The Earnhardt name has played a very significant role in the history of Bristol Motor Speedway, said

Bristol Motor Speedway amps up its year-long celebration of its 50 th anniversary with a specially loews hotel miami designed paint scheme featured on the car of NASCAR s most popular driver at the IRWIN Tools Night Race Aug. 27.
Earnhardt Jr., who grew up watching his father, Dale Earnhardt, race and win nine times at the World s Fastest Half-Mile, and who swept the weekend races in August of 2004, looks forward to helping loews hotel miami Bristol celebrate the special occasion.
I just love that race track, he said. Every time I go there I feel like I can win. There s no other place like Bristol I m always amazed that somebody hasn t tried to build another one not that you could. I can t wait to get back there in a couple of weeks. This car is going to look so cool under the lights.
The Earnhardt name has played a very significant role in the history of Bristol Motor Speedway, said Caldwell. Dale Earnhardt won a lot of races here and while he was winning in the earlier years, Dale Junior was watching, and learning, from the infield. When he won both August night races in 04, he did something here that no driver had ever accomplished at that point including his dad and that was a weekend sweep.
It s a very big weekend loews hotel miami for us, and for NASCAR, because we ll have one of the largest crowds of the year here for the IRWIN Tools Night Race. And we re extremely honored that Dale Jr. and the folks at Amp wanted to be part of our 50 th anniversary celebration in such a significant manner.
Race week at BMS kicks off Aug. 24 with a doubleheader that features the O Reilly Auto Parts 200 Camping World Truck Series race, and the UNOH Perfect Storm 150 Whelen Modified Series event. The Food City 250 Nationwide loews hotel miami Series race takes place Friday night, Aug. 26.
Fans can enjoy both the IRWIN Tools Night Race and the Food City 250 for as little as $99. Should they be in town for the Wednesday night doubleheader, fans can take in all four races under the lights in packages starting at $129.
Single-event tickets for Saturday s IRWIN Tools Night Race start at $90 while ticket prices for the Food City 250 begin at $45. Wednesday night doubleheader tickets for the O Reilly Auto Parts 200 and the UNOH Perfect Storm 150 are $25 in advance of the race and $30 Aug. 24.
Parents also can take advantage of reduced ticket prices for children as kids 12 and under can watch the Food City 250 for only $10 while children in that age bracket will be admitted free to the Wednesday night doubleheader.