Nashville state lawmakers enter fray over fight for fairground speedway

By: Adam Friedman, Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: August 25, 2026

Words: 806

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Five years after a proposal surfaced to renovate the Nashville fairground racetrack with $84 million in taxpayer funding, area state lawmakers are split over the concept of racing at the speedway.

Former Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced a proposed deal with Speedway Motorsports in 2021 that would cost city taxpayers $50 million in bonds to renovate the city’s fairground speedway. Then, Gov. Bill Lee and the Nashville Visitors and Convention Bureau agreed to chip …

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