Race Results : Bristol Motor Speedway
Food City 500
Bristol Motor Speedway , Bristol, TN
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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
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Toyota | 59 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 505 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Running |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 53 | 36 | 17 | 0 | 505 | 190 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Running |
| 3 | 8 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 54 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 505 | 284 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Running |
| 4 | 2 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Toyota | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 3 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Toyota | 45 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 505 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | Running |
| 6 | 35 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Ford | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 20 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Running |
| 8 | 17 | 60 | Ryan Preece | Ford | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 41 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 505 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | Running |
| 10 | 10 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Chevrolet | 38 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 505 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | Running |
| 11 | 12 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Toyota | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 505 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | Running |
| 12 | 13 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Chevrolet | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 21 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 22 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 505 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | Running |
| 17 | 23 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 24 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 15 | 38 | Zane Smith | Ford | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 6 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 4 | 35 | Riley Herbst | Toyota | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 504 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 18 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 504 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 28 | 43 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 19 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 29 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 16 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Ford | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 14 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 30 | 41 | Cole Custer | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 32 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 34 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 25 | 21 | Josh Berry | Ford | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 490 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | Running |
| 33 | 26 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Chevrolet | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 33 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Chevrolet | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 31 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Toyota | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 37 | 66 | Chad Finchum | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steering |
| 37 | 27 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Byron | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Tyler Reddick | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 64 | 70 | Yellow |
| Chad Finchum | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 77 | 151 | Green/Yellow |
| Chad Finchum | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 85 | 151 | Green/Yellow |
| Christopher Bell | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 131 | 136 | Yellow |
| Michael McDowell | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 131 | 136 | Yellow |
| Zane Smith | Equipment Interference | Tail End | 131 | 136 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 132 | 136 | Yellow |
| Christopher Bell | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 145 | 151 | Yellow |
| Christopher Bell | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 145 | 151 | Yellow |
| Shane van Gisbergen | Commitment Line Violation Garage | Tail End | 161 | 0 | Yellow |
| Shane van Gisbergen | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 161 | 0 | Yellow |
| Alex Bowman | Commitment Line Violation | Tail End | 161 | 168 | Yellow |
| Alex Bowman | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 161 | 168 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Commitment Line Violation Garage | Tail End | 161 | 0 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 161 | 0 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Garage | Tail End | 161 | 0 | Yellow |
| Michael McDowell | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 255 | 260 | Yellow |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Safety violation | Tail End | 315 | 320 | Yellow |
| Connor Zilisch | Commitment Line Violation Garage | Tail End | 382 | 0 | Yellow |
| Connor Zilisch | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 382 | 0 | Yellow |
| Connor Zilisch | Speeding on pit road Garage | Tail End | 382 | 0 | Yellow |
| Brad Keselowski | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 385 | 390 | Yellow |
| Josh Berry | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Pass Thru | 415 | 427 | Green |
| Chase Elliott | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 481 | 485 | Yellow |
| Erik Jones | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 481 | 485 | Yellow |
| Riley Herbst | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 499 | 503 | Yellow |
| Riley Herbst | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 499 | 503 | Yellow |