Bristol Motor Speedway

by David M. McGee

Book Overview

When Bristol's race track opened in 1961, tickets were often given away to fill the 18,000 seats. Over the years, Bristol Motor Speedway has grown to 160,000 seats and legendary status among race... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738542466
• ISBN13: 9780738542461
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Great book for all racing fans

This book tells the history of Bristol Motor Speedway and was very interesting. There are lots of great pictures from crashes and of the speedway being built and the changes that have occured since it was first started. Every race fan will appreciate this book and want it for their collection of race memorabilia.

A sports writer view of this book

Being a local sports columnist, I have had the chance to cover events at BMS in the past. This book does showcase the awesome power of the sport of NASCAR through vivid pictures, but also brings to life the history of the track, and more importantly, the history and lives of those who have sacrificed to make this sport one of the biggest and most popular of any sport in the country. As a NASCAR fan, you owe it to yourself to own a copy of this book, but anyone interested in how BMS has helped change the cultural aspect of a community will enjoy it. There is more to racing than the death-defying crashes, and in these pages the reader feels the speed, the cars, and the people that have helped make it all happen in Bristol.

a must-have for race fans

Living in eastern Tennessee near the Bristol Motor Speedway you can't help but be interested in racing and racing culture. Ok, I admit it, I've been to a race and it is loud, fast, and exciting. By collecting images and vignettes of races at the BMS from its earliest days, Haskins and McGee have done a service to all race fans. While I'm not as interested in the history of the track, I love the pictures of the crashes in chapter 3. Cool. Catch up on the history of racing and regional flavor of the Speedway with this helpful pictorial guide.