Bristol Motor Speedway Football
It s the battle at bristol saturday s showdown that will pit tennessee vs.
Bristol motor speedway football. The battle at bristol has not turned into an annual affair. Virginia tech at bristol motor speedway in the first major college football game played at the iconic sprint cup venue. Now we know it wasn t one and done either. The two way on saturday tennessee and virginia tech will meet at the speedway for a game before an anticipated 150 000 fans.
Speedway motorsports president and. By morgan moriarty morgan moriarty sep 9 2016 9 00am edt. 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 vols and hokies transformed bristol motor speedway into the biggest college football setting ever on saturday night.
Virginia tech and tennessee will play a college football game at bristol motor speedway on saturday. It s that type of event. Bristol motor speedway transformed into vast football stadium. 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.
You think of dirt you think of football and now the nascar all star race is coming to the last great colosseum for the first time. 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. 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. The nascar venue underwent a massive transformation to turn its infield into a football field.