NASCAR Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway

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NASCAR Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway 2024.svg
NASCAR Cup Series
Venue Texas Motor Speedway
Location Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns4

Stock car races in the NASCAR Cup Series have been held at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas since 1997. The race's trophy is in the shape of a cowboy hat on top of a piston. Traditionally, the winning driver wears a black cowboy hat and fires a couple of six-shooters in the air on victory lane. [1]

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Current race

Würth 400
Wurth 400 TMS logo.png
NASCAR Cup Series
Corporate sponsor Würth
First race2005 (current)
Distance400 mi (643.738 km)
Laps267
Stage 1: 80
Stage 2: 85
Final stage: 102
Previous namesDickies 500 (2005–2009)
AAA Texas 500 (2010–2019)
Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 (2020–2022)
Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 (2023–2024)
Most wins (driver) Jimmie Johnson (5)
Most wins (team) Hendrick Motorsports (8)
Most wins (manufacturer) Chevrolet (11)

The 400-mile (640 km) event, currently known as Würth 400 for sponsorship reasons, has been held sometime in October or November each year, except for 2024 when it was held in April, where the track's original spring race (held from 1997 to 2020) was traditionally held.

Joey Logano is the defending winner of the event, having won it in 2025.

History

Autotrader and EchoPark, the former title sponsors of the race, when it was 500 miles from 2020 to 2022 Autotraderlogo.png
Autotrader and EchoPark, the former title sponsors of the race, when it was 500 miles from 2020 to 2022

The track's current 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 (which only returned in 2020) and in the process end its Grand Slam, as the Southern 500 was one of the four races that made it up. Following the change, the race was initially derisively referred to as the "Francis Ferko 500", mostly by traditionalist fans upset by the demise of the Southern 500.

The track scaled down to just one race starting from the 2021 season, dropping the former spring race in favor of hosting the NASCAR All-Star Race and the addition of Circuit of the Americas in Austin to the schedule. [2] In 2024, the race was moved to the former spring slot.

Past winners

YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerSponsorRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
ReportRef
LapsMiles (km)
2005 November 699 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford Office Depot 334501 (806.281)3:19:00151.055 Report [3]
2006 November 520 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot 339*508.5 (818.351)3:46:11134.891 Report [4]
2007 November 448 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's/Kobalt Tools 334501 (806.281)3:49:05131.219 Report [5]
2008 November 299 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Office Depot 334501 (806.281)3:28:26144.219 Report [6]
2009 November 82 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge Operation Homefront/Miller Lite 334501 (806.281)3:24:18147.137 Report [7]
2010 November 711 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota FedEx Office 334501 (806.281)3:34:01140.456 Report [8]
2011 November 614 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet Office Depot/Mobil 1 334501 (806.281)3:16:51152.705 Report [9]
2012 November 448 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's 335*502.5 (808.695)3:41:30136.117 Report [10]
2013 November 348 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's 334501 (806.281)3:18:05151.754 Report [11]
2014 November 248 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's Red Vest 341*511.5 (823.179)3:52:05132.239 Report [12]
2015 November 848 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's 334501 (806.281)3:38:38137.49 Report [13]
2016 November 619 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Sport Clips293*439.5 (707.306)3:16:00134.541 Report [14]
2017 November 54 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mobil 1 334501 (806.281)3:29:52143.234 Report [15]
2018 November 44 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mobil 1 337*505.5 (813.523)3:21:27150.558 Report [16]
2019 November 34 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Busch Beer/Ducks Unlimited 334501 (806.281)3:44:44133.759 Report [17]
2020 October 25 & 28*18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Skittles Zombie 334501 (806.281)3:42:14135.263 Report [18]
2021 October 175 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com 334501 (806.281)3:42:54134.859 Report [19]
2022 September 258 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lenovo ThinkEdge 334501 (806.281)4:21:53114.784 Report [20]
2023 September 2424 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Liberty University 267400.5 (644.541)3:14:28123.569 Report [21]
2024 April 149 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Hooters 276*414 (666.267)3:33:14116.492 Report [22]
2025 May 422 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford AAA Insurance 271*406.5 (654.197)3:28:40116.885 Report [23]

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears Won
5 Jimmie Johnson 2007, 2012–2015
3 Carl Edwards 2005, 2008, 2016
Kevin Harvick 2017–2019
2 Tony Stewart 2006, 2011

Multiple winners (teams)

