AAA Texas 500
Texas Motor Speedway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #34 of 36
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race 8 of 10
Sunday, November 3, 2019
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 3:16pm/et
Laps/Stages: 334 laps total. Stages end on laps: 85/170/334
TELEVISION / RADIO / STREAMING
Television Coverage: Time 3:00pm/et, NBC and streamed at NBC Sports Live (available with participating TV provider login)
Radio Coverage (over the air and streaming): Performance Racing Network (PRN) / SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR (available with subscription)
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
On track schedule
Practices:
Friday, November 1, 3:05-3:55pm/et, TV-NBCSN;
Friday, November 1, 5:05-5:55pm/et, TV-tape delayed to Saturday at 7:00pm/et on CNBC (streaming info not available yet).
Qualifying: Saturday, November 2 at 7:05pm/et, TV-TBA.
Complete Event Schedule (times local to the track)
Thursday, October 31
6:00 PM-8:00 PM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)
Friday, November 1
11:00 AM-7:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
2:05 PM-2:55 PM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
4:05 PM-4:55 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE
Saturday, November 2
1:30 PM-7:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
6:05 PM (7:05 PM/ET) MENCS QUALIFYING IMPOUND (SINGLE VEHICLE / ONE LAP ALL POSITIONS)
Sunday, November 3
10:00 AM MENCS GARAGE OPENS
12:00 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (NASCAR XFINITY SERIES GARAGE AREA)
1:20 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
2:00 PM (3:00 PM/ET) MENCS RACE (STAGES 85/170/334 LAPS = 501 MILES)
Track Specs:
Track Length: 1.5 Mile (334 laps = 501 miles)
Race Length: 500 Miles (1) 500 Miles (2)
Width: 80 feet in turns 1 & 2
Width: 60 feet in turns 3 & 4
Banking in Corners 1 and 2: 20 degrees
Banking Corners 3 and 4: 24 degrees
Banking on Dogleg: 5 degrees
Banking on Backstretch: 5 degrees
Frontstretch: 2,250 feet
Backstretch: 1,330 feet
Pit Road: 45 pit stalls for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Opened: 1997
Grandstand Seating Capacity: 112,522 [138,122, 146,000 & 159,000]
First Race: April 6, 1997 - Interstate Batteries 500
Stages: 1 ends lap 85, 2 at lap 170, race finish is lap 334 (OT possible)
Track Records & Stats
April 2019 Race Winner: Denny Hamlin, 153.224 mph, started 6th
November 2018 Race Winner: #4-Kevin Harvick, 150.558 mph, started 3rd
Track Race Record: Greg Biffle, April 2012, 160.577mph
Slowest Race Record: Jeff Burton, 1997, 125.102mph
Oldest Race Winner: Dale Jarrett, 44 years, 4 months, 6 days, 4/1/2001
Youngest Race Winner: Joey Logano, 23 years, 10 months, and 13 days, 4/7/2014
April 2019 Pole Winner: Jimmie Johnson, 188.890, finished 5th
November 2018 Pole Winner: #12-Ryan Blaney, 200.505 mph, finished 2nd
Track Qualifying Record: #41-Kurt Busch, 200.951mph, 11/3/2017 (final round qualifying)
Oldest Pole Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years, 6 months, 0 days, 4/08/2002
Youngest Pole Winner: Brian Vickers, 23 years, 0 months, 12 days, 11/05/2006
Worst Starting Spot to Win: #17-Matt Kenseth, 2002, started 31st
(as of 2018)
Most Wins: 7 - Jimmie Johnson
Most Poles: Eight drivers tied with 2
Most Top 5's: Jimmie Johnson, 15; Matt Kenseth, 14; Kyle Busch, 11
Most Top 10's: Jimmie Johnson, 21; Matt Kenseth, 19; Kevin Harvick, 18
Most Cautions: 13 - 11/2/2014
Fewest Cautions: 2 - 4/14/2012
Most Caution Laps: 73, 4/6/1997
Fewest Caution Laps: 10, 4/14/2012
Most Running at the Finish: 40 - 11/6/2005 & 11/2/2008
Fewest Running at the Finish: 29 - twice, most recently 4/5/1998
Most Lead Changes: 33 - 11/7/2010
Most Leaders: 17 - 4/2/2000
Fewest Lead Changes: 12 - 11/6/2016
Fewest Leaders: 4 - 11/8/2009
Most Wins by Manufacturer: 13 - Ford; 12 - Chevy; 5 - Toyota; 4 - Dodge
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 1 [of 334] - Jeff Burton 4/15/2007
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 278 [of 334] - Tony Stewart, 11/5/2006
Most Laps Led: 312 [of 334] - Brad Keselowski, 11/8/2015
April 2019 Race statistics
Lead changes: 26 among 13 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 5 for 29
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 16 minutes and 11 seconds
Average speed: 153.224 miles per hour (246.590 km/h)
Texas Motor Speedway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #34 of 36
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race 8 of 10
Sunday, November 3, 2019
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 3:16pm/et
Laps/Stages: 334 laps total. Stages end on laps: 85/170/334
TELEVISION / RADIO / STREAMING
Television Coverage: Time 3:00pm/et, NBC and streamed at NBC Sports Live (available with participating TV provider login)
Radio Coverage (over the air and streaming): Performance Racing Network (PRN) / SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR (available with subscription)
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
On track schedule
Practices:
Friday, November 1, 3:05-3:55pm/et, TV-NBCSN;
Friday, November 1, 5:05-5:55pm/et, TV-tape delayed to Saturday at 7:00pm/et on CNBC (streaming info not available yet).
