NASCAR Cup · Bristol Motor Speedway · Bristol, TN
Food City 500
Trucks Fri Apr 9, O'Reilly Sat Apr 10. Race title shown is the 2026/provisional title; 2027 sponsor and start time not yet announced.
Race weekend
Forecast not open yet
The hour-by-hour forecast for this weekend opens in 154 days, seven days before the first on-track day.
Right now at Bristol Motor Speedway: 64°18°, overcast, wind 4 mph7 km/h ENE. Green flag today.
This time of year here
The last 10 years at Bristol
Rain fell on 8 of the last 10 race-day weekends here; the hottest was 82°28° in 2026.
Weather on the same weekend of the year at this track, from the Open-Meteo archive; past editions may have run on other dates.
The weekend
Facts
- Series
- NASCAR Cup
- Track
- Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
- Dates
- Fri, Apr 9 – Sun, Apr 11, 2027
- Main event
- Sun, Apr 11
- Usual weekend
- Second weekend of April
- Date status
- Confirmed date
- Weight
- Major event
- Notes
- Trucks Fri Apr 9, O'Reilly Sat Apr 10. Race title shown is the 2026/provisional title; 2027 sponsor and start time not yet announced.
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