The next NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is the Food City 500 on Sunday, April 11, 2027, and the Bass Pro Shops Night Race follows on Saturday, August 14, 2027. Ty Gibbs won the 2026 Food City 500, and Joey Logano won the most recent Bristol race, the Night Race on September 19, 2026.
Bristol races in 2027
- Food City 500: Sunday, April 11, 2027
- Bass Pro Shops Night Race: Saturday, August 14, 2027
- Distance: 500 laps and 266.5 miles at both races
- Track: 0.533-mile concrete short track, banked 24 to 28 degrees in the turns
The Night Race moves from September to mid-August in 2027. The 2026 running was on Saturday, September 19, so next year’s comes five weeks earlier in the calendar.
How the 2026 Bristol races finished
| Finish | Food City 500, April 12 | Night Race, September 19 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ty Gibbs | Joey Logano |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | Kyle Larson |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | Carson Hocevar |
| 4 | Tyler Reddick | Christopher Bell |
| 5 | Chase Briscoe | Ty Gibbs |
Larson and Gibbs finished in the top five in both 2026 races. Gibbs went from a win in April to fifth in September, and Larson was third and then second.
Recent Bristol winners
| Year | Food City 500 | Night Race |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ty Gibbs | Joey Logano |
| 2025 | Kyle Larson | Christopher Bell |
| 2024 | Denny Hamlin | Kyle Larson |
Six races, five different winners. Larson won two of them and finished in the top five in five of the six; the exception was the 2025 Night Race, which Bell won ahead of Brad Keselowski and Zane Smith. Hamlin, the 2024 spring winner, was fourth in the 2024 Night Race and has not won at Bristol since.
Betting NASCAR at Bristol
A race-winner price is a chance written as a payout: +400 implies 20%, +800 implies 11.1% and +2000 implies 4.8%. A bet is worth making only when you rate a driver’s chance higher than the price does, and top-5 and head-to-head markets are the way to back a consistent driver such as Larson without needing him to win.
Our NASCAR picks this week cover each race of the season as it comes, and the NASCAR race results page has every finish. The Daytona 500 has its own page, and our NASCAR track types explained page compares short tracks with the rest. If you follow a paid capper, compare the best handicappers first.