Bristol Motor Speedway

**Bristol Motor Speedway**
"Thunder Valley"; "The Last Great Colosseum"; "The World's Fastest Half-Mile"
	; Bristol Motor Speedway in 2013
Location	151 Speedway Boulevard; Bristol, Tennessee 37620
Time zone	UTC−5 / −4 (DST)
Coordinates	36.5156°N 82.2569°W
Capacity	146,000
Owner	Speedway Motorsports
Operator	Speedway Motorsports
Broke ground	1960
Opened	1961
Construction cost	$600,000
Architect	Carl Moore; Larry Carrier; R. G. Pope;
Former names	Bristol International Speedway (1961–1977); Bristol International Raceway (1978–1995)
Major events	NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500; Bass Pro Shops Night Race; ; NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300; ; NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Weather Guard Truck Race; UNOH 200; ; Arca Menards Series/ARCA Menards Series East Bush's Beans 200; ; NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Thunder Valley Nationals; ; NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour; U.S. Nationals of Short Track Racing; Battle at Bristol (NCAA Football); Cleetus and Cars 2022;
Website	http://www.bristolmotorspeedway.com
Oval
Surface	Concrete
Length	0.533 miles (0.858 km)
Turns	4
Banking	Turns: 24–28°, 5–9° Frontstretch, 4–8° Backstretch
Race lap record	0:12.742 (Brian Gerster, , 2011, Must See Racing X-treme Speed Classic)
Temporary dirt oval
Surface	Clay
Length	0.533 miles (0.858 km)
Turns	4
Banking	Turns: 22–24°; Straights: 9°
Race lap record	0:13.326 (Sam Hafertepe Jr., , 2021, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series)

Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. 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 pit roads, different turn radii, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

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