O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
auto race held at Fort Worth, United States
The O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 is an annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, United States.
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| Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Texas Motor Speedway |
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| Corporate sponsor | O'Reilly Auto Parts |
| First race | 1997 |
| Distance | 501 miles (806 km) |
| Laps | 334 (Stage 1: 85 Stage 2: 85 Stage 3: 164) |
| Previous names | Interstate Batteries 500 (1997) Texas 500 (1998) Primestar 500 (1999) DirecTV 500 (2000) Harrah's 500 (2001) Samsung / RadioShack 500 (2002–2006) Samsung 500 (2007–2009) Samsung Mobile 500 (2010–2012) NRA 500 (2013) Duck Commander 500 (2014–2016) |
| Most wins (driver) | Kyle Busch (3) |
| Most wins (team) | Roush Fenway Racing (7) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Ford (10) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
History
changeSamsung sponsored the race from 2002-2012, the sponsorship was grandfathered in 2003 when Nextel became title sponsor, when they banned wireless sponsorships, since the merger in 2005 with Sprint and Nextel, since Sprint and Nextel were combined.[1]
Past winners
change- 1997: Jeff Burton
- 1998: Mark Martin
- 1999: Terry Labonte
- 2000: Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
- 2001: Dale Jarrett
- 2002: Matt Kenseth
- 2003: Ryan Newman
- 2004: Elliott Sadler
- 2005: Greg Biffle
- 2006: Kasey Kahne
- 2007: Jeff Burton
- 2008: Carl Edwards (race extended to 339 laps due to overtime)
- 2009: Jeff Gordon
- 2010: Denny Hamlin
- 2011:Matt Kenseth
- 2012: Greg Biffle
- 2013: Kyle Busch
- 2014: Joey Logano (race extended to 340 laps due to overtime)
- 2015: Jimmie Johnson
- 2016: Kyle Busch
- 2017: Jimmie Johnson
- 2018: Kyle Busch
References
change- ↑ Cuneo, Alice Z. "SPRINT NAME TO DOMINATE AFTER MERGER WITH NEXTEL". Adage. Retrieved June 23, 2005.
Other websites
change[1] Archived 2018-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
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