For the first time in 70 years, the Cup Series raced on dirt in 2021 when Bristol Motor Speedway was transformed into a half-mile dirt track. The ambitious project received mixed reactions.
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Joey Logano won the inaugural event, which returned in 2022 on Easter Sunday. This time under the lights, Kyle Busch earned his final win as a Joe Gibbs Racing driver when Chase Briscoe's last corner bid for victory spun himself and leader Tyler Reddick, leaving the path clear for Busch.
Earlier this year, Joe Gibbs Racing won again as Christopher Bell beat Reddick to the checkered flag.
NASCAR returns to Bristol this weekend, this time on the concrete, for its annual Round of 16 playoff cutoff race.
The track will retain its two races next year as NASCAR returns to the traditional surface, but those dates have yet to be finalised as the 2024 schedule hasn't been released yet.
Speaking on the return of the Food City 500, Bristol Motor Speedway President and General Manager Jerry Caldwell said: “As the motorsports world focuses on America's Night Race tomorrow, we are thrilled to announce Bristol Motor Speedway will host the return of the Food City 500 on the concrete high-banks of the World's Fastest Half Mile in the spring of 2024.
Source: Autosport