Bristol
Motor Speedway - "The Worlds Fastest Half-Mile",
located in Thunder Valley, Tennessee is one of
the most popular tracks in NASCAR. This all-concrete construction
is similar to
Dover, except far shorter. Bristol Motor Speedway is so
short that speeds here are far lower than is typical on most NASCAR
oval tracks, but very fast compared to other short tracks due to
the high banking, making for a considerable amount of
"swapping paint". The congestion inherent in this
facility and the power of the cars has been likened to "flying
fighter jets in a gymnasium".