Bristol Motor Speedway College Football
Virginia tech and tennessee will play a college football game at bristol motor speedway on saturday.
Bristol motor speedway college football. Sponsored by truck stop chain pilot flying j the game was known as the pilot flying j. Bristol motor speedway officials are busy making preparations to host one of motorsports most tradition rich events the famed nascar all star race on wednesday night july 15 and the winner of that historic race will earn the signature trophy and lucrative 1 million prize in front of a significant number of spectators. Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the nascar schedule because of its distinct features which include extraordinarily steep banking an all concrete surface two. The speedway was last used on aug.
Tennessee and virginia tech will finally play a football game at bristol motor speedway and they expect to set an attendance record in what is being billed as the battle at. Bristol motor speedway formerly known as bristol international raceway and bristol raceway is a nascar short track venue located in bristol tennessee constructed in 1960 it held its first nascar race on july 30 1961. The battle at bristol was an american college football game played at bristol motor speedway in bristol tennessee on saturday september 10 2016 between the university of tennessee volunteers and the virginia tech hokies it holds the record for ncaa football s largest single game attendance at 156 990. Now we know it wasn t one and done either.
The transformation to make bristol speedway into a college football venue wasn t an easy one there were just 19 days to make everything complete. The nascar venue underwent a massive transformation to turn its infield into a football field. The vols and hokies transformed bristol motor speedway into the biggest college football setting ever on saturday night. Bristol motor speedway will host another football game possibly even a professional one.
By morgan moriarty morgan moriarty sep 9 2016 9 00am edt.