This article is about the NASCAR race. For other uses, see Food City.
Food City 500
NASCAR Cup Series
Venue
Bristol Motor Speedway
Location
Bristol, Tennessee, United States
Corporate sponsor
Food City Entertainment Industry Foundation
First race
1961 (1961)
Distance
266.5 miles (428.890 km)
Laps
500 Stages 1/2: 125 each Final stage: 250
Previous names
Southeastern 500 (1961–1975, 1977–1979) Southeastern 400 (1976) Valleydale Southeastern 500 (1980) Valleydale 500 (1981–1986) Valleydale Meats 500 (1987–1991) Food City 500 (1992–2010, 2012–2014, 2016–2019, 2024-present) Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City (2011) Food City 500 In Support Of Steve Byrnes And Stand Up To Cancer (2015) Food City presents the Supermarket Heroes 500 (2020) Food City Dirt Race (2021-2023)
Most wins (driver)
Rusty Wallace (6, paved surface) Joey Logano Kyle Busch Christopher Bell (1, dirt surface)
Most wins (team)
Hendrick Motorsports (8, paved surface) Joe Gibbs Racing (2, dirt surface)
Most wins (manufacturer)
Chevrolet (23, paved surface) Toyota (2, dirt surface)
Circuit information
Surface
Concrete
Length
0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Turns
4
The Food City 500 is an annual 500-lap, 266.5-mile (428.9 km) NASCAR Cup Series points race held at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. This is one of two NASCAR races held at Bristol, the other being the Bass Pro Shops Night Race. It was the first venue of the 2007 NASCAR schedule to host the fifth-generation NASCAR premiership race car, a race won by Kyle Busch. For much of its history, from 1961 to 1992 the race was run on the original asphalt surface, then on concrete from 1993 to 2020 after Bristol changed surfaces, but was moved to a dirt layout beginning in 2021, under the name Food City Dirt Race. It will be held once again on concrete beginning in 2024. [1]
Denny Hamlin is the defending race winner.
^"Concrete to replace dirt for Bristol's springtime schedule in 2024". 15 September 2023.
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