Food City 500
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| Venue: | Bristol Motor Speedway |
| Main sponsor: | Food City |
| First race: | 1961 |
| Distance: | 267 miles (429 km) |
| Number of laps: | 500 |
| Former names: |
Southeastern 500 (1961-1975, 1977-1979)
Southeastern 400 (1976) Valleydale Southeastern 500 (1980) Valleydale 500 (1981-1986) Valleydale Meats 500 (1987-1991) Food City 500 (1992-2010, 2012) Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City (2011) |
The Food City 500 is a race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup . It takes place at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol , Tennessee . It is one of two NASCAR Nextel Cup races held annually in Bristol. The other is the Sharpie 500 , which is usually held in August.
The 2007 Food City 500 was the first ever race with the new Car of Tomorrow . Kyle Busch won this race.
winner
| year | date | driver | Car brand | Prize money ( US dollars ) |
Distance ( miles ) |
Race Average ( mph ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern 500 | ||||||
| 1961 | October 22nd | Joe Weatherly | '61 Pontiac | $ 3,680 | 250 | 72,452 |
| 1962 | 29th of July | Bobby Johns | '62 Plymouth | $ 3,930 | 250 | 75.276 |
| 1963 | March 31 | Fireball Roberts | '63 Ford | $ 4,060 | 250 | 76.91 |
| 1964 | March 22 | Fred Lorenzen | '64 Ford | $ 4,300 | 250 | 72.196 |
| 1965 | 2.May | Junior Johnson | '65 Ford | $ 4,550 | 250 | 74.937 |
| 1966 | March, 20th | Dick Hutcherson | '66 Ford | $ 4,150 | 250 | 69,952 |
| 1967 | 19th March | David Pearson | '67 Dodge | $ 5,290 | 250 | 75.937 |
| 1968 | 17. March | David Pearson | '68 Ford | $ 5,725 | 250 | 77.247 |
| 1969 | March 23 | Bobby Allison | '69 Dodge | $ 5,025 | 250 | 81.455 |
| 1970 | April 5th | Donnie Allison | '70s Ford | $ 6,670 | 267 | 87.543 |
| 1971 | 28th March | David Pearson | '71 Ford | $ 6,120 | 267 | 91.704 |
| 1972 | 9th April | Bobby Allison | '72 Chevrolet | $ 8,325 | 267 | 92.826 |
| 1973 | 25th March | Cale Yarborough | '73 Chevrolet | $ 8,030 | 267 | 88,952 |
| 1974 | 17. March | Cale Yarborough | '74 Chevrolet | $ 8,655 | 267 | 64,533 |
| 1975 | March 16 | Richard Petty | '74 Dodge | $ 7,350 | 267 | 97.053 |
| Southeastern 400 | ||||||
| 1976 | the 14th of March | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | $ 18,070 | 213 | 87.377 |
| Southeastern 500 | ||||||
| 1977 | 17th April | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | $ 23,300 | 267 | 100.989 |
| 1978 | 2nd of April | Darrell whale trip | Chevrolet | $ 19,200 | 267 | 92.401 |
| 1979 | April 1st | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | $ 19,800 | 267 | 91.033 |
| Valleydale Southeastern 500 | ||||||
| 1980 | March 30 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | $ 20,625 | 267 | 96.977 |
| Valleydale 500 | ||||||
| 1981 | March 29 | Darrell whale trip | Buick | $ 22,450 | 267 | 89.53 |
| 1982 | the 14th of March | Darrell whale trip | Buick | $ 26,520 | 267 | 94.025 |
| 1983 | May 21 | Darrell whale trip | Chevrolet | $ 29,965 | 267 | 93.445 |
| 1984 | April 1st | Darrell whale trip | Chevrolet | $ 31,670 | 267 | 93.967 |
| 1985 | April 6th | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | $ 31,525 | 267 | 81.79 |
| 1986 | April 6th | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | $ 34,760 | 267 | 89.747 |
| Valleydale Meats 500 | ||||||
| 1987 | 12. April | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | $ 43,850 | 267 | 75.621 |
| 1988 | 10th of April | Bill Elliott | ford | $ 45,750 | 267 | 83.115 |
| 1989 | 9th April | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | $ 48,750 | 267 | 76.034 |
| 1990 | April 8th | Davey Allison | ford | $ 50,100 | 267 | 87.258 |
| 1991 | April 14th | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | $ 51,300 | 267 | 72,809 |
| Food City 500 | ||||||
| 1992 | April 5th | Alan Kulwicki | ford | $ 83,360 | 267 | 86,316 |
| 1993 | 4. April | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | $ 107,610 | 267 | 84.73 |
| 1994 | 10th of April | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | $ 72,570 | 267 | 89.647 |
| 1995 | 2nd of April | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | $ 67,645 | 267 | 92.011 |
| 1996 | March 31 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | $ 93,765 | 182 | 91,308 |
| 1997 | April 13th | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | $ 83,640 | 267 | 75.035 |
| 1998 | March 29 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | $ 90,860 | 267 | 82.85 |
| 1999 | 11 April | Rusty Wallace | ford | $ 87,435 | 267 | 93,363 |
| 2000 | 26th of March | Rusty Wallace | ford | $ 87,585 | 267 | 88.18 |
| 2001 | 25th March | Elliott Sadler | ford | $ 124,700 | 267 | 86,949 |
| 2002 | March 24th | Kurt Busch | ford | $ 143,840 | 267 | 82.281 |
| 2003 | March 23 | Kurt Busch | ford | $ 162,790 | 267 | 76.185 |
| 2004 | 28th March | Kurt Busch | ford | $ 173,465 | 267 | 82,607 |
| 2005 | 3rd of April | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | $ 189.001 | 267 | 77.496 |
| 2006 | 26th of March | Kurt Busch | Dodge | $ 175,858 | 267 | 79.427 |
| 2007 | 25th March | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | $ 179,400 | 267 | 81.969 |
| 2008 | March 16 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | $ 209,558 | 269.7 | 89.775 |
| 2009 | March 22 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | $ 232,998 | 268 | 92.139 |
| 2010 | March 21st | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | $ 199,978 | 267 | 79.618 |
| Jeff Byrd 500 | ||||||
| 2011 | March, 20th | Kyle Busch | Toyota | $ 192,416 | 266.5 | 91.941 |
| Food City 500 | ||||||
| 2012 | March 18th | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | $ 186,770 | 266.5 | 93.037 |
| 2013 | 17. March | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | $ 171,760 | 266.5 | 92.206 |
| 2014 | March 16 | Carl Edwards | ford | $ 234,225 | 268 | 84.051 |
| 2015 | April 19th | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | $ 212,961 | 272 | 74.997 |
| 2016 | 17th April | Carl Edwards | Toyota | 266.5 | 81.637 | |
| 2017 | April 24th | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 266.5 | 86.674 | |