Bank of America 500

Bank of America 500
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Venue Charlotte Motor Speedway
Location Concord, North Carolina, United States
Corporate sponsor Bank of America
First race 1960
Distance 501 miles (806 km)
Laps 334
Previous names National 400 (1960–1965)
National 500 (1966–1976, 1980–1982)
NAPA National 500 (1977–1979)
Miller High Life 500 (1983–1985)
Oakwood Homes 500 (1986–1988)
All Pro Auto Parts 500 (1989)
Mello Yello 500 (1990–1994)
UAW-GM Quality 500 (1995–2005)
NASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America (2009)
Most wins (driver) Bobby Allison
Mark Martin
Jimmie Johnson
Cale Yarborough (3)
Most wins (team) Hendrick Motorsports (7)
Most wins (manufacturer) Chevrolet (20)
Circuit information
Surface Asphalt
Length 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns 4

The Bank of America 500 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race that is hosted annually at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, United States, with the other one being the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend, the 600-mile (970 km) race. The race is held in the middle of October, as part of the Chase for the Sprint Cup and it is a 501-mile (806 km) annual race, Prior to 1966, the race was a 400.5-mile (644.5 km) event.

Thanks in large part to the ratings boost NBC received from the 2002 race being run in primetime hours, NASCAR made a decision to move the race date from Sunday afternoon to Saturday night beginning in 2003. NBC retained their rights to broadcast the race, unlike in most of the night events aired in their part of the season's contract which normally aired on TNT. With the move, then-Lowe's Motor Speedway became one of only two tracks in NASCAR to have two night dates on the schedule.

In 2005, the start was delayed by the finish to the Notre Dame-Southern California college football game which ran late. While the game was in its final minutes, NBC, the broadcaster of both events, had the race engines start and the pace laps proceed. As the pace car pulled off the track to pit road to start the race, NBC had just switched coverage from the game to the race, and the broadcast began as the field took the green flag.

