Bristol Dragway
Home of the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
PO Box 3966
151 Speedway Blvd., Bristol, TN 37620
(423) 989-6933, (423) 764-1646, fax
Becky Cox, vice president of communications, bcox@bristolmotorspeedway.com
Anthony Vestal, director of communications, avestal@bristolmotorspeedway.com
Chris Lawyer, communications manager, chris@bristolmotorspeedway.com
Directions: The most direct route to the Dragway from Interstate 81 north is on Hwy. 11E. Take Virginia Exit 3 and Hwy. 11E will take you directly to the Dragway. From Interstate 81 south, take Tennessee Exit 69 and turn south on Hwy. 394. Hwy. 394 will take you to the Bristol Dragway entrance. Turn on Hwy. 11E north to access the north entrance and south entrance to Bristol Motor Speedway.
BRISTOL HERALD COURIER
P.O. Box 609, Bristol, VA 24203
320 Morrison Blvd., Bristol, VA 24201
(276) 669-2181, (276) 669-3696, fax
bristolnews.com
Allen Gregory, motorsports writer, (276) 645-2544, agregory@bristolnews.com
GREENEVILLE SUN
P.O. Box 1630, Greeneville, TN 37744
121 W. Summer St., Greeneville, TN 37743
(423) 638-4181, (423) 638-3645, fax
Darren Reese, sports editor, darren.reese@greenevillesun.com
JOHNSON CITY PRESS
P.O. Box 1717, Johnson City, TN 37605
(423) 929-3111, (423) 929-7484, fax
johnsoncitypress.com
Jeff Birchfield, motorsports writer, jbirchfield@johnsoncitypress.com
Dave Ongie, sports writer, dongie@johnsoncitypress.com
KINGSPORT TIMES-NEWS
P.O. Box 479, Kingsport, TN 37662
701 Lynn Garden Dr., Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 246-8121, (423) 392-1385, fax
timesnews.net
Pat Kenney, sports editor, pkenney@timesnews.net
KNOXVILLE NEWS-SENTINEL
2332 News Sentinel Dr., Knoxville, TN 37921
(865) 523-3131, (865) 342-6400, fax
(865) 521-8127, sports fax
knoxnews.com
Phil Kaplan, sports editor, (865) 342-6285, kaplanp@knoxnews.com
ROANOKE TIMES & WORLD NEWS
P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke, VA 24010-2491
201 SW. Campbell Ave., Roanoke, VA 24011
(540) 981-3100, (540) 981-3340, fax
(540) 981-3223, sports, (540) 981-3392, sports fax
roanoke.com
Steve Hemphill, sports editor, (540) 981-3128, steven.hemphill@roanoke.com
Aaron McFarling, sports columnist, aaron.mcfarling@roanoke.com
ELIZABETHTON STAR
P.O. Box 1960, Elizabethton, TN 37644-1960
300 Sycamore St., Elizabethton, TN 37643
(423) 542-4151, (423) 542-2004
starhq.com
Bryce Phillips, sports reporter, bryce.phillips@elizabethton.com
TELEVISION
WCYB TV 5 (NBC) / WEMT TV 10 (FOX)
101 Lee St., Bristol, VA 24201
(276) 645-1555, (276) 645-1553, fax
(276) 645-1522, news
wcyb.tv
Paul Johnson, news/sports, pjohnson@wcyb.com
Casey Goetz, sports director, cgoetz@wcyb.com
Heather Williams, sports reporter, hwilliams@wcyb.com
WJHL TV 11 (CBS)
338 E. Main St., Johnson City, TN 37601
(423) 926-2151, (423) 434-3547, fax
(423) 434-4504, news
wjhl.com
Kenny Hawkins, sports director, (423) 434-4544, khawkins@wjhl.com
Kane O'Neill, sports reporter, koneill@wjhl.com
WKPT TV 19 (ABC)
