by Anonymous on 6/21/10Bristol Dragway - BristolRating: 5 out of 5
Can't wait to go back!!!! It was extremely exciting and had a great time!!!
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About Bristol Motor Speedway
You can tell a lot about the character of Bristol Motor Speedway from the nicknames assigned to the venue by racing fans. There are four in wide circulation: "The Last Great Colosseum" and "The Bullring" for the track's shape; "The World's Fastest Half-Mile" for its speed (cars complete laps in about 15 seconds); and "Thunder Valley" for its noise. The track is steeply banked and ringed with stadium-style seating. With a capacity of 162,000, it is the third-largest sports venue in the United States and the seventh-largest in the world.
Bristol Motor Speedway History
Bristol Motor Speedway, located in the northeast corner of Tennessee, opened in 1961. It was built by Carl Moore, Larry Carrier, and R.G. Pope on the site of a former dairy farm. They drew their inspiration from a trip to Charlotte Motor Speedway, but the $600,000 Bristol track was a more intimate (and noisier) venue, and in 1969 the track was reconfigured with its signature steep banks. In 1992, BMS replaced its asphalt surface with a concrete surface that is now its other hallmark. It is something of a celebrity, having served as the basis for the fictional Motor Speedway of the South in the Disney/Pixar film Cars.
The speedway is home to races in the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series East, and the NHRA Mello Yellow Drag Racing Series. In the Cup Series, racing great Richard Petty holds the track record for most Top 10 finishes (with 37) and most starts (with 60). Darrell Waltrip leads with 12 all-time wins. The all-time winningest car owner at BMS is the legendary Junior Johnson, with 21 victories. Over the course of a week in 2010, Kyle Busch made history by winning three NASCAR national series races in a single race meeting: the Truck Series race on a Wednesday, then the Nationwide Series race, and the Spring Cup Series race.
- by Anonymous on 6/21/10Bristol Dragway - BristolRating: 5 out of 5
Completely awesome!!!! The trams were fantastic and the traffic getting out was so easy!!!!
- by Anonymous on 6/21/10Bristol Dragway - BristolRating: 5 out of 5
First time seeing the NHRA guys, and it was spectacular!
- by Anonymous on 6/21/10Bristol Dragway - BristolRating: 5 out of 5
NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals was incredible!!!! I am definately going again and highly recommend others to go as well. :)
Drag racing at thunder valley was awesome.
by BabyGirl37 on 6/21/10Bristol Dragway - BristolRating: 5 out of 5Loved it would go again next year. Loved the racing, enjoyed walking around, enjoyed meeting a driver, and also enjoyed the free pic u got to take and see online.
Awesome Fathers Day
by semperfi59 on 6/21/10Bristol Dragway - BristolRating: 5 out of 5The entire day was great. We had great seats right at the starting line and where able to watch the action up close. I would recommend this event to everyone.
Thunder in the Valley
by mitzirs on 6/21/10Bristol Dragway - BristolRating: 5 out of 5We loved watching the NHRA Thunder in the Valley Drags! It was great walking around the pits and seeing everything close up. Had a blast!
Nothing like Thunder Valley!
by Icebergplaysgolf on 6/20/10Bristol Dragway - BristolRating: 5 out of 5Had a great time watching the 8,000 hp monsters tear it up in Bristol!
- by johnforceracefan on 6/20/10Bristol Dragway - BristolRating: 5 out of 5
It was AMAZING , this was the first time I had went to a NHRA drag race. I will be going back for sure .
Bristol is awesome
by tussery on 4/8/10Bristol Motor Speedway - BristolRating: 5 out of 5Bristol is an awesome place to watch a race. If you've ever wanted to see a Nascar race, this is the best place to go. There is not a bad seat in the house and you can see the whole track.
Bristol race was awesome
by shelby43 on 4/6/10Bristol Motor Speedway - BristolRating: 5 out of 5Great seats, thanks ticketmaster. The weather held out except for a few sprinkles.
where's the excitement?
by b2822adrian on 4/6/10Bristol Motor Speedway - BristolRating: 3 out of 5I think there were empty seats available not because of the economy but NASCAR has gotten really PC and "safe".
Bristol was everything we had hoped for!
by wademm on 4/3/10Bristol Motor Speedway - BristolRating: 5 out of 5The entire weekend was fantastic. We had previously visited Charlotte Motor Speedway, but Birstol is the way racing was meant to be.
Great View! Except the pole
by mw20fan on 3/31/10Bristol Motor Speedway - BristolRating: 4 out of 5It was our first time at Bristol Motor Speedway. The seats were great because rain was in the forecast, and our seats were under the overhang. However, there was nothing in the ticket reservations that there was a large pole three rows directly in front of the seats. It also did not say that one of the seat was separated from the other two by an aisle. It was a great race, but it would have been nice to know about the pole.
Bristol track is awesome!
by MarkMartinfans on 3/27/10Bristol Motor Speedway - BristolRating: 5 out of 5There was good passing this year. The sound is incredible. Gets your blood pumping!
Great race
by steve7929 on 3/25/10Bristol Motor Speedway - BristolRating: 5 out of 5Was a great race. Tickets were in great location. Will use Ticketmaster in the future
Bristol was a pistol !!!!!!
by bossman48 on 3/24/10Bristol Motor Speedway - BristolRating: 5 out of 5Just to get to go to the Food City 500 at Bristol was amazing, and to get to see Jimmie Johnson win this time around was,so freaking unforgettable !!!! GO JIMMIE !!!
love nascar
by angela74 on 3/24/10Bristol Motor Speedway - BristolRating: 2 out of 5i love nascar but once again was disappointed at bristol. BMS has always been known for the paint trading and the non stop action. Since the changes made to the track,along with nascars changes, it is sooooo boring. It is just round and round and round. Nascar needs to let the drivers open back up and get to racing the way it used to be!!!!
Bristol! What an adventure!
by Mizshe on 3/24/10Bristol Motor Speedway - BristolRating: 4 out of 5We loved the fact that they never red flagged the race during the little rain spurts that occassionally happened.
Bristol!!!
by spidermom3 on 3/23/10Bristol Motor Speedway - BristolRating: 5 out of 5This was my first live race! Totally awsome! I will definately know what I am watching on TV now. Can't wait to "go" again!