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Charlotte Motor Speedway (known as Lowe's Motor Speedway from 1999 to 2009 due to sponsorship reasons) is a 1.500-mile (2.414 km) quad-oval intermediate speedway in Concord, North Carolina. It has hosted various major races since its inaugural season of racing in 1960, including NASCAR, IndyCar, and IMSA SportsCar Championship races.
Race lap record. 82.557 mph (David Pearson, Holman Moody, 1971, NASCAR Grand National) Greenville-Pickens Speedway is a race track located in Easley, South Carolina, just west of Greenville, South Carolina. The track hosted weekly NASCAR sanctioned races. Several NASCAR touring series have raced at the track in prior years, including the Whelen ...
History. The track, also known as Charlotte Fairgrounds Speedway', was 1/2 mile (.804 km) in length and had a clay surface. It was paved for a short time in the 1970s to allow the NASCAR circuit to hold races there. [needs update] Many racers have raced at Metrolina Speedway, including Dale Earnhardt Sr., Brad Teague, and Harry Gant.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.
The entire 300 acres owned by Whitaker, including the track and surrounding acreage, has been under contract with the commercial real estate firm that wants to build an industrial park.
0:28.332 ( Denny Hamlin, Toyota Camry, 2018, NASCAR Cup) Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located in Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an ...
Now Gresham Motorsports Park, track reconfigured in 2009. Racing ceased in 2012 due to low car counts. [7] Portland Speedway: 0.500-mile paved oval Portland, Oregon: 1956–1957 (Cup) 1995–1998 (Truck) Closed in 2002, demolished to build warehouses. Saugus Speedway: 0.333-mile paved oval Santa Clarita, California: 1995 (Truck)
12° (turns 3 & 4) 8° (straights) Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory, North Carolina. It is one of stock car racing 's most storied venues, and is often referred to as the "World's Most Famous Short Track" and the "Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars". The track first opened in 1951 as a 1⁄2 -mile (0.80 km) dirt track.