List of the Great food Truck Race episodes - wikipedia List of the Great food Truck Race episodes The following is a list of episodes for the reality television series The Great Food Truck Race on Food Network. Contents 1 Season 1 : 2010 1.1 Truck Teams 1.2 Truck Stops 1.3 Results 2 Season 2 : 2011 2.1 Truck Teams 2.2 Truck Stops 2.3 Speed Bumps 2.4 Results 3 Season 3 : 2012 3.1 Truck Teams 3.2 Truck Stops 3.3 Speed Bumps 3.4 Results 4 Season 4 : 2013 4.1 Truck Teams 4.2 Truck Stops 4.3 Speed Bumps 4.4 Results 5 Season 5 : 2014 5.1 Truck Teams 5.2 Truck Stops 5.3 Speed Bumps 5.4 Topics 5.5 Results 6 Season 6 : 2015 6.1 Truck Teams 6.2 Truck Stops 6.3 Speed Bumps 6.4 Results 7 Season 7 : 2016 7.1 Truck Teams 7.2 Challenges 7.3 Results 8 Season 8 : 2017 8.1 Truck Teams 8.2 Challenges 8.3 Results 9 References Season 1 : 2010 There are seven truck teams competing in the race for a grand prize of $50,000. Each truck team consists of a driver and two crew members who must staff the truck and are responsible for cooking, shopping, orders and publicity. Every week they start off with no food to make things fair for all the teams who must make do with whatever cash Tyler Florence provides ( seed money ) at the start of each episode, in each new city. The trucks all convene in Los Angeles, CA. Truck teams San Diego, CA Santa Fe, NM Fort Worth, TX New Orleans, LA Jonesborough, TN New York City, NY Austin Daily Press - This team from Austin, TX serves hot, grilled sandwiches. In episode three in Fort Worth, TX, they set up on a little league baseball field and donated 15 % of their profits ( ~ $200 ) to the little league. They were eliminated in week 4 in New Orleans, LA due to slow business and generator troubles. Crepes Bonaparte - From Fullerton, CA, this team is headed by a business savvy couple and their best friend who serve Parisian - style crepes. They were eliminated in week 3 in Fort Worth, TX after a bad decision on their location cost them customers, and because many Texans were apparently unfamiliar with crepes. Grill ' Em All - With a name and logo inspired by the Metallica album `` Kill ' Em All '', this Los Angeles team serves gourmet hamburgers. Despite being at the bottom in most of the eliminations, they made it to the finale, and raced to the top of the Flatiron Building, winning the $50,000 grand prize. Nana Queens - Banana pudding and chicken wings are the specialty of this team from Compton, CA, which attracts people by having someone dressed up in a banana costume. They were eliminated in the first week in San Diego, CA thanks to fryer issues and having to pay a $300 vendor fee to get into a festival. Nom Nom Truck - This team from Los Angeles serves Vietnamese sandwiches. Their strategy primarily focused on partnering with local businesses in each city. They consistently made the most money in sales, every single week, earning them a spot in the final two. However, they were eliminated in the final week in New York, NY. Ragin ' Cajun - Using generations old family recipes, this team hails from Lafayette, LA and they specialize in Cajun food. They were eliminated in week 2 in Santa Fe, NM after a failure to properly promote themselves. Spencer on the Go - This restaurant - trained team from San Francisco serves high end, authentic French cuisine, going so far as to set up a folding table so patrons can enjoy a sit - down dining experience. They were eliminated in week 5 in Jonesborough, TN in a close battle for small town sales. Truck Stops The `` Truck Stop '' is a challenge described by Tyler as a twist to keep things interesting that will make them `` stop what ( they 're ) doing and take a new direction ''. Week 1 : The trucks started out at Los Angeles but are sent to San Diego to sell their food. ( This was meant to level the playing field because some of the food trucks were already from Los Angeles and had a loyal customer base. ) Week 2 : During the competition, teams had to add chili peppers and make a new dish with it. A mystery shopper was sent around to taste all the chili dishes and pick the best one. Winner received immunity from elimination. Winner : Spencer on the Go Week 3 : Teams had to butcher a quarter cow and make a new dish with it. Like the previous week, a mystery shopper selected which dish was the best one. Winner received a Texan Rodeo Buckle, which represents $1,000 that will be added towards their final tally. Winner : Grill ' Em All Week 4 : After told to close up in the middle of late night sales, the teams woke up early for a challenge at the docks. Each team was given 30 minutes to fillet a catfish and create a dish from it. A judge chef selected the best dish that would win $500 toward their final tally. The other three teams had to work together to fillet 700 lbs of catfish before they were allowed to start selling again. Winner : Spencer on the Go Week 5 : At a rustic farm, the teams had to create a five - course meal using frontier - era cooking utensils and supplies. A pair of judges determined who created the best overall meal. The winner received a spot at a nearby auto show and access to thousands of potential clients. Winner : Grill ' Em All Week 6 : This was a two - part challenge. The remaining two teams had to sell $500 in each of the five boroughs, unable to move to the next borough until they hit the 500 limit in each ( first the Bronx, then Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, & finally Manhattan where the sales needed were doubled to $1,000 ). Tyler calls the teams mid-race and brings them back to Brooklyn where they have an hour to prepare the opposing team 's signature dish for judge Chef Nate Appleman. Chef Appleman awards a $500 bonus to the Nom Nom crew for their Asian - inspired burger which allowed them to skip the Staten Island stop. Winner : Nom Nom Truck Results Food Truck Elimination Table Truck Week 1 San Diego, CA Week 2 Santa Fe, NM Week 3 Fort Worth, TX Week 4 New Orleans, LA Week 5 Jonesborough, TN Week 6 New York, NY Grill ' Em All 6th ( $632 ) 3rd ( $1,306 ) 3rd ( $1,776 ) 2nd ( $1,307 ) 2nd ( $2,763 ) WINNERS Nom Nom Truck 1st ( $1,078 ) 1st ( $3,045 ) 1st ( $2,390 ) 1st ( $2,103 ) 1st ( $3,117 ) RUNNERS - UP Spencer on the Go 5th ( $667 ) 5th ( $1,058 ) 2nd ( $2,096 ) 3rd ( $1,170 ) 3rd ( $2,726 ) Austin Daily Press 3rd ( $727 ) 4th ( $1,096 ) 4th ( $1,669 ) 4th ( $809 ) Crepes Bonaparte 2nd ( $940 ) 2nd ( $1,717 ) 5th ( $1,465 ) Ragin ' Cajun 4th ( $706 ) 6th ( $745 ) Nana Queens 7th ( $440 ) Team that won The Great Food Truck Race. Team that won the Truck Stop for that week. Team that received the most money for that week. Team eliminated for that week. ^ Note 1 : The team that makes the most money each week receives plane tickets and hotel accommodations to return to that week 's city, courtesy of sponsor Orbitz. ^ Note 2 : The Nom Nom Truck opted not to do the Truck Stop challenge this week, confident they made the most sales and did n't need the prize ( they ended up being correct ). Season 2 : 2011 This time around, eight truck teams competed. They all met in Malibu, California but were immediately sent to Las Vegas, Nevada to officially start the race. The Truck Stops are outlined as little competitions to offer an advantage and Speed Bumps are introduced as twists meant to provide a disadvantage and force the teams to think on their feet. The grand prize was raised to $100,000 for this season only. Truck teams Las Vegas, NV Salt Lake City, UT Denver, CO Manhattan, KS Memphis, TN Atlanta, GA Miami Beach, FL Cafe Con Leche - ( Van Nuys, CA ) features Cuban cuisine and coffee. They were eliminated in week 3 in Denver, CO