Aaron's 499

Winston 500 (1971-1993, 1997)

Winston Select 500 (1994-1996)

DieHard 500 (1998-2000)

Talladega 500 (2001)

The Aaron's 499 is a race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and will take place in late April or early May at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama instead. The Aaron's 499 is one of four restrictor -plate races in the calendar of the Nextel Cup. The race of 1997, which won Mark Martin was the fastest in the history of NASCAR with an average speed of 188.354 mph ( 303.126 km / h ).

Between 1970 and the end of the Grand Slam in 2004 by the so-called Ferko process the Aaron's 499 was the second race of the Grand Slam. In addition, it was part of the Winston Million.

The name of the race is derived from the main sponsor Aaron's, Leasing supplier of household items. The 499 is designed to reflect the tendency to be able to lease products for $ 99 per month. Despite the name, the race itself is little more than 500 miles long.

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In 1987 the catch fence was severely damaged by Bobby Allison's car when his car took off in an accident on lap 22, flew into the catch fence and tore it down. Because of the incident, the use of air restrictors, the Restrictor Plates, in this race, the fall race and two races at Daytona was prescribed.

In the race of the 2003 season, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his fourth consecutive race at Talladega, but this victory was not without controversy. After the spring races of the 2001 season NASCAR pulled both Talladega and Daytona a yellow line at the bottom of the track. It serves as the lower limit of the road and a driver who exceeds this line when overtaking, the position obtained must return. An exception is when the driver has pressed the overtaking operation by this. Earnhardt Jr. drove a good bit below this line when he overtook the leader Matt Kenseth. NASCAR decided that Earnhardt Jr. was forced below the line and the passing maneuver was correct, although it has already been decided differently in similar circumstances.

Jeff Gordon's victory in 2004 was characterized by a spin by Brian Vickers four and a half laps to go. The regulations envisaged at this stage that when driving in a race less than five rounds are no red flag is shown at a yellow light phase to still allow for a finish under green. When the race was switched under yellow, Dale Earnhardt Jr. had just overtaken Gordon, but at the last crossing the finish line Gordon was still in the lead. As the race was run under yellow to an end and Gordon turned his victory lap, the fans threw debris on the track, to protest against the finish. Since this is the second incident after the Pepsi 400 at Daytona was in 2002, NASCAR decided two months later to introduce the so-called Green- White- Checker, in which the race is extended accordingly, to ensure a finish under green.

In the 2009 season in the last round of a similarly serious accident as already 22 years ago by Bobby Allison occurred. In the last corner Brad Keselowski tried to overtake the hitherto leading Carl Edwards inside. As Edwards also moved inwards to block Keselowski, the two cars touched. Edwards turned, with his tail slightly lifted off. In that moment his tail hit the front of the Reclining at this time in third place Ryan Newman, whereupon Edwards ' car took off several meters, turned once around its own axis during the flight and eventually struck in the catch fence. This seven spectators were injured by flying debris. Following the accident, the safety fences were raised to the track.

NASCAR Sprint Cup race
Sporting event in Alabama
Talladega County

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