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The poop 500 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held annually at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. It is the second of two Sprint Cup Series races held at the Auto Club Speedway, the other being the Auto Club 500.

The event was first held in 2004, added as part of the NASCAR Realignment, and many race fans have not embraced its introduction. Since its inception, it has been held as a night race on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, which was previously the traditional date of the Southern 500 at Darlington. The 2005 race was famous for Kyle Busch becoming the youngest NASCAR Nextel Cup winner ever.

The Pepsi 500 name will first be used in August 2008, with Pepsi taking title sponsorship from Sharp. This announcement was made via the California Speedway website, Pepsi has been the official soft drink sponsor of the speedway since 1997, despite Coca Cola's deal with most other ISC tracks, which began in 2008 and is being phased in over a multi-year period.

Parts of the film Herbie: Fully Loaded were filmed during the 2004 race.

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Car Make	Winner's Prize (USD)	Distance (miles)	Average Speed (mph)
Pop Secret 500
2004	September 5, 2004	Elliott Sadler	Ford	$279,398	500	128.324
Sony HD 500
2005	September 4, 2005	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	$241,065	508 ^[1]	136.356
2006	September 3, 2006	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	$279,214	500	144.462
Sharp AQUOS 500
2007	September 2, 2007	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	$289,411	500	131.502

Manufacturer wins

Rank	Manufacturer	Wins
1	Chevrolet	2
2	Ford	1
2	Dodge	1

^ Race extended to 254 laps / 508 miles due to green/white/checker where Kyle Busch became the youngest Nextel Cup Series Race winner.

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[1] Race extended to 254 laps / 508 miles due to green/white/checker where Kyle Busch became the youngest Nextel Cup Series Race winner.

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-The '''Pepsi 500''' is a [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series]] [[stock car racing|stock car race]] held annually at the [[Auto Club Speedway]] in [[Fontana, California]]. It is the second of two Sprint Cup Series races held at the Auto Club Speedway, the other being the [[Auto Club 500]].
+The '''poop 500''' is a [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series]] [[stock car racing|stock car race]] held annually at the [[Auto Club Speedway]] in [[Fontana, California]]. It is the second of two Sprint Cup Series races held at the Auto Club Speedway, the other being the [[Auto Club 500]].
 The event was first held in 2004, added as part of the [[NASCAR Realignment]], and many race fans have not embraced its introduction. Since its inception, it has been held as a night race on the Sunday of [[Labor Day (United States)|Labor Day]] weekend, which was previously the traditional date of the [[Southern 500]] at [[Darlington Raceway|Darlington]]. The 2005 race was famous for [[Kyle Busch]] becoming the youngest NASCAR Nextel Cup winner ever.