TRACK · SHORT TRACK
Bristol Motor Speedway
Short track0.533 milesBristol, TN85 races · 1982–2026
- Length
- 0.533 mi
- Shape
- Short Track
- Surface
- Paved
- Banking · turns
- 24-28°
- Banking · front
- 5-9°
- Banking · back
- 4-8°
- Turns
- 4
- Frontstretch
- 650 ft
- Backstretch
- 650 ft
- Opened
- 1961
- Capacity
- 162,000
- Owner
- Speedway Motorsports
- Location
- Bristol, TN
- Caution car
- 35 mph
- Major events
- Food City Dirt Race, Bass Pro Shops Night Race
- Website
- bristolmotorspeedway.com
Fastest short track in the nation.Turns are banked at 24-28 degrees. Straightaways are banked at 16 degrees. The infield was originally a football field, in hopes of attracting NFL pre-season games. Most wins,Darrell Waltrip.
Avg cautions
7.9
Xfinity Series
Avg lead changes
9.8
Win from pole
14%
Avg winner start
8.2
Race history · Xfinity Series
| Date | Race | Winner | Pole | Laps | Ctn | LC | Margin | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Sep 12 | Food City 300 | 19Aric Almirola | 7Justin Allgaier | 300 | 7 | 7 | 0.381s | LAPSPITSLOOP |
| 2025 Apr 12 | SciAps 300 | 17Kyle Larson | 17 |
Pace at this track · Xfinity Series
lap-level data from 2020Fire-off
- 111Justin Haley16.26 /3
- 29Noah Gragson16.28 /4
- 322Austin Cindric16.31 /3
- 47Justin Allgaier16.40 /8
- 51Sam Mayer16.42