Kyle Larson led 411 laps in a completely dominant performance in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Larson would go on to win the race over Denny Hamlin by 2.250 seconds.
Hamlin was attempting to secure his third consecutive win and came up just shy.
Here are the full race results for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, race 9 of 36.
Food City 500 Race Results
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 500 | --- | Running | 60 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Progressive Toyota | 500 | 2.25 | Running | 50 |
| 3 | 6 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 500 | 6.769 | Running | 40 |
| 4 | 14 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 500 | 6.911 | Running | 35 |
| 5 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Richmond Water Heaters Ford | 500 | 7.395 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 26 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Axalta Chevrolet | 500 | 7.997 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 35 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Flannel Chevrolet | 500 | 11.432 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem Toyota | 500 | 14.895 | Running | 42 |
| 9 | 8 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | 500 | 16.505 | Running | 30 |
| 10 | 17 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Get Bioethanol Chevrolet | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 9 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Chili's Ride the 'Dente Chevrolet | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 39 |
| 12 | 11 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 10 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports NationsGuard Chevrolet | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 37 |
| 14 | 15 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 20 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 16 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Kroger / Oscar Mayer / Rustik Oven Ford | 498 | 2 laps | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 21 | 2 | Austin Cindrc | Team Penske Snap-On Ford | 498 | 2 laps | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 27 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing The Beast Toyota | 498 | 2 laps | Running | 20 |
| 19 | 22 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing US Air Force Toyota | 498 | 2 laps | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 29 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Boost by Kroger Ford | 498 | 2 laps | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 32 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 498 | 2 laps | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 2 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports SUNNYD Chevrolet | 498 | 2 laps | Running | 18 |
| 23 | 31 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Rural King Ford | 498 | 2 laps | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 38 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 497 | 3 laps | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 24 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 497 | 3 laps | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 28 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB AdventHealth Toyota | 497 | 3 laps | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 18 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Aaron's Lucky Dog Ford | 497 | 3 laps | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 25 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Lucy Breakers Toyota | 496 | 4 laps | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 33 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team HaasTooling.com Ford | 495 | 5 laps | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 13 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 495 | 5 laps | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 19 | 33 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing C4 Energy Chevrolet | 495 | 5 laps | Running | 0 |
| 32 | 12 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Okuma Chevrolet | 494 | 6 laps | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 23 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Choice Privileges Chevrolet | 494 | 6 laps | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 37 | 01 | Corey LaJoie | Rick Ware Racing Schluter Systems Ford | 494 | 6 laps | Running | 3 |
| 35 | 30 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | 493 | 7 laps | Running | 2 |
| 36 | 34 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Arby's Ford | 493 | 7 laps | Running | 1 |
| 37 | 1 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Chevrolet | 343 | OUT | Out | 17 |
| 38 | 36 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing Safety Culture Chevrolet | 208 | OUT | Out | 1 |
| 39 | 39 | 66 | Josh Bilicki | Garage 66 MANSCAPED Ford | 193 | OUT | Out | 0 |
Lead Changes
| Lead Changes | Driver | From | To | Total Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | Alex Bowman | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 40 | 389 | 350 |
| 2 | Carson Hocevar | 390 | 391 | 2 |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | 392 | 439 | 48 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 440 | 500 | 61 |
Cautions/Incidents
| Caution | Lap | Description | Free Pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 127 | Stage 1 end | 60 |
| 2 | 179 | Cody Ware, Shane van Gisbergen incident Turn 2 | 60 |
| 3 | 252 | Stage 2 end | 60 |
