Earlier this month, BMS began work to alter the racetrack, which calls for gradually grinding and shaving down its slope.
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Cody McMahan was preparing for a race last Saturday afternoon when his world suddenly came to a halt. During a break in practice at Lonesome Pine Raceway inCoeburn,Va., McMahan learned that Eric McClure had been involved in a horrific crash during the final stages of a NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
It may be the slowest contraption to ever circle the famed high banks of Bristol Motor Speedway. It’s bulky, loud and full of complex mechanical gizmos.
The Bristol Motor Speedway soap opera continues to evolve.
It started as a two-week wait and finally ended Wednesday as a month-long marathon, and what we found out is Bruton Smith’s announcement on what exactly the changes at Bristol Motor Speedway are going to be is kind of, well, a kind of.
Compared to 2007, the latest revamp at Bristol Motor Speedway is a minor adjustment.
On March 18, tens of thousands of NASCAR fans expressed their frustration with the current brand of racing at Bristol Motor Speedway by refusing to buy tickets.
Track surface was replaced in 2007
Project will be complete in June
Less than a month after fan feedback convinced him to make changes to the concrete surface at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bruton Smith, Chairman and CEO of Speedway Motorsports, today announced his plans for significant modifications to the track.
It’s a Saturday night routine for Jamie Whitt. With the assistance of family and friends, Whitt loads his durable No. 1 Chevrolet Monte Carlo into an open trailer and embarks on a 111-mile journey.
Lizzy Musi became an overnight sensation on the YouTube universe Friday night. Saturday morning, the 21-year-old New Jersey resident was the most popular figure at Bristol Dragway.
For a hardcore drag racing fan, the names read like a fantasy team.
Von Smith has seen racing from all angles.
For over three weeks, a large segment of the NASCAR family has been ridiculed.
Safer barriers removed
According to friends and rivals, Roger Neece is as rugged as a coal truck and more courageous than Dick Tracy.
For longtime racing fans in the Mountain Empire, the highlight of last weekend’s motorsports buffet came in the Street Stock class at Kingsport Speedway.
For Mark Ramey and his fun-loving buddies, Saturday afternoon was the perfect time for a joy ride.
A plan has been devised to add more spice to the Bristol Motor Speedway experience, but the first step is two weeks away, according to track general manager Jerry Caldwell.
Bowyer early to Martinsville
Well played, Mr. Smith. Oh, so well played. Because hate the new configuration at Bristol Motor Speedway or love it like crazy, the fact is Bruton Smith had to do something to stem the tide of fans leaving the venerable half-mile hotspot half empty.
Well played, Mr. Smith. Oh, so well played.
Disgruntled NASCAR fans will apparently get their wish at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Raced over 30 years at BMS
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