The Nashville Convention Visitors Corp, using city tax revenue, and the Tennessee State Legislature have each submitted $17M in funding for the project. Millions more are being loaned from the city to BMS through a Sports Authority bond to complete destruction of parts of the historic fairground and the expansion of the track to fit NASCAR vehicles.
By their own admission, racing is a struggling industry. There’s a serious chance we get stuck with the bill in the long run all while having to bear the burden of noise, traffic, and more partygoers in the meantime.