Bristol washes away the dirt with plans to run its 2024 NASCAR races on concrete surface
FILE - Kyle Busch drives along the dirt track during NASCAR Cup Series practice, Friday, March 26, 2021, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. Bristol Motor Speedway will ditch the dirt track concept the Tennessee short track has used the last three years and run both of its 2024 NASCAR weekends on the concrete surface. (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/David Crigger]
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Bristol Motor Speedway will ditch the dirt track concept the Tennessee track has used the last three years. It will run both of its 2024 NASCAR weekends on the concrete surface. Bristol in 2021 covered the high-banked half-mile bullring in red Tennessee clay for its spring race in hopes of boosting both attendance and television ratings. All three dirt races were met with mixed reviews and the novelty wore off. The racing was considered sub-par, too.
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