Food City Racing

Start Your Engines! The Food City name has become synonymous with NASCAR racing in the area with its sponsorship of two of the sport’s most popular races: the Food City 500 and Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.


Food City, NASCAR and racing at the Bristol Motor Speedway
Join us at Bristol Motor Speedway for the Food City 500.

Food City 500

April 13, 2025

Catch All Your Favorite Drivers in Action as the Stars of the NASCAR Cup Series Return. Food City 500 on Concrete is Back. Racin' the Way it Oughta Be Returns to Bristol

Rev up your race day celebrations with our winning selection of party trays at Food City®!

Race-Day Party Trays

Rev up your race day celebrations with our winning selection of party trays! Whether you’re cheering on your favorite driver or just enjoying the pit stop of flavor, we’ve got everything you need to fuel your race day excitement. Our race-day party trays are sure to make your event a lap ahead of the competition—perfect for fueling the fun at every turn! Grab yours today and bring home the checkered flag for tasty eats!

Food City Fan Zone

This year the Food City Fan Zone will feature music, NASCAR Cup and Craftsman Truck Series driver appearances, along with other special guests and entertainers, games, driver Question & Answer segments, prizes and so much more fun. 

 


Friday, April 11

09:00 AM       Daytime Tri-Cities
11:00 AM       Stage Open
11:30 AM       Miss Food City - Taylor Parsons (Welcome Race Fans)
11:45 AM       Everett Larson
12:00 PM       Chandler Smith
12:30 PM       Ben Rhodes, Ty Majeski, Jake Garcia, Luke Fenhaus
12:45 PM       Rajah Caruth and Andres Perez de Lara
01:00 PM       Matt Mills, Bayley Currey, Kaden Honeycutt
01:15 PM       Dawson Sutton (2025 Rookie of the Year)
01:30 PM       Tyler Ankrum
01:45 PM       Grant Enfinger
02:00 PM       Steven Mallozzi, Josh Reaume, and Frankie Muniz
02:30 PM       Tanner Gray, Gio Ruggiero, Corey Heim and Toni Breidinger
10:30 PM       Mixtape 80's 


Saturday, April 12

10:00 AM       Stage Open and Gates Open
10:45 AM       Josh Williams
12:15 PM       AJ Allmendinger, Ty Dillon, Chris Rice
12:30 PM       Tyler Reddick
12:45 PM       Austin Cindric
01:00 PM       John Hunter Nemechek
01:30 PM       SCC Auction
01:45 PM       Daniel Dye
02:00 PM       Parker Retzlaff, Thomas Annunziata
02:15 PM       Sammy Smith, Justin Allgaier, Carson Kvapil, Connor Zilisch
02:30 PM       Matt DiBenedetto and Ryan Sieg
02:45 PM       Christian Eckes
03:00 PM       Dean Thompson 
03:15 PM       Ryan Ellis
03:30 PM       Mark and Digger from Moonshiners
03:45 PM       Myatt Snider
07:30 PM       Neon Saddle


Sunday, April 13

09:30 AM       Fan Zone Stage Opens
09:45 AM       Ida Zetterstrom (NHRA Top Fuel)
10:00 AM       Justin Haley
10:15 AM       Corey Lajoie
10:30 AM       Cole Custer
10:40 AM       Ross Chastain
10:45 AM       Ryan Preece
11:00 AM       Chris Buescher
11:15 AM       Noah Gragson
11:20 AM       Kanga Rep (Quick Q&A & Cooler Giveaway)
11:30 AM       Mark & Digger from The Moonshiner's
11:30 AM       SCC Auction
12:00 PM       Trackside Live with Kenny/John/Jose
12:00 PM       Austin Dillon
12:15 PM       Johnny Bench
12:30 PM       Chase Elliott
12:45 PM       Kyle Busch

Tailgate Like a Champion!

Whether you are heading to the track or watching at home, Food City has everything you need to tailgate like a Champion. Snacks, custom made party trays, fresh made chicken, high quality meats, beer, wine, salty snacks and more. Save more time for fun and let us do the shopping. Try our curbside pickup or have it delivered to your door (or the campground).

Driver Appearances and Other Events

Coming Soon!

Ross Chastain Special Appearance

Friday, April 11

Food City is excited to welcome Ross Chastain to the Food City in Piney Flats, TN located at 6681 Bristol Highway.  An 8th generation watermelon farmer and NASCAR driver, Chastain pilots the No. 1 Busch Light Chevrolet in the NASCAR Cup Series. 

Autographs will be given on a first come, first-serve basis to the first 100 people in line starting at 3:30 pm.

The Watermelon Queen will also be sampling watermelon.

Tyler Reddick Special Appearance

Saturday, April 12

Food City is excited to welcome Tyler Reddick NASCAR Cup Series driver of the #45 Toyota "The Beast" to the Blountville, TN Food City® located at 1921 Highway 394. From 11am-12pm he will sign autographs. Wristbands will be distributed to the first 200 in line on first come basis.