Pepsi 500

NASCAR race infobox
Name=Pepsi 500
Logo=Pepsi 500 logo.png Img_size=250px
Venue=Auto Club Speedway
Sponsor=Pepsi
First race= 2004
Distance=500 miles (805 km)
Laps=250
Previous names=Pop Secret 500 (2004)

Sony HD 500 (2005–2006)

Sharp AQUOS 500 (2007)

The Pepsi 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 Sprint Cup Series winner ever(then known as the NEXTEL Cup Series). Beginning in 2009, this race will be run in October as part of the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup in another NASCAR Realignment. [http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=3543062]

The Pepsi 500 name was 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 "" were filmed during the 2004 race.

Past winners

Manufacturer wins