The Food City 250 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series stock car race that takes place each August under the lights at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. It is held the night before the Sprint Cup Series Irwin Tools Night Race. First held as a 150 lap event, the race has increased in length several times, first to 200 laps in 1985, and to the current 250 laps in 1990. As of 2012 it is the shortest Nationwide race in the schedule. The 2012 winner of the race is Joey Logano.
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—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)