after they had to pay premium prices for supplies they received from a restaurant they partnered with. Devilicious - ( San Diego, CA ) specializes in self - described `` twisted '' comfort food. They were eliminated in week 2 in Salt Lake City, UT after a $1 - off promotion cut deeply into their profits. Hodge Podge - ( Cleveland, OH ) serves `` grab - bag '' comfort food. Despite being in last place in week five, they were saved because Korilla BBQ was disqualified due to cheating. They made it to the finale in Miami but ultimately lost. Korilla BBQ - ( New York, NY ) serves Korean grill and barbecue. They were disqualified in week 5 in Memphis, TN after they were caught adding $2700 of their own money to the cash box. The Lime Truck - ( Orange County, CA ) serves California beach cuisine that is ingredient - driven. They advanced all the way into the finale in Miami and ultimately won the Great Food Truck Race. Roxy 's Grilled Cheese - ( Boston, MA ) features gourmet grilled cheese. Roxy 's was eliminated in week six in Atlanta, GA ; despite winning $1000 in the Truck Stop, they came up short by over $1300. Seabirds - ( Orange County, CA ) a vegan food truck. They were eliminated in week 4 in Manhattan, KS after slow service on their first day prevented them from taking advantage of the prime location they won in the Truck Stop. Sky 's Gourmet Tacos - ( Los Angeles, CA ) serves Mexican / soul fusion cuisine. They were eliminated in the first week in Las Vegas, NV after experiencing a tire blowout that cost them an exclusive appearance at a festival. Truck Stops The `` Truck Stop '' is an early challenge that gives an advantage to one truck in the main elimination challenge. Week 2 : The trucks were required to make a dish using sausage that they made themselves and five ingredients from an ingredient table. The winning truck earned an additional $100, doubling their seed money to $200, and immunity from the Speed Bump. Winner : Hodge Podge Week 3 : The trucks were required to forage for wild mushrooms in the mountains outside Denver and create a dish featuring the local mushrooms. The winning truck earned an exclusive interview with the local ABC affiliate and $200 of seed money ; the remaining trucks received no seed money at all. Winner : The Lime Truck Week 4 : The trucks were required to make a meal based on the local cuisine for $5 or less. The winning truck would be the only team allowed to park in Aggieville, a popular restaurant area near the university campus. Winner : Seabirds Week 5 : The trucks were required to butcher and prepare a 100 - pound pig, and prepare a barbecue sauce to go along with their dish. The winning truck earned an additional $500, doubling their seed money to $1000. In addition, the winning truck was allowed to leave the Truck Stop immediately, while the other teams, as a punishment, had to butcher the remainder of the pork ( including the winning truck 's ) to donate to a local food bank, before leaving. Winner : Roxy 's Grilled Cheese Week 6 : The trucks had one hour to find both peaches and peanuts in downtown Atlanta, and to combine them with the ingredients in a random basket. A local chef judged who best used the peanuts and peaches. The winning truck received $1,000. Winner : Roxy 's Grilled Cheese Week 7 : The trucks were required to venture out 5 miles into the Atlantic Ocean by boat and go fishing. They had 30 minutes to catch a fish and 30 minutes to prepare it. The winning truck received $1,500. Winner : The Lime Truck Speed Bumps A speed bump is a challenge that requires all the teams to handle a sudden, unpleasant twist in a creative way. Week 1 : The trucks were required to stop using propane with only six hours of the day left. Week 2 : The trucks were required to relocate at least one mile away from their current location. Week 3 : The trucks were required to be handled by only one truck member. Week 4 : The trucks were required to sell everything on their menus for less than $1.00 Week 5 : The trucks were required to serve only vegetarian food. Week 6 : The lead chefs on each truck were sidelined, with their two remaining teammates having to man the truck. With approximately one hour left, they were allowed to return. Week 7, Speed Bump 1 : The teams had 5 minutes to grab whatever they needed off their trucks before they were towed. To get the truck back, they needed to make $200 from the food they had. Week 7, Speed Bump 2 : The teams were required to shut down for the rest of Day 2. For the first 2 hours of business the next day, the trucks only sold desserts. Results Food Truck Elimination Table Truck Week 1 Las Vegas, NV Week 2 Salt Lake City, UT Week 3 Denver, CO Week 4 Manhattan, KS Week 5 Memphis, TN Week 6 Atlanta, GA Week 7 Miami Beach, FL The Lime Truck 1st ( $3,145 ) 4th ( $3,281 ) 1st ( $6,919 ) 4th ( $2,768 ) 2nd ( $5,377 ) 2nd ( $8,447 ) WINNERS Hodge Podge 3rd ( $1,970 ) 3rd ( $3,646 ) 3rd ( $6,118 ) 3rd ( $2,880 ) 4th ( $4,961 ) 1st ( $8,937 ) RUNNERS - UP Roxy 's Grilled Cheese 7th ( $1,177 ) 6th ( $3,006 ) 4th ( $5,316 ) 2nd ( $5,132 ) 1st ( $6,254 ) 3rd ( $7,121 ) Korilla BBQ 2nd ( $2,550 ) 1st ( $5,665 ) 2nd ( $6,831 ) 1st ( $5,245 ) 3rd ( $5,258 ) Seabirds 4th ( $1,471 ) 5th ( $3,036 ) 5th ( $3,322 ) 5th ( $2,332 ) Cafe Con Leche 6th ( $1,327 ) 2nd ( $3,709 ) 6th ( $3,235 ) Devilicious 5th ( $1,364 ) 7th ( $2,847 ) Sky 's Gourmet Tacos 8th ( $943 ) Team that won The Great Food Truck Race. Team that won the Truck Stop for that week. Team that earned the most money for that week. Team eliminated for that week. ^ Note 1 : Independent of the Speed Bump, a local food blogger, `` The Chubby Vegetarian, '' visited each truck. The truck that received the best review was granted immunity. The Lime Truck won immunity. ^ Note 2 : Although Korilla had the third highest sales, they were disqualified for cheating when one of the team members added $2700 of their own money to the cash box. Season 3 : 2012 This season, eight truck teams compete but none of them own a food truck. Instead they 're all amateurs who want their own food truck business. Food Network designed each team 's truck based on their proposed concept. The winning team will earn $50,000 and keep the truck. Truck teams Los Angeles, CA Flagstaff, AZ Amarillo, TX Fayetteville, AR Nashville, TN Cleveland, OH Boston, MA Portland, ME Lubec, ME Barbie Babes is from Los Angeles, CA and serves traditional Australian barbecue. Barbie Babes was eliminated in week two in Flagstaff, AZ, after a mishap with an underpriced menu, that affected them greatly. They lost out to Momma 's Grizzly Grub by $170 and were only eliminated because of the immunity Pop - A-Waffle received. Coast of Atlanta is from Atlanta, GA and serves fresh local seafood. Coast of Atlanta was eliminated in week four in Fayetteville, AR, after three other trucks were parked at a thriving local farmer 's market, and they were not allowed to park there. They lost out to Momma 's Grizzly Grub by just $24. Momma 's Grizzly Grub is from Wasilla, AK and serves homestyle comfort food dishes. Momma 's Grizzly Grub was penalized $250 in week four in Fayetteville, AR because they broke a streetlamp ; they barely survived elimination as a result. Momma 's Grizzly Grub was eliminated in week five in Nashville, TN after they parked at a cupcake shop and could not get any business ; they had to scramble to find customers. Nonna 's Kitchenette is from Parsippany, NJ and features traditional Italian recipes passed down from their grandmothers. Nonna 's Kitchenette was penalized $250 in week five in Nashville, TN after they accidentally hit somebody 's