2025 Food City 500

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox NASCAR race report | Type = NASCS | Race_No = 9 | Season_No = 36 | Year = 2025 | Race Name = Food City 500 | Details ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=2025 schedule |url=https://www.jayski.com/nascar-cup-series/2025-nascar-cup-series-schedule/|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |accessdate=January 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bristol Motor Speedway|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/bristol-motor-speedway.html|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|accessdate=March 15, 2023|date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=April 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428170112/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/bristol-motor-speedway.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="2025Schedule">{{cite web |url= https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2024/08/29/nascar-reveals-2025-cup-series-schedule-complete-with-international-flair-in-season-tournament-sites-daytona-500-on-feb-16/ |title=NASCAR reveals milestone 2025 Cup Series schedule, complete with international flair, return to roots |first=Zach |last=Sturniolo |website=NASCAR |date=August 29, 2024 |access-date=January 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Entry List|url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/4/12/bristol-cup-entry.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=April 7, 2025|date=April 7, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Food Ciy 500 Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2025_Food_City_500/W/|publisher=Racing-Reference|access-date=April 13, 2025|date=April 13, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Points standings|url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/4/13/12509_UNOFFDRIVPTS.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=April 13, 2025|date=April 13, 2025}}</ref> | Fulldate = {{Start date|2025|04|13}} | Image = Bristol Motor Speedway 2024.svg | Caption = | Location = Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee | Course_mi = 0.533 | Course_km = 0.858 | Distance_laps = 500 | Distance_mi = 266.5 | Distance_km = 429 | Weather = | Avg = {{convert|100.746|mph|km/h}} | Pole_Driver = Alex Bowman | Pole_Team = Hendrick Motorsports | Pole_Time = 14.912 | Most_Driver = Kyle Larson | Most_Team = Hendrick Motorsports | Most_laps = 411 | Fast_Driver = A. J. Allmendinger | Fast_Team = Kaulig Racing | Fast_Time = 15.380 | Car = 5 | First_Driver = Kyle Larson | First_Team = Hendrick Motorsports | Network = FS1 | Announcers = Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick | Ratings = 2.054 million | Radio = PRN | Booth_Ann = Brad Gillie and Mark Garrow | Turn_Ann = Rob Albright (Backstretch) }} 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 {{convert|0.533|mi|km}} 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.

==Report==

===Background=== thumb|left|Bristol Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-30|title=NASCAR Cup Series to go dirt trackin' at Bristol in 2021 - NBC Sports|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2020/09/30/cup-series-to-go-dirt-trackin-at-bristol-in-2021/|access-date=2020-09-30|website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US}}</ref> After the 2023 event, the race would return to being run on concrete to replace the dirt surface.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2023/09/15/concrete-to-replace-dirt-bristol-springtime-schedule-2024/ |title=Concrete to replace dirt for Bristol's springtime schedule in 2024 |website=NASCAR |date=September 15, 2023}}</ref>

====Entry list==== * '''(R)''' denotes rookie driver. * '''(i)''' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

==Practice== Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 14.981 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|128.082|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.

===Practice results=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |- ! Pos ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time ! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}} |- ! 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 || 127.140 |- !colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/4/12/12509_PRACFINAL.pdf Official practice results] |}

==Qualifying== Alex Bowman scored the pole for the race with a time of 14.912 and a speed of {{Convert|128.675|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|last=DeGroot|first=Nick|title=Alex Bowman beats Ricky Stenhouse Jr. to NASCAR Cup pole at Bristol|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/alex-bowman-beats-ricky-stenhouse-nascar-cup-bristol-pole/10712714/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=April 12, 2025|location=Bristol, Tennessee|date=April 12, 2025}}</ref>

===Qualifying results=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |- ! Pos ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time ! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}} |- ! 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 ||nowrap| 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 ||nowrap| 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 || 117.372 |- ! colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/4/12/12509_STARTROW.pdf Official qualifying results] |}

==Race==

===Race results===

====Stage Results====

'''Stage One''' ''Laps:'' 125

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:98% |- ! Pos ! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Points |- |1 || 5 || Kyle Larson || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 10 |- |2 || 11 || Denny Hamlin || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 9 |- |3 || 7 || Justin Haley || Spire Motorsports || Chevrolet || 8 |- |4 || 48 || Alex Bowman || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 7 |- |5 || 77 || Carson Hocevar || Spire Motorsports || Chevrolet || 6 |- |6 || 20 || Christopher Bell || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 5 |- |7 || 12 || Ryan Blaney || Team Penske || Ford || 4 |- |8 || 47 || Ricky Stenhouse Jr. || Hyak Motorsports || Chevrolet || 3 |- |9 || 54 || Ty Gibbs || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 2 |- |10 || 16 || A. J. Allmendinger || Kaulig Racing || Chevrolet || 1 |- !colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/4/13/12509_UNOFFRES.pdf Official stage one results] |}

