2026 Food City 500 Betting Preview
12 April 2026
NASCAR heads to Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday for the Food City 500. Kyle Larson returns to defend his title at the 500 laps / 266.5 miles track in Bristol, TN.
FOOD CITY 500 RACE START TIME & RACE INFO
- Event: Food City 500
- Where: Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
- When: Sunday, April 12 at 3:00 PM ET
- TV: FS1
FOOD CITY 500 RACE FAVORITES
- Ryan Blaney (Odds to Win: +340)
- Kyle Larson (Odds to Win: +370)
- Ty Gibbs (Odds to Win: +650)
- Christopher Bell (Odds to Win: +750)
- Denny Hamlin (Odds to Win: +850)
DUNKEL INDEX TOP 10
Here are the Top 10 drivers for this event, according to the Dunkel Index:
| K. Larson | 40.060 |
| R. Blaney | 39.723 |
| T. Gibbs | 39.718 |
| C. Elliott | 39.557 |
| D. Hamlin | 35.783 |
| T. Reddick | 32.702 |
| C. Bell | 31.664 |
| B. Keselowski | 31.494 |
| A. Cindric | 30.489 |
| W. Byron | 30.065 |
WINNER: KYLE LARSON (+370)
The defedning champion of this event, Larson has two wins, three top-five finishes and 892 laps led over his last four races at Bristol. Rated No. 1 in the Dunkel Index, Larson (+370) is our pick to take the checkered flag at Bristol on Sunday.
BEST ODDS TOP 5 FINISH: DENNY HAMLIN (+115)
Rated No. 5 in the Dunkel Index
BEST ODDS TOP 10 FINISH: WILLIAM BYRON (+120)
Rated No. 10 in the Dunkel Index
