Charlotte Motor Speedway 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. The track is currently owned by Speedway Motorsports, LLC (SMI), with Greg Walter serving as the track's general manager. Charlotte Motor Speedway is served by U.S. Route 29.
The Charlotte Motor Speedway drag strip pictured in 2008. The drag strip was built after a tumultuous and controversial approval process.
Night racing at the 2008 Bank of America 500. In 1992, the track installed lights to accommodate night racing, the first track of its size to do so.
NASCAR racing at the track's roval course. In 2018, NASCAR changed their fall race weekend to race on the track's roval.
A crowd of people at the August Jam in 1974. The concert gained a reputation for its violence, becoming "Carolina's Woodstock".
Oval track racing is a form of motorsport that is contested on an oval-shaped race track. An oval track differs from a road course in that the layout resembles an oval with turns in only one direction, and the direction of traffic is almost universally counter-clockwise. Oval tracks are dedicated motorsport circuits, used predominantly in the United States. They often have banked turns and some, despite the name, are not precisely oval, and the shape of the track can vary.
Martinsville Speedway, a symmetrical oval, following a race in 2006.
Pack racing at Daytona International Speedway (2015)
Bristol Motor Speedway, a short oval (2008)
Las Vegas Motor Speedway (2005)
