The Samsung 500 is a premier stop on NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series racing circuit that is run every spring down at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. At 501 miles, the race is a true test of endurance and strength, with 334 laps available to test even the most hardy and virtuous NASCAR stock car driver. The race is always hotly contested, and there were 12 different racers who took the checkered flag in the event's first 12 races. Sales of Samsung 500 tickets are always very strong.

Held on the Texas Motor Speedway’s 1.5 mile asphalt covered, four-turns-in-a-lap track, the race is always a favorite of drivers, teams and fans everywhere. Nearly 192,000 spectators buy out available Samsung 500 tickets as soon as they go on sale. This particular race has been held since 1997, when NASCAR great Jeff Burton took the checkered flag.

As far as manufacturers go, Ford has led the way with a total of seven wins since the inaugural event, with Chevrolet coming in second at four winds and Dodge with two titles. Most of today's current NASCAR greats have taken a checkered flag at this event, and fans -- who are acutely aware of and have particular love for individual drivers -- line up to buy Samsung 500 tickets in order to root on their special driver.

In 2008, the race actually ran out to 508.5 miles due to an historic "green-white-checker finish" which NASCAR employs in order to prevent a race from finishing under the yellow caution flag. Fans love the new finish format, which helps to ensure that the last couple laps run our full-bore and steeped in high drama and excitement. In expectation of such event finishes in the future, fans every year eagerly buy out Samsung 500 tickets like hotcakes.

Last year's winner, Jeff Gordon, who is one of NASCAR's latest drivers over the last 15 years, took the checkered flag and his 82nd career victory. His win in 2009 was his first at the Texas Motor Speedway, and helped to end a 47 race winless streak. The win gives Gordon the distinct honor of having one at every NASCAR site except the Homestead-Miami Speedway. Fans love the driver, and buying up tickets for the Samsung 500 knowing that he'll be there.

Another interesting fun fact is that the winner of the first race, Burton, took his second Samsung 500 win in 2007, passing Matt Kenseth on the final lap on the way to a sterling year in which he finished in the top seven in NASCAR Cup points standings at the end of the season. The fact that every great NASCAR driver will be in an equally strong car this year is partially the reason why fans are lining up to buy Samsung 500 tickets at the rate they are.

In 2010, Jeff Gordon is promising to bring his signature Number 24 car which is loved by legions of fans across the NASCAR world -- and also hooted at by more than a few fans of other top NASCAR drivers -- to the event with an eye towards cementing his dominance in stock car racing for another decade or more. Chances are good that he could take his 83rd win of his long career at the venue. With top money and wheel to wheel racing taking place, it's a good bet that Samsung 500 tickets will continue to be hot properties.