Utsmans played pioneering role in history of Bristol Motor Speedway
Layman Utsman, who competed in the first NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway, dominated Sportsman Speedway in Johnson City in this car in 1970, winning 18 races and the track championship. John A. Utsman won nine races at the Johnson City track that year, and Sherman Utsman won the season opener before retiring. Contributed photo.
______________BRISTOL, Tenn. - As the history of Bristol Motor Speedway was written during the first three decades of the track's existence, one family from down the road in Bluff City seemed to always be around at key moments.
Three members of the Utsman family - brothers Layman and Sherman, and Uncle Dub (William) who passed away in 2000 - raced in the very first Grand National (now Nextel Cup) race at Bristol Motor Speedway on July 30, 1961.
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