222 Commerce St., Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 246-9578
Bob Haywood, sports director, (423) 723-1758, rhaywood@wkptsales.com
WATE TV6 (ABC)
1306 N. Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37917
(865) 637-6666, (865) 525-4091, fax
(865) 637-6397, news
wate.com
Jillian Mahen, sports reporter, jmahen@wate.com
Emily Proud, sports reporter, eproud@wate.com
Marc Whiteman, sports reporter, mwhiteman@wate.com
WBIR TV 10 (NBC)
1513 Hutchinson Ave., Knoxville, TN 37917
(865) 637-1010, (865) 637-1272, fax
wbir.com
Nick Carboni, sports director, ncarboni@wbir.com
Courtney Lyle, sports reporter, clyle@wbir.com
Patrick Murray, sports reporter, pmurray2@wbir.com
WVLT TV 8 (CBS)
6450 Papermill Rd., Knoxville, TN 37919
(865) 450-8888, (865) 450-8869, fax
(865) 450-8880, news
volunteertv.com
Rick Russo, sports director, ext. 8139, rick.russo@wvlt-tv.com
Daryl Hobby, sports reporter, daryl.hobby@wvlt-tv.com
Sara Mitchell, sports reporter, sara.mitchell@wvlt-tv.com
WDBJ TV 7 (CBS)
2807 Hershberger Rd. NW, Roanoke, VA 24015
(540) 344-7000, (540) 344-5097, fax
wdbj7.com
Travis Wells, Sports Director, twells@wdbj7.com
WSLS TV 10 (NBC)
401 Third St. SW, Roanoke, VA 24011
(540) 981-9110, (540) 343-3157, fax
(540) 981-9127, news
wsls.com
John Appicello, sports director, jappicello@wsls.com
Alyssa Rae, sports reporter, arae@wsls.com
Eric Johnson, sports reporter, ejohnson@wsls.com
WVVA TV6 (NBC)
P.O. Box 1930, Bluefield, WV 24701
(304) 325-5487, (304) 327-5586, fax
(304) 327-7071, news
wvva.com
A.J. Good, sports director, agood@wvva.com
RADIO
WIMZ FM 103.5
1100 Sharps Ridge Road, Knoxville, TN 37917
(865) 525-6000, (865) 525-2000, fax
wimz.com
Randy Chambers, program director, randy.chambers@wimz.com
WJXB FM 97.5
1100 Sharps Ridge Road, Knoxville, TN 37917
(865) 525-6000, (865) 525-2000, fax
b975.com
Shane Cox, program director, shane.cox@b975.com
WMEV FM 93.9
1041 Radio Hill Road, Marion, VA 24354
(276) 783-3151, (276) 783-3152, fax
fm94.com
Lynn Rutledge, program director, lynnr@fm94.com
Jim Mabe, morning show host, jimm@fm94.com
WTFM FM 98.5
222 Commerce St., Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 246-9578, (423) 247-9836, fax
wtfm.com
Duane Nelson, news director, duane@wtfm.com
WXBQ FM 96.9 / WAEZ FM 94.9
901 E. Valley Dr., Bristol, VA 24201
(540) 669-8112, (540) 669-0541, fax
Bill Hagy, program director, billhagy@wxbq.com
Reggie Neel, morning show host, reggie@wxbq.com
Steve Stroud, morning show host, steve@wxbq.com
WQUT (classic rock) / WJCW (news talk) / WXSM (sports monster)
P.O. Box W, Johnson City, TN 37601
(423) 477-3127, (423) 477-4747, fax
Bill Meade, WJCW program director, bill.meade@cumulus.com
John Patrick, WQUT program director, john.patrick@cumulus.com
Bobby Rader, WXSM program director, bobby.rader@cumulus.com
WROV 96.3 (The Rock of Virginia)
3807 Brandon Ave., Suite 2350, Roanoke, VA 24018
(540) 725-1220
Joe Johnson, program director, joejohnson@rovrocks.com
Mackenzie, afternoon host, Mackenzie@rovrocks.com