Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway (0.533 miles, short track, 2x 180-degree turns) in Bristol, Tennessee
The Bristol Motor Speedway is one of the oldest and longest routes in the current NASCAR calendar, because in "Thunder Valley" are already held two races a season since 1961. The short track located a few miles outside of Bristol, whose main street is, curiously, also the border between Tennessee and Virginia. The oval is located in Tennessee and was part of 1960-1961 initially built with a superelevation of 22 ° and an asphalt surface. 1969, was the first conversion, missed the course of a banking of 36 degrees, which was often provided by teams and drivers in question. This enabled the crew of Ryan Newman on a test used to measure only 26 °.
To its present layout of the Speedway came in 2007, which also saw the premiere of "The Car of Tomorrow." A complete renovation of the pavement leading to a variable banking of between 24 ° and 30 °, depending on which line you choose on the concrete track, the track surface has this characteristic way only since 1992. 0.533 miles is a long round in Bristol, which is about 858 meters. So Bristol is indeed longer than 11m Martinsville and thus not the shortest half-mile in the calendar, but for the fastest, which also promotes the speedway for years. The banking allowed cornering speeds between 100 and 110mph, which is similar to the curve starting at "full throttle" the shot from a catapult.
Two other things are for the Bristol Motor Speedway is also quite typical. First, there was no race there since 1961 so far, which was not completely sold, in consequence of the economic crisis in 2008 but unfortunately this series was over. The seating capacity was expanded over the years, from 18,000 to 160,000 seats, making it in the Sprint Cup behind Indy, Texas, Daytona and the Lowe's Motor Speedway occupies the fifth spot. On the other hand, Richard, the route to a confined space is located, which are at the race in late summer, not all three national series race course in the infield. The trucks then in the night from Wednesday to Thursday.
The space is so limited that the transporters of the Cup and Nationwide Series through the tunnel entrance drive into the infield and there are lined up in an elaborate system. In addition, the pit lane is divided into two, making it in the Sprint Cup is so well no longer, resulting in a special regulation results for pit stops. Until 2002 were the only worse qualified team a place in the pit lane the back straight. Later there was a rule change so today we have the following procedure: Sunset Yellow are both parts of a single unit and the entrance to pit lane is located in the exit of Turn 2, while the exit is above Turn 1. Therefore needs to be circled the track once in the pits, so nobody has an advantage or disadvantage. Under the green two-piece system comes into play. It goes almost directly to the part of the pit lane, where is the own Pitstall. The entrance is also in Turn 2 or Turn 4, the exit in Turn 1 or Turn third
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