Bristol’s Colosseum Nights Once Lit the Skies, Now It Flickers in NASCAR’s Shadows Bristol Motor Speedway was once a fan favourite on the calendar, but has now been relegated down the order in a recen

Fans love Bristol Motor Speedway. Those high banks and close contact racing make for quite a spectacle, with tempers flaring and high-speed crashes taking place at ‘The Last Great Colosseum.’ Who remembers Tony Stewart taking on Matt Kenseth in the 2012 night race, or Rusty Wallace battling it out with the iconic Dale Earnhardt nearly 30 years ago? Even Dale Jr. struggled to come up with his favorite memory at the 0.533-mile venue, going on to say, “ I have a lot, dude .”

But something has shifted in the last two decades. Fans have gone from adoring Bristol Motor Speedway to preferring other races on the calendar, even though short tracks have always been the lifeblood of the sport. What could be the underlying reasons for the venue losing its shine, and could the 2025 Bass Pro Shops Ni