car with their truck ; however, they still ended up in second place. Nonna 's Kitchenette made it all the way to the finale, winning the truck stop, but still coming up $103 short to Seoul Sausage. Pizza Mike 's is from Columbus, OH and serves pizza and Italian food. Pizza Mike 's was eliminated in week three in Amarillo, TX, because of parking at a dog park temporarily for an event, only to be forced to remain in the park for the rest of the day with the day 's speed bump, which made them lose customers. Pop - A-Waffle is from Los Angeles, CA and creates waffles ranging from strawberry shortcake to fajitas. Pop - A-Waffle was eliminated in week six in Cleveland, OH, after a bad decision, with one hour left in the day, to park at a concert down the road, through traffic. Seoul Sausage is from Los Angeles, CA and serves Korean - style burgers and kimchi - fried - rice - balls. Seoul Sausage made it to the finale and beat out Nonna 's Kitchenette. They won $50,000 and got to keep their truck. Under the Crust is from San Diego, CA and serves gourmet sweet and savory pies. Under the Crust was eliminated in week one in Los Angeles, CA after they could not park at L.A. Live and could not sell anything fast enough, once they parked on Hollywood Boulevard. After they were eliminated, Tyler Florence announced that Food Network would donate $5,000 to the American Cancer Society in honor of team member Hannah 's deceased fiancé, Keith. Truck Stops The `` Truck Stop '' is an early challenge that gives an advantage to one truck in the main elimination challenge. Week 2 : The teams have to make a dish out of cactus and put it on their menu and be judged by a local judge, Beau MacMillan. The winner gets immunity. Winner : Pop - A-Waffle Week 3 : The teams have to include a ballpark special on their menu, an item that would be available at any stadium anywhere in the country, and are judged by stadium concessionaire, John Ciarrachi. The winning team earned $500 and a mysterious key, which turned out to be the key to unlock the boot that was put on their truck during the Speed Bump. Winner : Seoul Sausage Week 4 : The teams must create a breakfast item that included a secret ingredient : Pop - Tarts to be judged by an acclaimed teen chef, Jeremy Salamon. The winner receives a token, that is worth $750. Winner : Nonna 's Kitchenette Week 5 : The teams must create a picnic basket, featuring their takes on classic Southern dishes. The winner earns $1,000 toward their till and the exclusive rights to serve 1,500 people at an event hosted by Joey + Rory. Winner : Pop - A-Waffle Week 6 : The teams must make a dish featuring an Ohio locally - grown beefsteak tomato, judged by Outback Steakhouse founder, J. Timothy Gannon. The winner gets $250 added to their till, and gets to sell for three hours, while the other teams have to shut down their trucks. Winner : Pop - A-Waffle Week 7 : The teams must make a `` New England Style '' dish featuring lobster. The winner gets $500 added to their till, and gets to move on to the next city, while the other team has to shuck 6 bushels ( 600 pounds ) of clams. Winner : Nonna 's Kitchenette Speed Bumps Week 1 : With six hours left, the teams must all relocate to Hollywood Boulevard to compete against each other in a sell - off. Week 2 : The trucks were required to serve only vegan food. Week 3 : The trucks were given boots on their wheels and were immobilized for the whole day. ( Except Seoul Sausage because when they won the truck stop in week 3 they got a key to unlock the boot ) Week 4 : The teams were required to close their doors for the rest of the day, and start selling at 1 : 00 AM that night. Week 5 : The teams were required to have two members sit out while their other teammates trained culinary students to do their jobs. Week 6 : The teams were required to close their doors and sell on foot from a hot dog cart until 6 : 00 PM. Week 7 : When the teams got to Lubec, they were required to sell everything for under $2. Results Food Truck Elimination Table Truck Week 1 Los Angeles, CA Week 2 Flagstaff, AZ Week 3 Amarillo, TX Week 4 Fayetteville, AR Week 5 Nashville, TN Week 6 Cleveland, OH Week 7 Boston, MA, Portland, ME & Lubec, ME Seoul Sausage 1st ( $1,896 ) 1st ( $2,330 ) 1st ( $4,561 ) 2nd ( $2,907 ) 3rd ( $2,297 ) 1st ( $5,202 ) WINNERS ( $6,670 ) Nonna 's Kitchenette 3rd ( $983 ) 3rd ( $1,410 ) 3rd ( $3,661 ) 1st ( $3,005 ) 2nd ( $2,321 ) 2nd ( $4,292 ) RUNNERS - UP ( $6,570 ) Pop - A-Waffle 6th ( $654 ) 7th ( $745 ) 4th ( $3,575 ) 3rd ( $1,936 ) 1st ( $3,173 ) 3rd ( $3,408 ) Momma 's Grizzly Grub 4th ( $916 ) 5th 2nd ( $3,911 ) 4th ( $1,842 ) 4th ( $1,919 ) Coast of Atlanta 5th ( $802 ) 4th ( $1,280 ) 5th ( $3,176 ) 5th ( $1,818 ) Pizza Mike 's 2nd ( $1,284 ) 2nd ( $2,157 ) 6th ( $2,764 ) Barbie Babes 7th ( $531 ) 6th Under the Crust 8th ( $195 ) Team that won The Great Food Truck Race. Team that won the Truck Stop for that week. Team that earned the most money for that week. Team eliminated for that week. ^ Note 1 : Even though Pop - A-Waffle came in last place, they won immunity in the Truck Stop Challenge, and Barbie Babes were the ones who were sent home. ^ Note 2 : Dollar amounts were not announced, but the host said that the Momma 's Grizzly Grub total exceeded Barbie Babes by $170. ^ Note 3 : Momma 's Grizzly Grub would have finished in 3rd place, but $250 was removed from their till to pay the insurance deductible for a destroyed city streetlamp. ^ Note 4 : Nonna 's Kitchenette had $250 removed from their till to pay the insurance deductible for hitting a car. Season 4 : 2013 Just like the previous season, there are eight teams competing, none of whom own a food truck. Food Network designed each team 's truck based on their proposed concept. The winning team will earn $50,000 and keep their truck. Truck teams Aloha Plate is from Los Angeles, CA, Maui and Oahu, HI and serves classic Hawaiian plate lunches. After making it to the finale, Aloha plate beat Tikka Tikka Taco and won The Great Food Truck Race. Boardwalk Breakfast Empire is from Sea Bright, NJ and serves comfort food with a breakfast twist. Boardwalk Breakfast Empire was eliminated in week two in Portland, Oregon after narrowly missing out on winning the $500 truck stop. If they had won, they would have been pushed into fourth for the round ; instead, they lost to The Frankfoota Truck by $72. Bowled and Beautiful is from Los Angeles, CA and creates California style bowls. Bowled and Beautiful was eliminated in week four in Rapid City, South Dakota after a poor location choice on the first day of sales ending up putting them behind on day two. They were n't able to place in the Truck Stop and narrowly lost to Philly 's Finest Sambonis. The Frankfoota Truck is from New York City, NY and serves uniquely topped hot dogs. The Frankfoota Truck was eliminated in week three in Pocatello, Idaho after poor location decisions cost them customers and they were penalized $50 for selling outside the city limits. Murphy 's Spud Truck is from Los Angeles, CA and serves gourmet stuffed potatoes with an Irish twist. Murphy 's Spud Truck was eliminated in week one in San Francisco after failing to properly get their propane working in time to sell their initial dish. Philly 's Finest Sambonis is from Philadelphia, PA and serves Philly cheesesteaks and sandwiches known as sambonis. After making it to the final three Philly was eliminated because of poor sales in Chicago and losing the Truck Stop to Aloha Plate. The Slide Show is from Los Angeles, CA and serves sliders of every kind. The Slide Show was eliminated in week five in Saint Paul, Minnesota