Search for:'. All Things to Do. All Places to Stay. Places to Eat Visitors will have no problem finding places to eat in Cabarrus County. All Places to Eat. The revolutionary lighting process uses mirrors to simulate daylight without glare, shadows or obtrusive light poles. The lighting system was installed in , allowing Charlotte Motor Speedway to be the first modern superspeedway to host night auto racing.
Other additions and improvements include the development of the speedway's 2,plus acres. In addition to the speedway, the property, some of which is leased, includes an industrial park that serves as home to several motorsports-related businesses, a modern landfill facility operated by BFI and a natural wildlife habitat. In addition to the 1. Other events on the various tracks include a summer short-track series for Legend Cars and Bandoleros and World Karting Association regional, national and international races.
Corporations such as Lowe's Home Improvement, Coca-Cola, Sprint and Nationwide have rented the speedway to film television commercials or to entertain employees and clients with food, music and race car rides. In , Charlotte Motor Speedway became the first motorsports facility to host the world premiere of a major motion picture. Additional rental dates are reserved for race team testing and automobile manufacturer research. Charlotte Motor Speedway also annually presents two of the nation's largest car shows and swap meets, the Charlotte AutoFair in April and September.
With track rentals and events, the speedway is used more than days per year for all of its attractions, which includes Speedway Christmas - a holiday-themed light show spanning three miles over the speedway's infield, grandstands and concourse which in attracted a record , cars from mid-November through Dec. The track added a new garage area for the NASCAR Xfinity Series, a state-of-the-art media center and additional restrooms and showers for use by those enjoying the action from the speedway's infield.
In , the speedway opened first-of-its-kind corporate hospitality in the infield. Six elevated Pit Road Suites, located directly behind pit road, offer fans the best view in motorsports, bringing them closer to the action than ever before. The state-of-the-art facility has been praised as the finest drag racing facility in the world by both fans and competitors alike, and opened to a sellout crowd of more than 30, for the NHRA Carolina Nationals in September Building on the basic philosophy of putting fans first, Charlotte Motor Speedway continues to be the world's leader in entertainment within its unrivaled motorsports complex.
In , the speedway revamped its Fan Zone, a paved, acre area located right outside the speedway's main entrance.
During major events, the Fan Zone provides fans with hours of fun, from the Fanatics NASCAR merchandise tents to interactive games and displays and the Play Zone, a kid-friendly area with bounce houses, face painters and a petting zoo. That same year, Charlotte Motor Speedway revolutionized the fan experience by installing the world's largest HDTV along the backstretch of the legendary superspeedway.
At an incredible length of feet wide, standing 80 feet tall and weighing , pounds, the video board covers an expansive 16, square feet. Contained within the main oval is a 2. The final version was announced on January 22, The layout combines the 1.
The zMAX Dragway is a state-of-the-art four-lane drag strip, located on acres 51 ha of speedway property across U.
Highway 29 from the main superspeedway. It was built in involving a total of 1, workers and a combined , man hours. With workers on site daily working an average hour shift, a month construction project turned into a 6-month one. At one point during construction, concern by nearby residents led Concord city council to rezone land the drag strip was being built on, preventing it from being built.
Following the decision Smith threatened to close Charlotte Motor Speedway and build a track elsewhere in Metrolina. The dragway features the first of two all-concrete, four-lane drag strips in the United States. The starting line tower is 34, square feet 3, m 2 and includes 16 luxury suites, race control areas and a press box. Two grandstands, one on either side of the strip, can hold a combined 30, spectators.
Twenty-four luxury suites with hospitality accommodations are located above the main grandstand. Two tunnels run underneath the strip to enhance fan mobility between the two grandstands. The Dirt Track at Charlotte [25] is a 1, ft m clay oval located across Highway 29 from the quad-oval speedway. The facility is considered one of the busiest sports venues in the country, typically with over events a year.
Along with many races, the speedway also hosts the Charlotte Auto Fair twice a year, one of the nation's largest car shows. Movies and commercials have been filmed at the speedway, notably Days of Thunder , and it is a popular tourist stop and car testing grounds. It is a menagerie of Garysauruses , all life-sized, and constructed of automobile parts. A special tent housed the heavily attended exhibition and a huge Gary sculpture, over forty feet long, was displayed at the entrance to the raceway during the entire fair.
In the speedway hosted the world premiere of Pixar 's film Cars. American Idol season twelve auditions took place at the speedway from October 2—3, Since , the annual Carolina Rebellion hard rock and heavy metal festival concert on the first weekend in May has been held at the Rock City Campgrounds located at the speedway.
The event was extended to three-day format in , with 80, in attendance. During the mids, there was a plan to build a football stadium on the frontstretch of the track with the goal of luring either an NFL or USFL team. There were two interested parties in bringing a professional football franchise to Charlotte, businessman George Shinn and Smith. After Smith demanded that the city of Charlotte pay for the project the plan collapsed.
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