Speedway in Lights 5K
About this race
The Speedway in Lights 5K returns for its 16th year on Sunday, Nov. 15, when more than 1,000 festive participants will be the first to tour the region's largest and most dazzling holiday lights display when the endurance race begins at 6 p.m.
The run/walk event will wind through the new Speedway In Lights course that has been updated for 2026 with 40 new displays. The 5K will begin near the track’s Entrance No. 2 beside the BMS South Building and make a loop running up and back down the historic quarter-mile Bristol Dragway before returning to the legendary high-banked oval where they will enter the stadium at the track’s pit gate and make a left hand turn down the track’s backstretch in a counterclockwise direction before finally crossing the finish line which will be positioned just before Turn 2.
Registration Pricing:
Online registration opens February 25 and will remain open through November 8. After online registration closes, participants may register on-site the day of the event. Children 3 and under are free (T-shirt and ornament not included).
February 25 – March 31
Adults: $25
Kids (Ages 12 and under): $15
April 1 – July 31
Adults: $35
Kids (Ages 12 and under): $20
August 1 – October 28
Adults: $45
Kids (Ages 12 and under): $25
October 29 – November 8
Adults: $35
Kids (Ages 12 and under): $25
T-Shirt and Ornament not guaranteed
Day-of, On-Site Registration
Adults: $35
Kids (Ages 12 and under): $25
T-shirt and ornament not guaranteed
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Running
Speedway in Lights 5K Fun Walk/Run
Speedway In Lights 5K Timed Race
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Bristol.
Course
Route map and elevation profile
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- Bristol 5K Races 8 races
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 9 Bristol events
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