Bristol Dragway

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Bristol Dragway
Thunder Valley
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Location Bristol, Tennessee, United States
Time zone UTC−5
Coordinates 36°31′01″N82°14′56″W / 36.517°N 82.249°W / 36.517; -82.249
Capacity30,000
Owner Speedway Motorsports
Operator Speedway Motorsports
Address151 Speedway Blvd Ext
Broke ground1965
Major eventsCurrent:
NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series
NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Drag Strip
SurfaceConcrete
Length0.25 miles (0.402 km)

Bristol Dragway is a 30,000 capacity drag racing circuit. It is located in Bristol, Tennessee, United States. The stadium is located close to the Bristol Motor Speedway. It was originally built in 1965 and is often called "Thunder Valley" due to the acoustics created by its location between two mountains. Its track is 3,800 feet long. [1]

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Current Track Records

CategoryE.T.SpeedDriverEventRef
Top Fuel 3.667Steve Torrance2021 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals [2]
336.49 mph (541.53 km/h)Justin Ashley2023 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Funny Car 3.884 Ron Capps 2016 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
330.31 mph (531.58 km/h) Matt Hagan 2021 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Pro Stock 6.613 Greg Anderson 2022 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
209.26 mph (336.77 km/h)Bo Butner2016 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Pro Stock Motorcycle 6.759Matt Smith2024 Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
205.04 mph (329.98 km/h)Matt Smith2024 Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals


References

  1. David M. McGee, Bristol Dragway (Arcadia Publishing, 2007), ISBN   978-0738544441. Excerpts available at Google Books.
  2. McKenna, Kevin. "Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Sunday preview". NHRA. Retrieved 30 June 2025.