Food City 500
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| Venue | Bristol Motor Speedway |
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| Location | Bristol, Tennessee, United States |
| Corporate sponsor |
Food City Entertainment Industry Foundation |
| First race | 1961 |
| Distance | 266.5 miles (428.9 km) |
| Laps | 500 (Stage 1: 125 Stage 2: 125 Stage 3: 250) |
| Previous names |
Southeastern 500 (1961–1975, 1977–1979) Southeastern 400 (1976) Valleydale Southeastern 500 (1980) Valleydale 500 (1981–1986) Valleydale Meats 500 (1987–1991) Food City 500 (1992–2010, 2012–2014, 2016–) 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 (6) |
| Most wins (team) |
Hendrick Motorsports Junior Johnson & Associates (7) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (22) |
| Surface | Concrete |
| Length | 0.533 mi (0.858 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
The Food City 500 is an annual 500-lap, 266.5-mile (428.9 km) annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series points race held at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. This is one of two NASCAR races held at Bristol, the other being the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, and is considered one of NASCAR's best races. It was the first venue of the 2007 NASCAR schedule to host the fifth-generation NASCAR premiership race car, a race won by Kyle Busch.
In 2008, Bristol Motor Speedway President & General Manager Jeff Byrd requested that NASCAR move the spring race to a later Spring date, to avoid the problems with rain, snow and sleet that hit the area in late winter and early spring. This was not carried out until 2015. In 2015, the race moved from mid-March to April.
In 2011, title sponsor Food City announced it would honor former Speedway President and General Manager Jeff Byrd, who died in October 2010, by renaming the 2011 Spring race the Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City.
In 2015, the race was renamed the Food City 500 In Support Of Steve Byrnes And Stand Up To Cancer to support NASCAR on Fox broadcaster Steve Byrnes in his battle with cancer, in association with the Entertainment Industry Foundation.
Carl Edwards is the defending race winner as of 2016.
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