after failing to complete either Truck Stop and finished $1,076 behind Philly 's Finest Sambonis. Tikka Tikka Taco is from St. Louis, MO and serves modern Indian tacos. Tikka made it to the final 2 but lost by more than $3,000 to Aloha Plate. Truck Stops The `` Truck Stop '' is an early challenge that gives an advantage to one truck in the main elimination challenge. Week 2 : The teams have to create all of their dishes out of a local delicacy, geoduck. They then must put them on their menu and sell $200 worth. As teams meet the $200 threshold, they are required to race to Council Crest Park to find a token. The first team to retrieve the token wins $500 toward their till. Winner : Bowled and Beautiful Week 3 : The teams are required to go dig up their own potatoes and then reopen their trucks as a potato truck. After selling $750 worth of food with their potato menus, the teams race to the City Creek Trailhead for the chance to win one of three tokens that will add to their till ; one large token worth $500, one medium token worth $250, and one small token worth $50. Winner : Bowled and Beautiful, 1st Runner Up : Aloha Plate, 2nd Runner Up : Philly 's Finest Sambonis Week 4 : The teams are required to go the Wild Idea Buffalo Company, one by one by 15 minutes increments based on how much money they had made the day before, to spend 15 minutes butchering their own quarter rack of buffalo. Aloha Plate was the first team to get going, followed by The Slide Show, Tikka Tikka Taco, Bowled and Beautiful, and lastly, Philly 's Finest Sambonis. After selling $1,500 of worth of food with their buffalo menus, the teams race to Vista Point for the chance to win one of the three tokens to add to their till : one large token worth $750, one medium token worth $500, and one small token worth $250. Winner : Aloha Plate, 1st Runner Up : Tikka Tikka Taco, 2nd Runner Up : The Slide Show Week 5, Truck Stop 1 : The teams must serve all of their menu items on a stick, but they must sell $1,500 worth of food by 8PM. As teams complete the Truck Stop, they must race to Stone Arch Bridge for the chance to win one of the two tokens to add to their till : one large token worth $750 and one small token worth $250. However, no team completes the challenge. Week 5, Truck Stop 2 : The teams must create a special dish on their menu out of Spam. After selling $500 worth of food with their Spam menus, the teams race to the Peace Officers Memorial at the Minnesota State Capitol. The first team to arrive wins immunity and the other teams that complete the challenge by 8 : 30PM win $500 toward their till. Immunity Winner : Aloha Plate, $500 Winners : Tikka Tikka Taco, Philly 's Finest Sambonis Week 6, Truck Stop 1 : The teams have to create their own deep dish Chicago - style pizza using a portable wood - fired oven to be judged by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. The winning team receives a prize of a proclamation from the Mayor and earns $1,000 toward their till. Winner : Tikka Tikka Taco Week 6, Truck Stop 2 : The teams are required to add a sixth item to their menu, an authentic Chicago - style hot beef Polish sausage sandwich for $7 each, which are the same ones Mike Ditka sells in his restaurant. After selling 300 sausage sandwiches, the teams race to Mike Ditka 's restaurant. The first team to arrive wins a five - hour head start to the next city : Annapolis, Maryland. Winner : Tikka Tikka Taco Week 7 : The teams travel to Kent Island, Maryland, where they are required to haul their own crab and create an original crab dish. The winning team receives $1,500 toward their till. Winner : Aloha Plate Speed Bumps Week 1 : The trucks were required to close down and head to San Francisco, but in 15 minute increments based on how much money they earned in Beverly Hills. Week 2 : The trucks were required to go their entire first day without restocking their supplies. Week 3 : The teams were required to remove all items containing starch from their trucks and donate them. Week 4 : The teams were required to only have two people in their food truck while mobilized, and with each team 's car being towed, they were required to find new ways to get to their locations while restocking their trucks with only $50 of seed money. At the end of the day, each team had $100 taken out of their till to get their car back. Week 5 : The teams were required to move from Minneapolis to Saint Paul. Week 6 : The teams were required to keep a minimum of five dishes on their menu for the rest of the race. Week 7 : The teams were required to each add a special dish to their menu that honored the other team. Tikka Tikka Taco was required to add a Teriyaki burger to their menu, while Aloha Plate was required to add chicken tikka tacos with yogurt sauce. Both must be priced at $10, and if they sell 50 specials before the race ends, they will earn an extra $1,000 to their till. Results Food Truck Elimination Table Truck Week 1 Beverly Hills, CA & San Francisco, CA Week 2 Portland, OR Week 3 Pocatello, ID Week 4 Rapid City, SD Week 5 Minneapolis, MN & St. Paul, MN Week 6 Chicago, IL Week 7 Annapolis, MD Week 8 Arlington, VA & Washington, D.C. Aloha Plate 5th ( $812 ) 1st ( $2,505 ) 2nd ( $2,744 ) 1st ( $6,841 ) 1st ( $4,550 ) N / A 2nd ( $8,562 ) WINNERS ( $14,850 ) Tikka Tikka Taco 3rd ( $1,160 ) 3rd ( $1,219 ) 3rd ( $2,339 ) 3rd ( $5,865 ) 2nd ( $4,549 ) N / A 1st ( $9,129 ) RUNNERS - UP ( $11,774 ) Philly 's Finest Sambonis 1st ( $1,321 ) 5th ( $961 ) 5th ( $1,912 ) 4th ( $3,800 ) 3rd ( $3,084 ) N / A 3rd ( $5,685 ) The Slide Show 4th ( $860 ) 4th ( $1,121 ) 4th ( $2,004 ) 2nd ( $6,199 ) 4th ( $2,008 ) Bowled and Beautiful 2nd ( $1,284 ) 2nd ( $1,662 ) 1st ( $3,643 ) 5th ( $3,678 ) The Frankfoota Truck 7th ( $486 ) 6th ( $727 ) 6th ( $1,668 ) Boardwalk Breakfast Empire 6th ( $723 ) 7th ( $655 ) Murphy 's Spud Truck 8th ( $420 ) Team that won The Great Food Truck Race. Team that won the Truck Stop for that week. Team that earned the most money for that week. Team eliminated for that week. ^ Note 1 : Aloha Plate had $150 removed from their till for being outside of Pocatello city limits for three hours. ^ Note 2 : The Frankfoota Truck had $50 removed from their till for being outside of Pocatello city limits for one hour. ^ Note 3 : Philly 's Finest Sambonis would have finished in 3rd place, but $500 was removed from their till to pay the insurance deductible for hitting a sign. ^ Note 4 : Philly 's Finest Sambonis had $120 removed from their till to pay for loaves of bread they ordered, but did n't pick up from the store. ^ Note 5 : Week 6 did not feature the elimination of a team, but the third place team was instead eliminated at the start of week 7 's leg. Season 5 : 2014 Once again, eight teams of novice chefs and home cooks compete for a chance to open their own food truck business. Food Network designed each team 's truck based on their proposed concept. The winning team will earn $50,000 and keep the truck. Truck teams Beach Cruiser is from Venice, CA and serves authentic, fresh California cuisine dishes. Beach Cruiser was eliminated in week five in St. Louis, Missouri after charging only $5 for tacos and narrowly losing the Truck Stop to Lone Star Chuck Wagon. Chatty Chicken is from Chattanooga, TN and serves fried chicken with sweet tea sauce and southern dishes. Chatty Chicken was eliminated in week one in Venice, CA after initially failing to purchase enough oil to deep - fry their chicken and then losing time having to double - back to their truck twice while buying more. Let There Be Bacon is from Cleveland, OH and serves bacon - inspired dishes. Let