BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) — Businesses in Bristol are preparing for a tourist wave this weekend as the Speedway Classic fast approaches. Nearly 85,000 people are expected to attend the game on Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Local businesses around Bristol are making accommodations for an influx of tourists.

Near the speedway, the Bristol Campground has been in business for 28 years, typically seeing a majority of its business for the annual NASCAR races.

This weekend, owner Bill Gaines said he’ll be opening the gates to parking for game attendees.

“I would say 10,000 (parking spots), but we have 2,700 campsites, and we’ll have 100 campsites rented out to campers, so I’ve got almost infinite space,” Gaines said.

Downtown on Piedmont Avenue, the Blackbird Bakery is looking forward to some new customers.

Manager Brandon Price says Bristol has an old, classic charm to it — something blackbird can attest to.

“So downtown Bristol, it’s a older style downtown area. So a lot of like buildings that are here are older,” Price said. “So Blackbird being one of the largest bakeries in this area, it’s pretty common that we get a lot of traffic.”

Price added that, aside from the game this Saturday, Bristol has several events that bring in tourists.

“They do have some classic car shows, like smaller ones in the area, which also brings a lot of traffic,” Price said. “But with the Classic being at the raceway being a bigger event, it’s going to bring a lot more people out too soon.”

Gaines says the Speedway Classic attendance will be like nothing we’ve seen in years.

“And, for the ball game, it won’t be like the race or it won’t be lack the football game, but, I think we’ll have a lot of cars in here because it’s a one night affair,” Gaines said. “I googled [tickets sold] on the way back, and it said over 85,000, people. So that’s a good turnout for an event like this. And, there seems to be a lot of excitement, you know? And so, I’m thankful for that.”