Carl Edwards led over half the race on his way to scoring the victory at Thunder Valley. The driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota led 276 of the 500 laps on his way to winning the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. It's his 26th career victory in the Sprint Cup Series and third at Bristol.
Denny Hamlin topped the chart in final Sprint Cup Series practice at Bristol Motor Speedway. The driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 15.213 and a speed of 126.129 mph.
Kyle Busch topped the chart in second Sprint Cup Series practice at Bristol Motor Speedway. The driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was fastest in the second practice session with a time of 15.184 and a speed of 126.370 mph.
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The driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota scored the pole for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway with a time of 14.991 and a speed of 127.997 mph. This is his 18th career pole in 417 starts in the Sprint Cup Series
Denny Hamlin topped the chart in first Sprint Cup Series practice at Bristol Motor Speedway. The driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 14.913 and a speed of 128.666 mph.
Just as Colossus of Rhodes stood tall over the ancient world, Colossus of Bristol hangs tall over Thunder Valley. First conceived in October of 2015 by Bruton and Marcus Smith, the new four-screen center-hung jumbotron makes its debut during this weekend's NASCAR festivities at Bristol Motor Speedway. It will also be in place for this September's Pilot Flying J Battle at Bristol.
Rusty Wallace will deliver "the most famous words in motorsports" for Sunday's race at Thunder Valley. Speaking at the corporate headquarters in Abingdon, Virginia, Steven C. Smith, president and CEO of Food City, announced that Wallace will give the command to fire engines for this Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
This week, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to my part of the country - Bristol, Tennessee - to run the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The 500-lap race on the .533 mile (.858 km) concrete short track will be the eighth race of the 2016 season.
Tyler Reddick added to his incredible start to the 2026 season as he overcame alternator woes to drive through the field and claim his fourth victory in six races to start the year.
