AAA Texas 500

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)

Tire changes and refueling at the 2006 Dickies 500

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.

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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