GEICO 500

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As with many races over the years, the names have changed. At the bottom is a list with some of the previous dates & names for this race. As of 2016, the current name is The GEICO 500.

The GEICO 500 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held at the Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. The race has always been held in late April or early May. The race is also one of four races currently run with restrictor plates, the others being the Alabama 500 (also at Talladega), plus the Coke Zero 400 and the Daytona 500 (at Daytona International Speedway). The 1997 event, won by Mark Martin, stands as the fastest NASCAR race to date ever run, at an average speed of almost 190 M.P.H.. It was the first race at Talladega run without a caution flag.

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As with many races over the years, the names have changed. At the bottom is a list with some of the previous dates & names for this race. As of 2016, the current name is The GEICO 500.

The GEICO 500 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held at the Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. The race has always been held in late April or early May. The race is also one of four races currently run with restrictor plates, the others being the Alabama 500 (also at Talladega), plus the Coke Zero 400 and the Daytona 500 (at Daytona International Speedway). The 1997 event, won by Mark Martin, stands as the fastest NASCAR race to date ever run, at an average speed of almost 190 M.P.H.. It was the first race at Talladega run without a caution flag.

  • Alabama 500 (1970)
  • Winston 500 (1971–1993, 1997)
  • Winston Select 500 (1994–1996)
  • DieHard 500 (1998–2000)
  • Talladega 500 (2001)
  • Aaron's 499 (2002–2014)

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