American Bus Association Names Speedway In Lights Among Top 100 Events In North America
The American Bus Association has selected Bristol Motor Speedway's Speedway In Lights as one of the Top 100 events in the United States and Canada for 2007. ABA's Top 100 Events in North America is an annual compendium of the best events for group travel in the United States and Canada. Each spring, a committee of ABA-member motorcoach and tour operators selects the Top 100 Events for the subsequent year; the list is unveiled in September. Winners are chosen from hundreds of celebrations, festivals, fairs, commemorative events.

Bristol Motor Speedway On NASCAR'S 2007 Test Schedule:
Bristol Motor Speedway will be one of the host tracks for NASCAR's 2007 NEXTEL Cup Series testing schedule, the sanctioning body announced. The two-day session is scheduled for Feb. 28 and March 1 as teams prepare for the March 25 Food City 500. "We believe 2007 will be a huge year for Bristol Motor Speedway and the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup teams," said BMS president and general manager Jeff Byrd. "The Food City 500 will be the first race featuring what has been labeled as the 'car of tomorrow' and the Sharpie 500 in August will be the first Cup race on a new surface at BMS in 14 years."