Bristol Tennessee/Virginia Chamber of Commerce

• Location: Bristol Motor Speedway and Dragway, 151 Speedway Blvd.
  Bristol
• Date: 03-18-2011
  03-18-2011

Description

Simply stated, Food City Family Race Night is one of the biggest and most highly-anticipated pre-race events on the NASCAR racing circuit.

This FREE event takes place in Bristol's Hospitality Village at the Bristol Motor Speedway and features fun for the entire family. Just a few of the menu items include drvier appearances, live entertainment, show cars, interactive displays and free food sampling.

It's the perfect way to cap off your Ford Fan Friday and thanks to our friends from Food City who go out of their way to provide fans with a little something extra on race weekend in Bristol.

This year's Food City Race Night will be heavy on driver appearances, led by five-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson. Johnson took part in a question and answer session with fans a year ago, but this time around he will participate in the Wii Boxing competition in an effort to knock off two-time champ Elliott Sadler.

Clint Bowyer, Marcos Ambrose and David Reutimann are among the drivers who join Johnson in trying to wrest the Bristol Wii Championship belt from Sadler.

New this year to Food City Race Night is the BMS version of the Newlywed Game. However, instead of husbands and wives playing the game, it will feature drivers and crew chiefs. Among those expected to compete is Kasey Kahne and Kenny Francis, Tony Stewart and Darian Grubb and Brad Keselowski and Paul Wolfe.

Drivers expected to participate in a question and answer session include Matt Kenseth, Jeff Burton, Brian Vickers, A.J. Allmendinger and David Ragan.

Food City Race Night opens at 4 p.m. with various drivers signing autographs, along with show cars, simulators and souvenir trailers. Live entertainment and free food sampling also are featured.