# WinsTeamYears Won
8 Hendrick Motorsports 2007, 2012–2015, 2021, 2023–2024
4 Stewart-Haas Racing 2011, 2017–2019
Joe Gibbs Racing 2006, 2010, 2016, 2020
2 Roush Fenway Racing 2005, 2008
Team Penske 2009, 2025

Manufacturer wins

# WinsManufacturerYears Won
11 Chevrolet 2006–2007, 2011–2015, 2021–2024
6 Ford 2005, 2008, 2017–2019, 2025
3 Toyota 2010, 2016, 2020
1 Dodge 2009

Former spring race

O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
NASCAR Cup Series
First race1997
Last race2020
Distance400 mi (643.738 km)
Laps267
Stage 1: 80
Stage 2: 85
Final stage: 102
Previous namesInterstate 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)
O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 (2017-2020)
Most wins (driver) Kyle Busch (3)
Most wins (team) Roush Fenway Racing (7)
Most wins (manufacturer) Ford (10)

History

The track's original race, held in spring, was held from 1997 to 2020. The first two runnings of the race were controversial, crash-strewn affairs, with universal criticism that the track's design was one groove; Kenny Wallace argued, "They're so busy building condos they don't have time to fix the racetrack." Traditionalist fans also criticized the replacement of North Wilkesboro Speedway with the Texas in the schedule.

Previous winners

YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerSponsorRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
ReportRef
LapsMiles (km)
1997 April 699 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide Batteries 334501 (806.281)4:00:16125.111 Report [26]
1998 April 56 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline/Cummins 334501 (806.281)3:39:47136.771 Report [27]
1999 March 285 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's 334501 (806.281)3:28:21144.276 Report [28]
2000 April 28 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser 334501 (806.281)3:49:12131.152 Report [29]
2001 April 188 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS 334501 (806.281)3:31:59141.804 Report [30]
2002 April 8*17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt 334501 (806.281)3:31:01142.453 Report [31]
2003 March 3012 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge Alltel 334501 (806.281)3:43:28134.517 Report [32]
2004 April 438 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's 334501 (806.281)3:36:30138.845 Report [33]
2005 April 1716 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford Post-It/National Guard 334501 (806.281)3:51:08130.055 Report [34]
2006 April 99 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 334501 (806.281)3:37:55137.943 Report [35]
2007 April 1531 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Prilosec OTC 334501 (806.281)3:39:41143.359 Report [36]
2008 April 699 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Aflac 339*508.5 (818.351)3:30:41144.814 Report [37]
2009 April 524 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont/National Guard/GED Plus334501 (806.281)3:25:22146.372 Report [38]
2010 April 19*11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota FedEx Ground 334501 (806.281)3:25:34146.23 Report [39]
2011*April 917 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford Crown Royal Black 334501 (806.281)3:21:26149.231 Report [40]
2012 April 1416 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 3M/Filtrete334501 (806.281)3:07:12160.577 Report [41]
2013 April 1318 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Interstate Batteries 334501 (806.281)3:27:40144.751 Report [42]
2014 April 7* [43] 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Shell/Pennzoil/Hertz 340*510 (820.765)3:39:02134.191 Report [44]
2015 April 1148 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's Pro Services 334501 (806.281)3:33:57140.5 Report [45]
2016 April 9–10*18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Interstate Batteries 334501 (806.281)3:37:16138.355 Report [46]
2017 April 948 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's/Hitachi 334501 (806.281)3:24:18147.137 Report [47]
2018 April 818 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Interstate Batteries 334501 (806.281)3:32:07141.714 Report [48]
2019 March 3111 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota FedEx Office 334501 (806.281)3:16:11153.224 Report [49]
2020 July 193 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off-Road334501 (806.281)3:38:57137.292 Report [50]

Notes

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears Won
3 Kyle Busch 2013, 2016, 2018
2 Jeff Burton 1997, 2007
Matt Kenseth 2002, 2011
Greg Biffle 2005, 2012
Jimmie Johnson 2015, 2017
Denny Hamlin 2010, 2019

Multiple winners (teams)

# WinsTeamYears Won
7 Roush Fenway Racing 1997, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012
5 Joe Gibbs Racing 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019
4 Hendrick Motorsports 1999, 2009, 2015, 2017
2 Robert Yates Racing 2001, 2004
Team Penske 2003, 2014
Richard Childress Racing 2007, 2020

Manufacturer wins

# WinsManufacturerYears Won
10 Ford 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014
7 Chevrolet 1999, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2020
5 Toyota 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019
2 Dodge 2003, 2006

Notable races

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