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Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

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I think Brains' daddy was glad to get rid of us once, He couldn't care less about Nashville.Bruton should help us, he learned from Nashville how a track should be run. Besides, we are not in competition with him for any racers, so it can't hurt him to speak on our behalf. This track has made Nashville as famous in racing circles as the Opry has in music circles. It's not a Daytona, but as far as Late Models running on a short track, it's as good as it gets. Countless now famous drivers cut their teeth at the Fairgrounds and still others called it home. Only Hickory rivals Nashville in star drivers produced over the years.It got the shaft too. We have a grassroots deal started to try and stop them. Don't know what will become of it, but if we fail, it won't be due to lack of effort.

Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

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Bill, there is room for a park and soccer fields on the grounds without disrupting the race track. I am beginning to think we need to look at the Fairgrounds as a whole and not just the track. For most of the time it just there idle not doing anyone any good. There is quite a bit of unused space than can be put to good use if they mayor would just listen to reason. There is room for the track and other nice things for the community and we can all co-exist together peacefully there. It will take some money and time to accomplish those things, and the support of city hall as well. They just want to run roughshod over everyone in their path when they have no clear direction themselves on what they will do with the property. We need to come ti a happy medium to make as many people happy as possible and still keep the track open. The track only runs once a week and the flea market one weekend a month. The other 18 days out of the month need to used too. Actually, if done right, it can be used in some way every day, but without support from Hizzoner, it will go nowhere but down the tubes.

Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

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Hey guys and ladies!
I'm sure most all of you have heard of this great and historical racetrack. Most of you may not know the Mayor or Nashville with help from the city council are closing the Fairgrounds and the track for good. I am putting the word out because this is just plain wrong. The city wants the property for something else so the only way to possibly stop this from happening is to get everyone involved. Tell every racing forum you belong to or every sports writer you can find about this travesty of justice.
The track and the Fairgrounds have been around for 108 years, with over 60 of those dedicated to stock car racing. It hosted 2 Nascar Winston Cup events for many years until the lease holder at the time, Warner Hogden defaulted on some loans and went bankrupt. Included in the bankruptcy was the track lease. The Mayor and the Fair Board, who controlled the track and the Fairgrounds, did nothing. A local businessman and racer, Gary Baker stepped up and flew to Calif on his own dime to try and persuade the judge to release the track lease, but to no avail. He is truly the only one that tried. None of the Cup stars from Nashville stepped up at all. With the track lease up in the air, Nascar had no choice but withdraw the two races we'd had since 1961. This was in 1984. The next year Nascar exploded in popularity and we were left out in the cold. Millions in lost revenues from those races. Not just from the races, but folks visiting and vacationing here at the same time. Opryland Hotel was big and Opryland Theme Park was still alive and well. They screwed the pooch on that one.
Now, the track is facing its final race if we can't come through.
October 2nd is the All American 400, a long loved tradition in short track racing. Please plan to attend and show your support for this great race track. Tickets are just $15 for Sat races.
There is an online petition to sign if you haven't already. Just search Save Nashville Fairgrounds petition and you will find it easily.
This track has been home for many Cup stars and a second home for many others, Drivers who call it home include past and present include: Coo Coo Marlin, David Sisco, Darrell Waltrip, Sterling Marlin, Mike Alexander, Bobby Hamilton Sr, Casey Atwood, Jeff Green, David Green, Mark Green, Jeremy Mayfield, Steve Grissom, Marty Robbins, Jimmy (Smut) Means and others I know I'm forgetting. Few tracks have the history in Nascar short track racing that Nashville does. Not even Hickory Speedway had the following we did.
Folks, please get involved with this. We don't want to lose stock car racing in Nashville forever and that is exactly what will happen if we don't work out tails off to prevent it!

Thanks,
Winston Tucker

updated by @winston-tucker-jr: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM