Tag: charlotte

  • Bank of America 500: NASCAR Sprint Cup

    Completed in 1959, Charlotte Motor Speedway is a regular venue for NASCAR events and will be hosting the Bank of America 500 on 13 October...

  • NASCAR and NASA Challenges

    A group of math and science students recently gathered at Charlotte Motor Speedway to hear a panel of experts, including a real astronaut, explain a number of similarities between auto racing ...

  • Legends Car Racing

    Back in 1992, Charlotte Motor Speedway officials recognized that a need existed for an affordable race car that was easy to maintain. With increasing race car costs, car counts dropped, with an ...

  • Charlotte Motor Speedway

    As of 2010 Lowe’s Motor Speedway became Charlotte Motor Speedway. Stock car racing is extremely popular in South Concord, North Carolina. Designed and built in 1959 by O. Bruton Smith and the late Curtis Turner, Charlotte Motor Speedway (previously Lowe’s Motor Speedway) remains one of the premier racing locations in the United States. Smith and […]