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Charlotte Motor Speedway
Built more than four decades ago, Charlotte
Motor Speedway in Concord has continuously set the standard for
motorsports entertainment. Known as the “Mecca of Motorsports,”
the
track was the first auto racing facility to place an emphasis on
spectator comfort and fan-friendly amenities, an effort that
aggressively continues today.
The largest sports facility
in the Southeast, Charlotte Motor Speedway has 165,000 permanent seats and
capacity for nearly 40,000 more spectators in the infield. The 1.5-mile
superspeedway also features a state-of-the-art lighting system, 52
privately owned condominiums, 113 executive VIP suites and a seven-story
office tower that houses The Speedway Club, the speedway ticket office
and one of the best motorsports souvenir shops in the country.
One of the busiest sports
facilities in the country, Charlotte Motor Speedway hosts three NASCAR
Sprint Cup events each year, including the NASCAR Sprint All-Star
Race, the Coca-Cola 600 (one of the
world’s largest single-day paid sporting events) and the October running
of the NASCAR Banking 500, a pivotal race in the season-long battle for
the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship.
The Dirt Track @
Charlotte Motor
Speedway, a state-of-the-art facility featuring a four-tenths-mile clay
oval, opened in May of 2000. The 15,000-seat dirt track is located
directly across Highway 29 from the 1.5-mile superspeedway and annually
hosts a variety of special events, including sprint cars, late model
stock cars, and monster trucks.
zMAX Dragway @ Concord officially opened in August of 2008, as a one-of-a-kind, state-of-the-art, four-lane drag strip. It made history on April 25, 2009, by hosting
the first-ever nationally televised four-wide drag race as part of the
popular television show PINKS All Out.
Other major events at Charlotte
Motor Speedway include two Food Lion AutoFairs, a nationally-televised
series of Tuesday night Legends Car races during the summer, and the
Good Guys Southeastern Rod & Custom Nationals in October. Charlotte Motor
Speedway also hosts numerous stock car driving schools and is used
extensively for corporate and civic functions. Track tours are available
year-round—except during events.
To learn more about Charlotte
Motor Speedway and its events, visit www.charlottemotorspeedway.com.
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