Battle at Bristol - Wikipedia
The Battle at Bristol was an American college football game played at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee on Saturday, September 10, 2016, between the University of Tennessee Volunteers and the Virginia Tech Hokies.
Bristol Motor Speedway - Wikipedia
Bristol Motor Speedway (formerly known as the Bristol International Raceway from 1978 to 1996 and as the Bristol International Speedway from 1961 to 1978) is a 0.533-mile (0.858 km) oval short track in Bristol, Tennessee.
Why Tennessee and Virginia Tech played football at a gigantic …
Sep 9, 2016 · No. 17 Tennessee beat Virginia Tech 45-24 on Saturday at one of the most historic venues in all of motor sports: 153,000-seat Bristol Motor Speedway. The matchup had been in the works for...
How Bristol Turned a Racetrack Into a College Football Stadium
Sep 9, 2016 · When 150,000 fans pack into Bristol Motor Speedway in the mountains of northeast Tennessee, it's typically to watch cars streak past them at 150 miles per hour. On Saturday night, instead of...
WATCH: Bristol Motor Speedway Transformed Into Vast Football Stadium - NPR
Sep 9, 2016 · It took two decades to arrange a college football game at Bristol Motor Speedway — and just 19 days to set up for it. On Saturday night, Tennessee and Virginia Tech are facing off in what's...
'We'll have another game.' - Jerry Caldwell on the future of football ...
Sep 6, 2023 · BRISTOL, Tenn. (WCYB) — Sunday will mark seven years since the Battle at Bristol, college football's biggest game ever. 156,900 people packed into Bristol Motor Speedway on September...
Building to the Battle at Bristol - ESPN
Sep 9, 2016 · Bristol Motor Speedway was converted to a football stadium to host Virginia Tech and Tennessee on Saturday, making it the largest college football venue in history.
Battle at Bristol: NASCAR, college football collide to make history …
Sep 8, 2016 · BRISTOL, Tenn. — Nearly 20 years ago, Dale Earnhardt Sr. was terrorizing drivers on the high banks of Bristol Motor Speedway while a young hot shot named Jeff Gordon was putting his own stamp...
Bristol Motor Speedway transformed to host college football
Sep 6, 2016 · — The speedway that calls itself the “last great Colosseum” now will be temporarily transformed into the world’s largest football stadium. Tennessee and Virginia Tech meet Saturday night at the...
How Bristol Motor Speedway will become college football's …
Apr 20, 2016 · Bristol Motor Speedway, a half-mile racetrack and the self-proclaimed “last great colosseum” on the NASCAR cicruit, will transform into a monster football stadium.