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Food City 500 Race Day Preview
Late breaking news, race day schedule, betting odds, and more!
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April 13, 2025
Race Day Schedule:
TODAY - Sunday, April 13
1:30 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: Bristol, FS1
3 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, FS1
Late Breaking News:
Green flag for the race is set to fall at 3:11 PM ET. The race will air on Fox Sports 1 (FS1). The is a 20% chance of rain at 1:00 PM. The high for the day at the track is 62°F.
No cars are set to go to the rear for either inspection or penalties. There are two open cars set to run the race; Jesse Love (#33) and Josh Bilicki (#66). Jesse Love is making is Cup Series debut.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. topped the boards in practice as the top Chevrolet, with a pair of Penske Fords behind. Blaney, Cindric, Larson, and Elliott make up the rest of the top five. Denny Hamlin was the fastest Toyota in practice, seventh on the charts.
In qualifying, Alex Bowman secured the pole, with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in second. Larson, Hamlin and Blaney make up the rest of the top five. Six different organizations and all three manufactures make up the top ten in cars in qualify.
Kyle Larson was the only full time Cup Series driver to run in the Truck or Xfinity Races, where he finished second and first, respectively.
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Food City 500 Betting Lines:
| Race Winner | Top 3 Finish | Top 5 Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Larson | +450 | +135 | −170 |
| Denny Hamlin | +500 | +120 | -200 |
| Christopher Bell | +550 | +265 | -115 |
| Chase Elliott | +600 | +375 | +110 |
| Ryan Blaney | 800 | +265 | -115 |
| William Byron | +1200 | +300 | +175 |
| Chase Briscoe | +2000 | +500 | +225 |
| Bubba Wallace | +2000 | +800 | +350 |
| Ty Gibbs | +2500 | +550 | +250 |
| Alex Bowman | +2500 | +1000 | +450 |
Race Day Schedule for the World of Motorsports:
TODAY - Sunday, April 13
9:30 a.m., Formula 1 Grand Prix Sunday, ESPN2
10:55 a.m., Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, ESPN2
11 a.m., NHRA Drag Racing Las Vegas Qualifying Show 2, FS1
Noon, IndyCar Racing Warm Up at Long Beach, FS1
12:30 p.m., MotoGP at Losail International Circuit, Fox Business
1:30 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: Bristol, FS1
3 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, FS1
4:30 p.m., IndyCar Racing Grand Prix of Long Beach, FOX
6:30 p.m., NHRA Drag Racing Las Vegas Finals, FS1
Our Editor’s Picks for Today:
Race Win: Denny Hamlin
Top-3: Kyle Larson, Michael McDowell
Longshot: Ryan Preece
Betting lines are courtesy of Action Network, acquired 12:22 AM, 4/13/2025. All other information is accurate up to the same time and date.
Thumbnail image is courtesy of Google Earth.
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