- AAA Texas 500
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AAA Texas 500 Venue Texas Motor Speedway Sponsor American Automobile Association First race 2005 Distance 501 miles (806.281 km) Laps 334 Previous names Dickies 500 (2005-2009) The AAA Texas 500 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. The inaugural race took place on November 6, 2005. The race is held on the first weekend in November each year; TMS has expressed interest in changing the date, which is also the opening weekend of deer hunting season in Texas.
The race was acquired as a result of the Ferko lawsuit, which forced NASCAR to relinquish the sport's fourth major, the Mountain Dew Southern 500 and in the process end its Grand Slam, as the Southern 500 was one of the four races that made it up.
This race has been derisively referred to as the Francis Ferko 500, mostly by traditionalist fans upset by the demise of the Southern 500.
This race is featured in the 2006 film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby where on the last lap Ricky Bobby spins out with Jamie McMurray and McMurray continues but Bobby puts the car in reverse and wins backwards. The filming was actually at Charlotte Motor Speedway with the wall painted to look like Texas.
The race has always started in the late afternoon, go through sunset and twilight, and ended under the lights at night. It is not considered a scheduled night race or even a night event.
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Past winners
Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)Laps Miles (km) 2005 November 6 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 334 501 (806.281) 3:19:00 151.055 2006 November 5 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 339* 508.5 (818.351) 3:46:11 134.891 2007 November 4 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 501 (806.281) 3:49:05 131.219 2008 November 2 Carl Edwards* Roush Fenway Racing Ford 334 501 (806.281) 3:28:26 144.219 2009 November 8 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 334 501 (806.281) 3:24:18 147.137 2010 November 7 Denny Hamlin* Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 334 501 (806.281) 3:34:01 140.456 2011 November 6 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 334 501 (806.281) 3:16:51 152.705 - 2006: Race extended due to a Green-white-checker finish.
- 2008: Carl Edwards win makes him the first driver to sweep both races at Texas and the first 3-time winner at TMS.
- 2010: Denny Hamlin became the second driver to sweep both races at Texas when he won the Samsung Mobile 500 and the AAA Texas 500.
Manufacturer wins
Rank Manufacturer Wins 1 Chevrolet 3 2 Ford 2 3 Dodge 1 3 Toyota 1 Television broadcasters
Year Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s) 2011 ESPN Allen Bestwick Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree 2010 ESPN Marty Reid Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree 2009 ABC Jerry Punch Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree 2008 ABC Jerry Punch Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree 2007 ABC Jerry Punch Rusty Wallace and Andy Petree 2006 NBC Bill Weber Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach 2005 NBC Bill Weber Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach External links
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