| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
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| Race 9 of 36 in the2025 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | April 13, 2025 (2025-04-13) | ||
| Location | Bristol Motor Speedway inBristol, Tennessee | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.533 miles (0.858 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (429 km) | ||
| Average speed | 100.746 miles per hour (162.135 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 14.912 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 411 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | |
| Time | 15.380 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy,Clint Bowyer, andKevin Harvick | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 2.054 million | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Brad Gillie and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn announcers | Rob Albright (Backstretch) | ||
The2025 Food City 500 was aNASCAR Cup Seriesrace that was held on April 13, 2025, atBristol Motor Speedway inBristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.533 miles (0.858 km) short track, it was the 9th race of the2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Kyle Larson won the race.Denny Hamlin finished 2nd, andTy Gibbs finished 3rd.Chase Briscoe andRyan Blaney rounded out the top five, andWilliam Byron,Ross Chastain,Christopher Bell,A. J. Allmendinger, andAustin Dillon rounded out the top ten.
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is aNASCARshort track venue located inBristol,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, twopit roads, andstadium-like seating.
In 2021, the race shifted to a dirt surface version of the track and was renamed the Food City Dirt Race.[7] After the2023 event, the race would return to being run on concrete to replace the dirt surface.[8]
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 14.981 seconds and a speed of 128.082 mph (206.128 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Alex Bowman scored the pole for the race with a time of 14.912 and a speed of 128.675 mph (207.082 km/h).[9]
Stage OneLaps: 125
| Pos | No | 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 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage TwoLaps: 125
| Pos | No | 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 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Stage ThreeLaps: 250
| Pos | Grid | No | 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 |
| Official race results | |||||||
The race was carried byFS1 in the United States.Mike Joy,Clint Bowyer, and three-time Bristol winnerKevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth.Jamie Little andRegan Smith handled pit road for the television side, andLarry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.
| FS1 | ||
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| 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 |
PRN covered the radio call for the race which was simulcasted onSirius XMNASCAR 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 andWendy Venturini covered the action on pit lane for PRN.
| PRN | ||
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| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Brad Gillie Announcer: Mark Garrow | Backstretch: Rob Albright | Andrew Kurland Doug Turnbull Alan Cavanna Wendy Venturini |
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