Bristol Raceway!
Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol Tennessee is known as the "World's Fastest Half Mile," with a 0.533-mile concrete oval, 36 degree banking in corners, and 16 degrees banking in the straights. The Bristol Motor Speedway consists of 100 acres.
History & Information Of The Bristol Motor Speedway
Larry Carrier and Carl Moore traveled to Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1960 to watch a race and it was then that they decided to build a speedway in Northeast Tennessee. However, they wanted a smaller model of Charlotte Motor Speedway, and opted to erect a half-mile track instead of mirroring the 1.5-mile track in Charlotte.
The first NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway was held on July 30, 1961, with a seating capacity of 18,000. The Bristol Motor Speedway now boasts a seating capacity to more than 160,000. The backstretch includes three levels of seating and is topped with 52 luxury skybox suites. Country music star Brenda Lee, who was 17 at the time, sang the national anthem.
In August of 1992 Bristol Motor Speedway became the first speedway to host a Winston Cup event that boasted a track surface that was all concrete.
On May 28, 1996 the track's name was officially changed from Bristol International Speedway to Bristol Motor Speedway. By August of 1996 the seating capacity was 86,000.
In 21 of 40 years since Bristol Motor Speedway opened, a driver who won a Winston Cup race at Bristol went on to win the series title later the same year.
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A Skydive into Bristol Motor Speedway
A Skydive into Bristol Motor Speedway
A truly incredible video from Mark Schlatter, a professional skydiver, who flies the American flag into Bristol Motor Speedway prior to its NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series racing events. This breathtaking video gives fans and viewers a behind-the-scenes and upclose view of what it's like to enter the 160,000 seat stadium from high above the half-mile oval.
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- Food City (Bristol)
- "I have been very disappointed that with all the book stores/newsstands that I have access to in Los Angeles that I haven't been able to find my favorite..." more
- Java J's Down Town (Bristol)
- "Comfortable, relaxed, and good. The gelato is made in-store. The staff is friendly and tolerant of people who stay quite a while. (Remember to at least..." more
- Food City (Bristol)
- "On my way to the biggest event in dull Bristol, I found a supermarket for a quick necessities, as oppose to paying sporting-event price for..." more
- The Manna Bagel Company (Bristol)
- "The food is fine, though most things on the menu beyond basic bagels, cream cheese, and soups seem a bit pricey. I'd like this place a lot more if it..." more
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NASCAR 08 Sprint Cup Series Race Schedule
2/09/08 Budweiser Shootout Daytona Int'l Speedway
2/14/08 Gatorade Duel 1 & 2 Daytona Int'l Speedway
2/17/08 Daytona 500 Daytona Int'l Speedway
2/24/08 Auto Club 500 California Speedway
3/02/08 UAW Dodge 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
3/09/08 Kobalt Tools 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway
3/16/08 Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway
3/30/08 Goody's Cool Orange 500 Martinsville Speedway
4/06/08 Samsung 500 Texas Motor Speedway
4/12/08 Subway Fresh 500 Phoenix Int'l Raceway
4/27/08 Aarons' 499 Talladega Superspeedway
5/03/08 Crown Royal 400 Richmond International
5/10/08 Dodge Avenger 500 Darlington Raceway
5/17/08 Sprint All-Star Challenge Lowe's Motor Speedway
5/25/08 Coca Cola 600 Lowe's Motor Speedway
6/01/08 Autism Speaks 400 Dover Downs Int'l Spdwy
6/08/08 Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway
6/15/08 Citizens Bank 400 Michigan Int'l Speedway
6/22/08 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway
6/29/08 Lenox Industrial Tools 300 New Hampshire Int'l Spdwy
7/05/08 Pepsi 400 Daytona Int'l Speedway
7/12/08 USG Sheetrock 400 Chicagoland Speedway
7/27/08 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Indianapolis Motor Spdwy
8/03/08 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway
8/10/08 Centurion Boats at The Glen Watkins Glen International
8/17/08 3M Performance 400 Michigan Int'l Speedway
8/23/08 Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway
8/31/08 Sharp Aquos 500 California Speedway
9/06/08 Chevrolet Rock & Roll 400 Richmond Int'l Speedway
9/14/08 Sylvania 300 New Hamshire Int'l Spdwy
9/21/08 Dover 400 Dover International Spdwy
9/28/08 Kansas 400 Kansas Speedway
10/05/08 UAW-Ford 500 Talladega Superspeedway
10/11/08 Bank of America 500 Lowe's Motor Speedway
10/19/08 Subway 500 Martinsville Speedway
10/26/08 Pep Boys Auto 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway
11/02/08 Dickies 500 Texas Motor Speedway
11/09/08 Checker Auto Parts 500 Phoenix Int'l Raceway
11/16/08 Ford 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway
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