Concord Speedway
| World's Fastest Half-Mile Tri-Oval The Track Where Grassroots Racing Lives |
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| Location | Midland, North Carolina |
| Time zone | GMT-5 |
| Capacity | 8,500 |
| Opened | 1982 |
| Former names | Concord Motorsports Park |
| Major events |
North South Shootout PASS South Super Late Models NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour CARS Super Late Model Tour CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour |
| Half Mile Oval | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 0.500 mi (0.804 km) |
| Turns | 3 |
| Banking | 8° (Front Straight) 14° (Turn 1) 10° (Dogleg) 11° (Back Straight) 14° (Turn 3) |
| Quarter Mile Oval | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 0.250 mi |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | 5° (Straightaways) 8° (Turns) |
Concord Speedway is a motorsports facility located in the town of Midland, North Carolina, southeast of Concord, North Carolina. The complex features a 1/2 mile tri-oval & a 1/4 mile oval which also features a 1/5 mile oval. The original track that was located off Poplar Tent Road in Concord held twelve NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup Series) events between 1956 and 1964.
The current track was built by race promoter Henry Furr. Originally a four-tenths of a mile oval dirt-track, Furr reconfigured the track adding a true dog-leg to the back stretch. The track now has three unique turns. Pit road entrance is located in the tri-oval prior to turn three. The track had seating for over 12,000 fans prior to a recent downsizing that saw the turn one grandstands converted to a dirt berm.
The track has hosted the Big 10 series in two different stints. Most recently Super Late Models competed in the series from 2003-2005. Freddie Query is the track's all-time leader in wins and claimed the Big 10 series championship in 2004 and 2005.
The track stopped weekly racing on the half mile tri-oval in 2013 and only has the quarter mile oval running weekly currently, which features INEX Legends, INEX Bandolero's, Davis Mini Cup Racing Series & Quarter Midgets.
In 2015, racing will return to the half mile tri-oval after not having a race on it in 2014 with the PASS South Super Late Models and Koma Unwind Modified Madness Series running on Memorial Day weekend.
Winners and competitors at the track include Freddy Query, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jack Sprague, Ernie Irvan, Bobby Labonte, Justin Labonte, Clay Rogers, Bobby Gill, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Bobby Measmer Jr. and Jeff Melton.
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