Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) in its current form is measured at 0.533 miles (0.858 km), with the track's turns ranging from 24 degrees to 28 degrees in banking. The straightaways are banked at four degrees at the bottom and progress up to 8 degrees at the top. When the track was initially constructed, it had 27 degrees of banking. Before 2007, the track claimed that the track's banking was 36 degrees; this was eventually found to be incorrect, with the true banking being 30 degrees. When the track is temporarily covered with dirt, the track uses a progressive banking system from 16 to 19 degrees. The track is also the only track left on the NASCAR schedule that utilizes two pit road lanes instead of one, a combined pit road lane.
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CampingThree campgrounds (Dragstrip, Landing and Medallion) offer full-hookup RV sites, tent camping and premium sites with concrete pads, fire pits and grills. Showers, Wi-Fi and shuttles to the track are available.
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Tips for Race DaySoft-sided coolers up to 14 x 14 x 14 inches are allowed; hard-sided coolers are not. Bags can be up to 18 x 18 x 14 inches. Umbrellas, glass containers, selfie sticks, collapsible chairs and drones are not allowed. If a race is postponed, your ticket is good for the new date; there are no refunds.
- Track Type Oval
- Surface Concrete
- Length 0.533-mile concrete oval
- Banking Turns 24–28°, straights 4–8°
- Opened 1961
- Seating Capacity 146,000
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Tennessee businessman Larry Carrier and two partners sketched the first plans for Bristol on paper bags and announced the track in January 1961. Built on a former dairy farm along U.S. 11E, it opened that July as a half-mile oval. The track was repaved and reshaped in 1969, and today it races on concrete. After Bruton Smith's Speedway Motorsports bought Bristol in 1996, it grew into one of the largest sports venues in the country. NASCAR's Cup Series has raced at Bristol every year since it opened.
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