AAA Texas 500
Venue: | Texas Motor Speedway |
Main sponsor: | AAA |
First race: | 2005 |
Distance: | 501 miles (806 km) |
Number of laps: | 334 |
Former names: | Dickies 500 (2005-2009) |
The AAA Texas 500 is a race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup , which is held at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth , Texas . It's relatively new to the racing calendar. The inaugural race took place on November 6, 2005. Another NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Texas, the Samsung Mobile 500 , has been held since 1997.
The AAA Texas 500 is the result of the so-called Ferko lawsuit , an antitrust lawsuit that forced NASCAR to abandon the fourth major race, the Southern 500 . The fans despised the race as "Francis Ferko 500" because it was added to the calendar instead of the Southern 500. The race has always been in the Chase for the Sprint Cup .
winner
year | date | driver | Manufacturer | Prize money ( USD ) |
Distance ( miles ) |
Race Average ( mph ) |
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Dickies 500 | ||||||
2005 | November 6th | Carl Edwards | ford | $ 440,550 | 501 | 151.055 |
2006 | November 5th | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | $ 521,361 | 510 (1) | 134.891 |
2007 | November 4th | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | $ 486,211 | 500 | 131.219 |
2008 | November 2 | Carl Edwards | ford | $ 496,300 | 500 | 144.219 |
2009 | November 8th | Kurt Busch | Dodge | $ 440,575 | 500 | 147.137 |
AAA Texas 500 | ||||||
2010 | November 7th | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | $ 453,575 | 500 | 140.456 |
2011 | November 6th | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | |||
2012 | November 4th | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | |||
2013 | November 3rd | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | |||
2014 | November 2 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | |||
2015 | November 8th | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | |||
2016 | November 6th | Carl Edwards | Toyota | |||
2017 | November 5th | Kevin Harvick | ford | |||
2018 | November 4th | Kevin Harvick | ford | |||
2019 | November 3rd | Kevin Harvick | ford |
(1) - Race was extended by six laps due to the Green-White-Checkered Rule.