# How big is Bristol Motor Speedway?

A lap of Bristol Motor Speedway is 0.533 miles (0.858 km). The Food City 500 is 500 laps, 266.5 miles (429 km) in all.

- 0.533 miles a lap
- 0.858 km a lap
- 500 laps
- 266.5 miles race
- 4 turns
- 5,719 hamsters nose to tail

Interactive map, to drop it on any town at its true size: https://how-big-is.com/bristol-motor-speedway/

## Drop the lap on your town

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## The Last Great Colosseum

A half-mile of concrete banked at up to 28 degrees, with seats for 146,000.

## How it compares

- 2.13× a lap of [Bowman Gray Stadium](https://how-big-is.com/bowman-gray-stadium/), the shortest
- ≈ 1× about the same length as a lap of [Martinsville Speedway](https://how-big-is.com/martinsville-speedway/)
- 71% of a lap of [Richmond Raceway](https://how-big-is.com/richmond-raceway/)
- 20% of a lap of [Talladega Superspeedway](https://how-big-is.com/talladega-superspeedway/), the longest

## Questions people ask

**How long is a lap of Bristol Motor Speedway?**
0.533 miles (0.858 km).

**How many laps is the Food City 500?**
500 laps, 266.5 miles (429 km).

**What kind of track is Bristol Motor Speedway?**
A short track, an oval under a mile long.

**How steep are the banks at Bristol Motor Speedway?**
24 to 28 degrees in the turns.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 0.533 miles (NASCAR). Track: © OpenStreetMap contributors, licence: ODbL 1.0.

Credit: Map: how-big-is.com. Outline: © OpenStreetMap contributors.