College football is coming to Bristol Motor Speedway in 2016, but that may just be the tip of the iceberg. Joie Chitwood III, president of Daytona International Speedway, told SI.com that he hopes bring college football to NASCAR’s crown jewel once the track completes its major overhaul to the frontstretch in 2016. Daytona was home to a few games in the 70s, but once the $400 million dollar project is complete, DIS could be the perfect setting for one of the biggest tailgates of all time.

Via SI.com:

“We have the property where fans can camp inside and roll out to the game,” Chitwood said. It could be the largest tailgate inside one stadium…. The grass area [between pit road and the start line] is a ball field, a football field. It had college football and we want to get back into the mix. We are seeing more unique games and we have a unique venue with a lot of space and we want to explore the opportunity.”

Virginia Tech and Tennessee will play at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2016, and the renderings for what the game should look like are simply stunning. A game under the lights at Daytona is almost too perfect to imagine.