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The Samsung 500 is a NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 Sprint Cup Series race
Stock car racing

Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain and Brazil. Traditionally, races are run on oval track racing measuring approximately ? mile to 2.66 miles length, but are also raced on road courses....
 held at the Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway

Texas Motor Speedway is a Oval track racing located in the northernmost portion of the United States city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas....
 in Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is the List of United States cities by population in the United States and the fifth-largest city within the state of Texas. Situated in and a cultural gateway into the Western United States, the city covers nearly in Tarrant County, Texas and Denton County, Texas counties, serving as the county seat for Tarrant County....
, Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
 USA. Even though is advertised as a "500 mile" race, because TMS is a track, the actual distance is . There were 12 different winners in the first dozen races, the longest such streak for any NASCAR track in the Cup Series. Jeff Burton
Jeff Burton

Jeffrey Brian Burton also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a Sprint Cup Series driver. He drives the #31 Caterpillar Inc. Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing....
, the winner of the first Cup race, broke that streak by getting his second Texas win in a last lap pass in 2007.

ung sponsors the race, and RadioShack
RadioShack

RadioShack Corporation   is a chain of electronics retail stores in the United States, as well as parts of North America, Europe, Central America, South America and Africa....
 was previously a co-sponsor.






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The Samsung 500 is a NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 Sprint Cup Series race
Stock car racing

Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain and Brazil. Traditionally, races are run on oval track racing measuring approximately ? mile to 2.66 miles length, but are also raced on road courses....
 held at the Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway

Texas Motor Speedway is a Oval track racing located in the northernmost portion of the United States city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas....
 in Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is the List of United States cities by population in the United States and the fifth-largest city within the state of Texas. Situated in and a cultural gateway into the Western United States, the city covers nearly in Tarrant County, Texas and Denton County, Texas counties, serving as the county seat for Tarrant County....
, Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
 USA. Even though is advertised as a "500 mile" race, because TMS is a track, the actual distance is . There were 12 different winners in the first dozen races, the longest such streak for any NASCAR track in the Cup Series. Jeff Burton
Jeff Burton

Jeffrey Brian Burton also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a Sprint Cup Series driver. He drives the #31 Caterpillar Inc. Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing....
, the winner of the first Cup race, broke that streak by getting his second Texas win in a last lap pass in 2007.

Grandfather Clause

Samsung sponsors the race, and RadioShack
RadioShack

RadioShack Corporation   is a chain of electronics retail stores in the United States, as well as parts of North America, Europe, Central America, South America and Africa....
 was previously a co-sponsor. The joint sponsorship was grandfathered in 2003 by NASCAR's grandfather clause when Nextel became a NASCAR sponsor, as they banned rival wireless sponsorships (Nextel uses Motorola
Motorola

Motorola, Inc. is an United States, multinational, Fortune 100, telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois. It is a manufacturer of wireless telephone handsets, also designing and selling wireless network infrastructure equipment such as cellular transmission base stations and signal amplifiers....
 exclusively); the ban was lifted after the 2005 merger of Sprint
Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel Corporation is a telecommunications company, based in Overland Park, Kansas, Kansas. The company owns and operates the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, with 50.5 million customers, behind Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility....
 and Nextel because Sprint is sold at RadioShack, and Sprint offers Samsung products.

Past Winners

Samsung 500
  • 2008
    2008 Samsung 500

    The 2008 Samsung 500 was the seventh race for the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and run on Sunday, April 6th at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas....
     - Carl Edwards
    Carl Edwards

    Carl Michael Edwards, II is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing.In the Sprint Cup Series, Edwards drives the #99 Aflac Ford Fusion ....
     (339 laps / 508.5 miles due to green-white-checker finish
    Green-white-checker finish

    The green-white-checker finish is a rule implemented into many levels of automobile racing in the United States. When the race would otherwise end during a yellow-flag "caution" condition , this rule gives the field an attempt to finish the race under a green-flag, "racing" condition....
    )
  • 2007
    2007 Samsung 500

    The 2007 Samsung 500, the seventh race of the 2007 in NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, was held on Sunday, April 15 of that year at the 1.5 mile Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas....
     - Jeff Burton
    Jeff Burton

    Jeffrey Brian Burton also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a Sprint Cup Series driver. He drives the #31 Caterpillar Inc. Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing....
Samsung / RadioShack 500*2006
2006 Samsung/Radio Shack 500

The 2006 Samsung/Radio Shack 500, the seventh race of the 2006 in NASCAR, was held at Texas Motor Speedway on April 9, 2006. Kasey Kahne won the pole....
 - Kasey Kahne
Kasey Kahne

Kasey Kenneth Kahne is a Auto racing driver in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. For the 2009 season, he drives the #9 Budweiser Dodge Charger for Richard Petty Motorsports with teammates Elliott Sadler, Reed Sorenson, and AJ Allmendinger....
  • 2005 - Greg Biffle
    Greg Biffle

    Gregory Jack Biffle is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver who drives the #16 3M Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing. He now lives in Mooresville, North Carolina....
  • 2004 - Elliott Sadler
    Elliott Sadler

    Elliott William Barnes Sadler is a race car driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #19 Best Buy Dodge Charger for Richard Petty Motorsports....
  • 2003 - Ryan Newman
    Ryan Newman

    Ryan Joseph Newman is a driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He drives the #39 United States Army Chevrolet Impala for Stewart Haas Racing under crew chief Tony Gibson....
  • 2002 - Matt Kenseth
    Matt Kenseth

    Matthew Roy Kenseth is an American stock car racing driver. Matt currently drives the #17 DeWalt Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Roush Fenway Racing....
     (Race postponed one day due to rain)
Harrah's 500
  • 2001 - Dale Jarrett
    Dale Jarrett

    Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett....
DirecTV 500
  • 2000 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
    Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

    Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is a professional American race car driver who drives the #88 AMP Energy/United States National Guard Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series for Hendrick Motorsports, and drives in the Nationwide Series part-time for the #5 car for his own team, JR Motorsports....
Primestar 500
  • 1999 - Terry Labonte
    Terry Labonte

    Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends....
Texas 500
  • 1998 - Mark Martin
Interstate Batteries 500
  • 1997 - Jeff Burton


Manufacturer Wins

RankManufacturerWins
1Ford7
2Chevrolet
Chevrolet

Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....
3
3Dodge
Dodge

Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and trucks, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....
2