There Be Bacon was eliminated in week six in Mobile, Alabama after spending an excess amount of time prepping and taking more than two hours to open their truck for business. Lone Star Chuck Wagon is from Houston, TX and serves BBQ, Tex - Mex, and much more. Lone Star Chuck Wagon were eliminated in the finale in Key West, Florida after their loss in the Truck Stop gave them only half the seed money The Middle Feast earned. Lone Star Chuck Wagon ran out of ingredients and were not able to restock, losing business and ultimately the race to The Middle Feast. Madres Mexican Meals is from Norwalk, CA and serves authentic Mexican dishes. Madres Mexican Meals was eliminated in week four in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma after a poor location choice led to lagging sales and clogging their meat grinder so they could n't make enough burgers to compete in the Truck Stop. Military Moms is from Fort Drum, NY and is made of moms whose husbands or sons are deployed in military. They serve comfort food. Military Moms was eliminated in week three in Austin, Texas after picking a bad location and not pushing sales. They were beaten by Madres Mexican Meals by only $6, after Madres won $100 in the Truck stop truck swap. The Middle Feast is from Los Angeles, CA and serves Middle Eastern food dishes. After seven weeks and more than 4,000 miles, The Middle Feast won season five of The Great Food Truck Race. The Gourmet Graduates is from Providence, RI and, true to their name, are recent graduates from culinary school. They serve cafeteria food with a gourmet twist. The Gourmet Graduates were eliminated in week two in Tucson, Arizona for being unable to market their team very well and for their overconfidence for choosing to not sell during their last hours. Truck Stops The `` Truck Stop '' is an early challenge that gives an advantage to one truck in the main elimination challenge. Week 1 : The teams are required to serve their best dish to the operators of Cousins Maine Lobster, often regarded as the best food truck in Los Angeles. The two operators, Sabin and Jim, pick their top three favorites ; the first place team gets an extra $500 in their till, the second place team gets an extra $200, and the third place team gets $100. Winner : Madres Mexican Meals, 1st Runner Up : Beach Cruiser, 2nd Runner Up : Gourmet Graduates Week 2 : The teams are required to add a Sonoran hot dog as a fourth menu item, and can not sell anything else until they shop and put the hot dog on the menu. The team that sells the most Sonoran hot dogs is awarded $500 toward their till, the second - highest seller gets $250, and third place gets $100. Winner : Beach Cruiser, 1st Runner Up : Military Moms, 2nd Runner Up : The Middle Feast Week 3 : The trucks must switch trucks with their assigned partners for a portion of day two, and cook only the opponent 's menu ; but into their own cash till. Lone Star swapped with Military Moms, Let There Be Bacon swapped with Middle Feast, and Beach Cruiser swapped with Madres. The team selling the most of their opponent 's food will earn $500 toward their till, second gets $250, and third gets $100. Winner : Let There be Bacon, 1st Runner Up : Beach Cruiser, 2nd Runners Up : The Middle Feast and Madres Mexican Meals Week 4 : The trucks must only sell fried onion burgers for the rest of the day. They received fresh ingredients from a local burger joint. The first team to sell 50 burgers gets $500 and the second team gets $250. Winner : Beach Cruiser, Runner Up : The Middle Feast Week 5 : On the first day, Tyler visited each of the trucks and said they all needed improvement, so they were asked to make their new best dish on the second day. The winner gets whatever they made so far, doubled. Winner : Lone Star Chuck Wagon with $5,000 Week 6 : The teams had to make a brunch dish which was bought by a secret shopper and judged by Tyler. The best two dishes ( Let There Be Bacon and Lone Star Chuck Wagon ) got to compete a Gulf Seafood dish. The winner gets $1,000 toward their till. Winner : Let There Be Bacon Week 7 : The teams had to create a dish using Everglades - inspired ingredients of alligator and frog 's legs from Captain Gerald 's House, judged by Tyler. The winning dish got their seed money for the final two days doubled ( from $184.50 to $369 ). Winner : The Middle Feast Speed Bumps Week 1 : The teams have to move from Santa Barbara, CA to Venice Beach, CA. Week 2, Speed Bump 1 : The teams must move from their current locations and move to a local folk festival, where an entire street has been blocked off and all trucks will sell adjacent to each other. Week 2, Speed Bump 2 : The teams are required to create a jingle within a 30 - minute timeframe, and then perform in front of a large crowd at the previously - mentioned folk festival. Week 3 : The teams must relocate to a dating event until 7 p.m. and sell to participants. Week 4 : The teams are required to shut down and reopen in 15 minutes of increments in the order that they opened to start selling. They opened in this order : Madres Mexican Meals, Lone Star Chuck Wagon, Middle Feast, Let There Be Bacon, and lastly, Beach Cruiser. As a reward for opening first, Madres was never required to close. Week 5 : The teams are given no seed money to start with, so they have to make their money by selling toasted raviolis. Week 6 : The teams had to estimate 100 pounds of shrimp. Whoever got closest got it for free. The other teams could purchase it with seed money. Week 7 : In Naples, the teams had to sell pre-given ingredients and their seed money was the difference split. Topics In Season 5, the teams went into a `` food - truck boot camp ''. Each week has a different topic. Week 1 : Branding the Truck Week 2 : Marketing Week 3 : Partnerships Week 4 : Time Management Week 5 : Food Quality Week 6 : Local Ingredients Week 7 : All of the Above : Marketing and Branding in the commercial, Partnerships in selling for their seed money, Local Ingredients in the Truck Stop, and Time Management and Food Quality in their final city. Results Food Truck Elimination Table Truck Week 1 Santa Barbara, CA & Venice, CA Week 2 Tucson, AZ Week 3 Austin, TX Week 4 Oklahoma City, OK Week 5 St. Louis, MO Week 6 Mobile, AL Week 7 Tampa, FL, Bonita Springs, FL, Naples, FL, Alligator Alley, Key West, FL The Middle Feast 4th ( $764 ) 6th 2nd ( $2,248 ) 1st ( $6,220 ) 3rd 1st ( $10,058 ) WINNERS Lone Star Chuck Wagon 1st ( $1,511 ) 2nd ( $3,238 ) 4th ( $1,724 ) 4th ( $4,646 ) 1st ( $10,418 ) 2nd ( $7,742 ) RUNNERS - UP Let There Be Bacon 7th ( $337 ) 4th ( $2,376 ) 3rd ( $2,175 ) 3rd ( $5,072 ) 2nd ( $5,056 ) 3rd ( $7,160 ) Beach Cruiser 2nd ( $1,319 ) 1st ( $3,685 ) 1st ( $2,808 ) 2nd ( $5,580 ) 4th Madres Mexican Meals 3rd ( $1,221 ) 5th ( $2,290 ) 5th 5th Military Moms 5th ( $591 ) 3rd ( $2,716 ) 6th The Gourmet Graduates 6th ( $517 ) 7th Chatty Chicken 8th ( $277 ) Team that won The Great Food Truck Race. Team that won the Truck Stop for that week. Team that earned the most money for that week. Team eliminated for that week. ^ Note 1 : Dollar amounts went unannounced for The Middle Feast and The Gourmet Graduates in Week 2 ; however, Tyler Florence announced the differential between the two teams was $184. Keese said after the top 2 were announced that they `` did n't even break $2,000 ''. ^ Note 2 : Dollar amounts went unannounced for Madres Mexican Meals and Military Moms in Week 3 ; however Florence announced that the difference was only $6. ^ Note 3 : The Military Moms briefly mentioned counting `` over $1000 '' before the show moved to the final results scene. Florence