Watching a Bristol race on television is a treat. It must be amazing to be there in person especially at the night race. I've been to the Bristol Dragway, and have seen outside of the Speedway, it is really a great setup.
Atlanta this year is experimenting with a night race on Labor Day Weekend. They are going to try an make a tradition out of this much like Bristol does. The difference is Bristol is a community and Atlanta is a major U.S. city. The races in Bristol are an event. There is no competition. Competing with the Atlanta race Labor Day Weekend is the start of college football season, the Braves trying to make the playoffs and it is last long weekend of Summer 2009. Put that in with NFL action getting ready to kick off and High School sports getting underway.
The Atlanta race will draw ok, it is still a hard place to get to and it's going to be hot. Having the lights on will help, and with the economy caming back slowly and a good NASCAR Chase I'm hoping for a fun weekend.