The 2025 Food City 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on April 13, 2025, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the short track, it was the 9th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Kyle Larson won the race. Denny Hamlin finished 2nd, and Ty Gibbs finished 3rd. Chase Briscoe and Ryan Blaney rounded out the top five, and William Byron, Ross Chastain, Christopher Bell, A. J. Allmendinger, and Austin Dillon rounded out the top ten.
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Background
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking combined with short length, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating.
In 2021, the race shifted to a dirt surface version of the track and was renamed the Food City Dirt Race. After the 2023 event, the race would return to being run on concrete to replace the dirt surface.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 01 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 33 Jesse Love (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 66 Josh Bilicki (i) Garage 66 Ford 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 14.981 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 14.981 128.082 2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 15.041 127.571 3 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 15.092 127.140Official practice results
Qualifying Alex Bowman scored the pole for the race with a time of 14.912 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14.912 128.675 2 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 14.925 128.563 3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14.931 128.511 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.937 128.460 5 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 14.955 128.305 6 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.964 128.288 7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.969 128.185 8 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 15.002 127.903 9 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 15.019 127.758 10 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 15.030 127.665 11 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 15.058 127.427 12 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 15.074 127.292 13 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 15.075 127.284 14 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.088 127.174 15 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.097 127.098 16 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 15.098 127.090 17 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.099 127.081 18 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 15.130 126.821 19 33 Jesse Love (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.137 126.762 20 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.138 126.754 21 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 15.149 126.662 22 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 15.193 126.295 23 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 15.204 126.204 24 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 15.246 125.856 25 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 15.247 125.848 26 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.263 125.716 27 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 15.268 125.675 28 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 15.274 125.625 29 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 15.290 125.494 30 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 15.297 125.436 31 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 15.301 125.404 32 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 15.304 125.379 33 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 15.322 125.232 34 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 15.441 124.267 35 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 15.448 124.210 36 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 15.569 123.245 37 01 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 15.641 122.678 38 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 16.275 117.899 39 66 Josh Bilicki (i) Garage 66 Ford 16.348 117.372Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 125
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 84 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 66 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 48 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 39 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 125
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 75 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 57 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 39 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 250
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 602 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 503 6 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 394 14 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 35 5 5 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 500 386 26 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 31 7 35 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 500 308 7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 41 9 8 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 500 30 10 17 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 499 27 11 9 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 499 38 12 11 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 499 25 13 10 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 499 3714 15 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 499 23 15 20 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499 22 16 16 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 498 21 17 21 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 498 20 18 27 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 498 2019 22 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 498 18 20 29 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 498 17 21 32 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 498 16 22 2 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 498 18 23 31 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 498 14 24 38 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 497 13 25 24 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 497 12 26 28 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 497 11 27 18 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 497 10 28 25 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 496 9 29 33 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 495 8 30 13 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 495 7 31 19 33 Jesse Love (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 495 0 32 12 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 494 5 33 23 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 494 4 34 37 01 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 494 3 35 30 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 493 2 36 34 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 493 1 37 1 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 343 17 38 36 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 208 1 39 39 66 Josh Bilicki (i) Garage 66 Ford 193 0Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 4 among 4 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 3 for 40 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 38 minutes and 43 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television The race was carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and three-time Bristol winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.
FS1Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analyst Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Clint BowyerColor-commentator: Kevin Harvick Jamie LittleRegan Smith Larry McReynolds
Radio PRN covered the radio call for the race which was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Brad Gillie and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop the turn 3 suites when the field raced down the backstretch. Andrew Kurland, Doug Turnbull, Alan Cavanna and Wendy Venturini covered the action on pit lane for PRN.
PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Brad Gillie Announcer: Mark Garrow Backstretch: Rob Albright Andrew KurlandDoug TurnbullAlan CavannaWendy Venturini
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 William Byron 346 2 Denny Hamlin 316 (–30) 3 Christopher Bell 305 (–41) 2 4 Kyle Larson 304 (–42) 1 5 Chase Elliott 278 (–68) 1 6 Ryan Blaney 275 (–71) 2 7 Tyler Reddick 274 (–72) 8 Bubba Wallace 251 (–95) 9 Joey Logano 245 (–101) 10 Alex Bowman 244 (–102) 1 11 Ross Chastain 229 (–117) 1 12 Chris Buescher 227 (–119) 1 13 Chase Briscoe 213 (–133) 1 14 Ryan Preece 201 (–145) 15 Kyle Busch 200 (–146) 16 A. J. Allmendinger 198 (–148)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 329 2 Chevrolet 327 (–2) 3 Ford 291 (–38)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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