NASCAR Track Replacement Progresses Fast and Furious
NASCAR is known for its fast cars, but it now can also be known for its fast construction. Crews this week are set to complete the pour of a .53-mile, 40-ft- wide continuously reinforced concrete track for Tennessee’s Bristol Motor Speedway. Demolition of the old track occurred on March 26.
Speedy construction is needed because nearly 160,000 racing fans have already purchased tickets for NASCAR’s Sharpie 500, scheduled to be held on the track Aug. 25. “Canceling a NASCAR race is not an option,” says John Zudell, senior construction manager for Speedway Motorsports Inc., Concord, N.C., the facility owner overseeing the $8 million overhaul.