Food City 250

Food City 250

Venue	Bristol Motor Speedway
Sponsor	Food City
Last 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 Irwin Tools Night Race. 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. As of 2012 it is the shortest Nationwide race in the schedule. The 2012 winner of the race is Joey Logano.

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
					Laps	Miles (km)
1982	August 27	Jack Ingram	Jack Ingram	Pontiac	150	79.95 (128.667)		79.923
1983	August 26	Sam Ard	Howard Thomas	Oldsmobile	150	79.95 (128.667)		85.255
1984	August 24	Morgan Shepherd	Lindy White	Pontiac	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:24:18	75.872
1985	August 23	Brett Bodine	Hendrick Motorsports	Pontiac	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:29:40	71.331
1986	August 22	Brett Bodine	Howard Thomas	Oldsmobile	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:23:05	76.293
1987	August 21	Larry Pearson	David Pearson	Chevrolet	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:30:35	70.609
1988	August 26	Larry Pearson	David Pearson	Chevrolet	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:28:40	72.135
1989	August 25	Mark Martin	Bill Davis Racing	Ford	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:23:47	76.309
1990	August 24	Rick Mast	Alan Dillard, Jr.	Buick	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:33:34	85.447
1991	August 23	Dale Jarrett	Dale Jarrett	Pontiac	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:51:19	71.822
1992	August 28	Todd Bodine	Team 34	Buick	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:39:09	80.635
1993	August 27	Todd Bodine	Team 34	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:49:30	73.014
1994	August 26	Kenny Wallace	Fil Martocci	Ford	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:31:15	87.616
1995	August 25	Steve Grissom	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:31:39	87.234
1996	August 23	Jeff Fuller	ST Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:47:10	74.603
1997	August 22	Jimmy Spencer	Crestinger Racing	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	2:02:02	65.515
1998	August 21	Kevin Lepage	Specialty Racing	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:43:59	76.887
1999	August 27	Matt Kenseth	Reiser Enterprises	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:35:27	83.761
2000	August 25	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:30:41	88.164
2001	August 24	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:41:22	78.872
2002	August 23	Jimmy Spencer	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:35:48	83.455
2003	August 23	Michael Waltrip	Michael Waltrip Racing	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:51:07	71.951
2004	August 27	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	256*	136.448 (219.591)	2:06:12	64.872
2005	August 26	Ryan Newman	Penske Racing	Dodge	252*	134.316 (216.160)	2:17:02	58.81
2006	August 25	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing	Ford	250	133.25 (214.445)	2:04:02	64.458
2007	August 24	Kasey Kahne	Gillett Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:45:02	76.119
2008	August 22	Brad Keselowski	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:25:30	93.509
2009	August 21	David Ragan	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	254*	135.382 (217.876)	1:49:27	74.216
2010	August 20	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:36:08	83.166
2011	August 26	Kyle Busch*	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:25:46	93.218
2012	August 24	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:44:26	76.556

• 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.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
2	Brett Bodine	1985, 1986
	Larry Pearson	1987, 1988
	Todd Bodine	1992, 1993
	Jimmy Spencer	1997, 2002
	Matt Kenseth	1999, 2006
	Kevin Harvick	2000, 2001
	Kyle Busch	2010, 2011

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
3	Joe Gibbs Racing	2010, 2011, 2012
2	Howard Thomas	1983, 1986
	David Pearson	1987, 1988
	Team 34	1992, 1993
	Richard Childress Racing	2000, 2001
	Roush Fenway Racing	2006, 2009

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
14	Chevrolet	1987, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008
4	Pontiac	1982, 1984, 1985, 1991
	Ford	1989, 1994, 2006, 2009
3	Toyota	2010, 2011, 2012
2	Oldsmobile	1983, 1986
	Buick	1990, 1992
	Dodge	2005, 2007

References

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