College Football Game At Bristol Motor Speedway
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.
College football game at bristol motor speedway. Bristol motor speedway will host another football game possibly even a professional one. Now we know it wasn t one and done either. The battle at bristol has not turned into an annual affair. 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. Bristol motor speedway transformed into vast football stadium. Virginia tech at bristol motor speedway in the first major college football game played at the iconic sprint cup venue. The speedway was last used on aug.
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. Speedway motorsports president and. The two way on saturday tennessee and virginia tech will meet at the speedway for a game before an anticipated 150 000 fans. 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.
It s the battle at bristol saturday s showdown that will pit tennessee vs. By morgan moriarty morgan moriarty sep 9 2016 9 00am edt. Sponsored by truck stop chain pilot flying j the game was known as the pilot flying j.