Charlotte Motor Speedway
“Charlotte Motor Speedway diagram”
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Nickname
America’s Home For Racing / Roval
Location
Concord, North Carolina
Length
1.5-mile (2.4 km) & 2.28 miles (3.67 km)
Type
Intermediate Quad-Oval & Road Course
Seating
84,000
Opened
1960 & 2017
Series
Monster, Xfinity, Gander
Bio
Charlotte Motor Speedway, formerly Lowe’s Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina 13 mi (21 km) from Charlotte. The complex features a 1.5 mi (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend, the NASCAR All-Star Race, and the Bank of America Roval 400. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and 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 and hosts NHRA events. Alongside the drag strip is a state-of-the-art clay oval that hosts dirt racing including the World of Outlaws finals among other popular racing events.