The walk-out song tradition at Bristol Motor Speedway has become one of the quirkiest and most anticipated pre-race rituals in NASCAR. Each September, under the lights of the Bass Pro Shops Night Race, the Cup Series drivers don’t just roll their cars onto the track, they also get to choose the music that plays as they’re introduced to the roaring Tennessee crowd.

It’s part rock concert, part sporting spectacle, and it adds an extra layer of personality to a race that’s already known as one of the sport’s crown jewels. Unlike other NASCAR tracks, Bristol leans into showmanship. The coliseum-style half-mile already has the drama, 160,000 fans packed around the high-banked bullring, so walk-out songs just amplify it. From silly to serious, from pop culture to classic rock, the selections of

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