A former race car driver sued Friday to challenge the proposed Metro charter amendment to ban auto racing at the Nashville fairgrounds.
Why it matters: The push to ban auto racing comes at the same time that Speedway Motorsports Inc. is pursuing a plan to revamp the speedway in hopes of bringing NASCAR races back to Nashville.
- A coalition of neighborhood groups and environmental groups wants to put the racing-ban measure on the November ballot. The lawsuit calls into question whether they will be able to do so.
Driving the news: The challenge was filed by Neil Chaffin, who used to race at the fairgrounds speedway and currently owns cars that race there…