Samsung 500
Sun, April 9th, 2011
Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth, TX
NASCAR is heading to Texas for the first of two races at Texas Motor Speedway. The race is set to get underway on April 9th in one of the biggest racing stadiums of the year.
Then there’s the track. The Texas Motor Speedway track is a 1.5 mile obstacle that offers many of the same challenges as Lowes Motor Speedway. Banked turns and a long straightaway on the back half offer drivers the chance to let loose. It’s such a remarkable venue that NASCAR has to come back in the fall for the Dickies 500.
The Texas Motor Speedway track is pure speed and built on the classic big track NASCAR betting track design. With 24 degree turns and steep banking this track is like a miniature of NASCAR betting’s legendary Daytona track. Drivers will run wide-open at this track the race should be very fast and very clean which means excellent NASCAR betting competition. The design of Texas Motor Speedway is very similar to that of Atlanta Motor Speedway and Lowes Motor Speedway which are all owned by Speedway Motor Sports, Inc.
The Texas Motor Speedway was once considered to be the fastest non-restrictor plate race on the NASCAR tour with qualifying speeds in excess of 192 mph and corner entry speeds of over 200 mph. Brian Vickers holds the record for the fastest qualifying time at 196.235 mph. Texas Motor Speedway was the first track to install a different type lap counter, one that counts the laps remaining and also the laps that have been run.
As opposed to shorter tracks which often resemble a crash-up derby more than a NASCAR betting event, the bigger tracks allow drivers to show off their driving skills and less wrecks means less reliance on luck in the NASCAR betting.
Defending Champion: Denny Hamlin
Distance : 1.5 miles
Year Opened: 1997
Seating : 159,585
Main Races: Samsung 500 & Dickies 500
Past Winners
| Samsung 500 |
| 2007 |
April 15 |
Jeff Burton |
Chevrolet |
$526,766 |
334 / 501 (806.281) |
143.359 |
3:39:41 |
| 2008 |
April 6 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
$541,150 |
339 / 508.5 (818.351) |
144.814 |
3:30:41 |
| 2009 |
April 5 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
$541,874 |
334 / 501 (806.281) |
146.372 |
3:25:22 |
| Samsung Mobile 500 |
| 2010 |
April 19 |
Denny Hamlin |
Toyota |
$501,800 |
334 / 501 (806.281) |
146.230 |
3:25:34 |
| 2011 |
April 9 |
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334 / 501 (806.281) |
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2010 Samsung 500 Results
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| FIN |
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CAR |
DRIVER |
MAKE |
SPONSOR |
PTS/BNS |
LAPS |
STATUS |
WINNINGS |
| 1 |
29 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Toyota |
FedEx Ground |
190/5 |
334 |
Running |
502,075 |
| 2 |
4 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevrolet |
Lowe's |
175/5 |
334 |
Running |
359,678 |
| 3 |
7 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
Interstate Batteries |
165/0 |
334 |
Running |
277,981 |
| 4 |
11 |
2 |
Kurt Busch |
Dodge |
Miller Lite |
165/5 |
334 |
Running |
239,398 |
| 5 |
5 |
9 |
Kasey Kahne |
Ford |
Budweiser |
155/0 |
334 |
Running |
202,915 |
| 6 |
30 |
5 |
Mark Martin |
Chevrolet |
HendrickCars.com / GoDaddy.com |
150/0 |
334 |
Running |
163,725 |
| 7 |
19 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
Shell / Pennzoil |
146/0 |
334 |
Running |
181,801 |
| 8 |
9 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Chevrolet |
Amp Energy / National Guard |
147/5 |
334 |
Running |
144,250 |
| 9 |
14 |
56 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
Toyota |
NAPA Auto Parts |
138/0 |
334 |
Running |
133,775 |
| 10 |
3 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
3M Post-it |
139/5 |
334 |
Running |
135,625 |
2009 Samsung 500 Results
Jeff Gordon Wins Samsung 500!
Jeff Gordon has broken his loosing streak, winning NASCAR's Samsung 500 at Texas Motorspeedway!
The 47-race dry spell between victories sparked a lot of emotions for Jeff Gordon. He went through wild swings of frustration, optimism and anger - sometimes during the same race.
Nascar Samsung 500 Top 5
| Driver |
Car |
| 1. Jeff Gordon |
Chevy |
| 2. Jimmie Johnson |
Chevy |
| 3. Greg Biffle |
Ford |
| 4. Tony Stewart |
Chevy |
| 5. Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
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