De Food City Dirt Race is een race uit de NASCAR Cup Series. De race wordt gehouden op de Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol over een afstand van 267 mijl of 430 km. De eerste editie werd gehouden in 1961 en gewonnen door Joe Weatherly. In het najaar wordt op hetzelfde circuit de Irwin Tools Night Race gehouden.
Namen van de race Southeastern 500 (1961 - 1975) Southeastern 400 (1976) Southeastern 500 (1977 - 1979) Valleydale Southeastern 500 (1980) Valleydale 500 (1981 - 1986) Valleydale Meats 500 (1987 - 1991) Food City 500 (1992 - 2010) Jeff Byrd 500 (2011) Food City 500 (2012 - heden)
Winnaars Jaar Winnaar AutoSoutheastern 500 1961 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 1962 Jim Paschal Plymouth 1963 Fireball Roberts Ford 1964 Fred Lorenzen Ford 1965 Junior Johnson Ford 1966 Dick Hutcherson Ford 1967 David Pearson Dodge 1968 David Pearson Ford 1969 Bobby Allison Dodge 1970 Donnie Allison Ford 1971 David Pearson Ford 1972 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 1973 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 1974 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 1975 Richard Petty DodgeSoutheastern 400 1976 Cale Yarborough ChevroletSoutheastern 500 1977 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 1978 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 1979 Dale Earnhardt ChevroletValleydale Southeastern 500 1980 Dale Earnhardt ChevroletValleydale 500 1981 Darrell Waltrip Buick 1982 Darrell Waltrip Buick 1983 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 1984 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 1985 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 1986 Rusty Wallace PontiacValleydale Meats 500 1987 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 1988 Bill Elliott Ford 1989 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 1990 Davey Allison Ford 1991 Rusty Wallace PontiacFood City 500 1992 Alan Kulwicki Ford 1993 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 1994 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 1995 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 1996 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 1997 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 1998 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 1999 Rusty Wallace Ford 2000 Rusty Wallace Ford 2001 Elliott Sadler Ford 2002 Kurt Busch Ford 2003 Kurt Busch Ford 2004 Kurt Busch Ford 2005 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 2006 Kurt Busch Dodge 2007 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 2008 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 2009 Kyle Busch Toyota 2010 Jimmie Johnson ChevroletJeff Byrd 500 2011 Kyle Busch ToyotaFood City 500 2012 Brad Keselowski Dodge 2013 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet
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