BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) Bristol Motor Speedway released renderings showcasing the planned restoration of the Nashville Fairground Speedway. The speedway signed an agreement with the Nashville mayor’s office last year to restore and operate the historic Nashville speedway. An independent assessment identified numerous necessary safety fixes, including resurfacing the track, rebuilding and expanding the track’s […]
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) On April 1, 1993, tragedy struck the Tri-Cities and auto racing world when NASCAR champion Alan Kulwicki and three others died as their plane crashed while flying in for the race at Bristol. In the darkness of night, the plane went down in a field a few miles from Tri-Cities […]
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Public Hearing Held on Fairground Nashville s NASCAR Future
Central Tennessee residents debated the merits of renovating the legendary short track. Speedway Motorsports Inc
The latest step towards a potential NASCAR return to Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway played out through dramatic political theater during a Fair Board of Commissioners meeting at the Karl Dean Ballroom in Downtown Music City on Tuesday night.
Speedway Motorsports Inc., which also operates nearby Bristol Motor Speedway, is seeking to obtain the lease to the facility owned by the City of Nashville and Davidson County.
Such an agreement would see Bristol Motor Speedway become the de facto promoters of the historic short track, and pending an eventual renovation project, clear a pathway for all three NASCAR national touring divisions to return.