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NashVillager Podcast: Indycar vs NASCAR in Nashville

Nina Cardona

May 30, 2024

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Why are America’s two auto racing styles treated very differently in Nashville? Plus your local newscast for May 30, 2024.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: cars, NASCAR

Nashville unveils proposal to bring NASCAR back to fairgrounds speedway

Tony GonzalezandAmbriehl Crutchfield

November 30, 2021

Nashville Speedway grandstand rendering

A renovated Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway would be the last piece of a near-total-makeover of the city’s fairgrounds and allow for the return of top-tier NASCAR racing.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: NASCAR, Nashville Fairgrounds

A Quieter Racetrack At The Nashville Fairgrounds? Potential Operator Has Some Ideas

Paige Pfleger

June 9, 2021

Noise from the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway has long been a source of conflict. But a new study presented to the fairgrounds’ board offers options for a quieter racetrack.

Filed Under: Metro, Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Bristol Motor Speedway, NASCAR, Nashville Fairgrounds, noise

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