Kyle Larson dominates, Bristol intervenes, Connor Zilisch wins
Larson controlled the night, but Bristol controlled the ending, and that ending belonged to Connor Zilisch.
Larson controlled the night, but Bristol controlled the ending, and that ending belonged to Connor Zilisch.
Ryan Blaney wins Bristol pole by a mustache
Chase Elliott sees early success as opportunity, not relief
Alex Bowman’s first race after a vertigo diagnosis isn’t a gentle warm-up. It’s Bristol: 500 laps of chaos that might make anyone reconsider their life choices.
Saturday, April 11
2 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Practice and Qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway, The CW App
4:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Practice and Qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway, Prime Video
7 p.m., NASCAR Countdown Live, The CW
7:30 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Suburban Propane 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, The CW
Sunday, April 12
2 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: Bristol Motor Speedway, FS1
3 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, FS1

Food City 500
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
Date: Sunday, April 12, 2026
TV: FS1
Green Flag: 3:00 PM ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM
Laps: 400
Miles: 210.4
Track: 0.526 mile paved oval
2025 Winner: Kyle Larson
Cook Out 400
Winner: Chase Elliott
Average Speed of Race Winner: 75.457 MPH
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 47 Mins, 18 Secs.
Margin of Victory: .565 Seconds
Caution Flags: 5 for 54 laps
Lead Changes: 8 among 6 drivers
Stage 1 Top 10: 11,24,21,54,2,97,22,12,45,60
Stage 2 Top 10: 1,54,22,12,24,2,45,97,5,21
Fastest Lap: #11 lap 3/19.788
| # | Driver | Pts | Behind | +/- | |
| 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 353 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 271 | -82 | 0 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 259 | -94 | -1 |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 249 | -104 | -1 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | 238 | -115 | -1 |
| 6 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 222 | -131 | -5 |
| 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 212 | -141 | -1 |
| 8 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 206 | -147 | -2 |
| 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 206 | -147 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 206 | -147 | 3 |