attempts. The list of truly dominant winners is topped by Richard "The King" Petty, with seven victories over the span of eight years (1967-68, 1970-74), followed by Bobby Allison with five wins – twice consecutive (1969, 1979-80, 1982-83), and Darrel Waltrip (1975, 1978, 1984-85) and Rusty Wallace (1989, 1992-93, 1995), both with four wins and each with two consecutive.
