UAW Ford 500

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**UAW Ford 500**

Venue	Talladega Superspeedway
Corporate sponsor	UAW and Ford
First race	1969
Distance	500.08 miles (804.8 km)
Number of laps	188
Previous names	Talladega 500 (1969-1987) Talladega DieHard 500 (1988-1989) DieHard 500 (1990-1997) Winston 500 (1998-2000) EA Sports 500 (2001-2004)

The UAW Ford 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. The UAW Ford 500 is also one of four races currently run with restrictor plates, the others being the Aaron's 499, the Pepsi 400, and the Daytona 500. Through 1996, the race was normally held in early August or late July. In 1997, it was moved, after overwhelming fans' requests, to early October due to the uncomfortably hot summer temperatures, and sometimes unpredictible summertime thunderstorms in the Alabama area.

In 1998, the name of the race was swapped with that of the spring race. The fall race became known as the Winston 500 for a few years in order to promote the Winston No Bull 5 program.