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BRISTOL, TN - JULY 24, 1966: Promoter Larry Carrier (right) presents the Volunteer 500 trophy to Paul Goldsmith. Carrier envisioned and then built his dream track in the side of an East Tennessee mountain. Carrier's Bristol International Raceway opened with its first ?Cup race in 1961. Bristol?s famed high banks and huge crowds make it a fan favorite. (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)

BRISTOL, TN - JULY 24, 1966:  Promoter Larry Carrier (right) presents the Volunteer 500 trophy to Paul Goldsmith. Carrier envisioned and then built his dream track in the side of an East Tennessee mountain. Carrier's Bristol International Raceway opened with its first ?Cup race in 1961. Bristol?s famed high banks and huge crowds make it a fan favorite.  (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)