announced that their weekly earnings would be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project. ^ Note 4 : Dollar amounts for Madres Mexican Meals were not announced. ^ Note 5 : Dollar amounts for Middle Feast and Beach Cruiser were not announced, but they were separated by $160. ^ Note 6 : Although they visited 5 cities, they only sold in 2. They arrived in Tampa, recorded a commercial in Bonita Springs, sold to make their seed money in Naples, had the Truck Stop in Alligator Alley, Florida, and sold for two days in Key West. Season 6 : 2015 In this season, the format switches back to bringing in professional food truck operators. Seven truck teams will ride along route 66, making stops along the way. The winning team will earn $50,000 for their business. Truck teams Diso 's Italian Sandwich Society is from New York City, NY and serves fresh, quality Italian sandwiches. They were eliminated week 2 in Sedona, AZ for not being able to sell enough sausage dishes. GD Bro Truck is from Orange County, CA and serves gourmet burgers and fries. They were eliminated week 5 in Tulsa, OK for not attracting enough customers with their roadside attraction. Pho Nomenal Dumplings is from Raleigh, NC and serves dumplings, pho, and sloppy joes. Despite their truck 's engine failure, which forced them to rent a new one, they ended up winning the season and became the first all - girl team to win. Postcards is from Los Angeles, CA and serves soul food. They were eliminated week 4 in Amarillo, TX for taking too long to prep, which cost them 2 hours. Spice It Up is from Phoenix, AZ and serves international dishes. They were eliminated week 3 in Santa Fe, NM for not buying enough food, and having to close with 4 hours to go. The Guava Tree Truck is from Dallas, TX and serves Cuban food. They were eliminated week 1 in Lake Havasu City, AZ because their generator blew, which delayed them from selling. Waffle Love is from Provo, UT and serves waffle dishes. They became the runner - up for this season. Truck Stops The `` Truck Stop '' is an early challenge that gives an advantage to one truck in the main elimination challenge. Week 1 : The teams had to serve their twist on fish and chips. First team to get to 20 orders received an additional $500 for their till. Winner : Diso 's Italian Sandwich Society Week 2 : The teams had to sell rattlesnake rabbit sausage dishes using pink jeeps as their food trucks. At 2pm that day, the competition ended, and they had to pay $100 for the sausage. Profits from selling the sausage dishes would be doubled. `` Winner : '' Spice It Up Week 3 : The teams had to create a dish using local peppers and other ingredients from the Santa Fe area. The winner would get $1000 for their till. Winner : Postcards Week 4 : This episode 's truck stop had several parts to it. The teams were only given $50 of seed money, having to earn the rest by eating The Big Texan Steak Dinner Challenge : 72 oz of steak, a salad, a baked potato, three fried shrimp, and a dinner roll. Teams were given $50 if they ate all the sides and $200 if they finished the entire steak in 20 minutes. The first to finish was Pho - Nomenal Dumplings, followed by GD Bro, and Waffle Love. They received an extra $250 each. Postcards did not finish 11 oz of their steak and therefore only earned $150 for the steak and $50 for the sides. There were two additional contests. They had to create an extra steak dish to sell. The team that sold the most steak dishes would win an extra $500. Winner : GD Bro. The second contest was the steak dish was secretly judged by Bobby Lee, an owner of one of the biggest steak restaurants in Amarillo. The best steak dish also won an extra $500. Winner : Pho - Nomenal Dumplings. Week 5 : At a car show in Tulsa, the teams had 20 minutes to pitch a special dish to the attendees. Then each club member utilized a $25 chip to buy their preferred meal. Winner : Waffle Love. Week 6 : This final truck stop took place in St. Louis, MO. The teams were given chicken, ground beef, and pork steak and 90 minutes to create winning dishes for each. Judges were from Adam 's Smokehouse in St. Louis. The winner got to sell 30 fewer dishes in Chicago, IL. Winner : Pho - Nomenal Dumplings. Speed Bumps Week 1 : The teams had to close their doors by 8 p.m. Week 2 : None. There was an early quick fire challenge instead which consisted of the teams competing to get the most in sales from their signature dish. The winner got an hour advantage the next day. Week 3, First Speed Bump : The teams were forced to go to the grocery store an hour before closing and get all of the food for their trucks for the entire weekend. They were not allowed to grocery shop again even if they sold out. Week 3, Second Speed Bump : The teams were given spots next to each other at the Santa Fe Railyard Farmers Market and were required to stay until the farmers market closed. Week 4 : The teams were told that two of their team members had to go shopping for new supplies for 30 minutes while the last team member continued to run the food truck by themselves. Week 5 : The teams had their cell phones taken away from them and were required to have roadside attractions to market their trucks instead of utilizing social media. Week 6 : In Springfield, Illinois, the two teams were only allowed to collect $5 bills as the form of payment, requiring all dishes to be priced at either $5, $10, or $15. The final stop was in Chicago, Illinois. The final challenge was to sell 50 dishes customized to each neighborhood in Chinatown, Little Italy, and Greektown. After selling all 150 dishes ( 120 dishes in Pho Nomenal Dumplings ' case ), they had to be first across the finish line at Buckingham Fountain. Results Food Truck Elimination Table Truck Week 1 Santa Monica Pier, CA & Lake Havasu City, AZ Week 2 Flagstaff, AZ Week 3 Santa Fe, NM Week 4 Amarillo, TX Week 5 Tulsa, OK Week 6 St. Louis, MO, Springfield, IL, Chicago, IL Pho - Nomenal Dumplings 6th ( $2,318 ) 5th 3rd ( $4,658 ) 3rd ( $12,310 ) 2nd ( $5,107 ) WINNERS Waffle Love 1st ( $4,977 ) 2nd ( $4,864 ) 1st ( $5,017 ) 2nd ( $12,673 ) 1st ( $5,150 ) RUNNERS - UP GD Bro Truck 3rd ( $3,103 ) 3rd ( $3,470 ) 4th ( $4,654 ) 1st ( $13,124 ) 3rd Postcards 2nd ( $3,215 ) 4th ( $3,209 ) 2nd ( $4,688 ) 4th ( ~ $9,893 ) Spice It Up 5th ( $2,643 ) 1st ( $5,279 ) 5th ( $4,574 ) Diso 's Italian Sandwich Society 4th ( $2,955 ) 6th The Guava Tree Truck 7th Team that won The Great Food Truck Race. Team that won the Truck Stop for that week. Team that earned the most money for that week. Team eliminated for that week. ^ Note 1 : Dollar amounts went unannounced for The Guava Tree Truck in week 1 ^ Note 2 : Dollar amounts went unannounced for Diso 's Italian Sandwich Society and Pho Nomenal Dumplings in Week 2 ; however, Tyler Florence announced the differential between the two teams was $15. ^ Note 3 : Would have been 1st place, but they incurred a $500 total fine for hitting a parked car to cover the deductible and for not taking ownership of the accident. ^ Note 4 : Final amount for Postcards was not mentioned. However, Tyler did mention that this was the most revenue from all the food trucks garnered on any episode of this series with an amount of $48,000. ^ Note 5 : Final amount for GD Bro was not mentioned. ^ Note 6 : Pho - Nomenal Dumplings won despite having parked and sold their 50 Greektown plates two blocks away from the designated Greektown boundaries. They were required to go back and sell another 50 plates within the designated Greektown boundaries. Season 7 : 2016 This season 's theme is `` Family Face - off ''. There are six teams competing