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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 500
Sunday, April 12, 2026
See the best drivers of the Cup and O'Reilly Auto Parts Series take to the high banks of Bristol!
Tickets available at your local Food City for the Food City 500, Suburban Propane 300, Tennessee Army National Guard 250 and Bush's Beans Qualifying. The NASCAR Cup Series event will be held April 10-12, 2026 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Learn how you can experience this amazing weekend of events at special pricing.
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, O'Reilly Auto Parts Series 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 10th
09:00 AM DayTime TriCities
12:00 PM Food City Fan Zone Opens
12:15 PM Layne Riggs
12:30 PM Richard Petty and Kyle Petty with PVA
12:45 PM Grant Enfinger
01:00 PM Spencer Boyd
01:15 PM Daniel Suarez
01:30 PM Tyler Ankrum, Christian Eckes, Daniel Hemric and Kris Wright
02:00 PM Kayden Honeycutt, Tanner Gray, Gio Ruggiero and Corey Heim
02:30 PM Tyler Reif and Andres Perez
02:45 PM Dawson Sutton
03:00 PM Trashsquatch Mascot
03:45 PM Mark Ramsey with the Moonshiners
04:00 PM Everett Larson
10:00 PM NON-STOP 90's Band (Music)
Saturday, April 11th
08:00 AM Food City Hauler Parade Start
10:00 AM Food City Fan Zone Stage Opens
10:15 AM Hunter Morgan
11:30 AM Everett Larson
11:45 AM Harrison Burton and Dean Thompson
12:00 PM Sheldon Creed and Sam Meyer
12:15 PM Logan Bearden
12:30 PM Ryan Ellis
12:45 PM Corey Day
01:00 PM Blaine Perkins
01:30 PM Singing Barber Noah Peters with the Moonshiners and Ralph Stanley II
01:45 PM Trashsquatch Mascot
02:15 PM Daniel Suarez
02:30 PM Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
02:45 PM John Hunter Nemechek
03:00 PM Ross Chastain
03:45 PM Swaggerty's and Bush's Beans Mascots
04:00 PM Speedway Children's Charities Auction
04:30 PM Parker Retzlaff and Anthony Alfredo
04:45 PM Austin Hill
05:00 PM Brent Crews, Taylor Gray
05:15 PM Dash 4 Cash Drivers, Rajah Caruth, Brandon Jones and William Sawalich
05:30 PM Sammy Smith and Carson Kvapil
10:00 PM NASH County Country Band (Music)
Sunday, April 12th
09:00 AM Food City Fan Zone Stage Opens
09:30 AM Everett Larson
09:45 AM Mark Ramsey from Moonshiners
09:55 AM Trashsquatch Mascot
10:00 AM Chris Rice
10:15 AM Daniel Suarez
10:30 AM Cody Ware
10:40 AM Ross Chastain
10:55 AM Noah Gragson
11:05 AM Speedway Children's Charities Auction with Swaggerty's and Bush's Beans Mascots
11:15 AM Shane van Gisbergen
11:30 AM Connor Zilisch
11:45 AM Evan McKnight with drumline hype performance
12:00 PM Trackside Live with Kenny Wallace, John Roberts and Jose Castillo
12:00 PM Christopher Bell
12:15 PM Kyle Larson
12:30 PM Kyle Busch
12:45 PM Josh Dobbs & Red Panda
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
The Famous Idaho® Potato Tour
Friday, April 10th
6681 Bristol Highway, Piney Flats, TN
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
520 North State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN
Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 11th
1235 Bonham Road, Bristol, VA
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
1430 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, TN
Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday, April 12th
1320 Little Creek Crossing, Bristol, VA
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
1370 Virginia Avenue, Highway 421, Bristol, TN
Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Michael Waltrip Special Appearance
Friday, April 10th
Food City is excited to welcome NASCAR legend Michael Waltrip on Friday, April 10th for autograph signings and photographs. Michael Waltrip Brewing Co. beer products will be available for purchase.
6681 Bristol Highway, Piney Flats, TN
Time: 10:00 AM
1430 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, TN
Time: 11:00 AM
Ross Chastain Special Appearance
Saturday, April 11th
Food City is excited to welcome Ross Chastain, driver of the Trackhouse #1 Moose Chevrolet Camaro, to the Food City store in Piney Flats, TN located at 6681 Bristol Highway.
Time: 12:00 PM
Autographs will be given on a first come, first-serve basis to the first 151 people in line. The Watermelon Queen will be sampling watermelon. We can’t wait to see you there!
