Bristol Motor Speedway

USA / Tennessee / Bluff City /
 NASCAR, race track -dont use
Bristol Motor Speedway, originally known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol, Tennessee. It was constructed in 1960, and held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961.

One of the most popular tracks in NASCAR, this all-concrete construction is similar to Dover, except far shorter. The actual banking ranges from 24 to 30 degrees after the track's most recent resurfacing in 2007. However, the track is so short that speeds here are far lower than is typical on most NASCAR oval tracks, but very fast compared to other short tracks due to the high banking, making for a considerable amount of "swapping paint".
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Motor_Speedway
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Coordinates:   36°30'56"N   82°15'25"W

Comments

  • One of two tracks left on the NASCAR calendar (Darlington being the other) that features pit lanes on both the front and back straights. The much lamented North Wilksboro Speedway and North Carolina Motor Speedway (a/k/a Rockingham), both in North Carolina, also featured this style pit arrangement.
  • the worlds fast half a mile track makes for some great wrecks.
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