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EVENT TRACKS<br />
BRISTOL DRAGWAY<br />
<strong>NHRA</strong> Pro Mod Drag Racing Series: Ford <strong>NHRA</strong> Thunder Valley Nationals<br />
presented by Tri-Cities Area Ford Dealers<br />
Track physical address: 151 Speedway Blvd., Bris<strong>to</strong>l, TN 37620<br />
Track shipping address: P.O. Box 3966, Bris<strong>to</strong>l, TN 37620<br />
Main phone number: (423) 989-6933<br />
Ticket office number: (423) 989-6900<br />
PR department phone number: (423) 989-6991<br />
PR fax: (423) 764-0002<br />
Web site: bris<strong>to</strong>ldragway.<strong>com</strong><br />
Track contacts:<br />
Lori Worley, direc<strong>to</strong>r of public and <strong>media</strong> relations, lori@bris<strong>to</strong>lmo<strong>to</strong>rspeedway.<strong>com</strong><br />
Kevin Triplett, V.P. public affairs, ktriplett@bris<strong>to</strong>lmo<strong>to</strong>rspeedway.<strong>com</strong><br />
Track opened: 1965<br />
Track surface: concrete/asphalt<br />
Concrete launchpad: 700 feet<br />
Track direction: southwest <strong>to</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>ast<br />
Elevation: 1,475 feet above sea level<br />
Radio frequency: 100.3 FM<br />
DIRECTIONS<br />
The most direct route <strong>to</strong> Thunder Valley from Interstate 81 north is on Hwy. 11E. Virginia Exit 3 and<br />
Hwy. 11E will take you directly <strong>to</strong> Thunder Valley. From Interstate 81 south, take Tennessee Exit 69<br />
and turn south on Hwy. 394. Hwy. 394 will take you <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Bris<strong>to</strong>l Dragway entrance. Turn on Hwy.<br />
11E north <strong>to</strong> access <strong>the</strong> north entrance and south entrance <strong>to</strong> Bris<strong>to</strong>l Mo<strong>to</strong>r Speedway.<br />
TRACK HISTORY<br />
Bris<strong>to</strong>l Dragway opened in 1965 under <strong>NHRA</strong> sanction. <strong>NHRA</strong> left Bris<strong>to</strong>l in 1967. In 1996, Bru<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Smith bought Bris<strong>to</strong>l Dragway and closed <strong>the</strong> facility after <strong>the</strong> 1997 season <strong>to</strong> begin work on <strong>the</strong><br />
current $18 million facility. The facility reopened for <strong>the</strong> 1999 season and hosted <strong>the</strong> inaugural<br />
<strong>NHRA</strong> All-Star event that year and again in 2000. In 2001, Bris<strong>to</strong>l Dragway hosted <strong>the</strong> Thunder<br />
Valley Nationals, <strong>the</strong> first <strong>NHRA</strong> national event held at Bris<strong>to</strong>l Dragway since 1967.<br />
After hosting its annual <strong>NHRA</strong> event during <strong>the</strong> early spring months of April and May for several<br />
years, <strong>the</strong> 2010 edition of <strong>the</strong> <strong>NHRA</strong> Thunder Valley Nationals moved <strong>to</strong> Fa<strong>the</strong>r’s Day weekend. The<br />
new date proved very popular with race fans and prompted <strong>NHRA</strong> officials <strong>to</strong> keep <strong>the</strong> race on <strong>the</strong><br />
same mid-June date. While many dragstrips have <strong>com</strong>e and gone, Bris<strong>to</strong>l Dragway has s<strong>to</strong>od <strong>the</strong><br />
test of time. With its unique surroundings and colorful his<strong>to</strong>ry, it is one of <strong>the</strong> ultimate destinations<br />
in <strong>the</strong> world of drag racing.<br />
TRACK RECORDS<br />
5.888 seconds by Rickie Smith, June ’12<br />
252.80 mph by Brad Personett, June ’11<br />
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