The Aaron's 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races held annually down at the famous Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. Usually held in late April or early May, is 500 mile, 188 lap speedfest is one of only four NASCAR races run with carburetor restrictor plates, owing to the fact that car speeds could easily mean a race of extreme numbers. This is proven out by the fact that the 1997 race in Talladega is NASCAR's fastest ever at nearly 189 mph.

Talladega Superspeedway is a legendary name in the history of NASCAR, with some of the sport’s greatest drivers slugging it out over history. Names like Richard Petty, David Pearson and Buddy Baker plied their trade on the 2.66 mile asphalt covered track. Seating over 166,000 people, Talladega has hosted some of NASCAR's most exciting events. Fans understand this, and eagerly snap up the Aaron's 499 tickets whenever possible.

The race itself has a long history in NASCAR, with the first checkered flag being taken back in 1971 by NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Donnie Allison. It has been the site of some of the most exciting bumper-to-bumper and wide open speed demon racing known on the NASCAR circuit, with names from today such as Jeff Gordon (who last won the race in 2007) and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. regularly duking it out for supremacy, begging their fans into buying ever-increasing numbers of Aaron's 499 tickets.

Last year, 25-year-old Brad Keselowski took the checkered flag, piloting his car passed veteran NASCAR driver Carl Edwards on the final lap. Edwards, who had been trying to hold off a hard-charging Keselowski, went airborne in the maneuver, allowing the young NASCAR driver to power past him for first place. Fans were ecstatic at such high stakes racing, and lined up to buy Aaron's 499 tickets at record paces.

As far as race venues go, Talladega Superspeedway is a veritable temple to fans of NASCAR racing everywhere, and they regularly make a pilgrimage to the site in order to pay homage to the style of racing -- superspeedway racing is some of the most exciting in the world -- much as a religious person might make a pilgrimage to a shrine or the like. Once there, fans always make sure to purchase a pair of Aaron's 499 tickets.

As a point of interest, fans of Aaron's 499 races always make it a part of their pilgrimage to stop at the International Motorsports Hall Of Fame, which lies just next to the Talladega Superspeedway. The fact that the Hall of Fame is also at Talladega is a big draw to fans everywhere, who reciprocate that interest by buying tickets to Aaron's 499 events nearly every year they’ve been held.

In 2010, last year's champion, Brad Keselowski, promises to be back stronger than ever and in an even better car. Stalwart veterans like Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart, though, will not so easily give up their dominance and the racing promises to be hot and heavy all throughout the 500 miles of the event. Fans are buying up Aaron's 499 tickets at record paces in anticipation of superlative driving and racing by some of the best teams in the sport.