UT campus in Knoxville. The game, won 45–24 by the Volunteers, drew an announced crowd of 156,990, breaking the previous record by more than 40,000. The football field remained in place for one week after the Tennessee–Virginia Tech game. On September 17, the local East Tennessee State Buccaneers played their scheduled Southern Conference home game against the Western Carolina Catamounts at BMS, an event billed as Bucs at Bristol''. This was ETSU's first Southern Conference home game since dropping football after the 2003 season, not reinstating the sport until 2015. The Buccaneers came back from a 21–3 second-quarter deficit to win 34–31. Races Current NASCAR Cup Series Food City Dirt Race (1961–present) Bass Pro Shops Night Race (1961–present) NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300 (1982–present) NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Pinty's Dirt Truck Race (2021–present) UNOH 200 (1995–1999, 2003–present) ARCA Menards Series East Zombie Auto 150 (2012–present) NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals (1999–present) Former ASA National Tour (1982–1983) ARTGO Challenge Series (1987) ASA Late Model Series (2007–2008) ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Tennessee 500 (1968–1969) CARS Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series Food City 150 (2004–2008, 2010) Frank Kimmel Street Stock Nationals (2008) INEX raceCeiver Legends Car Series/Bandoleros Battle of Bristol (2007–2008) Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Car Series (2011) NASCAR All Pro Series (1982–1983, 1994–1997, 1999–2002) NASCAR Goody's Dash Series (1975, 1978–1981, 1986–1987, 1994–2003) NASCAR Grand Touring (1968) NASCAR Late Model Sportsman National Championship (1972, 1977–1978) NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (2009-2018) Red Bull Global Rallycross Championship (2013) Red Bull Global Rallycross Championship Lites (2013) Rolling Thunder Modifieds (2011) UARA-STARS Late Model Series (2004–2005, 2007–2009) World of Outlaws Sprint Cars Channellock Challenge (2000–2001) Lap Records The fastest official race lap records at Bristol Motor Speedway are listed as: Records Overall fastest lap: Brian Gerster, 12.742 s [] October 1, 2011 NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying: Ryan Blaney, 14.528 s [], April 5, 2019 NASCAR Cup Series Race (500 laps): Charlie Glotzbach, 2 h 38 min 12 s , July 11, 1971 NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying: Kyle Larson, 14.992 s , April 22, 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race (300 laps): Kyle Busch, 2:13:59 [], March 25, 2006 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race (250 laps): Harry Gant, 1 h 26 min 2 s [], April 4, 1992 NASCAR Truck Series Qualifying: Kyle Busch, 14.827 s [], August 16, 2017 NASCAR Truck Series Race (200 laps): Travis Kvapil, 1 h 12