all of whom are families ( or at least have two family members within the team ). The race also stays mainly in the state of California. The `` Speed Bump '' and `` Truck Stop '' challenges are no longer identified as such, but there 's still at least one inter-truck competition in each episode. The winners receive $50,000. Truck teams Carretto Siciliano is noted for having Vinny from The Jersey Shore, competing with his mother and uncle, serving up Italian home cooking. They are runners - up in week 5. Grilled Cheese All - Stars is headed by twin brothers and their college friend. They specialize in cheesy foods but mainly grilled cheese. They win this season of The Great Food Truck Race. Lei - Away Leidies is helmed by a mother, her sister, and her daughter, all from Laie, Hawaii. They dish up authentic Hawaiian food. They are eliminated in week 4, in Palm Springs, CA after taking too long trying to find a place to set up on the first day, and being the only team who did n't win $200 in their till. BigMista 's Fatty Wagon is led by a barbecue master, his wife, and their BBQ pseudo-son. The trio serve up southern food, with an emphasis on BBQ. They are eliminated in week 2 in Oxnard CA after a delayed second day thanks to propane tank troubles and then closing early. Fortune Cooking is led by a self - proclaimed samurai chef and his wife along with their best friend. They specialize in Southeast Asian cuisine. They are eliminated in week 1 in Los Angeles, CA after clipping two food trucks and having to pay for repairs. Sweet Southern Soul is another all - female truck with two sisters and a friend who serve up southern soul food despite not having culinary experience. They are eliminated in week 3 in Solvang, CA because they had lower prices than the other trucks on the first day. Challenges Week 1 First Challenge : Starting off at Six Flags Magic Mountain, the families are each faced with 12 plates of loaded funnel cakes. The key to their trucks are under one plate and if there 's no key under one, they have to eat the funnel cake and choose another plate. Sweet Southern Soul gets their key first and Grilled Cheese All Stars are last to find their key, after eating 11 funnel cakes. Second Challenge : Later on, Tyler offers a spot for one food truck inside Six Flags and each team must bid for the spot, in the hopes they 'll be able to make back the money they spent for exclusive access inside the theme park. Carretto Siciliano bid $400 and get the spot. The gamble pays off because they end up with first place at the elimination. Week 2 Challenge : After getting $200 seed money, the teams must buy strawberries from the local Oxnard strawberry festival and make two dishes, one sweet and one savory. Bonnie Atmore, a spokeswoman for the strawberry festival, visits each truck to taste their strawberry dishes and the one she deems the best will win $300 towards their till. The winner was Sweet Southern Soul. Week 3 First Challenge : The teams are invited to OstrichLand USA for an egg hunt wherein they each have to find one egg that 's dyed a specific color related to their team. Once they find their three ostrich eggs, Tyler will give them $300 seed money and they can go start selling. Sweet Southern Soul find their eggs first, followed by Carretto Siciliano, Lei - Away Leidies, and last again is Grilled Cheese All - Stars. Second Challenge : Each truck must make a family recipe dish using their three collected ostrich eggs. A secret shopper is sent around the trucks to try the dishes. The winner is Carretto Siciliano who gets immunity. Third Challenge : Partway through the second day, an additional challenge ( akin to a `` Speed Bump '' ) comes in the form of little aebleskiver pans that are delivered to all the food trucks. All the teams ' pots and pans are replaced with the special Danish pans for a few hours. Week 4 First Challenge : The teams must sell desserts priced at $6 but they have to bid on chocolate, fresh fruit, and nuts with the winners of their bid getting exclusive use of the ingredient. Grilled Cheese All - Stars win exclusive use of chocolate for $25, Lei - Away Leidies pay $45 for fresh fruit, and Carretto Siciliano are left with nuts for $25. The winners get $200 towards their till, and that 's Grilled Cheese All - Stars. Second Challenge : Inspired by the Cabazon Dinosaurs roadside attraction, the three teams are challenged to become human roadside attractions for their food trucks. The team who takes the most photos with people ( taking the most selfies ) gets an additional $200 towards their till, and that 's Carretto Siciliano. Week 5 Challenge : The two remaining teams have one hour to shop, prep, and load their trucks onto a barge heading to Catalina Island. While their trucks set sail, they 'll have to sell hot dogs out of carts in San Pedro. The team who makes the most money selling hot dogs are taken to Catalina Island by helicopter, earning them an hour head start, while the other team must travel by boat. The winners of the hot dog challenge are Grilled Cheese All - Stars. Results Food Truck Elimination Table Truck Week 1 Los Angeles, CA Week 2 Oxnard, CA Week 3 Solvang, CA Week 4 Palm Springs, CA Week 5 San Pedro, CA & Catalina Island, CA Grilled Cheese All - Stars 2nd ( $86 ) 4th 3rd ( $2,944 ) 1st ( $4,934 ) WINNERS Carretto Siciliano 1st ( $219 ) 2nd ( $878 ) 1st ( $3,409 ) 2nd ( $4,645 ) RUNNERS - UP Lei - Away Leidies 4th ( - $18 ) 1st ( $1,198 ) 2nd ( $3,130 ) 3rd ( $4,288 ) Sweet Southern Soul 3rd ( $72 ) 3rd ( $731 ) 4th BigMista 's Fatty Wagon 5th ( - $74 ) 5th Fortune Cooking 6th ( - $456 ) Team that won The Great Food Truck Race. Team that won the challenge for that week. Team that won a second challenge for that week, Team eliminated for that week. ^ Note 1 : For the first time, not counting the $300 seed money, only three teams made a profit. Despite being in the red, two teams in the bottom three still moved on. ^ Note 2 : The winner of this `` challenge '' actually spent money ( via bid ) for a prime spot and ended up making the most sales. ^ Note 3 : Dollar amounts were not disclosed but there was a $125 difference between the bottom two. ^ Note 4 : No dollar amount was disclosed for Sweet Southern Soul. ^ Note 5 : This is the only episode with two challenges worth money towards a team 's till. ^ Note 6 : Although they lost, Vinny and his mother from Carretto Siciliano got their own miniseries on Food Network called Vinny & Ma Eat America. Season 8 : 2017 Billed as a `` Battle for the South '', the eighth season features seven teams of food truck novices traveling across the southern states. For the first time in the series, they 're not starting off in California, rather they begin the race in Louisiana and end in Georgia. Once again, there 's no `` Speed Bumps '' and `` Truck Stops '' but there are still challenges worth money and occasional curveballs. The winning team gets a $50,000 prize courtesy of Farmer 's Insurance. Truck teams Stick ' Em Up is a Tennessee family trio whose food is described as a variety of bites on a stick. The group 's menu includes chicken and quick biscuits, a low country boil and tornado dogs. They were eliminated in week 3 in Tuscaloosa, AL. The Breakfast Club is a Philadelphia - based breakfast entrant featuring three young, self - proclaimed `` millennials ''. Their brunch - centric menu includes chicken and waffles, breakfast quesadillas and eggs Benedict sliders. They were eliminated in week 5, in Athens, GA. Braised in the South is made up of a trio of trained Charleston chefs serving elevated Southern cuisine in street food for, with