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NASCAR 75th anniversary: Tensions flare at Bristol

May 8, 2023 12:38 PM

Marty Snider and Jeff Burton remember back to August 26, 1995, when tensions flared at Bristol Motor Speedway after Rusty Wallace felt disrespected by Dale Earnhardt's bump-and-run.

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