Bristol Motor Speedway

Bristol Motor Speedway, is a short track auto racing venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. It was constructed in 1960 and is still used today by mant diffrent forms of auto racing.

Overview
Bristol Motor Speedway, can hold over 165,000 race fans and because of the track's short length, speeds reach only to abput 115 MPH which is one of the lowest for most race tracks. Compared to other short tracks though, it makes it one of the fastest. The banking in the turns is very hight with very little room which means most of the race, the cars are running single file. Bristol for some is their favorite track while other drivers, hate when the date of Bristol approaches. Yellow and Red racing flags are most common during the annual Bristol events due to its low track space and high banked turns. Since the track is so small, two pit roads are required to fit all the race cars.

History
Bristol Motor Speedway was constructed in 1960 and opened in 1961. Carl Moore, Larry Carrier, and R.G. Pope built the track and orginally wanted to call it Piney Flats before they thought of Bristol. The first event at BMS was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event held on July 30, 1961. The race was won by Jack Smith and reliefe driver Johnny Allen. In 1969, BMS was reshaped and re-measured for the 1970 NASCAR event. After NASCAR made its switch from ashphalt to concreate, in 1992 BMS was once agian repaved. By 1997, BMS had become the largest and most popular sports venue in Tennessee. In 2012, the track for a final time was repaved after fans complaned that the ,ost famous track on the NASCAR circuit became boring. After the fall event, it once agian became a crowd favorite.

Events
NASCAR Sprint Cup Seires: NASCAR Nationwide Seires:
 * Food City 500 (Spring)
 * Irwin Tools Night Race (Fall)
 * Ford EcoBoost 300 (Spring)
 * Food City 250 (Fall)