Food City 500

Food City 500
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Venue	Bristol Motor Speedway
Location	Bristol, Tennessee, United States
Corporate sponsor	Food City
First race	1961
Distance	266.5 miles (428.89 km)
Laps	500
Previous names	Southeastern 500 (1961-1975, 1977-1979); Southeastern 400 (1976); Valleydale Southeastern 500 (1980); Valleydale Meats 500 (1987-1991); Food City 500 (1982-2010, 2012-2014, 2016-present); Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City (2011); Food City 500 in Support Of Steve Byrnes and Stand Up to Cancer (2015)
Most wins (driver)	Rusty Wallace (3)
Most wins (team)	Hendrick Motorsports (8)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (23)
Circuit information
Surface	Concrete
Length	0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Turns	4

The Food City 500 is an annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held at Bristol Motor Speedway, it is one of two NASCAR races held at the circuit, with the other one being the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race in mid August, It was the first venue to host the fifth-generation car, a race won by Kyle Busch.

The Food City 500 was sponsored by Stand Up to Cancer.^[1]

History

The Food City 500 is one of the famous races at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, and it is home to two Xfinity Series race, two Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races and one Camping World Truck Series race.

In 2010 and 2017, Kyle Busch swept all three series at Bristol in the fall race.^[2]

Past winners


Year	Winner	Started	Manufacturer	Pole speed	Cautions	Caution Laps
1961	Jack Smith	12th	Pontiac	79.225	8	—
1962	Joe Weatherly	2nd	Pontiac	80.645	3	—
1963	Fireball Roberts	3rd	Pontiac	80.681	1	9
1964	Fred Lorenzen	1st	Plymouth	80.64	4	54
1965	Junior Johnson	3rd	Ford	84.626	7	39
1966	Dick Hutcherson	6th	Ford	86.248	7	92
1967	David Pearson	14th	Dodge	87.124	6	59
1968	David Pearson	2nd	Ford	88.582	11	81
1969	Bobby Allison	4th	Dodge	88.669	4	32
1970	Donnie Allison	2nd	Ford	107.079	8	54
1971	David Pearson	1st	Ford	105.525	5	45
1972	Bobby Allison	1st	Chevrolet	106.875	2	25
1973	Cale Yarborough	1st	Chevrolet	107.608	7	56
1974	Cale Yarborough	3rd	Chevrolet	107.351	9	105
1975	Richard Petty	2nd	Dodge	110.951	2	27
1976	Cale Yarborough	3rd	Chevrolet	110.72	6	79
1977	Cale Yarborough	1st	Chevrolet	110.168	2	9
1978	Darrell Waltrip	7th	Chevrolet	110.409	4	40
1979	Dale Earnhardt	9th	Chevrolet	111.668	6	44
1980	Dale Earnhardt	4th	Chevrolet	111.688	3	14
1981	Darrell Waltrip	1st	Buick	112.125	8	44
1982	Darrell Waltrip	1st	Buick	111.068	3	25
1983	Darrell Waltrip	13th	Chevrolet	110.409	5	31
1984	Darrell Waltrip	3rd	Chevrolet	111.39	4	19
1985	Dale Earnhardt	12th	Chevrolet	112.778	14	90
1986	Rusty Wallace	14th	Pontiac	114.85	7	56
1987	Dale Earnhardt	3rd	Chevrolet	115.674	13	125
1988	Bill Elliott	13th	Ford	117.552	12	70
1989	Rusty Wallace	8th	Pontiac	120.278	20	98
1990	Davey Allison	19th	Ford	116.157	13	65
1991	Rusty Wallace	1st	Pontiac	118.051	19	133
1992	Alan Kulwicki	1st	Ford	122.474	10	75
1993	Rusty Wallace	1st	Pontiac	120.938	17	87
1994	Dale Earnhardt	24th	Chevrolet	124.946	10	75
1995	Jeff Gordon	2nd	Chevrolet	124.605	7	65
1996	Jeff Gordon	8th	Chevrolet	123.578	5	37
1997	Jeff Gordon	5th	Chevrolet	123.586	20	132
1998	Jeff Gordon	2nd	Chevrolet	124.275	14	88
1999	Rusty Wallace	1st	Ford	125.142	7	67
2000	Rusty Wallace	1st	Ford	126.37	11	36
2001	Elliott Sadler	38th	Ford	126.303	13	87
2002	Kurt Busch	27th	Ford	127.216	14	101
2003	Kurt Busch	9th	Ford	128.709	17	121
2004	Kurt Busch	13th	Ford	128.314	11	85
2005	Kevin Harvick	13th	Chevrolet	127.733	14	115
2006	Kurt Busch	9th	Dodge	—	18	104
2007	Kyle Busch	20th	Chevrolet	125.773	15	90
2008	Jeff Burton	8th	Chevrolet	—	10	68
2009	Kyle Busch	19th	Toyota	125.773	9	58
2010	Jimmie Johnson	4th	Chevrolet	124.63	10	103
2011	Kyle Busch	12th	Toyota	128.014	10	57
2012	Brad Keselowski	5th	Dodge	125.515	5	49
2013	Kasey Kahne	2nd	Chevrolet	129.535	10	66
2014	Carl Edwards	12th	Ford	129.991	12	95
2015	Matt Kenseth	1st	Toyota	128.682	11	117
2016	Carl Edwards	1st	Toyota	127.997	15	92
2017	Jimmie Johnson	11th	Chevrolet	—	9	75
2018	Kyle Busch	1st	Toyota	128.882	13	114

References

↑ Cook, Zachary (April 19, 2015). "FOOD CITY 500 IN SUPPORT OF STEVE BYRNES AND STAND UP TO CANCER | The Official Ryan Newman Website". www.ryannewman.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ Staff Report (2011-03-19). "Bristol Motor Speedway track facts". Sporting News. Retrieved 2011-03-19.^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] Cook, Zachary (April 19, 2015). "FOOD CITY 500 IN SUPPORT OF STEVE BYRNES AND STAND UP TO CANCER | The Official Ryan Newman Website". www.ryannewman.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Staff Report (2011-03-19). "Bristol Motor Speedway track facts". Sporting News. Retrieved 2011-03-19.^{[permanent dead link]}

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