Food City 300

Food City 300
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Bristol Motor Speedway
Location	Bristol, Tennessee, United States
Corporate sponsor	Food City
First race	1982
Distance	159.9 miles (257.3 km)
Laps	300; Stages 1/2: 85; Final stage: 130
Previous names	Pet Dairy 150 (1982); Free Service 150 (1983); Free 200 (1984); Tri-City Pontiac 200 (1985–1988); Jay Johnson 200 (1989); Jay Johnson 250 (1990–1991); Food City 250 (1992–2013)
Most wins (driver)	Kyle Busch (5)
Most wins (team)	Joe Gibbs Racing (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (18)
Circuit information
Surface	Concrete
Length	0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Turns	4

The Food City 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race that takes place under the lights at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. It is held the night before the NASCAR Cup Series race the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race. Until 2021, the race was the second of two Xfinity events at Bristol.

First held as a 150-lap event, the race has increased in length several times, first to 200 laps in 1985, and to 250 laps in 1990. In 2014, the length of the race was increased to 300 laps, making it the same number of laps as the spring race.

Past winners[]

2016 Food City 300

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Miles (km)	Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
1982	August 27	11	Jack Ingram		Pontiac	150	79.95 (128.667)		79.923
1983	August 26	00	Sam Ard		Oldsmobile	150	79.95 (128.667)		85.255
1984	August 24	1	Morgan Shepherd		Pontiac	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:24:18	75.872
1985	August 23	5	Brett Bodine	Hendrick Motorsports	Pontiac	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:29:40	71.331
1986	August 22	00	Brett Bodine		Oldsmobile	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:23:05	76.293
1987	August 21	21	Larry Pearson	David Pearson	Chevrolet	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:30:35	70.609
1988	August 26	21	Larry Pearson	David Pearson	Chevrolet	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:28:40	72.135
1989	August 25	1	Mark Martin	Bill Davis Racing	Ford	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:23:47	76.309
1990	August 24	22	Rick Mast	A.G. Dillard Motorsports	Buick	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:33:34	85.447
1991	August 23	32	Dale Jarrett	Dale Jarrett	Pontiac	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:51:19	71.822
1992	August 28	34	Todd Bodine	Team 34	Buick	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:39:09	80.635
1993	August 27	34	Todd Bodine	Team 34	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:49:30	73.014
1994	August 26	8	Kenny Wallace	FILMAR Racing	Ford	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:31:15	87.616
1995	August 25	29	Steve Grissom	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:31:39	87.234
1996	August 23	47	Jeff Fuller	ST Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:47:10	74.603
1997	August 22	20	Jimmy Spencer		Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	2:02:02	65.515
1998	August 21	40	Kevin Lepage	Specialty Racing	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:43:59	76.887
1999	August 27	17	Matt Kenseth	Reiser Enterprises	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:35:27	83.761
2000	August 25	2	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:30:41	88.164
2001	August 24	2	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:41:22	78.872
2002	August 23	1	Jimmy Spencer	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:35:48	83.455
2003	August 22	99	Michael Waltrip	Michael Waltrip Racing	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:51:07	71.951
2004	August 27	81	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chance 2 Motorsports	Chevrolet	256*	136.448 (219.591)	2:06:12	64.872
2005	August 26	39	Ryan Newman	Penske Racing	Dodge	252*	134.316 (216.160)	2:17:02	58.81
2006	August 25	17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing	Ford	250	133.25 (214.445)	2:04:02	64.458
2007	August 24	9	Kasey Kahne	Gillett Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:45:02	76.119
2008	August 22	88	Brad Keselowski	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:25:30	93.509
2009	August 21	6	David Ragan	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	254*	135.382 (217.876)	1:49:27	74.216
2010	August 20	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:36:08	83.166
2011	August 26	18	Kyle Busch*	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:25:46	93.218
2012	August 24	18	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:44:26	76.556
2013	August 23	54	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:26:55	91.985
2014	August 22	22	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	300	159.9 (257.334)	1:56:44	82.187
2015	August 21	54	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	302*	160.966 (259.049)	1:51:57	86.27
2016	August 19	2	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	308*	164.164 (264.196)	1:56:07	84.827
2017	August 18	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	300	159.9 (257.334)	1:48:30	88.424
2018	August 17	42	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	310*	165.23 (265.912)	2:00:27	82.306
2019	August 16	2	Tyler Reddick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	300	159.9 (257.334)	1:58:01	81.294
2020	September 18	98	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	300	159.9 (257.334)	1:55:39	82.957
2021	September 17	16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	306*	163.098 (262.548)	2:10:26	75.026

2004, 2005, 2009, 2015-16, 2018 and 2021: Races extended due to NASCAR overtime.

Multiple winners (drivers)[]

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
5	Kyle Busch	2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
2	Brett Bodine	1985, 1986
	Larry Pearson	1987, 1988
	Todd Bodine	1992, 1993
	Jimmy Spencer	1997, 2002
	Matt Kenseth	1999, 2006
	Kevin Harvick	2000, 2001

Multiple winners (teams)[]

# Wins	Team	Years Won
6	Joe Gibbs Racing	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
4	Richard Childress Racing	2000, 2001, 2016, 2019
2		1983, 1986
	David Pearson	1987, 1988
	Team 34	1992, 1993
	Roush Fenway Racing	2006, 2009
	Team Penske	2005, 2014

Manufacturer wins[]

# Wins	Make	Years Won
18	Chevrolet	1987, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021
6	Toyota	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
6	Ford	1989, 1994, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2020
4	Pontiac	1982, 1984, 1985, 1991
2	Oldsmobile	1983, 1986
	Buick	1990, 1992
	Dodge	2005, 2007

References[]

External links[]

Bristol Motor Speedway race results at Racing-Reference

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