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Bristol Motor Speedway |
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Location: Bristol, TN
Shape: Oval
Distance: .533-miles
Banking, Turns: 36 degrees
Front Straight: 650 Feet
Banking, Straightaways: 16 degrees
Back Straight: 650 feet
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| Some of NASCAR's most exciting racing can be seen at this short track. |
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Bristol Motor Speedway's 36-degree banked concrete turns provide some of NASCAR's most exciting action in the friendly confines of a half-mile layout.
Bruton Smith's Speedway Motorsports, Inc., purchased "The World's Fastest Half-Mile" in 1996 and launched a massive expansion program to increase seating, parking, traffic flow lanes and fan comfort.
When it opened originally, Bristol was a perfect half-mile with 22-degree banking. But the track was reconfigured after the 1969 purchase to measure .533-mile and bankings were increased to 36 degrees.
Mountains literally moved to make Bristol's hills and valleys more "fan friendly," and make it possible to increase seating from 71,000 to its 1999 capacity of approximately 135,000.
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Tickets:
 (423) 764-1161
Get Directions
Write:
Bristol Motor Speedway
P.O Box 3966
Bristol, Tn. 37625
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The expanded seating represents 100,000 additional seats from Bristol's original total when it opened in 1961. Jack Smith gets credit for the first victory that year, though Johnny Allen was driving in relief of Smith and actually crossed the finish line first.
Three-time NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Darrell Waltrip is Bristol's all-time winningest driver. The Tennessee resident has been to Bristol's Victory Lane 12 times, including a NASCAR record seven times in a row.
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RACE RECORDS |
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NASCAR Series |
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Driver |
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Speed |
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Date |
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Winston Cup
Series |
C. Glotzbach |
101.074 |
7/11/71 |
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Busch Grand
National Division
Series |
H. Gant |
92.929 |
4/4/92 |
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Craftsman
Truck Series |
R. Carelli |
83.992 |
6/22/96 |
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QUALIFYING RECORDS |
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NASCAR Series |
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Driver |
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Speed |
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Time |
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Date |
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Winston Cup
Series |
Steve Park |
126.370 |
15.184 |
3/24/00 |
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Busch Grand
National Division
Series |
J. Green |
124.428 |
15.421 |
3/24/00 |
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Craftsman
Truck Series |
R. Hornaday |
121.213 |
15.830 |
6/23/95 |
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