NASCAR Cup Series 2022 30 2022-09-25 2022-09-25 https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/thumb/hx4jyb1632942814.jpg https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/poster/ecfy6r1632942588.jpg The Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. The inaugural race took place on November 6, 2005. The race has always started in the late afternoon, gone through sunset and twilight, and ended under the lights at night, much like the Coca-Cola 600 in May, but it is not considered a night event. The race was acquired as a result of the Ferko lawsuit, which forced NASCAR to relinquish the sport's fourth major, the Mountain Dew Southern 500 and in the process end its Grand Slam, as the Southern 500 was one of the four races that made it up. This race has been derisively referred to as the Francis Ferko 500, mostly by traditionalist fans upset by the demise of the Southern 500. The trophy is in the shape of a cowboy hat on top of a piston. 1392120