[vincesanity82]

Bristol Motor Speedway, now a modern-day stock car coliseum, had modest beginnings, much like NASCAR itself. Through the years, the half-mile track has grown in size and stature, a development mirrored by the growth of stock car racing overall. There have been 60 NASCAR seasons, 47 of which have included stops at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. The relationship and benefits have been reciprocal. Undoubtedly, NASCAR?s history has been enriched by BMS? short-tracks slugfests. More than 160,000 fans will be stacked into the .533-mile oval on Sunday for the Food City 500, the fifth race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. On Aug. 23, all of those seats again will be filled for the Sharpie 500, a Saturday night flashbulb-popping spectacle. It was a different scene on the afternoon of July 30, 1961, as 18,000 watched Jack Smith win the first race for NASCAR?s premier series at BMS, the Volunteer 500, with relief-driving help from Johnny Allen. Fred Lorenzen was on the pole that day ? and Bristol Motor Speedway was on the map. -- Paddock Talk



60 Years Of NASCAR Has Included 47 Years Of Bristol Action :: PaddockTalk :: F1, NASCAR, GP2, Champ Car, IndyCar, ALMS and More! If It Goes Fast...We're Talking About It!!

[Bob Tanner]

Over the years Burton has managed to turn the two races each season at Bristol into "Events." This morning I heard race weekend at Bristol (both Spring and Summer races) as "The Redneck High Holy Days. Everyone who wishes to be known as a NASCAR fan is required to make the pilgrimage to Bristol at least once in their life."

That being said, there is one thing which can not be denied; race weekend at Bristol is one Hell of a spectacle!

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Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

Over the years Burton has managed to turn the two races each season at Bristol into "Events." This morning I heard race weekend at Bristol (both Spring and Summer races) as "The Redneck High Holy Days. Everyone who wishes to be known as a NASCAR fan is required to make the pilgrimage to Bristol at least once in their life."

That being said, there is one thing which can not be denied; race weekend at Bristol is one Hell of a spectacle!

I love it !