Advance Auto Parts 500

Venue	Martinsville Speedway
Corporate sponsor	Advance Auto Parts
First race	1949
Distance	263 miles (423 km)
Number of laps	500
Previous names	Unnamed/Unknown (1949-1955) Virginia 500 (1956-1981, 2001-2003) The following is a list of race tracks used by NASCAR as part of its Nextel Cup Series, Busch Series, and/or Craftsman Truck Series. ... Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Martinsville, Virginia. ... To sponsor something is to support an event, activity, person or organization by providing money or other resources in exchange for something, usually advertising or publicity, and always access to an audience. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Virginia National Bank 500 (1982-1983) 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sovran Bank 500 (1984-1987) 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pannill Sweatshirts 500 (1988-1989) 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hanes Activewear 500 (1990) 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hanes 500 (1991-1995) 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Goody's Headache Powder 500 (1996-1998) 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Goody's Body Pain 500 (1999-2000) 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Advance Auto Parts 500 (2004-2005) 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

The Advance Auto Parts 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. NASCAR logo The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The Nextel Cup Series is NASCARs premier stock car racing series. ... This article is about the sport of stock car racing. ... Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Martinsville, Virginia. ... Martinsville is an independent city located within the confines of Henry County, Virginia. ... State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner (D) Official languages English Area 110,862 km² (35th)  - Land 102,642 km²  - Water 8,220 km² (7. ...

Past Winners

• 2005 Jeff Gordon
• 2004 Rusty Wallace
• 2003 Jeff Gordon
• 2002 Bobby Labonte
• 2001 Dale Jarrett
• 2000 Mark Martin
• 1999 John Andretti
• 1998 Bobby Hamilton
• 1997 Jeff Gordon
• 1996 Rusty Wallace
• 1995 Rusty Wallace
• 1994 Rusty Wallace
• 1993 Rusty Wallace
• 1992 Mark Martin
• 1991 Dale Earnhardt
• 1990 Geoffrey Bodine
• 1989 Darrell Waltrip
• 1988 Dale Earnhardt
• 1987 Dale Earnhardt
• 1986 Ricky Rudd
• 1985 Harry Gant
• 1984 Geoffrey Bodine
• 1983 Darrell Waltrip
• 1982 Harry Gant
• 1981 Morgan Shepherd
• 1980 Darrell Waltrip
• 1979 Richard Petty
• 1978 Darrell Waltrip
• 1977 Cale Yarborough
• 1976 Darrell Waltrip
• 1975 Richard Petty
• 1974 Cale Yarborough
• 1973 David Pearson
• 1972 Richard Petty
• 1971 Richard Petty
• 1970 Bobby Isaac
• 1969 Richard Petty
• 1968 Cale Yarborough
• 1967 Richard Petty
• 1966 Jim Paschal
• 1965 Fred Lorenzen
• 1964 Fred Lorenzen
• 1963 Richard Petty
• 1962 Richard Petty
• 1961 Junior Johnson
• 1960 Richard Petty
• 1959 Lee Petty
• 1958 Bob Welborn
• 1957 Buck Baker
• 1956 Buck Baker
• 1955 Tim Flock
• 1954 Jim Paschal
• 1953 Lee Petty
• 1952 Dick Rathmann
• 1951 Curtis Turner
• 1950 Curtis Turner
• 1949 Red Byron

Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon (top) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. ... Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace makes a tight turn during the Advance Auto Parts 500 at Martinsville Speedway. ... Bobby Labonte Bobby Labonte races at the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2004. ... Dale Jarrett prior to the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway. ... Mark Martin Mark Martin (near) makes a tight turn at the Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway. ... John Andretti is Nextel Cup driver from Indianapolis, Indiana. ... BOBBY HAMILTON IS 2004 TRUCK CHAMPION, HIS SON BOBBY JR SUCKS ... Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. ... Geoffrey Bodine (born April 18, 1949 in Chemung, New York) is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers (Brett Bodine and Todd Bodine) who are all NASCAR drivers. ... Darrell Waltrip (born February 5, 1947 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a NASCAR driver, active from 1972 to 2000, who won three Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) titles (1981, 1982, 1985) as well as the 1989 Daytona 500 stock car race. ... Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd racing at the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway. ... Harry Phil Gant (born January 10, 1940), known as Handsome Harry Gant due to his Hollywood-style good looks, is best known for driving the number 33 Skoal Bandits car on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit. ... Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver from 1977-Present. ... Richard Petty (second from left) pictured with his father Lee (to his left), son Kyle (to his right), and grandson Adam (far right), in 2000 before the deaths of Lee and Adam. ... William Caleb Cale Yarborough (born March 27, 1939) in Timmonsville SC, near the Famous Darlington Speedway, is a former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver. ... David Pearson David Pearson (born December 22, 1934 in Whitney, South Carolina) is a former American racecar driver. ... Bobby Isaac (born August 1, 1932 or 1934, the exact year is disputed) is a former NASCAR Grand National (now Nextel Cup) Series champion. ... Robert Glen Johnson, Jr. ... Lee Petty (left) pictured with (to his right, left to right) his son Richard, grandson Kyle, and great-grandson Adam, in 2000 before his death. ... Elzie Wylie Buck Baker Sr. ... Tim Flock was one of NASCARs early pioneers. ... Dick Rathmann was a Formula One driver (Indy 500 only) from the United States. ... Curtis Turner was an early figure in NASCAR racing. ... Robert Red Byron (March 12, 1915-November 11, 1960) was a NASCAR driver who was successful in the early days of the organization. ...