Cup Series · 2026 · RACE 8
Food City 500
Sun, Apr 12, 2026·Bristol Motor SpeedwayST0.533 miGen 7Stage racing / PlayoffsLAPSPITSLOOP Pole
Ryan Blaney
127.064 mph
Storylines · how it played out
No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Stages | Rating | ARP | FL | Passes | QP | Stops | Avg stop |
|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 54Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 505 | 25 | Running | 59 | · / 7 / · | — | 7.6 | 35 | 68 | 63 | 5 | 9.23 |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 12Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
Up to 10 drivers highlighted · click a driver to toggle NCS Final Practice
Apr 11, 2026| Pos | Driver | Best | mph |
|---|
| 1 | #47Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 15.403 | 124.573 |
| 2 | #4Noah Gragson | 15.439 | 124.283 |
| 3 | #2Austin Cindric | 15.451 | 124.186 |
| 4 | #43Erik Jones | 15.453 | 124.170 |
| 5 | #23Darrell Wallace Jr. | 15.459 | 124.122 |
| 6 | #71Michael McDowell | 15.462 | 124.098 |
| 7 | #88Connor Zilisch | 15.470 | 124.034 |
| 8 | #54Ty Gibbs | 15.470 | 124.034 |
| 9 | #16AJ Allmendinger | 15.474 | 124.002 |
| 10 | #5Kyle Larson | 15.476 | 123.986 |
| 11 | #35Riley Herbst | 15.478 | 123.970 |
| 12 | #42John Hunter Nemechek | 15.479 | 123.961 |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 5Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 505 | 284 | Running | 54 | 1 / 1 / · | — | 1.7 | 75 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 8.86 |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 19Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 505 | 0 | Running | 45 | 4 / 5 / · | — | 5.7 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 9.44 |
| 7 | 20 | ▲ 13 | 22Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 505 | 0 | Running | 33 | · / 8 / · | — | 10.5 | 2 | 109 | 91 | 6 | 9.75 |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 11Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 505 | 0 | Running | 41 | 6 / 3 / · | — | 7.1 | 19 | 70 | 70 | 6 | 9.89 |
| 10 | 10 | — | 77Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 505 | 0 | Running | 38 | 7 / 4 / · | — | 6.1 | 20 | 97 | 97 | 5 | 9.39 |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 7Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 505 | 0 | Running | 25 | — | — | 18.5 | 0 | 71 | 17 | 7 | 10.89 |
| 16 | 9 | ▼ 7 | 2Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 505 | 0 | Running | 23 | 10 / 10 / · | — | 12.0 | 5 | 94 | 71 | 7 | 9.65 |
| 18 | 24 | ▲ 6 | 3Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 504 | 0 | Running | 19 | — | — | 19.5 | 0 | 97 | 3 | 7 | 10.32 |
| 19 | 15 | ▼ 4 | 38Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 504 | 0 | Running | 18 | — | — | 20.3 | 2 | 61 | 16 | 7 | 9.25 |
| 20 | 6 | ▼ 14 | 1Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 504 | 0 | Running | 17 | — | — | 15.6 | 7 | 70 | 23 | 5 | 10.13 |
| 21 | 4 | ▼ 17 | 35Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 504 | 0 | Running | 19 | 8 / · / · | — | 17.1 | 7 | 65 | 19 | 7 | 11.70 |
| 22 | 18 | ▼ 4 | 9Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 504 | 6 | Running | 15 | — | — | 14.8 | 2 | 96 | 57 | 6 | 11.25 |
| 23 | 28 | ▲ 5 | 43Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 503 | 0 | Running | 14 | — | — | 23.8 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 6 | 13.85 |
| 25 | 29 | ▲ 4 | 8Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 503 | 0 | Running | 12 | — | — | 24.6 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 7 | 11.08 |
| 26 | 16 | ▼ 10 | 4Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 503 | 0 | Running | 11 | — | — | 17.5 | 3 | 70 | 45 | 5 | 10.49 |
| 28 | 30 | ▲ 2 | 41Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 501 | 0 | Running | 9 | — | — | 30.4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 12.37 |
| 29 | 32 | ▲ 3 | 10Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 501 | 0 | Running | 8 | — | — | 29.8 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 9.81 |
| 30 | 34 | ▲ 4 | 24William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | Running | 7 | — | — | 33.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 14.63 |
| 31 | 36 | ▲ 5 | 51Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | Running | 6 | — | — | 31.8 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 12.28 |
| 32 | 25 | ▼ 7 | 21Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 490 | 0 | Running | 16 | 5 / 6 / · | — | 14.7 | 7 | 53 | 43 | 8 | 36.24 |
| 37 | 27 | ▼ 10 | 48Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Accident | 1 | — | — | 33.6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 106.03 |
Food City 500 Busch Pole Qualifying
Apr 12, 2026
| Pos | Driver | Best | mph |
|---|
| 1 | #12Ryan Blaney | 15.101 | 127.064 |
| 2 | #45Tyler Reddick | 15.124 | 126.871 |
| 3 | #19Chase Briscoe | 15.135 | 126.779 |
| 4 | #35Riley Herbst | 15.147 | 126.679 |
| 5 | #54Ty Gibbs | 15.164 | 126.537 |
| 6 | #1Ross Chastain | 15.175 | 126.445 |
| 7 | #17Chris Buescher | 15.190 | 126.320 |
| 8 | #5Kyle Larson | 15.192 | 126.303 |
| 9 | #2Austin Cindric | 15.200 | 126.237 |
| 10 | #77Carson Hocevar | 15.201 | 126.229 |
| 11 | #11Denny Hamlin | 15.225 | 126.030 |
| 12 | #23Darrell Wallace Jr. | 15.231 | 125.980 |