CHARLOTTE
Lowe's Motor Speedway
Weather
Track Details
Completed : 1959Distance : 1.5 miles
Shape : Quad-oval
Banking : 24° turns5° straightsFrontstretch : 1,980 feet
Backstretch : 1,500 feet
Seating : 165,000
Tailgating
Charlotte, N.C., is NASCAR's hometown, so you can bet there's plenty to do around town on a race weekend! Lowe's provides free parking at the speedway for your convenience. Campers are provided with shuttles that run to the shower houses and to the speedway on event days.moreSchedule
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Pit stop at Lowe's Motor Speedway
2008 Race Results
Sprint Cup Series
Coca-Cola 600 :: Kasey Kahne - 05/25/08Bank of America 500 :: Jeff Burton - 10/11/08
Cup Historical Race Winners
Nationwide Series
Dollar General 300 :: Kyle Busch - 10/10/08Carquest Auto Parts 300 :: Kyle Busch - 05/24/08
Camping World Truck Series
North Carolina Education Lottery 200 :: Matt Crafton - 05/16/08Track Records
RACE RECORDS
Sprint Cup 600-Mile Race Record :: Bobby Labonte 151.952 - 05/28/95Sprint Cup 500-Mile Race Record :: Jeff Gordon 160.306 - 10/10/99
Cup Historical Race Winners
Nationwide Race Record :: Mark Martin 155.996 - 05/25/96
Truck Race Record :: Kyle Busch 124.845 - 05/19/06
QUALIFYING RECORDS
Sprint Cup Qualifying Record :: Dale Earnhardt Jr. 186.034 - 2000Nationwide Qualifying Record :: Jeff Burton 179.486 - 2001
Truck Qualifying Record :: David Starr 178.577 - 2004
Track History
Race promoter/car dealer Bruton Smith and driver Curtis Turner formed a partnership to build a 1.5-mile oval north of Charlotte in 1959. On June 19, 1960, the first World 600 was run at the new facility. A year later, like many superspeedways of the era, the track fell into Chapter 11 reorganization from which it eventually emerged despite lagging ticket sales.more
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