'''Stage Two''' ''Laps:'' 125

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:98% |- ! Pos ! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Points |- |1 || 5 || Kyle Larson || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 10 |- |2 || 48 || Alex Bowman || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 9 |- |3 || 20 || Christopher Bell || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 8 |- |4 || 77 || Carson Hocevar || Spire Motorsports || Chevrolet || 7 |- |5 || 11 || Denny Hamlin || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 6 |- |6 || 7 || Justin Haley || Spire Motorsports || Chevrolet || 5 |- |7 || 54 || Ty Gibbs || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 4 |- |8 || 12 || Ryan Blaney || Team Penske || Ford || 3 |- |9 || 19 || Chase Briscoe || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 2 |- |10 || 45 || Tyler Reddick || 23XI Racing || Toyota || 1 |- !colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/4/13/12509_UNOFFRES.pdf Official stage two results] |}

===Final Stage Results===

'''Stage Three''' ''Laps:'' 250

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:98% |- ! Pos ! Grid ! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Laps ! Points |- |1 || 3 || 5 || Kyle Larson || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 500 || 60 |- |2 || 4 || 11 || Denny Hamlin || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 500 || 50 |- |3 || 6 || 54 || Ty Gibbs || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 500 || 39 |- |4 || 14 || 19 || Chase Briscoe || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 500 || 35 |- |5 || 5 || 12 || Ryan Blaney || Team Penske || Ford || 500 || 38 |- |6 || 26 || 24 || William Byron || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 500 || 31 |- |7 || 35 || 1 || Ross Chastain || Trackhouse Racing || Chevrolet || 500 || 30 |- |8 || 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 || 37 |- |14 || 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 || 20 |- |19 || 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 || 0 |- !colspan="8"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/4/13/12509_UNOFFRES.pdf Official 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: {{convert|100.746|mph|km/h}}

==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.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |- !colspan="3"|FS1 |- !Booth announcers!!Pit reporters!!In-race analyst |- | '''Lap-by-lap:''' Mike Joy '''Color-commentator:''' Clint Bowyer '''Color-commentator:''' Kevin Harvick || Jamie Little Regan 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.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !colspan="3"|PRN |- !Booth announcers!!Turn announcers!!Pit reporters |- | '''Lead announcer:''' Brad Gillie '''Announcer:''' Mark Garrow || '''Backstretch:''' Rob Albright || Andrew Kurland Doug Turnbull Alan Cavanna Wendy Venturini |}

==Standings after the race== {{col-start}} {{col-2}} ;Drivers' Championship standings {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! ! Pos ! Driver ! Points |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | William Byron | style="text-align:center;"| 346 |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Denny Hamlin | style="text-align:center;"| 316 (–30) |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | Christopher Bell | style="text-align:center;"| 305 (–41) |- |align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | Kyle Larson | style="text-align:center;"| 304 (–42) |- |align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | Chase Elliott | style="text-align:center;"| 278 (–68) |- |align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | Ryan Blaney | style="text-align:center;"| 275 (–71) |- |align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | Tyler Reddick | style="text-align:center;"| 274 (–72) |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | Bubba Wallace | style="text-align:center;"| 251 (–95) |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | Joey Logano | style="text-align:center;"| 245 (–101) |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | Alex Bowman | style="text-align:center;"| 244 (–102) |- |align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 11 | Ross Chastain | style="text-align:center;"| 229 (–117) |- |align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 12 | Chris Buescher | style="text-align:center;"| 227 (–119) |- |align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 13 | Chase Briscoe | style="text-align:center;"| 213 (–133) |- |align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 14 | Ryan Preece | style="text-align:center;"| 201 (–145) |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 15 | Kyle Busch | style="text-align:center;"| 200 (–146) |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | style="text-align:center;"| 198 (–148) |- class="sortbottom" !colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/4/13/12509_UNOFFDRIVPTS.pdf Official driver's standings] |} {{col-2}}

;Manufacturers' Championship standings {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! ! Pos ! Manufacturer ! Points |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | Toyota | style="text-align:center;"| 329 |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Chevrolet | style="text-align:center;"| 327 (–2) |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | Ford | style="text-align:center;"| 291 (–38) |- class="sortbottom" |}

*'''Note''': Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. {{col-end}}

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

{{NASCAR next race | Series = NASCAR Cup Series | Monsteryear = 2025 | Previous_race = 2025 Goodyear 400 | Next_race = 2025 Jack Link's 500 }}

Food City 500 Food City 500 Food City 500 Category:NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway