Winchester Long Beard® XR® and NWTF® are Back for the Food City 500 in Bristol, Tennessee
CLAYTON, MO (April 9, 2026) — Winchester Ammunition, National Wild Turkey Federation, and Bass Pro Shops are putting a spotlight on conservation and turkey season with the Committed to Conservation No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. The No. 3, piloted by Austin Dillon, will race in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee on Sunday, April 12.
Race fans will have the opportunity to meet Austin Dillon at the Bristol, Tennessee Bass Pro Shops from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm on Saturday, April 11. Austin will be there to take a photo and sign your favorite piece of race gear.
Viewers can catch the Goodyear 400 on Fox Sports 1 (FS1) or streaming on HBO Max, and listeners can find it on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.
The car prominently features a dynamic paint scheme that includes Winchester Long Beard® XR® turkey ammunition. In 2014, Winchester launched Long Beard® XR® and revolutionized turkey hunting shotshells. Long Beard® XR® offers extreme patterns and knockdown power beyond popular, heavier-than-lead loads, and delivers performance equivalent to tungsten turkey loads at a fraction of the cost.
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