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Food City 500
When: 03-28-2004
Where: Bristol, TN
Television: Fox TV. 1 pm ET
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Food City 500
The Food City 500 annually plays host to
some of the most exciting NASCAR action
of the season. Held at the Bristol Motor
Speedway, the course's oval has been
home to some incredible finishes and
heartbreaking wrecks. This track is one
that has to bee seen live as the drivers
of NASCAR fly around the 0.533 mile oval
track at incredible speeds. In 2003 Ryan
Newman completed a lap in less than 15
seconds, and today's drivers are faster
than ever. Don't miss one of the most
exciting races of the year at the Food
City 500.
March 16, 2008 - Food City 500 Schedule
POLE DAY - FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2008
9:00 AM Spectator Gates Open
Noon - 1:30 PM Food City 500 Practice
1:40 PM - 3:15 PM Sharpie MINI 300 Practice
3:40 PM Food City 500 Qualifying (2 Laps)
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM Sharpie MINI 300 Final Practice
SHARPIE MINI 300 - SATURDAY MARCH 15, 2008
9:00 AM Spectator Gates Open
9:40 AM Sharpie MINI 300 Qualifying (2 Laps)
11:00 AM - 11:45 PM Food City 500 Practice
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM Food City 500 Final Practice
2:00 PM Sharpie MINI 300 Driver Introductions
2:30 PM Start of the Sharpie MINI 300
FOOD CITY 500 - SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2008
9:00 AM Spectator Gates Open
12:30 PM Pre-Race Activities Begin
1:30 PM Food City 500 Driver Introductions
2:00 PM Start of the Food City 500
Track information
Bristol Motor Speedway, one of the shortest tracks on
the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup circuit, has the
highest banking, making for an appealing
combination for driver and spectator
alike. Added to the schedule in 1961 and
resurfaced from asphalt to concrete in
1992, Bristol's attendance has increased
from 18,000 to well over 160,000 with
the reconstruction of the speedway's
backstretch.
2008 Food
City Winner
Jeff Burton drove hard and smart all day in the 2008 NASCAR
Sprint Cup Food City 500 from Bristol Motor Speedway and was
in the right place at the right time in the end.
Burton was the recipient of Joe Gibb’s racing driver Denny
Hamlin’s bad luck on the final lap of Sunday’s race. Burton
zoomed past Hamlin on the outside when it appeared Hamlin
had problems getting fuel to the pickup on the high banked
bullring.
The win is Burton’s first of 2008 and is also the first win
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2007 Food City
Winner
| The 2007
Food City 500 ended with a bang as Kyle Busch crossed
the finish line first to cap off his best race of the
young season. Jeff Burton and Jeff Gordon once again
finished strong taking second and third respectively, as
Kevin Harvick and Greg Biffle finished off the top five.
If the 2007 Food City 500 is any indication of what the
rest of the 2007 NASCAR season has to offer, this may be
NASCAR's best season yet.
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