Past winners

Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Report
Laps Miles (km)
1960 October 16 Speedy Thompson Wood Brothers Racing Ford 267 400.5 (644.542) 3:32:50 112.905 Report
1961 October 15 Joe Weatherly Bud Moore Engineering Pontiac 267 400.5 (644.542) 3:20:20 119.95 Report
1962 October 14 Junior Johnson Ray Fox Pontiac 267 400.5 (644.542) 3:01:42 132.085 Report
1963 October 13 Junior Johnson Ray Fox Chevrolet 267 400.5 (644.542) 3:01:54 132.105 Report
1964 October 18 Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody Ford 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:58:35 134.475 Report
1965 October 17 Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody Ford 267 400.5 (644.542) 3:21:44 119.117 Report
1966 October 16 Lee Roy Yarbrough Jon Thorne Dodge 334 501 (806.281) 3:49:55 130.576 Report
1967 October 15 Buddy Baker Ray Fox Dodge 334 501 (806.281) 3:50:04 130.317 Report
1968 October 20 Charlie Glotzbach Cotton Owens Dodge 334 501 (806.281) 3:42:08 135.234 Report
1969 October 12 Donnie Allison Banjo Matthews Ford 334 501 (806.281) 3:48:32 131.271 Report
1970 October 11 Lee Roy Yarbrough Junior Johnson & Associates Mercury 334 501 (806.281) 4:03:28 123.246 Report
1971 October 10 Bobby Allison Holman-Moody Mercury 238* 357 (574.535) 2:49:38 126.14 Report
1972 October 8 Bobby Allison Richard Howard Chevrolet 334 501 (806.281) 3:45:37 133.234 Report
1973 October 7 Cale Yarborough Richard Howard Chevrolet 334 501 (806.281) 3:26:58 145.24 Report
1974 October 6 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury 334 501 (806.281) 4:10:41 119.912 Report
1975 October 5 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 334 501 (806.281) 3:47:22 132.209 Report
1976 October 10 Donnie Allison Ellington Racing Chevrolet 334 501 (806.281) 3:32:51 141.226 Report
1977 October 9 Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt Chevrolet 334 501 (806.281) 3:30:32 142.78 Report
1978 October 8 Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering Ford 334 501 (806.281) 3:31:57 141.826 Report
1979 October 7 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 334 501 (806.281) 3:43:53 134.266 Report
1980 October 5 Dale Earnhardt Rod Osterlund Racing Chevrolet 334 501 (806.281) 3:42:18 135.243 Report
1981 October 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Buick 334 501 (806.281) 4:15:52 117.483 Report
1982 October 10 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Buick 334 501 (806.281) 3:39:05 137.208 Report
1983 October 9 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 334 501 (806.281) 3:34:43 139.998 Report
1984 October 7 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 334 501 (806.281) 3:24:41 148.861 Report
1985 October 6 Cale Yarborough Ranier-Lundy Ford 334 501 (806.281) 3:39:48 136.761 Report
1986 October 5 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 334 501 (806.281) 3:47:02 132.403 Report
1987 October 11 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 334 501 (806.281) 3:54:02 128.443 Report
1988 October 9 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 334 501 (806.281) 3:50:02 130.677 Report
1989 October 8 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 501 (806.281) 3:20:35 149.863 Report
1990 October 7 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 334 501 (806.281) 3:38:44 137.428 Report
1991 October 6 Geoffrey Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 334 501 (806.281) 3:36:17 138.984 Report
1992 October 11 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 334 501 (806.281) 3:15:47 153.537 Report
1993 October 10 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 334 501 (806.281) 3:14:31 154.537 Report
1994 October 9 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 334 501 (806.281) 3:26:00 145.922 Report
1995 October 8 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 334 501 (806.281) 3:26:48 145.358 Report
1996 October 6 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 501 (806.281) 3:30:00 143.143 Report
1997 October 5 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 334 501 (806.281) 3:28:17 144.323 Report
1998 October 4 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 334 501 (806.281) 4:04:01 123.188 Report
1999 October 11* Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 501 (806.281) 3:07:31 160.306 Report
2000 October 8 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 334 501 (806.281) 3:44:57 133.63 Report
2001 October 7 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 334 501 (806.281) 3:36:15 139.006 Report
2002 October 13 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 334 501 (806.281) 3:32:28 141.481 Report
2003 October 11 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 334 501 (806.281) 3:30:24 142.871 Report
2004 October 16 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 501 (806.281) 3:50:51 130.214 Report
2005 October 15 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 336* 504 (811.109) 4:11:18 120.334 Report
2006 October 14 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 334 501 (806.281) 3:47:29 132.142 Report
2007 October 13 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 337* 505.5 (813.523) 4:00:58 125.868 Report
2008 October 11 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 334 501 (806.281) 3:44:50 133.699 Report
2009 October 17 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 501 (806.281) 3:38:22 137.658 Report
2010 October 16 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 334 501 (806.281) 3:34:07 140.391 Report
2011 October 15 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 334 501 (806.281) 3:25:37 146.194 Report
2012 October 13 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 334 501 (806.281) 3:14:01 154.935 Report
2013 October 12 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 334 501 (806.281) 3:09:53 158.308 Report
2014 October 11 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 334 501 (806.281) 3:26:49 145.346 Report
2015 October 11* Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 334 501 (806.281) 3:35:05 139.76 Report

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Driver Years Won
3 Bobby Allison 1971, 1972, 1978
Cale Yarborough 1973, 1979, 1985
Mark Martin 1992, 1995, 1998
Jimmie Johnson 2004, 2005, 2009
2 Junior Johnson 1962, 1963
Fred Lorenzen 1964, 1965
LeeRoy Yarbrough 1966, 1970
Donnie Allison 1969, 1976
Richard Petty 1975, 1983
Dale Earnhardt 1980, 1986
Bill Elliott 1984, 1987
Dale Jarrett 1994, 1997
Jeff Gordon 1999, 2007
Jamie McMurray 2002, 2010

