2024 Food City 300

The 2024 Food City 300 is an upcoming stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 43rd iteration of the event. The race will be held on Friday, September 20, 2024, in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 mi permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race is scheduled to be contested over 300 laps.

Background
The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Practice
For practice, drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and B. Both sessions will be 15 minutes long, and will be held on Friday, September 20, at 2:35 PM EST.

Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, September 20, at 3:10 PM EST. Since Bristol Motor Speedway is an short track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.

Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 85 Stage 2 Laps: 85

Stage 3 Laps: 130