Video: Former Tennessee DB previews Bristol’s Collosus scoreboard
By Andrew Olson
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Former Volunteers DB Inky Johnson visited Bristol Motor Speedway Monday morning and shared a video of his view from what will eventually be the field for Tennessee and Virginia Tech’s “Battle at Bristol.”
Experiencing Bristol Motor Speedway before I share with the team.#BattleAtBristol pic.twitter.com/vs3wqMW57q
— Inky Johnson (@inkyjohnson) June 13, 2016
Johnson first suited up for the Vols in 2004, but his football career ended in the 2006 season when an injury suffered on a tackle against Air Force paralyzed his right arm. He’s now a successful motivational speaker and author, with more than 99,000 followers on Twitter, sharing his story of faith and perseverance.
The long-planned “Battle” is expected to set a college football attendance record with a reported sellout of more than 150,000 tickets. A rendering of the finished Colossus scoreboard can be seen below:
A rendering of what the Colossus scoreboard will look like at Bristol Motor Speedway. Sweet mercy. pic.twitter.com/emlBw6zpNY
— Jay Busbee (@jaybusbee) January 29, 2016
Last month, the venue announced a tailgate party which will be headlined by a Kenny Chesney concert.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
