Renovations Boost Bristol Motor Speedway Seating Capacity
John Zudell led Speedway Motorsports Inc. construction on Bristol’s expansive backstretch rebuild, expanding from 67,000 seats in 1996 to 158,500 grandstands and 7,000 luxury suites after a complete bowing reconstruction. He recalls the early 1997 51,000-seat addition as a pivotal, tense moment.
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Bristol Motor Speedway Redevelopment Details Revealed
The article outlines track improvements at Bristol including seating additions and demolition of older stands, increasing capacity to 42 500 with new amenities. It notes early construction helped by favorable weather, plus extensive earthmoving and blasting work transforming the 20 acre site with significant dirt moved and terrain leveling efforts.
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Race for Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol hosts the Food City 500 on Sunday at noon CT with qualifying Friday at 2 05 pm Fox TV and Performance Racing Network radio. Purse near 4.59 million dollars. Last year winner Kurt Busch. Also racing at Mesa Marin Bakersfield Bristol Grand National and Truck series events feature Bobby Hamilton and Todd Bodine leading points.
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Hamilton Leads Truck Standings After Darlington Win
Former Winston Cup driver Bobby Hamilton tops the NASCAR Truck standings after his win at Darlington last weekend. He says not being in the Cup series this season feels odd yet admits missing friends and aims for the Truck championship. He notes Dodge has yet to win in the Truck series and believes they are due.
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