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years Won
7 Hendrick Motorsports 1989, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009
4 Junior Johnson & Associates 1970, 1979, 1981, 1991
Roush Fenway Racing 1992, 1995, 1998, 2011
3 Ray Fox 1962, 1963, 1967
Holman-Moody 1964, 1965, 1971
Robert Yates Racing 1990, 1993, 1997
Joe Gibbs Racing 1994, 2000, 2003
2 Wood Brothers Racing 1960, 1974
Bud Moore Engineering 1961, 1978
Richard Howard 1972, 1973
Melling Racing 1984, 1987
Richard Childress Racing 1986, 2008
Chip Ganassi Racing 2001, 2002
Team Penske 2013, 2015

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Manufacturer Years Won
20 Chevrolet 1963, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014
18 Ford 1960, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2015
7 Dodge 1966, 1967, 1968, 1975, 2001, 2002, 2006
5 Pontiac 1961, 1962, 1983, 1988, 2000
3 Mercury 1970, 1971, 1974
2 Buick 1981, 1982
1 Toyota 2012

Notable races

Television history

The race was shown on TBS from at least the mid-1980s to 2000. From 2002 to 2006, it was shown on NBC, and from 2007 to 2014, it was on ABC.

The 2002 race was also known for beginning a practice where, if a race broadcast on a network was running long and ran into prime-time hours, the broadcast would not switch to cable. In this case, the race began as scheduled in the early afternoon but was delayed for hours due to weather. NBC did not move the race to TNT, and broadcast the race in its entirety; the race ended early Sunday evening with Jamie McMurray winning in only his second NASCAR Winston Cup start. Since ESPN took over the rights to the race and to most of NBC and TNT's former NASCAR package, that policy has been discontinued. Starting in 2015 the race will move back to NBC, after the network signed a 10-year, $4.4 Billion dollar deal with NASCAR, NBC has the rights for the final 20 races of the season(14 of 20) from the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway and the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, this event was on ABC for several years as part of ESPN before the departure.

The 2005 running of the race drew ire from fans due to the broadcast policy in which a college football game cut into NBC's NASCAR slot. Due to the excessive length, the pre-race show was not broadcast at all and the network finally started it as the field came to the green flag to begin the race. This race was known for the levigation disaster that made the track extremely fast causing the tires to blister and blow out after about 30 laps. It was due to this that Charlotte was repaved in early 2006 in time for their May events.

The 2014 race was known for the broadcast policy that drew the ire of fans once again. Because of the excessive length of the Baylor-TCU ESPN College Football game, the race would be shifted to ESPNEWS. But the station was airing an NBA preseason game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that ran long into overtime. The race broadcast started on Lap 27.

Year Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
1964 ABC Jim McKay Chris Economaki
1965 Bill Flemming Rodger Ward
1966 Jim McKay
1967 Keith Jackson Ned Jarrett
1968 Jim McKay
1969 Chris Economaki
1970
1971 Keith Jackson
1972
1973 Jim McKay Jackie Stewart
1974 Chris Economaki
1975 Jackie Stewart
1976 Keith Jackson Chris Economaki
1977 Jackie Stewart
1978 Jim McKay
1979 NBC Paul Page Johnny Rutherford
1980
1981
1982 ABC Keith Jackson Chris Economaki
1983 Mizlou Ken Squier Donnie Allison
1984
1985 Jefferson-Pilot Mike Joy Ned Jarrett
1986
1987 SETN Eli Gold Jerry Punch
1988 SCORE
FNN
Johnny Hayes
1989 TBS Ken Squier Johnny Hayes
Chris Economaki
1990
1991 Neil Bonnett
1992
1993
1994 Chuck Bown
Cale Yarborough
1995 Richard Petty
1996 Buddy Baker
Dick Berggren
1997
1998
1999 Eli Gold
2000 Allen Bestwick
2001 NBC Benny Parsons
Wally Dallenbach
2002
2003
2004
2005 Bill Weber
2006
2007 ABC Jerry Punch Rusty Wallace
Andy Petree
2008 Dale Jarrett
Andy Petree
2009
2010 Marty Reid
2011 Allen Bestwick
2012
2013
2014
2015 NBCSN* Rick Allen Jeff Burton
Steve Letarte
2016 NBC

2015: Originally scheduled to be broadcast on NBC, the race was moved to NBCSN due to the postponement of the race.

External links

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