Food City 300

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Food City 300
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NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue Bristol Motor Speedway
Location Bristol, Tennessee, United States
Corporate sponsor Food City
First race1982 (1982)
Distance159.9 miles (257.3 km)
Laps300
Stages 1/2: 85
Final stage: 130
Previous namesPet 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 (20)
Circuit information
SurfaceConcrete
Length0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Turns4

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.

Contents

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 2016 Food City 300 from frontstretch.jpg
2016 Food City 300
YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)		Ref
LapsMiles (km)
1982 August 2711 Jack Ingram Jack Ingram Racing Pontiac 15079.95 (128.667)0:57:5079.923 [1]
1983 August 2600 Sam Ard Thomas Brothers Racing Oldsmobile 15079.95 (128.667)0:56:1685.255 [2]
1984 August 241 Morgan Shepherd Lindy White Pontiac 200106.6 (171.556)1:24:1875.872 [3]
1985 August 235 Brett Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Pontiac 200106.6 (171.556)1:29:4071.331 [4]
1986 August 2200 Brett Bodine Thomas Brothers Racing Oldsmobile 200106.6 (171.556)1:23:0576.293 [5]
1987 August 2121 Larry Pearson David Pearson Chevrolet 200106.6 (171.556)1:30:3570.609 [6]
1988 August 2621 Larry Pearson David Pearson Chevrolet 200106.6 (171.556)1:28:4072.135 [7]
1989 August 251 Mark Martin Bill Davis Racing Ford 200106.6 (171.556)1:23:4776.309 [8]
1990 August 2422 Rick Mast A.G. Dillard Motorsports Buick 250133.25 (214.445)1:33:3485.447 [9]
1991 August 2332 Dale Jarrett Dale Jarrett Pontiac 250133.25 (214.445)1:51:1971.822 [10]
1992 August 2834 Todd Bodine Team 34 Buick 250133.25 (214.445)1:39:0980.635 [11]
1993 August 2734 Todd Bodine Team 34 Chevrolet 250133.25 (214.445)1:49:3073.014 [12]
1994 August 268 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 250133.25 (214.445)1:31:1587.616 [13]
1995 August 2529 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 250133.25 (214.445)1:31:3987.234 [14]
1996 August 2347 Jeff Fuller ST Motorsports Chevrolet 250133.25 (214.445)1:47:1074.603 [15]
1997 August 2220 Jimmy Spencer Crestinger Racing Chevrolet 250133.25 (214.445)2:02:0265.515 [16]
1998 August 2140 Kevin Lepage Specialty Racing Chevrolet 250133.25 (214.445)1:43:5976.887 [17]
1999 August 2717 Matt Kenseth Reiser Enterprises Chevrolet 250133.25 (214.445)1:35:2783.761 [18]
2000 August 252 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250133.25 (214.445)1:30:4188.164 [19]
2001 August 242 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250133.25 (214.445)1:41:2278.872 [20]
2002 August 231 Jimmy Spencer Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 250133.25 (214.445)1:35:4883.455 [21]
2003 August 2299 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet 250133.25 (214.445)1:51:0771.951 [22]
2004 August 2781 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chance 2 Motorsports Chevrolet 256*136.448 (219.591)2:06:1264.872 [23]
2005 August 2639 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 252*134.316 (216.160)2:17:0258.81 [24]
2006 August 2517 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 250133.25 (214.445)2:04:0264.458 [25]
2007 August 249 Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 250133.25 (214.445)1:45:0276.119 [26]
2008 August 2288 Brad Keselowski JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250133.25 (214.445)1:25:3093.509 [27]
2009 August 216 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 254*135.382 (217.876)1:49:2774.216 [28]
2010 August 2018 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250133.25 (214.445)1:36:0883.166 [29]
2011 August 2618 Kyle Busch* Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250133.25 (214.445)1:25:4693.218 [30]
2012 August 2418 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250133.25 (214.445)1:44:2676.556 [31]
2013 August 2354 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250133.25 (214.445)1:26:5591.985 [32]
2014 August 2222 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 300159.9 (257.334)1:56:4482.187 [33]
2015 August 2154 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 302*160.966 (259.049)1:51:5786.27 [34]
2016 August 192 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 308*164.164 (264.196)1:56:0784.827 [35]
2017 August 1818 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300159.9 (257.334)1:48:3088.424 [36]
2018 August 1742 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 310*165.23 (265.912)2:00:2782.306 [37]
2019 August 162 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300159.9 (257.334)1:58:0181.294 [38]
2020 September 1898 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 300159.9 (257.334)1:55:3982.957 [39]
2021 September 1716 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 306*163.098 (262.548)2:10:2675.026 [40]
2022 September 169 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 300159.9 (257.334)1:58:2780.996 [41]
2023 September 157 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 300159.9 (257.334)1:52:1185.521 [42]

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears 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)

# WinsTeamYears Won
6 Joe Gibbs Racing 2010-2013, 2015, 2017
4 Richard Childress Racing 2000, 2001, 2016, 2019
3 JR Motorsports 2008, 2022, 2023
2 Thomas Brothers Racing 1983, 1986
David Pearson 1987, 1988
Team 34 1992, 1993
Roush Fenway Racing 2006, 2009
Team Penske 2005, 2014

Manufacturer wins

# WinsMakeYears Won
20 Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet 1987, 1988, 1993, 1995-2004, 2008, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
6 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota 2010-2013, 2015, 2017
Flag of the United States.svg Ford 1989, 1994, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2020
4 Flag of the United States.svg Pontiac 1982, 1984, 1985, 1991
2 Flag of the United States.svg Oldsmobile 1983, 1986
Flag of the United States.svg Buick 1990, 1992
Flag of the United States.svg Dodge 2005, 2007

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  10. ↑ "1991 Jay Johnson 250". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
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