2016 AAA Texas 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 34 of 36 in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
| Date | November 6, 2016 | ||
| Location | Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.414 km) | ||
| Distance | 293 laps, 439.5 mi (707.307 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
| Average speed | 134.541 miles per hour (216.523 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
| Time | 28.081 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Joey Logano | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 178 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 19 | Carl Edwards | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini | ||
| Turn announcers | Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) | ||
The 2016 AAA Texas 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on November 6, 2016, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 293 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4-kilometre) intermediate quad-oval, it was the 34th race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, eighth race of the Chase and second race of the Round of 8. Shortened from 334 laps due to rain, the race was won by Carl Edwards for Joe Gibbs Racing, taking his 28th Cup Series victory.