Charlotte Motor Speedway

Charlotte Motor Speedway

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Location	5555 Concord Parkway South Concord, North Carolina, 28027
Capacity	134,000[1]
Owner	Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
Operator	Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
Broke ground	1959
Opened	1960
Construction Cost	$1.25 million
Architect	Bruton Smith and Curtis Turner
Former Names	Charlotte Motor Speedway (1960–1998, 2010–present) Lowe's Motor Speedway (1998–2009)
Major Events	NASCAR Sprint Cup Series NASCAR Xfinity Series NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series World of Outlaws
Quad oval
Surface	Asphalt
Circuit Length	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns	4
Banking	Turns: 24° Straights: 5°
Lap Record	0:24.490 (Tony Stewart, Team Menard, 1998, IndyCar Series)
ZMAX Dragway
Surface	Asphalt
Circuit Length	0.25 mi (0.4 km)
Banking	8000$
The Dirt Track
Surface	Clay
Circuit Length	0.4 mi (0.64 km)

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex in Concord, North Carolina, United States. It is 13 miles (21 km) from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing.^[2] It is best known for the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend. The All-Star Race, as well as the Bank of America Roval 400 also run here. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith. It is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.

The 2,000 acres (810 ha) complex also features a state-of-the-art quarter mile (0.40 km) drag racing strip, ZMAX Dragway. It is the only all-concrete, four-lane drag strip in the United States. It hosts NHRA events. Alongside the drag strip is a modern clay oval that hosts dirt racing including the World of Outlaws finals.

References

1. "Speedway Facts". Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
2. Craig Distl, Insiders' Guide® to Charlotte (Guilford, CT: Insiders' Guide; Bath: Footprint, 2010), p. 121

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