Qualifying: Saturday, November 2 at 7:05pm/et, TV-TBA.
Complete Event Schedule (times local to the track)
Thursday, October 31
6:00 PM-8:00 PM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)
Friday, November 1
11:00 AM-7:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
2:05 PM-2:55 PM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
4:05 PM-4:55 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE
Saturday, November 2
1:30 PM-7:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
6:05 PM (7:05 PM/ET) MENCS QUALIFYING IMPOUND (SINGLE VEHICLE / ONE LAP ALL POSITIONS)
Sunday, November 3
10:00 AM MENCS GARAGE OPENS
12:00 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (NASCAR XFINITY SERIES GARAGE AREA)
1:20 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
2:00 PM (3:00 PM/ET) MENCS RACE (STAGES 85/170/334 LAPS = 501 MILES)
Track Specs:
Track Length: 1.5 Mile (334 laps = 501 miles)
Race Length: 500 Miles (1) 500 Miles (2)
Width: 80 feet in turns 1 & 2
Width: 60 feet in turns 3 & 4
Banking in Corners 1 and 2: 20 degrees
Banking Corners 3 and 4: 24 degrees
Banking on Dogleg: 5 degrees
Banking on Backstretch: 5 degrees
Frontstretch: 2,250 feet
Backstretch: 1,330 feet
Pit Road: 45 pit stalls for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Opened: 1997
Grandstand Seating Capacity: 112,522 [138,122, 146,000 & 159,000]
First Race: April 6, 1997 - Interstate Batteries 500
Stages: 1 ends lap 85, 2 at lap 170, race finish is lap 334 (OT possible)
Track Records & Stats
April 2019 Race Winner: Denny Hamlin, 153.224 mph, started 6th
November 2018 Race Winner: #4-Kevin Harvick, 150.558 mph, started 3rd
Track Race Record: Greg Biffle, April 2012, 160.577mph
Slowest Race Record: Jeff Burton, 1997, 125.102mph
Oldest Race Winner: Dale Jarrett, 44 years, 4 months, 6 days, 4/1/2001
Youngest Race Winner: Joey Logano, 23 years, 10 months, and 13 days, 4/7/2014
April 2019 Pole Winner: Jimmie Johnson, 188.890, finished 5th
November 2018 Pole Winner: #12-Ryan Blaney, 200.505 mph, finished 2nd
Track Qualifying Record: #41-Kurt Busch, 200.951mph, 11/3/2017 (final round qualifying)
Oldest Pole Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years, 6 months, 0 days, 4/08/2002
Youngest Pole Winner: Brian Vickers, 23 years, 0 months, 12 days, 11/05/2006
Worst Starting Spot to Win: #17-Matt Kenseth, 2002, started 31st
(as of 2018)
Most Wins: 7 - Jimmie Johnson
Most Poles: Eight drivers tied with 2
Most Top 5's: Jimmie Johnson, 15; Matt Kenseth, 14; Kyle Busch, 11
Most Top 10's: Jimmie Johnson, 21; Matt Kenseth, 19; Kevin Harvick, 18
Most Cautions: 13 - 11/2/2014
Fewest Cautions: 2 - 4/14/2012
Most Caution Laps: 73, 4/6/1997
Fewest Caution Laps: 10, 4/14/2012
Most Running at the Finish: 40 - 11/6/2005 & 11/2/2008
Fewest Running at the Finish: 29 - twice, most recently 4/5/1998
Most Lead Changes: 33 - 11/7/2010
Most Leaders: 17 - 4/2/2000
Fewest Lead Changes: 12 - 11/6/2016
Fewest Leaders: 4 - 11/8/2009
Most Wins by Manufacturer: 13 - Ford; 12 - Chevy; 5 - Toyota; 4 - Dodge
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 1 [of 334] - Jeff Burton 4/15/2007
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 278 [of 334] - Tony Stewart, 11/5/2006
Most Laps Led: 312 [of 334] - Brad Keselowski, 11/8/2015
April 2019 Race statistics
Lead changes: 26 among 13 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 5 for 29
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 16 minutes and 11 seconds
Average speed: 153.224 miles per hour (246.590 km/h)
