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Rockingham Speedway and Entertainment Complex (formerly known as North Carolina Speedway from 1998 to 2007 and North Carolina Motor Speedway from 1965 to 1996) is a 1.017-mile (1.637 km) D-shaped oval track in Rockingham, North Carolina. The track has held a variety of events since its opening in 1965, primarily races sanctioned by NASCAR.
The 1913 motorcycle championship races were moved to a dirt track because dirt was safer. [30] The national organization overseeing motorcycle racing banned all competitions on board tracks shorter than 1-mile (1.6 km) in 1919. [31] One by one, the manufacturers withdrew their support due to the negative publicity. [27]
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.
A North Carolina racetrack shuttered briefly for defying state gathering limits during the pandemic can sue the top health regulator on allegations that Gov. Roy Cooper's administration violated ...
The Coca-Cola 600 is the first of two races at the 1.5-mile quad-oval race track in Concord, ahead of the fall playoff race — where Charlotte Motor Speedway lays out a road course known as the ...
Charlotte Speedway: Charlotte: North Carolina: 0.750 miles (1.207 km) clay 1949-1956 NASCAR Cup Series (1950-1956) The Dirt Track at Charlotte: Concord: North Carolina: 0.400 miles (0.644 km) clay 2000 World of Outlaws (2000-present) Super DIRTcar Series (2010-present) American Flat Track: DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack: Du Quoin: Illinois
North Carolina Motor Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was ...
The owner of 311 Motor Speedway in North Carolina published an ad trying to sell “Bubba Rope” this week, days after a noose was found in Bubba Wallace’s garage.