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| Venue | Bristol Motor Speedway |
| Corporate sponsor | Food City |
| First race | 1961 |
| Distance | 267 miles (430 km) |
| Number of laps | 500 |
| Previous names | Southeastern 500 (1961–1975, 1977–1979)
Southeastern 400 (1976) Valleydale Southeastern 500 (1980) |
The Food City 500 is a 500 lap race NASCAR Sprint Cup race held on the 0.533 miles (0.858 km) track at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. This is one of two NASCAR races held at Bristol, the other being the Sharpie 500, and is considered one of NASCAR's best races.[1] It was the first venue of the 2007 NASCAR schedule to host the Car of Tomorrow, a race won by Kyle Busch.
Speedway President & General Manager Jeff Byrd has requested that NASCAR move the spring race to a later spring date. Nothing at this time has been decided.[2]
Past winners
NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, the race winner has come from the 
USA.
| Year | Date | Driver | Car Make | Winner's Prize (USD) |
Distance (laps) |
Average Speed (mph) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern 500 | ||||||
| 1961 | October 22 |  Joe Weatherly |
'61 Pontiac | $3,680 | 500 | 72.452 |
| 1962 | July 29 |  Bobby Johns |
'62 Plymouth | $3,930 | 500 | 75.276 |
| 1963 | March 31 | Fireball Roberts |
'63 Ford | $4,060 | 500 | 76.91 |
| 1964 | March 22 |  Fred Lorenzen |
'64 Ford | $4,300 | 500 | 72.196 |
| 1965 | May 2 |  Junior Johnson |
'65 Ford | $4,550 | 500 | 74.937 |
| 1966 | March 20 |  Dick Hutcherson |
'66 Ford | $4,150 | 500 | 69.952 |
| 1967 | March 19 |  David Pearson |
'67 Dodge | $5,290 | 500 | 75.937 |
| 1968 | March 17 | David Pearson (2) |
'68 Ford | $5,725 | 500 | 77.247 |
| 1969 | March 23 | Bobby Allison |
'69 Dodge | $5,025 | 500 | 81.455 |
| 1970 | April 5 | Donnie Allison |
'70 Ford | $6,670 | 500 | 87.543 |
| 1971 | March 28 | David Pearson (3) |
'71 Ford | $6,120 | 500 | 91.704 |
| 1972 | April 9 | Bobby Allison (2) |
'72 Chevrolet | $8,325 | 500 | 92.826 |
| 1973 | March 25 | Cale Yarborough |
'73 Chevrolet | $8,030 | 500 | 88.952 |
| 1974 | March 17 | Cale Yarborough (2) |
'74 Chevrolet | $8,655 | 500 | 64.533 |
| 1975 | March 16 | Richard Petty |
'74 Dodge | $7,350 | 500 | 97.053 |
| Southeastern 400 | ||||||
| 1976 | March 14 | Cale Yarborough (3) |
Chevrolet | $18,070 | 400 | 87.377 |
| Southeastern 500 | ||||||
| 1977 | April 17 | Cale Yarborough (4) |
Chevrolet | $23,300 | 500 | 100.989 |
| 1978 | April 2 |  Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet | $19,200 | 500 | 92.401 |
| 1979 | April 1 | Dale Earnhardt |
Chevrolet | $19,800 | 500 | 91.033 |
| Valleydale Southeastern 500 | ||||||
| 1980 | March 30 | Dale Earnhardt (2) |
Chevrolet | $20,625 | 500 | 96.977 |
| Valleydale 500 | ||||||
| 1981 | March 29 | Darrell Waltrip (2) |
Buick | $22,450 | 500 | 89.53 |
| 1982 | March 14 | Darrell Waltrip (3) |
Buick | $26,520 | 500 | 94.025 |
