Darrell Waltrip #17 Terminal Transport Chevrolet

#17 Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, TN, #17 Terminal Transport Chevrolet, Nashville Speedway, Tennessee State Fairgrounds, Nashville, TN

Cale Yarborough #11 Holly Farms Chevrolet

#11 Cale Yarborough, Timmonsville, SC, Junior Johnson Holly Farms Chevrolet, Nashville Speedway, Tennessee State Fairgrounds, Nashville, TN

Billy McRae

Billy McRae #0 Smith Automotive Parts, Fairgrounds Speedway, Tennessee State Fairgrounds, Nashville, TN

Fairgrounds Fact - 2007

Josh Adams - 2007 Music City Motorplex Champion

Adams driving the #12 Town & Country Ford won the NASCAR Late Model Stock Car division at Music City Motorplex.  Adams determination and skill paid off early in the season as he the made claim for the title.

Benny Parsons #72 DeWitt Racing Chevrolet

#72 Benny Parson, Ellerbe, NC, L. G. DeWitt Kings Row Fireplaces Chevrolet, Nashville Speedway, Nashville, TN

Fairgrounds Fact - 2006

Mark Day - 2006 Music City Motorplex Champion

Mark Day of Clarksville, TN won the Music City Motorplex championship over driver Willie Allen. Day driving the Scogins Enterprises, Lynch Tree Services Chevrolet was the class of the field week after week. The championship was the first for Day at Nashville.

Willie Allen - 2006 Music City Motorplex NASCAR Points Champion

For the first time in the history of the Nashville track a champion to represent the track and the points champion of  NASCAR made headlines.  Willie Allen of Bon Aqua, TN driving the Wendell Mobley owned entry won the points battle for NASCAR at Music City Motorplex.  Allen moved on in 2007 to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and was named the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year.

#95 Darrell Waltrip USAC 200

#95 Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, TN, heads to the checkered flag winning the USAC 200, 9/16/1970 at Nashville Speedway, Tennessee State Fairgrounds, Nashville, TN

Fairgrounds Fact - 2004-2005

Wade Allen Buttrey - 2004 & 2005 Music City Motorplex Champion

Wade Allen Buttrey returned to the high banks of Nashville and made a statement with back to back championships (2004 & 2005). Buttrey joins Darrell Waltrip (1970 & 1973),  Flookie Buford (1971 & 1972), Walter Wallace (1967 & 1975) as two time champions at the speedway.  Buttrey driving the #87 family owned Chevrolet competed in the NASCAR Late Model Stock Car division as NASCAR sanctioning returned to the historic speedplant with the promotion of Joe Mattioli III.

Red Farmer #F97 Hueytown, AL

#F97 Red Farmer, Hueytown, AL escapes serious injury after crashing at Fairground Speedway, Nashville, TN competing in the Southern 300 stock car event.

Fairgrounds Fact - 2003

Bo Miller - 2003 Fairgrounds Speedway at Nashville Champion

Bowling Green, KY driver Bo Miller claimed the 2003 championship in the Late Model Stock Car division. Miller claimed the title for the final year of the lease of Dennis Grau and his staff.  The 2003 season was ran without NASCAR weekly racing sanction.  Miller capped off a successful season claiming his first championship at Nashville.