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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 300
Friday, September 18, 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 Bass Pro Shop night race, Food City 300, UNOH truck race and the Bush's ARCA race.
The NASCAR Cup Series event will be held September 17-19, 2026 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Learn how you can experience this amazing weekend of events at special pricing.
Race-Day Party Trays & Party Boxes
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.
Thursday, September 17
09:00 AM WJHL Daytime Tri-Cities
11:00 AM Fan Zone Opens/Stage Opens
11:00 AM Tyler Ankrum and Kris Wright
11:15 AM Layne Riggs
11:30 AM Natalie Decker & Dereck Lemke
11:45 AM Ben Rhodes and Jake Garcia
Noon Grant Enfinger
12:15 PM Spencer Boyd and Caden Kvapil
12:30 PM Tanner Gray, Gio Riggiero, Nick Leitz & Bayley Currey
12:45 PM Dawson Sutton
01:00 PM Luke Baldwin & Jackson Mackeno
01:15 PM Ty Majeski and Cole Butcher
01:30 PM Andres Perez de Lara, Parker Eatmon, Landen Lewis, Connor Hall
02:00 PM Everett Larson
02:15 PM Stewart Friesen
02:30 PM Hunter Morgan
02:45 PM Craig Pellegrini, Jr.
03:00 PM Thomas Annunziata
10:00 PM Bob Pockrass Foam Party with DJ Sterl the Pearl
Friday, September 18
09:00 AM Daytime Tri-Cities
12:00 PM Fan Zone Opens
12:00 PM Carson Ware
12:15 PM Ryan Ellis & Logan Bearden
12:30 PM Harrison Burton and Dean Thompson
12:45 PM Natalie Decker & Dereck Lemke
01:30 PM Everett Larson
01:45 PM Jaxon Porter, Micah Porter
02:00 PM Craig Pellegrini, Jr.
02:15 PM Shane van Gisbergen
02:40 PM Ross Chastain
03:00 PM Chris Rice, Brenden "Butterbean" Queen, Justin Haley, Mini Tyrrell
03:30 PM JM Smucker $10,000 Check Presentation to SCC
04:00 PM SCC Auction
05:00 PM Justin Allgaier, Rajah Caruth, Sammy Smith, Jake Finch
05:30 PM Jimmy Spencer
10:00 PM Tim Dugger Concert
Saturday, September 19
12:00 PM Fan Zone Opens
12:00 PM Evan McKnight
12:15 PM Everett Larson
12:30 PM Moonshiner Mark Ramsey
12:45 PM Natalie Decker & Dereck Lemke
01:00 PM Noah Peters - Singing Barber
02:00 PM Erik Jones
02:15 PM SCC Auction
02:30 PM Josef Newgarden
02:45 PM Cody Ware
03:00 PM Austin Hill
03:15 PM Tyler Reddick
03:30 PM Kyle and Richard Petty - PVA Check Presentation
03:45 PM Connor Zilisch and Ross Chastain
04:00 PM Trackside Live with Kenny, John and Jose
04:00 PM Ric Flair
04:15 PM Denny Hamlin
04:30 PM Carson Hocevar
04:45 PM Chase Elliott
05:00 PM Michael Waltrip
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
Everett Larson
Wednesday, September 16
Food City is excited to welcome Everett Larson for an appearance with his race car Wednesday, September 16 at Food City in Abingdon from 5-7pm.
Wednesday, September 16
Food City — 151 Cook Street, Abingdon, VA
Time: 05:00 PM
Natalie Decker Appearance
Thursday, September 17
Food City is excited to welcome Natalie Decker, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Driver. Decker will be making a special appearance at the Food City in Piney Flats, TN on Thursday, September 17th at 10:00 a.m.
Decker’s Show Car will also be on display and T.N. Dickinson’s will be providing samples, while supplies last.
Thursday, September 17
Food City — 6681 Bristol Highway Piney Flats, TN
Time: 10:00 AM
Chase Elliott Special Appearance
Friday, September 18
Food City is excited to welcome Chase Elliott, NASCAR driver of the #9 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, on Friday, September 18 for autograph signings and photographs.
Autographs will be given on a first come, first-serve basis to the first 150 people in line.
Friday, September 18
Food City — 1921 Highway 394 Blountville, TN
Time: 12:00 PM
Bubba Wallace Appearance
Friday, September 18
Food City is excited to welcome Bubba Wallace, NASCAR driver of the #23 Toyota Camry for 23LX Racing, to the Food City store in Blountville, TN.
Autographs will be given on a first come, first-serve basis to the first 75 people in line.
Friday, September 18
Food City — 1921 Highway 394 Blountville, TN
Time: 1:00 PM
