Texas 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series
VenueTexas World Speedway
First race1969
Last race1972
Distance500 miles (804.672 km)
Laps250

The Texas 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held at Texas World Speedway in 1969, 1971, and 1972.

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Report Ref
Laps Miles (km)
1969 December 7 71 Bobby Isaac Nord Krauskopf Dodge 250 500 (804.672) 3:27:56 144.277 Report [1]
1970 Not held
1971 December 12 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 250 500 (804.672) 3:28:20 144 Report [2]
1972 November 12 71 Buddy Baker Nord Krauskopf Dodge 250 500 (804.672) 3:24:00 147.059 Report [3]

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

# Wins Manufacturer Years Won Ref(s)
2 Dodge 1969, 1972 [1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "1969 Texas 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  2. "1971 Texas 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "1972 Texas 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.


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