Bristol bills itself as "The Last Great Colosseum," a place for stock car racing gladiators to do combat.
Things are heating up ahead of Sunday's Sprint Cup race. Expect tempers to rise with the temperatures.
Saturday morning's practice session saw Danica Patrick flash her angry eyes at a familiar fellow driver. Greg Biffle, in the midst of another down season, arrived at the Tennessee track with a chip on his shoulder.
And everyone will be gunning for Kyle Busch. Well, with the possible exception of Busch's three teammates and one ally. Come to think of it, beating Busch should be the objective of all 39 drivers racing against him.