Getty Chase Elliott won the pole at the Food City 500.
The 2019 Food City 500 will take place at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday.
The race is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on Fox Sports 1. But if you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of FS1 on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV or other streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming subscription services:
Fox Sports 1 is one of 85-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which is largely tailored towards sports.
You can start a free 7-day trial of FuboTV right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the race on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch the race (and other programs) on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
PS Vue–which doesn’t require an actual PlayStation console to sign up or watch–offers four different live-TV channel packages, all of which include Fox Sports 1.
You can start a free 5-day trial of PS Vue right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the race on your computer via the PS Vue website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation (3 or 4), or other supported device via the PS Vue app.
If you can’t watch live, PS Vue comes with cloud DVR.
In addition to a Netflix-like on-demand streaming library, Hulu also offers a bundle of 60-plus live TV channels, including Fox Sports 1.
You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the race on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
2019 Food City 500 Preview
Chase Elliott won the pole on Friday with a lap of 131.713 mph.
“It was a great Friday,” the 23-year-old said, according to WJHL. “I’ve not had many good Fridays in my career, so I certainly want to enjoy it. Having that first pit box is always a big deal, probably as big a deal here as anywhere we go, so that’s huge and not something I’ve enjoyed a whole lot in my career. I’d like to enjoy it some more and hopefully we can keep it rolling, but we’ve got to focus on Bristol and try and get a win sooner rather than later.”
It’s his fifth pole, but his first at a non-restrictor-plate track — Elliott’s first four came at Daytona and Talladega.
“We joke about it regularly,” Elliott said, per WJHL. “That’s why we were excited to get a pole. We’ve had some fast cars at the plate tracks and (crew chief) Alan (Gustafson) had some success there long before I ever came around, so that was really no surprise.
“But to come to one of these places, I feel like I contribute a little more than I do at Daytona or Talladega for qualifying. It’s certainly something I’ve been wanting to do for them for a while.”
William Byron took second position to make it an all Hendrick Motorsports front row.
“It’s awesome to be one-two for Hendrick Motorsports,” Byron said, according to WCYB.
“I hate to be on the second end of it, but it’s still fun to start on the front row. I feel like we’re making huge strides in the speed of our cars and it just makes things easier at the track.”
Kyle Busch Gets 200th Win
Last year’s Food City 500 winner, Kyle Busch, claimed the Auto Club 400 on March 17 for his 200th NASCAR win, tying Richard Petty’s record.
“It certainly is a monumental moment for all of us,” Busch said, according to the Associated Press. “I knew we had a great race car and we were fast. I just wasn’t sure how we were going to able to come back through traffic and get through the field. Maybe the stars aligned a little bit more perfectly today.”
All of Petty’s 200 wins came in the Cup Series.
“Feels just like No. 1,” Busch added. “Feels just like yesterday. That was such an awesome race car. Dang. I’m glad we put on a heck of a show for these fans. To win 200, whatever it means, it means a lot to me.”
“I just wish that we could keep it going, running strong, running well, and winning races.”
Busch will start the Food City 500 in 17th position. His brother Kurt Busch will start in 27th.