AAA Texas 500

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

The field behind the pace car at turn 4 in 2007.

year	date	driver	Manufacturer	Prize money ( USD )	Distance ( miles )	Race Average ( mph )
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.