Up close and personal is what I like to do and while
traveling on Interstate 81 in Tennessee recently I knew I wanted to view the
4th largest sports venue in America and the 8th largest in the world........none
other then the Bristol Motor Speedway.
Of course Shirl immediately came forth with "there is no
racing going on now and we won't be able to get anywhere near it."
I was intent on driving right on in and walking right out on
the famous highly banked track.
No one stopped us at the gate and after viewing the Bristol
Drag Racing track we proceeded down towards what they now refer to as "The Last
Great Colosseum."
An employee in one of the massive parking lots was more than
happy to direct us to where we could get into the Speedway.
Drove right up to the truck entrance and walked in and
seemingly had the entire Colosseum to ourselves.
Wow.......breath taking........ now it isn't like we have
never been to any other NASCAR track as we have seen in person several races at
Daytona......but Bristol is just so different......the half-mile short track
venue and despite its short length Bristol is among the most popular tracks on
the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features including extraordinary
steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, stadium-like seating and
one of the loudest tracks.
I told Shirl we could have our pick from the 165,000 seats
as I walked out on the highly banked track and somewhere deep inside me I hear
this track calling me back to witness an actual race.
Interesting enough just several miles down the road we found
the Sullivan County Court House......now isn't that a coincidence?
IDENTIFICATION OF ABOVE PHOTOS
Ed Townsend is standing on solemn NASCAR racing ground which
is part of the actual track at Bristol Speedway and who ever would have known
that several miles down the road from the track was the Sullivan County Court
House.
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