Entry List : Bristol Motor Speedway

Food City 500

Bristol Motor Speedway , Bristol, TN

Sunday, April 12th, 2026 Race 8 of 36 2026 Season
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  • Bristol Motor Speedway
  • Food City 500
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Ryan Blaney
  • Age: 32
  • Team : No 12 - Discount Tire Ford
  • Owner: Roger Penske
  • Crew Chief: Jonathan Hassler
  • 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
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