Texas 500 (1969–72)

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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 [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. ^ a b "1969 Texas 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "1971 Texas 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "1972 Texas 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

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