The Aaron's 312 is a NASCAR Busch Series race held at Talladega Superspeedway. There was another Busch Series race also called the Aaron's 312 held at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The race's sponsor, Aaron's, is a lease-to-own retailer. The twelve extra miles are tacked on to what would normally be a 300-mile race for targeted advertising purposes. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel... Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. ... Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. ... Aarons is a lease-to-own retailer, whose principal rival is Rent-a-Center. ... This article or section should include material from Tenancy agreement A lease is a contract conveying from one person (the lessor) to another person (the lessee) the right to use and control some article of property for a specified period of time (the term), without conveying ownership, in exchange for...

At its inception, the event debuted as a 500-kilometer (312-mile) event, the longest race on the NASCAR Busch Series schedule. Automobile races in the United States measured in kilometers, especially those in NASCAR, are rare. As was the case at Talladega Superspeedway throughout its history, the ARCA races held at the track (one was removed for this race) carried were advertised with the more lucrative and more attractive "500" distance, even if it meant "500 kilometers" instead of miles (a custom at Riverside International Raceway, and currently 500km is a distance used at Phoenix International Raceway). In 1998, fans complained about the use of kilometers, which was seen as a European custom. They argued that kilometers are rarely even used in the United States, noting that the track measurement itself is still advertised in miles. Management changed the race to a 300-mile event from 1998-2001. The change shortened the race distance by four laps. Phoenix International Raceway is a one mile tri-oval race track located in Avondale, AZ. It opened in 1964, but wasnt used by NASCAR until 1988, with the first race won by the late Alan Kulwicki. ...

In 2002, Aaron's assumed title sponsorship and returned the race to a 312-mile event. The race distance is only coincidentally the same as in 1997 since the distance in miles was set to reflect the sponsor's slogan. Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Large wrecks involving 20 or more cars have occurred a number of times in the history of the event, most notably in 2002. 30 cars were involved in an accient on the backstretch on lap 14, with 19 knocked out of the race at that point. The remainder of the race, following a long red-flag period, had little resemblance to typical restrictor plate racing as only two cars were within short distance at the checkered flag and only three finished on the lead lap. Artist rendering of a NASCAR restrictor plate A Restrictor plate or air restrictor is a device installed at the intake of an engine to limit its power. ...

Past winners

Aaron's 312

• 2006 Martin Truex Jr.
• 2005 Martin Truex Jr. (120 laps / 319.5 miles / 514 kilometers because of green-white-checkered rule)
• 2004 Martin Truex Jr.
• 2003 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
• 2002 Jason Keller (race returned to 117 laps / 311.2 miles / 500 kilometers)

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Subway 300

• 2001 Mike McLaughlin

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Touchstone Energy 300

• 2000 Joe Nemechek
• 1999 Terry Labonte
• 1998 Joe Nemechek (raced changed to 113 laps / 300.58 miles due to fan complaints)

Birmingham 500K

• 1997 Mark Martin

Humminbird Fishfinder 500K

• 1996 Greg Sacks

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Fram Filter 500K

• 1994 Ken Schrader
• 1993 Dale Earnhardt
• 1992 Ernie Irvan

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