Bristol Speedway

At the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, home of the “worlds fastest half mile” NASCAR Nextel Cup races sell out all 160,000 seats.  Boston Culinary Group has been there to provide services to race fans since 1994.  Our food and beverage sales for race week now exceed $1 million.

Bristol Motor Speedway, known as Thunder Valley, is tucked into the Appalachian foothills in eastern Tennessee about six miles south of the Virginia border.  The track is 115 miles east of Knoxville, and 160 miles west of Winston-Salem, NC.  Bristol is one of the shortest tracks on the Nextel Cup circuit (0.53 miles) and has the highest banking, which makes for an appealing combination for driver and spectator alike.  The speedway was added to the NASCAR schedule in 1961 and the surface was changed from asphalt to concrete in 1992. Bristol's attendance, once a mere 18,000 people for race days, now reaches well over 160,000.  This is due in large part to the reconstruction of the speedway's backstretch.  The noise from the races is enhanced by the enclosed configuration of the seating bowl.

As one of NASCAR's most popular tracks, Bristol is constantly upgrading its facilities and expanding its capacity.  The track has doubled its seating in recent years and added a video board and electronic scoreboard to the infield.  Bristol hosts two NASCAR weekends each year, featuring a Busch series race and a Nextel Cup race.  Races we have hosted include the Nextel Cup-Food City 500, the Sharpie 500, the Busch Food City 250 and the Sharpie 250.   The races are typically run in March and August.

Boston Culinary Group has an exclusive concessions agreement with Bristol and like the races themselves, our services are exciting and fast paced.  In addition to catering, suite and vending programs we also operate 60 food outlets around the track.  Fans don’t have to go very far to find what they need, it’s deciding what to eat that presents a challenge!  Papa John’s, Subway and Arby’s are just a few of the options available to hungry race-goers at Bristol, in addition to a full menu of selections in our concession stands, cafeterias, bars, restaurants and private clubs.