UAW Ford 500

Venue	Talladega Superspeedway
Corporate sponsor	UAW and Ford
First race	1969
Distance	500.08 miles (804.8 km)
Number of laps	188
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The UAW Ford 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. The UAW Ford 500 is also one of four races currently run with restrictor plates, the others being the Aaron's 499, the Pepsi 400, and the Daytona 500. Through 1996, the race was normally held in early August or late July. In 1997, it was moved, after overwhelming fans' requests, to early October due to the uncomfortably hot summer temperatures in the Alabama area. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NASCAR Nextel Cup logo The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... NEXTEL Cup drivers practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 This article is about the sport of stock car racing. ... Talladega Superspeedway is now the official name of a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama, that was formerly Alabama International Motor Speedway. ... Talladega is a city located in Talladega County, Alabama. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 30th 135,775 km² 306 km 531 km 3. ... Artist rendering of a restrictor plate Restrictor plates are devices installed between the carburetor and intake manifold that restrict the amount of air and fuel entering the engines combustion chamber. ... The Aarons 499 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. ... The Pepsi 400 is the current name for the 400 mile (approx. ... The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Summer is a season, defined by convention in meteorology as the whole months of June, July, and August, in the Northern hemisphere, and the whole months of December, January, and February, in the Southern hemisphere. ... Temperature is the physical property of a system which underlies the common notions of hot and cold; the material with the higher temperature is said to be hotter. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 30th 135,775 km² 306 km 531 km 3. ...

Past winners

• 2005 Dale Jarrett (505.40 miles / 190 laps because of green-white-checkered)
• 2004 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
• 2003 Michael Waltrip
• 2002 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
• 2001 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
• 2000 Dale Earnhardt
• 1999 Dale Earnhardt
• 1998 Dale Jarrett
• 1997 Terry Labonte
• 1996 Jeff Gordon (343.14 miles / 129 laps because of darkness - late start caused by rain)
• 1995 Sterling Marlin
• 1994 Jimmy Spencer
• 1993 Dale Earnhardt
• 1992 Ernie Irvan
• 1991 Dale Earnhardt
• 1990 Dale Earnhardt
• 1989 Terry Labonte
• 1988 Ken Schrader
• 1987 Bill Elliott
• 1986 Bobby Hillin, Jr.
• 1985 Cale Yarborough
• 1984 Dale Earnhardt
• 1983 Dale Earnhardt
• 1982 Darrell Waltrip
• 1981 Ron Bouchard
• 1980 Neil Bonnett
• 1979 Darrell Waltrip
• 1978 Lennie Pond
• 1977 Donnie Allison
• 1976 Dave Marcis
• 1975 Buddy Baker
• 1974 Richard Petty
• 1973 Dick Brooks
• 1972 James Hylton
• 1971 Bobby Allison
• 1970 Pete Hamilton
• 1969 Richard Brickhouse

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