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Bristol Motor Speedway is known as the "World's Fastest Half Mile." Several times each year, 160,000 racing fans gather at the .533-mile concrete oval with its 36-degree banked corners to watch some of the most exciting racing on the NASCAR and Busch series circuits. Country music star Brenda Lee sang the national anthem for the first race at Bristol Motor Speedway in 1961.

Tennessee has more than 45 speedways, racetracks and dragways across the state. Some are sanctioned by NASCAR and some run regional and local stock, drag and mini car competitions on paved and dirt tracks.

Motorsports may seem nothing short of your high school glory days, racing in the back parking lot. But the big deal is this: it’s loud, intense, tough and a quite a rush. And once you’ve indulged in it, you’re buckled in for life. The most devoted fans post racing schedules, have a collection of model racecars and NASCAR t-shirts, and vacation in Tennessee. With three major tracks across the state, car museums, and the NASCAR Speed Park, why not race to Tennessee for a vacation on wheels?

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Memphis Motorsports Park

Memphis, TN

The Memphis Motorsports Park was a favorite of Elvis Presley. The park has a number of tracks including a dirt drag, paved drag, champion road course and 3/4 mile tri-oval and 1/4 mile dirt oval.

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Nashville Superspeedway

Nashville, TN

Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon is Tennessee's newest racetrack. The 2005 season includes the IndyCar Series, the ARCA 200, the PEPSI 300, the Busch Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

Join more than 160,000 people at the Bristol Motor Speedway and Dragway in the east. Visit Memphis Motorsports Park in the west or head to Nashville Super Speedway in middle Tennessee. If your love for cars extends national boundaries, visit the Lane Motor Museum, which is one of the few museums in America to specialize in European cars. Park your adventures in Tennessee each night at a motorsports accomodation. Tennessee is the perfect stage for your motorsports vacation.

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