Download 2008 Advance Handicap Permit Application (Adobe PDF)

In an effort to improve parking for guests who use state-issued handicap placards at Bristol's NASCAR events, the BMS Events Department will require advance requests to help guests park closer to their seats.

Anyone planning to use state-issued placards should send copies of the permit and the supporting documentation in advance, along with an application form, so that the Events Department can send advance passes for appropriate parking lots. The documentation required is the same reviewed by law enforcement officials at the entrances to handicap lots.

If a guest's state does not issue supporting documentation with a permit, the guest should use a copy of the same documentation used to obtain the original permit.

Law enforcement officials will check the permits at the South and Dragway Entrances to ensure that the name on the BMS-issued permit matches a photo ID of the occupant of the vehicle using the permit. Transferring a BMS-issued permit to another person should be considered the same violation of Tennessee law as fraudulently using a state-issued placard, and anyone doing so may face the same penalties.

The number of guests using state-issued placards to park on BMS property continues to increase. The number of cars exceeds the number of spaces available in the South, or B-side parking lot.

Once the South Lot has reached its capacity, parking personnel will direct all placard holding cars to the North Lot. This requires more effort for guests to drive around the track through congested areas. In some cases, guests with seats on the back straightaway may park on the opposite side of the Speedway.

In the South Lot, only 400 spaces are available for Truck and Busch Series events and 600 spaces are available for NEXTEL Cup events. The number increases for the Cup races because after the Busch Series races, BMS opens Busch Series competitor spaces for state-issued placards.

Priority on both sides of the Speedway will be given to those who apply for permits in advance. Please note that priority for permits will be given, first, based on seat location, and second, on a first-come-first-served basis.

No longer will state-issued placards be admitted through the Speedway's South Entrance. All state-issued placard users should enter at the Dragway Entrance. Law enforcement officials will check documentation to ensure that the person to whom the permit is issued is in the vehicle.

Please note that these permit requests do not apply to reserved seat wheelchair guests. The parking for these guests will not change in 2008.