NASCAR CUP SERIES — THUNDER VALLEY — THE LAST GREAT COLOSSEUM

Food City 500

NASCAR Cup Series • Bristol Motor Speedway, Tennessee. Neural network predictions powered by 15.8 million training samples across 5 racing disciplines. 500 laps. 0.533 miles. All contact.

Sunday, April 12, 2026 Bristol Motor Speedway • Bristol, TN 500 Laps • 0.533 mi • Concrete • 37 Cars

Green Flag — April 12, 2026 • 3:00 PM ET

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94.4%

Model AUC

15.8M

Training Samples

144

Features

Sports Unified

188

Champions

SHA-256

Verified

Bristol Motor Speedway — The Last Great Colosseum

Track Length

0.533 mi

Banking (Turns)

24-30°

2025 Winner

Kyle Larson

Capacity

162,000

Laps

500

Banking

24-30°

Surface

Concrete

Capacity

162K

VERIFIED ✓ Ty Gibbs wins 2026 Food City 500 at Bristol — URIN’s pre-race top pick Kyle Larson finished P3 (top 5) Track Record →

🏆 RACE WINNER Ty Gibbs · Joe Gibbs Racing #54 · Toyota · First career Cup Series victory · won by 0.055s in overtime Top 5: Ty Gibbs · Ryan Blaney · Kyle Larson · Tyler Reddick · Chase Briscoe

Entry List — 37 Cars Confirmed

The 37-car entry list for the Food City 500 has been confirmed by NASCAR. URIN v4.7 predictions are generated from 15.8M training samples with 144 features across 5 unified racing disciplines.

URIN's Top Pick

v4.7 · Verified

#1 of 37

URIN Top Pick · Race Complete

Kyle Larson

Hendrick Motorsports #5 · Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 · 2x NASCAR Cup Champion · 32 Career Wins

URIN Rating

Cup Champion

Won the 2025 Food City 500 at Bristol — defending race winner on concrete
32 career Cup wins — elite short-track specialist with dominant Bristol record
Hendrick Motorsports flagship driver with championship-caliber equipment

Verified SHA-256: 9912d16122939de2… · Result: Top 5 — PLACE ▲ Our AI ranks higher than Vegas · ▼ Vegas ranks higher than our AI · Odds via FanDuel

The Field

URIN v4.7 · NASCAR Verified

URIN's Ranking

Kyle Larson

Hendrick Motorsports #5

INVICTUS: 64 · Champion Match: Jimmie Johnson (91%)

★ URIN TOP PICK

URIN Rating

Tyler Reddick

23XI Racing #45

INVICTUS: 63 · Champion Match: Jeff Gordon (89%)

URIN Rating

Denny Hamlin

Joe Gibbs Racing #11

INVICTUS: 62 · Champion Match: Dale Earnhardt (88%)

URIN Rating

Christopher Bell

Joe Gibbs Racing #20

INVICTUS: 61 · Champion Match: Tony Stewart (87%)

URIN Rating

Ryan Blaney

Team Penske #12

INVICTUS: 60 · Champion Match: Jeff Gordon (86%)

URIN Rating

William Byron

Hendrick Motorsports #24

INVICTUS: 59 · Champion Match: Jimmie Johnson (85%)

URIN Rating

Chase Elliott

Hendrick Motorsports #9

INVICTUS: 58 · Champion Match: Jeff Gordon (84%)

URIN Rating

Joey Logano

Team Penske #22

INVICTUS: 57 · Champion Match: Dale Earnhardt (83%)

URIN Rating

Ty Gibbs

Joe Gibbs Racing #54

INVICTUS: 56 · Champion Match: Tony Stewart (82%)

🏆 ACTUAL RACE WINNER

URIN Rating

Brad Keselowski

RFK Racing #6

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Rusty Wallace (81%)

URIN Rating

Bubba Wallace

23XI Racing #23

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Dale Earnhardt (80%)

URIN Rating

Chris Buescher

RFK Racing #17

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Mark Martin (80%)

URIN Rating

Shane van Gisbergen

Trackhouse Racing #97

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Jeff Gordon (79%)

URIN Rating

Carson Hocevar

Spire Motorsports #77

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Tony Stewart (78%)

URIN Rating

Daniel Suarez

Spire Motorsports #7

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Tony Stewart (78%)

URIN Rating

Ross Chastain

Trackhouse Racing #1

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Dale Earnhardt (77%)

URIN Rating

Ryan Preece

RFK Racing #60

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Rusty Wallace (77%)

URIN Rating

AJ Allmendinger

Kaulig Racing #16

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Mark Martin (76%)

URIN Rating

Michael McDowell

Spire Motorsports #71

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Mark Martin (75%)

URIN Rating

Austin Cindric

Team Penske #2

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Rusty Wallace (75%)

URIN Rating

                URIN Rating = INVICTUS unified 0-100 score · Champion Match = historical champion DNA similarity
            

Model: URIN v4.7 · AUC 94.4% · 15.8M samples · SHA-256 Pre-Race

Championship Standings & Market Odds

Showing top 20 of 37 entries by points

Tyler Reddick

23XI Racing #45

Odds: #12 · +2500

Points Leader

353

Pts

★ LEADER

Ryan Blaney

Team Penske #12

Odds: #3 · +600

Defending Champion

271

Pts

Denny Hamlin

Joe Gibbs Racing #11

Odds: #2 · +470

259

Pts

Chase Elliott

Hendrick Motorsports #9

Odds: #7 · +1300

249

Pts

William Byron

Hendrick Motorsports #24

Odds: #6 · +1100

238

Pts

Ty Gibbs

Joe Gibbs Racing #54

Odds: #5 · +750

222

Pts

Christopher Bell

Joe Gibbs Racing #20

Odds: #4 · +650

212

Pts

Brad Keselowski

RFK Racing #6

Odds: #8 · +1900

2012 Champion

206

Pts

Kyle Larson

Hendrick Motorsports #5

Odds: #1 Favorite · +340

2x Champion

206

Pts

Chris Buescher

RFK Racing #17

Odds: #11 · +2500

206

Pts

Bubba Wallace

23XI Racing #23

Odds: #13 · +3300

206

Pts

Joey Logano

Team Penske #22

Odds: #9 · +1900

2x Champion

185

Pts

Ryan Preece

RFK Racing #60

Odds: #14 · +3500

180

Pts

Shane van Gisbergen

Trackhouse Racing #97

Odds: Longshot · +15000

174

Pts

Carson Hocevar

Spire Motorsports #77

Odds: #10 · +2000

Rookie

171

Pts

Daniel Suarez

Spire Motorsports #7

Odds: Longshot · +17500

Playoff Cutline

167

Pts

Michael McDowell

Spire Motorsports #71

Odds: Longshot · +12500

158

Pts

Austin Cindric

Team Penske #2

Odds: #15 · +3500

149

Pts

Ross Chastain

Trackhouse Racing #1

Odds: #16 · +4000

136

Pts

AJ Allmendinger

Kaulig Racing #16

Odds: Longshot · +10000

134

Pts

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