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 campaign of Fred Taylor.
