Lowes Motor Speedway
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| Location | 5555 Concord Parkway South Concord, North Carolina, 28027 |
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| Time zone | UTC−5 / −4 (DST) |
| Capacity | Depending on Configuration 171.000-94,000 |
| Owner | Speedway Motorsports, Inc. |
| Operator | Speedway Motorsports, Inc. |
| Broke ground | 1959 |
| Opened | 1960 |
| Construction cost | $1.25 million |
| Architect | Bruton Smith and Curtis Turner |
| Former names | Charlotte Motor Speedway (1960–1998, 2010–present) Lowe's Motor Speedway (1998–2009) |
| Major events |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series |
| Quad oval | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking |
Turns: 24° Straights: 5° |
| Lap record | 0:24.490 (Tony Stewart, Team Menard, 1998, IndyCar Series) |
| Road course and oval | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 2.42 mi (3.89 km) |
| Turns | 13 |
| Banking |
Oval turns: 24° Oval straights: 5° |
| ZMAX Dragway | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 0.25 mi (0.4 km) |
| The Dirt Track | |
| Surface | Clay |
| Length | 0.4 mi (0.64 km) |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series
Charlotte Motor Speedway, formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina 13 miles (21 km) from Charlotte. The complex features a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend, the NASCAR All-Star Race, and the Bank of America 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.
The 2,000 acres (810 ha) complex also features a state-of-the-art quarter mile (0.40 km) drag racing strip, ZMAX Dragway. It is the only all-concrete, four-lane drag strip in the United States and hosts NHRA events. Alongside the drag strip is a state-of-the-art clay oval that hosts dirt racing including the World of Outlaws finals among other popular racing events.
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