Ryan Blaney won the Pole Award for the Food City 500 with a lap of 15101 seconds, 127064 mph
This is his 13th pole in 386 NASCAR Cup Series races
This is his first pole and sixth top-10 start in 2026
This is his second pole in 19 races at Bristol Motor Speedway
Tyler Reddick (second) posted his seventh top-10 start of 2026 and his first in ten races at Bristol Motor Speedway
Chase Briscoe (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway It is his third in eight races this season
Connor Zilisch (26th) was the fastest qualifying rookie
Drivers Entered: 37
Laps Scheduled: 500
Laps Actual: 505 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
Margin of Victory: 0.055 Seconds
Time of Race: 3 Hours 1 Minutes 50 Seconds
Average Speed: 88.817
Cautions: 9 for 72 laps
Lead Changes: 12
Green Flag Passes: 2,266 (5.2 passes per green flag lap)
Bristol Motor Speedway
Food City 500
Race Winner: Ty Gibbs
Age: 23
Team : No 54 - Monster Energy Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs
Crew Chief: Tyler Allen
Ty Gibbs won the Food City 500, his first victory in 131 Cup Series races
This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 2026
This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in seven races at Bristol Motor Speedway
Ryan Blaney (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 19 races at Bristol Motor Speedway It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2026
Kyle Larson (third) posted his 14th top-10 finish in 20 races at Bristol Motor Speedway
Connor Zilisch (33rd) was the highest finishing rookie
Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 62 points over Ryan Blaney
LeMans, France -
June 11, 2023 :
The #24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 of of Jimmie Johnson, Mike Rockenfeller, and Jenson Button in action at the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
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