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8/18 - Michigan Int'l Speedway
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8/24 - Bristol Motor Speedway (TN)
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RANDOMNESS THROUGHOUT '13
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SIDE DISHES...
Food, Racing & Other Stuff
Good Ol' Fashioned Southern Cookin!
Our friend Bo Wilkes knows the Bristol area like the back of his hand and says the NASCAR foodies need to check out Salt n' Pepper in Johnson City. Home-cooked meals from two lifelong friends that use a lot of local produce. How can you top that?
Salt-N-Pepper
3002 E Oakland Ave
Johnson City, TN
(423) 283-7685
Garagecam on NASCAR.com
Watch our Matthew Dillner hosting this interactive show on NASCAR.com
BRISTOL
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Garagecam LIVE
2:15pm ET (time subject to change)
It's Bristol Baby!
It's one of the most exciting stops on the NASCAR circuit and this year it's a packed weekend with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series and K&N Pro East Series all in action.
Kingsport Short Trackin!
Check out some great local short track racing right near Bristol Motor Speedway in Kingsport, TN. The Sunday Show features the Clay Rogers & the Pro Cup Series.
Kingsport Speedway
2961 N John B Dennis Hwy Kingsport, TN
(423) 288-5992
Bulls Gap Slingin Dirt!
Thursday Night the stars of the Dirt Super Late Model world will hit the high banks of one of the most unique dirt tracks in the country. It's the 10th Annual "Scorcher" at Volunteer Speedway. NASCAR star Trevor Bayne will be there competing in the Lucas Oil Late Models
VOLUNTEER SPEEDWAY
14095 W Andrew Johnson Hwy Bulls Gap, TN
(423) 235-5020
Lost Speedways
If you havent checked out Matthew Dillner's Lost Speedways Page, you should. Lost Speedways is a passion-project bringing awareness to the staggering amount of race tracks being lost around North America. The page documents these Speedways while preserving their history. The full site is being developed but the Facebook page has already created a following of over 15-thousand people. click here
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SprintVision's Eric Morse is simply amazed with how good his pizza is from Scratch Brick Oven! You will be as well. Go check it out and spin some classic vinyl too.
Friday LIVE from Bristol 2:15pm ET
Scratch Brick Oven
Part wood fired pizza, part bakery, all delicious. You like organic? This is your place. "Not for Everyone" is one of their themes and we like that. It's not a one of these fly by night funky pizza chains. Scratch has creative food and flavor cookedin a hand-built brick and riverstone oven. They also have Gluten Free Pizza options.
Try putting on a record from their vinyl record collection. You can be the dj!
We say try the "Full Trust" or "Partial Trust" on the menu for a pizza. Trust us it's cool! Oh, it's BYOB as well!
100 E. Unaka
Johnson City, TN
423-262-8021
GLUTEN FREE CHOICE OF WEEK
Alta Cucina
This place is a great choice if you are in the Johnson City area. Alta is a wine-lover spot and serves up some real tasty italian food. You wont be disappointed. Chef Moe is a character. He uses only the best ingredients and puts an individual touch on his dishes.
1200 North Roan Street
Johnson City , TN
423-928-2092
Ridgewood Barbecue
Ridgewood is MD's favorite Barbecue place in the country. Benny Parson's introduced him to this special place years ago. Ridgewood is only 10-minutes away from the track. The wait tends to be long depending on when you arrive, but it's well worth it. I take new people to this gem every year. Order the Pork Barbecue platter with the fries. Oh, also make sure to get some of Mrs. Proffit's Baked Beans. Yum! Also... The Bluecheese has become a local legend.
900 Elizabethton Highway
Bluff City, TN
(423) 538-7543
NOTE HOURS ---- Open Fri-Sat 11am-2:30pm, 4:30pm-8:30pm
Mid City Grill
Sprintvision Director Eric Morse, known by Garagecam Fans as "NASCAR Rainman" knows some good road eats and points out that Mid City is one of his favorites. They are open for dinner and have a late night menu. Burgers and Sandwiches are how they say to get your "Fix of Awesome"
106 Commerce St
Johnson City, TN
(423) 794-2042
Cootie Brown's
This place is downright funky and I love it. Huge fan of the Jamaican Jerk Chicken. Great sandwiches as well. MD took a group from Motor Racing Outreach there last year, as well as Riki Rachtman... all had fun and liked the place.
Cootie's has a creative menu but mostly is a fun experience. Try their pizzas....you can build them how you like them. If you see Key Lime cookies up by the counter... leave them along because they are all mine!
2715 N. Roan Street
Johnson City, TN
Phone: 423-283-4723
GLUTEN FREE CHOICES
Cafe Pacific
Debbie Robinson tipped us off to this restaurant. Nearby Bristol, it's a good place for some very creative cuisine. From Black Pepper Steak to Goat Cheese Crusted Rack of Lamb, the menu is full of tasty choices. We say try the Thai Basil Chicken.
1033 West Oakland Avenue
Johnson City, TN
(423) 610-0117
Dixie Outpost
A unique barbecue place that comes highly recommended by our pal and fellow foodie Andrew Coppley. Andrew tells us it is a great place for bbq, wings and hot dogs and that the sauce is boss. You want simple bbq done southern style? Here ya go!
3172 HWY 126
Blountville, TN
423) 574-7447
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