2016 AAA Texas 500
The 2016 AAA Texas 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on November 6, 2016, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the 34th race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, eighth race of the Chase and second race of the Round of 8. This would also turn out to be Carl Edwards 28th and final career victory.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 34 of 36 in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
| Date | November 6, 2016 | ||
| Location | Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 293 laps, 439.5 mi (703.2 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (801.6 km) | ||
| Average speed | 134.541 miles per hour (216.523 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
| Time | 28.081 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Joey Logano | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 178 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 19 | Carl Edwards | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini | ||
| Turn Announcers | Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) | ||
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