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Bank of America 500
Bank of America 500
Venue Lowe's Motor Speedway
Corporate sponsor Bank of America
First race 1960
Distance 501 miles
Number of 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)

The Bank of America 500 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race that is hosted annually at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, United States. NASCAR national series race tracks The following is a list of race tracks currently used by NASCAR as part of its Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord North Carolina, north of Charlotte. Banc of America Securities Bank of America () is the largest bank by asset and second largest commercial Bank by deposits and Market capitalization in United The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord North Carolina, north of Charlotte. Concord (kän-kord is a city in the US state of North Carolina. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The race is usually held in the month of October, and is 500 miles long. Prior to 1966, the race was a 400-mile event.

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Television history

The race was shown on TBS from at least the mid-1980s to 2000. TBS is an American Cable television network that shows sports and a variety of programming with a focus on comedy From 2002 to 2006, it was shown on NBC, and since 2007, it has been on ABC. NASCAR on NBC was a series of NASCAR races that aired on the network from 2001 - 2006. NASCAR on ESPN is a series of NASCAR races that were broadcasted by the ESPN Broadcast (formerly ABC and Cable networks from the early 1960s until 2000 The 2001 race was scheduled for NBC, but was moved to TNT just 30 minutes before the start because it conflicted with the decision to invade Afghanistan by allied governments including the United States and the United Kingdom. NASCAR on TNT is the tagname for any NASCAR series race that has been broadcast on Turner Network Television by Turner Sports. The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

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, as was the case in the past, and stayed with network television, a procedure which has since been retracted by ESPN.

From Sunday to Saturday

The day that the race is held was changed following the 2002 running. Due to good ratings in primetime during the event (resulting in part from a three-hour rain delay before the race), track officials moved the 2003 race from Sunday afternoon to Saturday night, where it has been ever since. Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland In 2005, the start was delayed by the finish to the Notre Dame-Southern California college football game which ran late. Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States The USC Trojans football program established in 1888, is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies 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

Bank of America 500

UAW-GM Quality 500

Mello Yello 500

All Pro Auto Parts 500

Oakwood Homes 500

Miller High Life 500

National 500

NAPA National 500

National 500

National 400

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