| 1983 | May 21 | Darrell Waltrip (4) |
Chevrolet | $29,965 | 500 | 93.445 |
| 1984 | April 1 | Darrell Waltrip (5) |
Chevrolet | $31,670 | 500 | 93.967 |
| 1985 | April 6 | Dale Earnhardt (3) |
Chevrolet | $31,525 | 500 | 81.79 |
| 1986 | April 6 |  Rusty Wallace |
Pontiac | $34,760 | 500 | 89.747 |
| Valleydale Meats 500 | ||||||
| 1987 | April 12 | Dale Earnhardt (4) |
Chevrolet | $43,850 | 500 | 75.621 |
| 1988 | April 10 |  Bill Elliott |
Ford | $45,750 | 500 | 83.115 |
| 1989 | April 9 | Rusty Wallace (2) |
Pontiac | $48,750 | 500 | 76.034 |
| 1990 | April 8 | Davey Allison |
Ford | $50,100 | 500 | 87.258 |
| 1991 | April 14 | Rusty Wallace (3) |
Pontiac | $51,300 | 500 | 72.809 |
| Food City 500 | ||||||
| 1992 | April 5 |  Alan Kulwicki |
Ford | $83,360 | 500 | 86.316 |
| 1993 | April 4 | Rusty Wallace (3) |
Pontiac | $107,610 | 500 | 84.73 |
| 1994 | April 10 | Dale Earnhardt (5) |
Chevrolet | $72,570 | 500 | 89.647 |
| 1995 | April 2 |  Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet | $67,645 | 500 | 92.011 |
| 1996 | March 31 | Jeff Gordon (2) |
Chevrolet | $93,765 | 341 [3] | 91.308 |
| 1997 | April 13 | Jeff Gordon (3) |
Chevrolet | $83,640 | 500 | 75.035 |
| 1998 | March 29 | Jeff Gordon (4) |
Chevrolet | $90,860 | 500 | 82.85 |
| 1999 | April 11 | Rusty Wallace (4) |
Ford | $87,435 | 500 | 93.363 |
| 2000 | March 26 | Rusty Wallace (5) |
Ford | $87,585 | 500 | 88.018 |
| 2001 | March 25 | Elliott Sadler |
Ford | $124,700 | 500 | 86.949 |
| 2002 | March 24 |  Kurt Busch |
Ford | $143,840 | 500 | 82.281 |
| 2003 | March 23 | Kurt Busch (2) |
Ford | $162,790 | 500 | 76.185 |
| 2004 | March 28 | Kurt Busch (3) |
Ford | $173,465 | 500 | 82.607 |
| 2005 | April 3 | Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet | $189,001 | 500 | 77.496 |
| 2006 | March 26 | Kurt Busch (4) |
Dodge | $175,858 | 500 | 79.427 |
| 2007 | March 25 | Kyle Busch |
Chevrolet [4] | $179,400 | 504 [5] | 81.969 |
| 2008 | March 16 | Jeff Burton |
Chevrolet | $209,558 | 506 [6] | 89.775 |
| 2009 | March 22 | Kyle Busch (2) |
Toyota | $232,998 | 503 [7] | 92.139 |
Manufacturer Wins
| Rank | Manufacturer | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevrolet | 20 |
| 2 | Ford | 16 |
| 3 | Pontiac | 5 |
| 4 | Dodge | 4 |
| 5 | Buick | 2 |
| 6 | Plymouth | 1 |
| 7 | Toyota | 1 |
- ^ NASCAR's Best Races
- ^ Jayski's Silly Season Site - Bristol Motor Speedway News
- ^ Race shortened to 341 Laps / 182 Miles because of rain
- ^ First COT win ever
- ^ Race extended to 504 Laps / 269 Miles because of Green-White-Checker Finish
- ^ Race extended to 506 Laps / 269.7 Miles because of Green-White-Checker Finish
- ^ Race extended to 503 Laps / 268.1 Miles because of Green-White-Checker Finish
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External links
- The 2007 Food City 500: In Their Words (Quotes from the race weekend)
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