Food City 300
The Food City 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race that takes place each August under the lights at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. The second race at Bristol of the season, it is held the night before the NASCAR Cup Series race the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race.
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
- 2004, 2005, 2009, 2015-16 and 2018: The Race was extended due to a NASCAR overtime finish. The 2004 race marked the first time a NASCAR Xfinity Series race used the green-white-checker format/overtime to finish a race.
- 2011: Kyle Busch's record-breaking and milestone 50th career Nationwide win.
Multiple winners (drivers)
# Wins | Driver | Years Won |
5 | Kyle Busch | 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 |
2 | Brett Bodine | 1985, 1986 |
2 | Larry Pearson | 1987, 1988 |
2 | Todd Bodine | 1992, 1993 |
2 | Jimmy Spencer | 1997, 2002 |
2 | Matt Kenseth | 1999, 2006 |
2 | Kevin Harvick | 2000, 2001 |