offerings such as barbecue shrimp tacos and Cajun chicken `` tatchos ''. They were the winners of the season. Mr. Po ' Boys features a pair of chefs from a popular food booth at the Dallas Farmer 's Market. Their menu is almost exclusively Cajun - inspired Louisiana - style po ' boy sandwiches. They were the runners - up in week 6, in Savannah, GA. The Southern Frenchie is a entrant hailing from Little Rock, Arkansas. The team 's theme is eclectic Southern fusion cooking, with dishes such as Italian - inspired pimento grilled cheese and French Canadian - inspired Southern poutine. They were eliminated in week 4 in Nashville, TN. Wicked Good Seafood is a group of Massachusetts friends serving New England - style seafood. The team 's offerings include stuffed quahogs, lobster rolls and codfish sandwiches. They were the first eliminated in New Orleans, LA. Papi Chulo 's Empanadas is a Dominican - American family team hailing from New Jersey. Its menu features a number of Caribbean dishes, but focuses on the Dominican staple empanada. They were eliminated in week 2 in Pensacola, FL. Challenges Week 1 First Challenge : Each food truck must sell their version of a decadent beignet in New Orleans. Ingredients are provided and any money they make is added to their $300 seed money. The truck who made the most selling beignets was Stick Em Up ( $131 ) and the least sold was Wicked Good Seafood ( $35 ). Second Challenge : The food truck teams must make a special of the day using ingredients from the popular New Orleans `` Hurricane '' drink ( passion fruit, orange, and lime ). Chef Susan Spicer will go to each food truck and try their special dishes and choose the best one. The winner was Mr Po ' Boy and they get $100 towards their till. Week 2 First Challenge : The food truck teams are paired up and tasked to work together to make cohesive dishes that 'll be served to 50 aviation service members at Pensacola Naval Air Station. The two teams who get the most votes both get $200 towards their till. The Breakfast Club choose to work with Stick ' Em Up, Braised in the South pick Southern Frenchie, and the remaining Mr. Po ' Boys are paired with Papi Chulo 's Empanadas. The winning teams are Braised in the South and Southern Frenchie. Second Challenge : The mayor of Pensacola, Ashton Hayward, wanted the teams to incorporate a red snapper into a dish. The truck that makes the most money from one red snapper wins immunity. The winner of immunity is Stick Em ' Up. Week 3 First Challenge : Two people from each food truck team have 15 minutes to crack pecans. The team who cracks the most pecans in 15 minutes will get mentored by baker Jan Potter, for the upcoming dessert challenge. Braised in the South cracked the most pecans and win. Second Challenge : Everyone must add pecan desserts to their menu. The team who sells the most pecan dessert dishes gets $300 towards their till. On the second day, Tyler assigns them a `` happy hour '' special where they have to sell their pecan desserts for $1. The winning team of the pecan dessert challenge is The Breakfast Club. Week 4 First Challenge : After tasting some spicy chicken from a restaurant known for it, the teams have to make their version of hot chicken but the catch is they can not use chicken. Chef Aqui Hines will go to each truck and try their version of hot `` chicken '', and choose the best dish. The winning team gets $500 in their till, and that is Mr. Po ' Boys. Second Challenge : The teams are challenged to do self - promotion for their truck. Tyler and country singer Craig Wayne Boyd will go around and judge which team is best representing and promoting their truck. The winning team gets immunity, and that is The Breakfast Club. Week 5 First Challenge : The teams have to make a savory peach appetizer in 30 minutes for Tyler and Chef Mimi Maumus to judge. The winners are Braised in the South, and their prize is the ability to shut down both their competitors for one hour at any point during their time in Georgia. Second Challenge : Tyler challenges the teams to change their menus ; they 're not allowed to make anything they 've sold in the last four cities. Week 6 First Challenge : The teams have to sell their food out of pedicabs for one hour. The team that sells the most get $500 in their till. The winners are Braised in the South. Second Challenge : Every few hours, Tyler will give both teams a new location where they 'll compete head to head. At each location, the two trucks will get a different type of shellfish that they have to use. The team who sells the most shellfish dishes get an additional $500 in their till. Braised in the South also won this challenge. 1st location - Johnson Square ( shrimp ) 2nd location - Savannah Civic Center ( scallops ) 3rd location - Forsyth Park ( clams ) Results Food Truck Elimination Table Truck Week 1 New Orleans, LA Week 2 Pensacola, FL Week 3 Tuscaloosa, AL Week 4 Nashville, TN Week 5 Athens, GA Week 6 Savannah, GA Braised in the South 2nd ( $413 ) 5th 1st ( $3,261 ) 1st ( $3,223 ) 1st ( $2,276 ) WINNERS Mr. Po ' Boys 3rd ( $384 ) 1st ( $1,725 ) 4th 2nd ( $963 ) 2nd RUNNERS - UP The Breakfast Club 1st ( $420 ) 2nd ( $1,438 ) 3rd ( $2,237 ) 3rd ( $413 ) 3rd Southern Frenchie 5th ( $345 ) 3rd ( $1,430 ) 2nd ( $2,447 ) 4th ( more than $413 ) Stick Em Up 4th ( $370 ) 4th 5th Papi Chulo 's Empanadas 6th ( $208 ) 6th Wicked Good Seafood 7th ( $192 ) Team that won The Great Food Truck Race. Team that won money towards their till that week. Team that won a non-monetary challenge for that week. Team eliminated for that week. ^ Note 1 : Braised in the South and Southern Frenchie both won money towards their till because it was a team challenge. ^ Note 2 : Stick Em ' Up won immunity this week so they moved on to the next city. ^ Note 3 : The Breakfast Club won immunity this week so they moved on to the next city. ^ Note 4 : Braised in the South were able to close down their competitors for 1 hour. ^ Note 5 : Braised in the South won both the selling challenges, adding $1,000 to their till, and helping them win the whole race. References Jump up ^ `` Food Network : The Great Food Truck Race ''. Jump up ^ `` The Great Food Truck Race Team Bios ''. Jump up ^ `` Grill ' Em All Defeats Nom Nom in The Great Food Truck Race ''. eater.com. Jump up ^ `` Tyler Florence Dishes on the New Season of The Great Food Truck Race ''. Jump up ^ `` O.C. truck wins ' Great Food Truck Race ' ''. Orange County Register ocregister.com. Jump up ^ `` Novices Can `` Lose Everything '' in Season 3 ``. Jump up ^ `` Summary of Season Finale, Season 3 ''. Jump up ^ `` Aloha Plate wins `` The Great Food Truck Race '' ``. Jump up ^ `` '' The Great Food Truck Race '' winner debuts in Los Angeles ``. Jump up ^ `` Host Tyler Florence on Season 6 of The Great Food Truck Race ''. Foodnetwork.com. Retrieved August 31, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Raleigh food truck wins The Great Food Truck Race ''. Jump up ^ `` Food Network to Premiere THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE : FAMILY FACE - OFF ''. Jump up ^ `` Your Jersey Shore Fave Is Now Competing on The Great Food Truck Race ''. eonline.com. Jump up ^ `` The Great Food Truck Race Season 8 Preview and Spoilers ''. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_The_Great_Food_Truck_Race_episodes&oldid=807085755 '' Categories : Lists of reality television series episodes Food trucks Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 25 October 2017, at 20 : 23. 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Question: who won the great food truck race in 2017
Answer: Braised in the South