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Sunday, April 5
1 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: 2026 Daytona 500 (re-air), 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 |