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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.
Instead, participants are afforded the opportunity to pass other cars on straight sections of the track while learning fundamental racing techniques such as navigating the racing line, merging onto the track, and entering and exiting pit road. The courses are held on the following tracks: [3] Atlanta Motor Speedway; Bristol Motor Speedway
The 1960 National 400 was a Grand National Series stock car race that was held on October 16, 1960, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.. The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade.
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 ...
Blue Thunder Racing Team: March 84G-Chevrolet: 500 kilometres (310 mi) Charlotte Camel GT 500 report [7] 1985: Al Holbert Derek Bell: Holbert Racing: Porsche 962: 500 kilometres (310 mi) Camel GT Grand Prix of Charlotte report [8] 1986: Drake Olson Price Cobb: Dyson Racing: Porsche 962: 500 kilometres (310 mi) Camel GT Grand Prix of Charlotte ...
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, thirteen miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The track is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt quad-oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the World 600 and the National 400. The speedway broke ground in 1958 with Bruton Smith and Curtis Turner as
Charlotte Speedway was the site of NASCAR's first Strictly Stock Series (now NASCAR Cup Series) race on June 19, 1949. The Daytona Beach Road Course held the first race sanctioned by NASCAR in 1948. The track was a few miles west of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, on Little Rock Road. It was owned by Carl C. Allison Sr. and his wife, Catherine ...
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States, 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 World 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the National 500. Bruton Smith established the speedway ...