Nightly from 6-10. 4 April 2019. Only an estimated 38,000 fans showed up for last year's spring race. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, The Pinnacle Speedway In Lights is open for business! Enjoy your holiday season! Bristol Grand Prix cycle race cancelled over safety fears. Bristol Motor Speedway has a seating capacity of 162,000. Published. NASCAR’s return to Bristol averaged a 1.24 national Nielsen rating and 2.1 million viewers for the Cup Series race at Bristol Saturday night on NBCSN. The event was canceled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. In a short, one-sentence statement from NASCAR, they have officially terminated their relationship and removed sanctions from the New London-Waterford Speedbowl after a year-long FBI investigation resulted in the arrest of the track owner. Karen Hester, owner of two businesses in downtown Bristol, said next week’s race will be like a vitamin to the area economy. All series races at the track have been cancelled and NASCAR has terminated its relationship with the speedway after a series of FBI arrests. Published. ... Getting ready for racing at Bristol … ... for preliminary rounds of racing … Friday evening would have marked the popular Food City Family Race Night. The organisers of Bristol Grand Prix have announced that the race will not be taking place this year. NASCAR has announced the cancellations of three races which were previously on the 2020 Cup Series schedule, including two at tracks without any other race dates. Alongside the countless volunteers, Bristol businesses have financed the race and added their skills and resources to the day. The 2020 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Drivers and others in the NASCAR community took to social media to share their thoughts on the postponement of the next two race weekends due to COVID-19. Share. 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