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Tennessee, Virginia Tech set football game at Bristol Motor Speedway

Associated Press

Call it football in the fast lane, though it has nothing to do with those up-tempo-offenses.

Tennessee and Virginia Tech will play a game at Bristol Motor Speedway in September 2016, a person with knowledge of the plans told The Associated Press.

The person spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity because an official announcement is still in the works.

The speedway holds 150,000. The attendance record for college football is 115,109, set last month at Michigan Stadium for the Michigan-Notre Dame game.

The Bristol Motor Speedway Commission announced plans for a news conference Monday at the track for what it called a major announcement, but gave no details.

Tennessee athletics spokesman Jason Yellin said the school could not comment. Virginia Tech athletic director Jim Weaver did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Track officials have talked openly about trying to host a game at the speedway, and there has been speculation about a matchup between the Volunteers and Hokies for years.