Food City 250

Food City 250

Venue	Bristol Motor Speedway
Sponsor	Food City
First race	1982
Distance	133.25 miles (214.445 km)
Laps	250
Previous names	Pet Diary 150 (1982) Free Service Tire Stores 150 (1983) Free Service Tires 200 (1984) Tri-City Pontiac 200 (1985–1988) Jay Johnson 200 (1989) Jay Johnson 250 (1990–1991)

The Food City 250 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series stock car race that takes place each August under the lights at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. It is held the night before the Sprint Cup Series Sharpie 500. First held as a 150 lap event, the race has increased in length several times, first to 200 laps in 1985, and to the current 250 laps in 1990.

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
				Laps	Miles (km)
1982	August 27	Jack Ingram	Pontiac	150	79.95 (128.667)		79.923
1983	August 26	Sam Ard	Oldsmobile	150	79.95 (128.667)		85.255
1984	August 24	Morgan Shepherd	Pontiac	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:24:18	75.872
1985	August 23	Brett Bodine	Pontiac	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:29:40	71.331
1986	August 22	Brett Bodine	Oldsmobile	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:23:05	76.293
1987	August 21	Larry Pearson	Chevrolet	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:30:35	70.609
1988	August 26	Larry Pearson	Chevrolet	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:28:40	72.135
1989	August 25	Mark Martin	Ford	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:23:47	76.309
1990	August 24	Rick Mast	Buick	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:33:34	85.447
1991	August 23	Dale Jarrett	Pontiac	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:51:19	71.822
1992	August 28	Todd Bodine	Buick	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:39:09	80.635
1993	August 27	Todd Bodine	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:49:30	73.014
1994	August 26	Kenny Wallace	Ford	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:31:15	87.616
1995	August 25	Steve Grissom	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:31:39	87.234
1996	August 23	Jeff Fuller	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:47:10	74.603
1997	August 22	Jimmy Spencer	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	2:02:02	65.515
1998	August 21	Kevin Lepage	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:43:59	76.887
1999	August 27	Matt Kenseth	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:35:27	83.761
2000	August 25	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:30:41	88.164
2001	August 24	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:41:22	78.872
2002	August 23	Jimmy Spencer	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:35:48	83.455
2003	August 23	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:51:07	71.951
2004	August 27	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	256*	136.448 (219.591)	2:06:12	64.872
2005	August 26	Ryan Newman	Dodge	252*	134.316 (216.160)	2:17:02	58.81
2006	August 25	Matt Kenseth	Ford	250	133.25 (214.445)	2:04:02	64.458
2007	August 24	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:45:02	76.119
2008	August 22	Brad Keselowski	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:25:30	93.509
2009	August 21	David Ragan	Ford	254*	135.382 (217.876)	1:49:27	74.216
2010	August 20	Kyle Busch	Toyota	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:36:08	83.166
2011	August 26	Kyle Busch*	Toyota	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:25:46	93.218

• 2004: Race extended due to a Green-white-checker finish. This was the first time a NASCAR Nationwide Series race used the Green-white-checker format to finish a race.
• 2005 & 2009: Race extended due to a Green-white-checker finish.
• 2011: Kyle Busch's record-breaking and milestone 50th career Nationwide win.

References

• Racing-Reference.info – Bristol Motor Speedway Race Results