2018 Food City 500

Background , the track where the race was held. Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. Entry list ==First practice==

Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 14.774 seconds and a speed of . ==Qualifying==

Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 14.895 and a speed of . Qualifying results ==Practice (post-qualifying)==

Second practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 14.874 seconds and a speed of . Final practice David Ragan was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 15.051 seconds and a speed of . == Race results ==

won the race from the pole position. Stage Results Stage 1 Laps: 125 Stage 2 Laps: 125 Final Stage Results Stage 3 Laps: 250 Race statistics • Lead changes: 8 among different drivers • Cautions/Laps: 13 for 114 • Red flags: 4 for 18 hours 58 minutes and 48 seconds • Time of race: 3 hours, 26 minutes and 25 seconds • Average speed: ==Media==

Television Fox Sports covered their 18th race at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, five-time Bristol winner Jeff Gordon and 12-time Bristol winner – and all-time Bristol race winner – Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side. Radio PRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini called the race in the booth when the field was racing down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop the turn 3 suites when the field raced down the backstretch. Brad Gillie, Brett Mcmillan, Jim Noble, and Steve Richards covered the action on pit lane. ==Standings after the race==

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Manufacturers' Championship standings • Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. • . – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. ==References==