CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nashville has always been a special place for Michael Waltrip.

From his victory in 2004 to watching his brother race as a kid, Waltrip’s memories in Nashville extend decades.

“I was here in 1975. Fifty years ago, believe it or not, when he won,” Waltrip said. “There’s a great picture of him on the car and his wife there and the crew, and there’s this little 12-year-old boy looking up at him.”

This weekend, NASCAR is back in Music City. Instead of with cars, Waltrip is at the bars.

The racing legend is teaming up with Austin Peay State University for a special Governor’s Golden Ale beer.

“I grew up in Owensboro, Kentucky, just up the road and they’re a part of the Ohio Valley Conference, and I watched them play a lot of the basketball games when I was a kid,” Waltrip recalled.

Waltrip has always been ahead of the pack and the partnership gives Austin Peay the chance to do the same.

“For us to be, around here anyway, the first ones to have something like this, that’s what we’re known for,” said Austin Peay President Dr. Michael Licari. “We want to be out there innovating, we want to be out there in front of everybody, and we want to make sure people understand the Govs are here.”

The beer is already sold at a handful of venues in Clarksville and Nashville.