NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Ty Dillon and track officials came to Blacksburg on Tuesday to promote the Virginia Tech-Tennessee football game
As he sat in the television booth at Bristol Motor Speedway preparing for a race on one of the world’s most famous racetracks, Dr. Jerry Punch crafted an introduction to the race that essentially captured the essence of this speedway.
Shortly after ESPN went on the air, he delivered that intro, setting the scene in a way that football-loving viewers could relate. ESPN showed a shot of the speedway from a helicopter, and Punch welcomed fans to the “Rose Bowl of racetracks.