This weekend at the Bristol Motor Speedway, some of the biggest names from the history of the sport will climb back behind the wheel and compete against one another in a 35-lap shootout around the high-banked half-mile track.  Taking place on Saturday following the Scott’s Turf Builder 300 NASCAR Nationwide race, ESPN2 will have Live coverage of the legends event.

Making a special appearance in the television booth, NASCAR legend and long-time commentator Ned Jarrett will join his son Dale, and Dr. Jerry Punch to call the action from Bristol.

"I'm really excited about working with Dale and Jerry in the booth again," Ned Jarrett explained. "I had a lot of good times over the years with Jerry when we were both working with ESPN, but I only had that one experience with Dale. This is a little more special because of the type of race that it is and I'll be talking about many of the guys that I used to talk about when I worked for ESPN. That makes it even more exciting.

"I think it's a wonderful opportunity for fans," Jarrett added. "I expect these drivers are going to have fire in their eyes. They certainly have some age on them, some of them more than others, but they still believe that they can do it, and I believe they can do it."

Twelve of NASCAR’s finest drivers from yesterday will compete heads up for thirty-five laps in late model stock cars.  Cale Yarborough, Junior Johnson, Harry Gant, Rusty Wallace and Brad Daugherty are just some of those competing in the special event.  The winner will have bragging rights and will receive a $25,000 donation to the charity of their choice.

"Our goal with this race was to give our fans something really special," Jeff Byrd, president of Bristol Motor Speedway explained. "I think we've definitely done that when you consider that we have many drivers involved in some of Bristol Motor Speedway's most memorable moments participating in the Saturday Night Special. This is such a major event that ESPN2 will carry it live. That in itself says quite a bit about how special this race is and how excited the folks in Bristol north are about bringing it to the sports audience."

"Many of today's NASCAR fans have only seen drivers like Junior Johnson, David Pearson and Cale Yarborough race on ESPN Classic," said Julie Sobieski, ESPN vice president, programming and acquisitions. "This event gives new and longtime fans a chance to connect with some of NASCAR's greatest drivers."
 
Coverage of the thirty-five lap special event will be seen on ESPN2 at 6 p.m. E.T. on Saturday evening following the NASCAR Nationwide Series event. Be sure to tune in to watch some of the biggest names from NASCAR history go head-to-head on the high banks of Bristol.