TicketGuardian 500

TicketGuardian 500
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Venue	ISM Raceway
Location	Avondale, Arizona, United States
Corporate sponsor	TicketGuardian
Distance	312 miles (502.115 km)
Laps	312 (Stage 1: 75; Stage 2: 75; Stage 3: 162)
Previous names	Subway Fresh 500 (2005-2006); Subway Fresh Fit 500 (2007-2009, 2011-2013); Subway Fresh Fit 600
Most wins (driver)	Kevin Harvick (5)
Most wins (team)	Stewart Haas Racing (5)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (10)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1 mi (1.6 km)
Turns	4

The TicketGuardian 500 is an annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held at ISM Raceway, it is one of two races held at the circuit, with the other one being the Can-Am 500 in November, It has been run with the NASCAR Xfinity Series race the day before. It was sponsored by Subway from 2005-2013 before CNBC took the naming rights from 2014 to 2015, and Camping World become the sponsor in 2015 and 2017, Good Sam took over the sponsor in 2016, now TicketGuardian become the sponsor.^[1]

Past winners[change | change source]

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Miles	Laps
2005	April 23	97	Kurt Busch	Roush Racing	312	312
2006	April 22	29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	312	312
2007	April 21	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	312	312
2008	April 12	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	312	312
2009	April 18	5	Mark Martin	Hendrick Motorsports	312	312
2010	April 10	39	Ryan Newman	Stewart-Haas Racing	378*	378
2011	February 27	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	312	312
2012	March 4	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	312	312
2013	March 3	99	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	316*	316
2014	March 2	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	312	312
2015	March 15	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	312	312
2016	March 13	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart Haas Racing	313*	313
2017	March 19	31	Ryan Newman	Richard Childress Racing	314*	314
2018	March 11	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	312	312

2010, 2013, and 2016-17: Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish.

Multiple winners (drivers)[change | change source]

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
5	Kevin Harvick	2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
2	Jeff Gordon	2007, 2011
2	Ryan Newman	2010, 2017

Multiple winners (teams)[change | change source]

# Wins	Team	Years Won
5	Stewart-Haas Racing	2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
4	Hendrick Motorsports	2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
2	Roush Fenway Racing	2005, 2013
2	Richard Childress Racing	2006, 2017

Manufacturer wins[change | change source]

# Wins	Manufacturer	Years Won
10	Chevrolet	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
3	Ford	2005, 2013, 2018
1	Toyota	2012

Notable moments[change | change source]

2007: Jeff Gordon wins for the first time at Phoenix from the pole (the first winner from the pole at Phoenix), scoring his 76th Cup Series win (tying Dale Earnhardt). After the race, Gordon celebrated with a black flag with the #3 of Earnhardt emblazoned on it.^[1]
2011: Jeff Gordon snaps a 66-race winless streak (longest of his career) and ties Cale Yarborough with his 83rd career win.
2013: Carl Edwards wins in a Subway-sponsored car in the Subway-sponsored race and snaps a 70-race winless streak.