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The Great Food Truck Race

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The Great Food Truck Race is a reality television series, that originally aired on August 15, 2010, on Food Network, with Tyler Florence as the host. It features competing food trucks. The fourth season premiered on August 18, 2013.

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Checked Sep 2, 2026

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Synopsis

The Great Food Truck Race is a reality television series, that originally aired on August 15, 2010, on Food Network, with Tyler Florence as the host. It features competing food trucks. The fourth season premiered on August 18, 2013.

Season 4 episodes

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Episode 1

I Left My Food Cart in San Francisco

1h

Season 4 begins in Beverly Hills, where the eight competing teams are instructed to prepare a signature dish that must be sold for at least $20. Later, they are given a second challenge to complete in San Francisco.

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Episode 2

A Strange Brew in Portland

1h

The seven remaining teams are unable to restock their supplies when they arrive in Portland, Ore.; and later, they are told geoduck must be their main ingredient in all menu items.

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Episode 3

Pocatello Is All About Potatoes, You Dig?

1h

The six remaining teams travel to the mountains of Pocatello, Idaho, where they are told to remove all starches from their menus. Their next challenge finds them digging up spuds at a local farm and using what they collect as the main ingredient in their recipes.

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Episode 4

About Face in South Dakota

1h

The five remaining teams meet Tyler at Mount Rushmore, where they are given money to shop for supplies in Rapid City, S.D., but without use of their cars. The next day, a side of bison must be butchered and then incorporated fully into their menus.

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Episode 5

Double Trouble in the Twin Cities

1h

The four remaining teams enter the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Challenges include serving food on a stick and cooking with Spam.

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Episode 6

A Food Truck Kind of Town, Chicago Is

1h

Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel judges a pizza challenge. Later, the teams must incorporate hot dogs in all of their menu items.

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Episode 7

Capital Gains

1hfinale

In the fourth-season finale, the last leg of the race sends the remaining teams all over the East Coast, beginning with a stop in Annapolis, Md., followed by a crab challenge—and a surprise elimination—at a Chesapeake Bay wharf. Afterward, grub is sold in the suburbs of Virginia; and the winner is declared in Washington, D.C.

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Episode information updated Sep 9, 2026

More about The Great Food Truck Race

Cast

Tyler FlorenceSelf - Host

Production details

Status
Returning Series
Series type
Reality
Episodes
126
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • Food NetworkUnited States
  • Critical ContentUnited States
  • Relativity TelevisionUnited States
  • RelativityREALUnited States

Themes

game show