AAA Texas 500
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| Venue | Texas Motor Speedway |
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| Location | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| Corporate sponsor | American Automobile Association (AAA Texas regional club) |
| First race | 2005 |
| Distance | 501 miles (806 km) |
| Laps | 334 (Stage 1: 85 Stage 2: 85 Stage 3: 164) |
| Previous names | Dickies 500 (2005–2009) |
| Most wins (driver) | Jimmie Johnson (5) |
| Most wins (team) | Hendrick Motorsports (5) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (7) |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
The AAA Texas 500 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 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 is held on the first weekend in November each year; TMS has expressed interest in changing the date, which is also the opening weekend of deer hunting season in Texas.
The race was acquired as a result of the , 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.
This race is featured in the 2006 film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, but it was actually shot at the identically shaped Charlotte Motor Speedway with the wall painted to look like Texas.
2016: Originally scheduled to be broadcast on NBC, the race was moved to NBCSN due to rain delay.
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