Can-Am 500

Can-Am 500

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Venue	Phoenix International Raceway
Location	Avondale, Arizona, United States
Corporate sponsor	Can-Am
First race	1988
Distance	312 miles (502 km)
Laps	312
Previous names	Checker 500 (1988, 1990) Autoworks 500 (1989) Pyroil 500 (1991) Pyroil 500K (1992) Slick 50 500 (1993–1994) Dura Lube 500 (1995–1996) Dura Lube 500 Presented by Kmart (1997) Dura Lube/Kmart 500 (1998) Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500 (1999–2000) Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil (2001–2002, 2006–2007) Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Havoline (2003) Checker Auto Parts 500 (2004–2005) Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil (2008) Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 (2009) Kobalt Tools 500 (2010–2011) AdvoCare 500 (2012–2013) Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 (2014-2015)
Most wins (driver)	Kevin Harvick (4)
Most wins (team)	Hendrick Motorsports (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (13)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1 mi (1.6 km)
Turns	4

The Can-Am 500 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race held at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. It is one of four NASCAR races run with a length measured in kilometers; the Good Sam 500 at Phoenix is one and the two road course events (Toyota/Save Mart 350 and Cheez-It 355 at The Glen) are the others.

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Report
					Laps	Miles (km)
1988	November 6	Alan Kulwicki	AK Racing	Ford	312	312 (502.115)	3:26:57	90.457	Report
1989	November 5	Bill Elliott	Melling Racing	Ford	312	312 (502.115)	2:57:08	105.683	Report
1990	November 4	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	312	312 (502.115)	3:13:25	96.786	Report
1991	November 3	Davey Allison	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	312	312 (502.115)	3:15:31	95.746	Report
1992	November 1	Davey Allison	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	312	312 (502.115)	3:00:12	103.885	Report
1993	October 31	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	312	312 (502.115)	3:06:30	100.375	Report
1994	October 30	Terry Labonte	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	312	312 (502.115)	2:54:12	107.463	Report
1995	October 29	Ricky Rudd	Rudd Performance Motorsports	Ford	312	312 (502.115)	3:03:18	102.128	Report
1996	October 27	Bobby Hamilton	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	312	312 (502.115)	2:50:38	109.709	Report
1997	November 2	Dale Jarrett	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	312	312 (502.115)	2:48:55	110.824	Report
1998	October 25	Rusty Wallace	Penske Racing	Ford	257*	257 (413.601)	2:22:30	108.211	Report
1999	November 7	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs Racing	Pontiac	312	312 (502.115)	2:38:28	118.132	Report
2000	November 5	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	312	312 (502.115)	2:58:13	105.041	Report
2001	October 28	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	312	312 (502.115)	3:02:26	102.613	Report
2002	November 10	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing	Ford	312	312 (502.115)	2:44:25	113.857	Report
2003	November 2	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	312	312 (502.115)	3:19:11	93.984	Report
2004	November 7	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	315*	315 (506.943)	3:19:16	94.848	Report
2005	November 13	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	312	312 (502.115)	3:02:23	102.641	Report
2006	November 12	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	312	312 (502.115)	3:14:44	96.131	Report
2007	November 11	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	312	312 (502.115)	3:01:46	102.989	Report
2008	November 9	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	313*	313 (503.724)	3:12:01	97.804	Report
2009	November 15	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	312	312 (502.115)	2:49:26	110.486	Report
2010	November 14	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	312	312 (502.115)	2:49:01	110.754	Report
2011	November 13	Kasey Kahne	Red Bull Racing Team	Toyota	312	312 (502.115)	2:45:47	112.918	Report
2012	November 11	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	319*	319 (513.381)	2:52:09	111.182	Report
2013	November 10	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	312	312 (502.115)	2:57:03	105.733	Report
2014	November 9	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Chevrolet	312	312 (502.115)	3:07:13	99.991	Report
2015	November 15	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	219*	219 (352.446)	2:03:22	106.512	Report

• 1998 & 2015: Race shortened due to rain.
• 2004, 2008, & 2012: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish.
• 2011: First race on newly configured race track.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
4	Kevin Harvick	2006, 2012, 2013, 2014
3	Jimmie Johnson	2007, 2008, 2009
	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2003, 2004, 2015
2	Davey Allison	1991, 1992
	Jeff Burton	2000, 2001

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
6	Hendrick Motorsports	1994, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015
5	Roush Fenway Racing	1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010
4	Richard Childress Racing	1990, 2006, 2012, 2013
2	Robert Yates Racing	1991, 1992, 1997
	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	2003, 2004

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Manufacturer	Years Won
13	Chevrolet	1990, 1994, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
12	Ford	1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010
2	Pontiac	1996, 1999
1	Toyota	2011

Television broadcasters

Year	Network	Lap-by-lap	Color commentator(s)
1988	ESPN	Bob Jenkins	Ned Jarrett
1989			Benny Parsons Ned Jarrett
1990		Jerry Punch
1991	TNN	Mike Joy	Buddy Baker Neil Bonnett
1992
1993
1994			Buddy Baker Dick Berggren
1995
1996		Eli Gold
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001	NBC	Allen Bestwick	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	NBC NBCSN*	Rick Allen	Jeff Burton Steve Letarte
2016	NBC

2015: Originally to be broadcast on NBC, but the race was pushed to NBCSN due to rain delays.

External links

• NASCAR Commentators Crews and Networks
• With Just One More Race To Go, NASCAR Ratings Continue To Drop