| Its white-knuckle racing all the way at Talladega | | | | 1993 Ernie Irvan |
| Superspeedway! The speeds that used to be | | | | 1992 Davey Allison |
| possible at Talladega are no more. It is one of | | | | 1991 Harry Gant (race postponed from Sunday |
| two tracks on the NASCAR circuit that forces | | | | to Monday due to rain) |
| teams to run a restrictor plate to limit the engine | | | | 1990 Dale Earnhardt |
| horsepower, which in turn limits the top speed of | | | | 1989 Davey Allison |
| the cars. Built in 1969, this challenging tri-oval | | | | 1988 Phil Parsons |
| course is a little over 2.5 miles and the banking | | | | 1987 Davey Allison - 178 laps / 473.48 miles |
| degrees sure take some talent!The first winner of | | | | (darkness - caused by long delay caused by |
| a NASCAR race at Talladega was Richard | | | | repairs to repair damaged catchfencing in a Lap |
| Brickhouse in 1969. Speed records have been | | | | 22 crash) |
| recorded at Talladega Superspeedway and it is | | | | 1986 Bobby Allison |
| known as the biggest and fastest motorsports | | | | 1985 Bill Elliott |
| facility in the World. If NASCAR thrills are what | | | | 1984 Cale Yarborough |
| you seek, then Talladega is the place you oughta | | | | 1983 Richard Petty |
| be!The Aaron's 499 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup | | | | 1982 Darrell Waltrip |
| stock car race held at Talladega. The race is 500 | | | | 1981 Bobby Allison |
| miles (188 laps) and has always been held in early | | | | 1980 Buddy Baker |
| May or late April. The Aaron's 499 is also one of | | | | 1979 Bobby Allison |
| four races currently run with restrictor plates. The | | | | 1978 Cale Yarborough |
| others are the UAW Ford 500, the Pepsi 400, and | | | | 1977 Darrell Waltrip |
| the Daytona 500. The 1997 Aarons 499 race, | | | | 1976 Buddy Baker |
| won by Mark Martin, was the fastest NASCAR | | | | 1975 Buddy Baker |
| race to date ever run, at an average speed of | | | | 1974 David Pearson - 170 laps - 452.2 miles |
| 188.354 mph (303.126 km/h).Past Aaron's 499 | | | | (energy crisis) |
| Winners:2005 Jeff Gordon - 194 laps / 516.04 | | | | 1973 David Pearson |
| miles (green-white-checkered) | | | | 1972 David Pearson |
| 2004 Jeff Gordon | | | | 1971 Donnie Allison |
| 2003 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | | | | 1970 Pete HamiltonIf you are ever in Eastaboga, |
| 2002 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | | | | Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway is a must see. |
| 2001 Bobby Hamilton | | | | The Aaron's 499 is the most well-known race |
| 2000 Jeff Gordon | | | | held at Talladega, and it's become well known |
| 1999 Dale Earnhardt | | | | throughout the NASCAR racing circuit.Curry Hayes |
| 1998 Bobby Labonte | | | | is the owner of Race Fans Friend, the premier |
| 1997 Mark Martin (race postponed two weeks | | | | online NASCAR ticket agency. For years racing |
| due to rain) | | | | fans have enjoyed the convenience, security, and |
| 1996 Sterling Marlin | | | | affordability of purchasing all their NASCAR tickets |
| 1995 Mark Martin | | | | through Race Fans Friend. |
| 1994 Dale Earnhardt | | | | |