Winston 500 (other)
Winston 500 may refer to the following NASCAR Sprint Cup races: * Winston 500 (Spring), held at Talladega Superspeedway from 1971 to 1993 and in 1997 * Winston 500 (Fall), held at Talladega Superspeedway from 1998 to 2000 See also * The Winston, a former name of the annual NASCAR All-Star Race {{disambig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Winston 500 (Spring)
The Jack Link's 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car racing, stock car race held at the Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. The race is usually held in April or May. The 1997 Winston 500, 1997 event stands as the fastest NASCAR race to date ever run with an average speed of and was the first race at Talladega Superspeedway that was not interrupted by a caution period. The race was known as the second leg of the sport's Grand Slam (NASCAR), Grand Slam races from 1970 until the result of Ferko v. National Ass'n for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc., Ferko lawsuit in 2004. Still considered to be the fifth “Crown Jewel” race, along with the Brickyard 400 and the three originals, the race has consistently been the second Crown Jewel event of the season, with the exceptions being 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 2014, when the Southern 500 was scheduled in April, and 2020 NASCAR Cup Series, 2020, when the GEICO 500 was postponed until June, after the 2020 Coca-Cola 600, Coca-Col ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Winston 500 (Fall)
The YellaWood 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, hosting an event in the NASCAR playoffs. The race is one of four NASCAR Cup Series races currently run with restrictor plates, the others being the Jack Link's 500 in May, the Coke Zero Sugar 400, and the Daytona 500. Through 1996, this race was normally held in early August or late July. In 1997, it was moved to early October due to the uncomfortably hot summer temperatures, and sometimes unpredictable summertime thunderstorms in the Alabama area. In 2009, the race moved again, this time to November 1 as part of a realignment agreement with Atlanta and Fontana (where Fontana earned a race in the Chase and Atlanta gained the Labor Day weekend race). In 1998, the name of the race was swapped with that of the Talladega spring race. The fall race became known as the Winston 500 for three years to promote the Winston No Bull 5 program. This race has been on average ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |