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Looking Back At The First Time Bristol Motor Speedway Put Down The Dirt On The Legendary Half-Mile Oval
By Jeff BirchfieldSpecial to Bristol Motor Speedway Nearly two decades ago several Bristol Motor Speedway executives had a vision after a trip to visit their newest Speedway Motorsports sister track in Las Vegas. The group had just watched a World of
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NASCAR Cup Series Racing Began In The Dirt And At Bristol In March The Sport Will Return To Its Roots For The First Time In More Than 50 Years
By Mike HembreeSpecial to Bristol Motor Speedway NASCAR Cup Series racing began in the dirt, and to the dirt it returns. Bristol Motor Speedway’s historic Food City Dirt Race brings to mind the sport’s long and colorful history in the dust of
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As Part Of Its 60th Anniversary Celebration, Bristol Motor Speedway Will Host Spring Food City Race On A Dirt Surface For The First Time In History
BRISTOL, Tenn. – As part of Bristol Motor Speedway’s 60th anniversary celebration in 2021, a throwback challenge will be issued to the Gladiators in the NASCAR Cup Series by The Last Great Colosseum as the iconic half-mile bullring in Northeast
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Kevin Harvick Holds Off Kyle Busch At Bristol Motor Speedway For Ninth Win Of Season
BRISTOL, Tenn. – After an intense battle with Kyle Busch in the closing laps of Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Kevin Harvick prevailed to win his ninth NASCAR Cup Series race of the season.
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Hot Start Has Austin Dillon Riding Wave Of Momentum Into Bristol Motor Speedway For Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race In NASCAR Playoffs Round Of 16
BRISTOL, Tenn. – He hasn’t earned a victory yet after two races in the tough first round of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, but Austin Dillon heads to Bristol Motor Speedway for Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race feeling
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Truck Series Regular Season Champ Austin Hill Has Sights Set On Taming Bristol Motor Speedway In NASCAR Playoff Opener, UNOH 200 Presented By Ohio Logistics
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Last week there was a Tiger and a Kangaroo on the loose in Eastern Tennessee, but as far as NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series regular season champ Austin Hill is concerned, the biggest, baddest animal
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Chase Elliott Wins NASCAR All-Star Race At Bristol Motor Speedway
BRISTOL, Tenn. – The sport’s reigning Most Popular Driver, Chase Elliott earned his first NASCAR All-Star Race win Wednesday night at Bristol Motor Speedway – holding off the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch in the closing laps. Elliott
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NASCAR, Bristol Motor Speedway Announce Format For NASCAR All-Star Race
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR and Bristol Motor Speedway today (June 30) announced the format for the NASCAR All-Star Race, including the introduction of a ‘choose rule’ that will allow drivers to choose which lane they line up in for restarts.
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2020 NASCAR All-Star Race Moves to Bristol Motor Speedway
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – In a NASCAR season marked by historical firsts, the 36th running of the NASCAR All-Star Race will move 159 miles northwest from Charlotte Motor Speedway to the World’s Fastest Half-Mile, Bristol Motor Speedway, for the first time. The July 15 prime-time race will include
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Noah Gragson Takes The Xfinity Win At Bristol
By Holly Cain NASCAR Wire Service Noah Gragson held off Chase Briscoe after a bump-and-run with his JR Motorsports teammate Justin Allgaier to earn his second victory of the NASCAR Xfinity Series season in a frantic finish to the Cheddar’s
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