Last year, it was announced that NASCAR Cup racing would
And while fans were excited that the sport would be returning, many were disappointed that the race would be held at the longer 1.33 mile Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon and not the shorter half-mile track located at the Nashville Fairgrounds.
Even Dale Earnhardt Jr. said that NASCAR picked the wrong track for their return to Nashville.
Well now it looks like the dream of bringing NASCAR back to the Fairgrounds Speedway is one step closer to reality.
Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced this week that the city has signed a letter of intent with Bristol Motor Speedway to renovate Fairgrounds Speedway, which hasn’t hosted a NASCAR Cup Series race since 1984. And he had a special guest on hand for the announcement: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. himself.