NASCAR Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway

For the race held at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, see EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix.

Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400
NASCAR Cup Series
VenueTexas Motor Speedway
LocationFort Worth, Texas, United States
Corporate sponsorAutotrader.com/EchoPark Automotive[1]
First race1997 (original)
2005 (current)
Distance400 mi (643.738 km)
Laps267
Stage 1: 80
Stage 2: 85
Final stage: 102
Previous namesDickies 500 (2005–2009)
AAA Texas 500 (2010–2019)
Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 (2020–2022)
Former second race:
    • Interstate Batteries 500 (1997)
    • Texas 500 (1998)
    • Primestar 500 (1999)
    • DirecTV 500 (2000)
    • Harrah's 500 (2001)
    • Samsung / RadioShack 500 (2002–2006)
    • Samsung 500 (2007–2009)
    • Samsung Mobile 500 (2010–2012)
    • NRA 500 (2013)
    • Duck Commander 500 (2014–2016)
    • O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 (2017-2020)
Most wins (driver)Jimmie Johnson (5)
Most wins (team)Hendrick Motorsports (8)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chevrolet (11)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns4

Stock car races in the NASCAR Cup Series have been held at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas since 1997. The 400-mile (640 km) event, currently known as Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 for sponsorship reasons, has been held sometime in October or November each year, except for 2024 when it was held in April, where the track's original spring race (held from 1997 to 2020) was traditionally held.

The race's trophy is in the shape of a cowboy hat on top of a piston. Traditionally, the winning driver wears a black cowboy hat and fires a couple of six-shooters in the air on victory lane.[2]

Chase Elliott is the defending winner of the event, having won it in 2024.

  1. ^ "NASCAR Cup Series Reaches Round of 12 in 2020 Playoffs Schedule". Texas Motor Speedway. September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "Unique trophies in NASCAR". NASCAR. September 25, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2018.