2016 AAA Texas 500

2016 AAA Texas 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Race 34 of 36 in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06)
Location Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 293 laps, 439.5 mi (703.2 km)
Scheduled Distance 334 laps, 501 mi (801.6 km)
Average speed 134.541 miles per hour (216.523 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Richard Childress Racing
Time 28.081
Most laps led
Driver Joey Logano Team Penske
Laps 178
Winner
No. 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

The 2016 AAA Texas 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on November 6, 2016, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the 34th race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, eighth race of the Chase and second race of the Round of 8. This would also turn out to be Carl Edwards 28th and final career victory.

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