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Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS) in its current form is measured at 1.5 miles (2.4 km), with 24 degrees of banking in the turns and five degrees of banking on the track's frontstretch and backstretch. [1] Within the main track's frontstretch, there is a 1 ⁄ 4 mile (0.40 km) oval that was built in 1991 and is primarily used for legends car ...
The VisionAire 500K was an Indy Racing League race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway from 1997 to 1999. During the 1999 event, three spectators were killed when debris from a crash on the track went into the grandstands. The race was stopped and canceled, and the event was removed from the Indy Racing League schedule.
Stafford Motor Speedway: Race Winston Modified Tour David Gaines (USA) [86] May 16, 1990 Sportsman 100 Charlotte Motor Speedway: Practice Sportsman Division Gary Batson (USA) [87] [note 21] May 15, 1992 Winston Sportsman 100 Charlotte Motor Speedway: Qualifying Race Igloo Sportsman Challenge Troy Rouse (USA) [89] August 1, 1992 25-lap race
On lap 17 of the 67 laps scheduled, Phillips was killed in one of the most gruesome crashes in motor sports history. The crash took safety officials approximately 40 minutes to clean up, and the race continued. The race was won by Gary Laton. The race was filmed and was supposed to be broadcast but, out of respect for Phillips, it was never aired.
Janet Guthrie heard the chant from some of the Charlotte Motor Speedway fans when she walked onto the track for the first time, in May 1976.. Following a last-minute flurry of unlikely events ...
The 1995 Winston 100 at Charlotte was the 15th series start for Phillips, who entered the race having just won his first pole position after setting a lap speed of 157.444 miles per hour (253.382 km/h). Phillips led the first two laps of the race before falling back through the field. [2] [1] The crash occurred on lap 17 of the 67-lap event.
During the 1968 season, Charlotte Motor Speedway hosted the NASCAR Grand National Series twice, with the other race being the National 500. Designed and built by Bruton Smith and partner and driver Curtis Turner in 1959, the first World 600 NASCAR race was held at the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) speedway on June 19, 1960. On December 8, 1961, the speedway ...
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the Sprint All-Star Race, as well as the Bank of America 500.