| Its white-knuckle racing all the way at | | | | to Monday due to rain) |
| Talladega Superspeedway! The speeds that used | | | | |
| to be possible at Talladega are no more. It | | | | 1990 Dale Earnhardt |
| is one of two tracks on the NASCAR circuit | | | | |
| that forces teams to run a restrictor plate | | | | 1989 Davey Allison |
| to limit the engine horsepower, which in turn | | | | |
| limits the top speed of the cars. Built in | | | | 1988 Phil Parsons |
| 1969, this challenging tri-oval course is a | | | | |
| little over 2.5 miles and the banking degrees | | | | 1987 Davey Allison - 178 laps / 473.48 miles |
| sure take some talent!The first winner of a | | | | (darkness - caused by long delay caused by |
| NASCAR race at Talladega was Richard | | | | repairs to repair damaged catchfencing in a |
| Brickhouse in 1969. Speed records have been | | | | Lap 22 crash) |
| recorded at Talladega Superspeedway and it is | | | | |
| known as the biggest and fastest motorsports | | | | 1986 Bobby Allison |
| facility in the World. If NASCAR thrills are | | | | |
| what you seek, then Talladega is the place | | | | 1985 Bill Elliott |
| you oughta be!The Aaron's 499 is a NASCAR | | | | |
| Nextel Cup stock car race held at Talladega. | | | | 1984 Cale Yarborough |
| The race is 500 miles (188 laps) and has | | | | |
| always been held in early May or late April. | | | | 1983 Richard Petty |
| The Aaron's 499 is also one of four races | | | | |
| currently run with restrictor plates. The | | | | 1982 Darrell Waltrip |
| others are the UAW Ford 500, the Pepsi 400, | | | | |
| and the Daytona 500. The 1997 Aarons 499 | | | | 1981 Bobby Allison |
| race, won by Mark Martin, was the fastest | | | | |
| NASCAR race to date ever run, at an average | | | | 1980 Buddy Baker |
| speed of 188.354 mph (303.126 km/h).Past | | | | |
| Aaron's 499 Winners:2005 Jeff Gordon - 194 | | | | 1979 Bobby Allison |
| laps / 516.04 miles (green-white-checkered) | | | | |
| | | | 1978 Cale Yarborough |
| 2004 Jeff Gordon | | | | |
| | | | 1977 Darrell Waltrip |
| 2003 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | | | | |
| | | | 1976 Buddy Baker |
| 2002 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | | | | |
| | | | 1975 Buddy Baker |
| 2001 Bobby Hamilton | | | | |
| | | | 1974 David Pearson - 170 laps - 452.2 miles |
| 2000 Jeff Gordon | | | | (energy crisis) |
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| 1999 Dale Earnhardt | | | | 1973 David Pearson |
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| 1998 Bobby Labonte | | | | 1972 David Pearson |
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| 1997 Mark Martin (race postponed two weeks | | | | 1971 Donnie Allison |
| due to rain) | | | | |
| | | | 1970 Pete HamiltonIf you are ever in |
| 1996 Sterling Marlin | | | | Eastaboga, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway |
| | | | is a must see. The Aaron's 499 is the most |
| 1995 Mark Martin | | | | well-known race held at Talladega, and it's |
| | | | become well known throughout the NASCAR |
| 1994 Dale Earnhardt | | | | racing circuit.Curry Hayes is the owner of |
| | | | Race Fans Friend, the premier online NASCAR |
| 1993 Ernie Irvan | | | | ticket agency. For years racing fans have |
| | | | enjoyed the convenience, security, and |
| 1992 Davey Allison | | | | affordability of purchasing all their NASCAR |
| | | | tickets through Race Fans Friend. |
| 1991 Harry Gant (race postponed from Sunday | | | | |