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  1.   RaceFanX posted:
  01.15.2021 - 1:33 pm
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The NASCAR Cup series returns to its roots with a full-on dirt track
race for the first time since the 1970 Home State 200 at the now largely
removed half-mile at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. This track
will see Bristol's traditional concrete surface covered over with a
removable layer of dirt as a new page of NASCAR history is written
inside "The Last Great Colosseum."

The NASCAR Cup races will not be the first time Bristol has hosted dirt
track races. While the oval has always been a paved track since its 1961
opening in 2000 and 2001 the track put down dirt briefly during the
summer so it could host separate weeks of World of Outlaws sprint car
and Hav-A-Tampa late models racing. The races were a big success and the
conversion was pretty cheap but the equipment heavy process for the
switchover to and from the dirt surface ultimately proved to be a
turnoff with the races ending after just two years. Later on a Bristol
official said it was unlikely the track would ever try a dirt race
again...and he would be proven wrong when NASCAR, FOX, and Bristol cut a
deal to run the spring 2021 NASCAR races here on dirt.


  2.   RaceFanX posted:
  01.15.2021 - 1:55 pm
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"Some said it couldn't be done, some said it shouldn't be done. Well
it's been done." - the late, great Steve Evans, 2000, while showing fans
their first glimpse of the dirt track Bristol.


  3.   Corey posted:
  01.25.2021 - 4:58 pm
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Bob Pockrass posted the stage lengths on his Twitter account. It shows
that the Bristol Cup dirt race will only be 250 laps. The trucks are
only going 150 laps.


  4.   Canadianfan posted:
  02.24.2021 - 6:16 pm
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From Bob Pockrass:

NASCAR to announce more details about Bristol format next week. It
announced both trucks/Cup get 2 hrs practice Fri March 26, four 15-lap
heat races, starting at 4:30p ET for trucks, 6p ET for Cup on Sat March
27. Truck race follows that night, and Cup race Sun afternoon March 28.


  5.   TheDewCrew posted:
  03.29.2021 - 3:44 pm
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I love the smell of fresh dirt in Bristol


  6.   Corey posted:
  03.31.2021 - 12:36 pm
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A few ti it's for the 2021 NASCAR dirt race from this weeks Dale Jr
Download with SMI's Marcus Smith

Construction began in the first weeks of January.

It will take about six weeks after the World of Outlaw events to clean
up the track.

Over 30 dirt sites were sampled to get the right dirt for the race.

Some of the dirt used for the NASCAR race was the same dirt Bristol used
20 years ago for the World of Outlaws event. It was kept on site. They
will do the same thing with this years dirt for use next year.

There are two reasons why the original run (2000-2001) didn't last long.

1. There wasn't much incentive to continue it for just one series (WoO).
This time around the track will be used for multiple weekends making it
more financially viable.

2. The amount of dust created by those events was contained at the
track. The dirt and dust spread out into the surrounding community
covering private homes and businesses. Smith did say that the track paid
to power wash the community after the events.


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