We want to welcome all race fans who are spending time with us this weekend. We’re glad you’re here and want to say “thank you” for spending your time and hard-earned dollars in our region.

We appreciate that you’ve decided to enjoy our local restaurants, hotels and campgrounds as you attend the NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway. Your patronage means a lot to our local businesses. It’s estimated the Bristol race has as much as a $500 million impact on the Tri-Cities. For that we are extremely grateful.

We hope race fans will find us to be good hosts. We certainly want you to come back as often as you can.

Our region has many things to offer. This is an area with growing cities and a proud history.

When you return home, we hope you will tell your family and friends about the fun you’ve had in our region. And we hope they will accompany you when you return to visit us for the August race.