Photo: A look at what the football field will look like inside Bristol Motor Speedway this fall
It seems like we’ve been talking about the concept for many years now, but we’re just months away from actually seeing a college football game at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Tennessee and Virginia Tech plan to meet there during Week 2 of the 2016 season.
It could be a record-setting occasion, as the famous racetrack boasts a capacity of 160,000 people.
The record for single-game attendance for a college football game is owned by a Michigan vs. Notre Dame game in 2013 (115,109).
You may be wondering what a football game at a NASCAR venue may look like, and luckily the Vols official Twitter was on site on Friday to snap some pictures of the prep work:
Wondering about the field at @BMSupdates? Here’s a preview for #BattleAtBristol! pic.twitter.com/tAK0wS3EMP
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) January 15, 2016
The outside of the famous speedway is decorated in promotion of the event as well:
238 days away! @BattleAtBristol pic.twitter.com/4ue4aW4oA5
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) January 15, 2016
There are still a couple of major races that have to take place before the venue can go all-out in its efforts to become a football stadium. NASCAR races are scheduled there in April and August of 2016.