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The Advance Auto Parts 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race that was held at the Martinsville Speedway. The event is now popularly known as the Goody's Cool Orange 500. The Goody's sponsors the event that was inaugurated in the year 1949. The event has also been previously known by various other names such as the Virginia 500, the Virginia National Bank 500, the Sovran Bank 500, the Hanes 500 and the DirecTV 500. The Martinsville Speedway that is a host to the event is located in Virginia. The International Speedway Corporation owns and operates the track and it was inaugurated in the year 1947. It is a 0.534-mile long track that has 4 turns. The turns are banked at 12 degrees and the length of the front and backstretch is 800 feet.
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About Advance Auto Parts 500
The capacity of the venue is around 65,000 people and it also hosts a number of other racing events such as the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. The Advance Auto Parts 500 was popularly known so in the years 2004 and 2005. The racing event has seen some excellent performances by various drivers who have achieved great success here. Red Byron won the inaugural race that was held in the year 1949. Some other drivers who have been able to win the event include Curtis Turner, Lee Petty, Jim Paschal, Buck Baker, Richard Petty, Fred Lorenzen, Cale Yarborough, David Pearson, Darrell Waltrip, Harry Gant, Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, Dale Jarrett and Ricky Rudd. Richard Petty holds the record of winning the event 9 times in the past, the most by any driver here.
The Advance Auto Parts 500 or the Goody's Cool Orange 500 consists of 500 laps that cover a distance of around 263 miles. Denny Hamlin won the race in 2008 and is thus the current champion of the event.