Charlotte Motor Speedway

Charlotte Motor Speedway is the only place in the world where fans in town for a race at the premier 1.5-mile superspeedway can visit race team shops and check out the sport’s history at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

For more than 50 years, Charlotte Motor Speedway has set the standard for motorsports entertainment for fans of all ages.

Charlotte Motor Speedway is the only race vacation destination where fans can immerse themselves in the heart of NASCAR country. Visitors can attend one-of-a-kind race spectacles such as the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and Bank of America 500; take behind-the-scenes speedway and race shop tours; explore the new NASCAR Hall of Fame; and drive an 800-horsepower stock car.

Charlotte Motor Speedway, zMAX Dragway and The Dirt Track at Charlotte host international NASCAR, NHRA and World of Outlaw events; gigantic AutoFairs, grassroots Legend Car and street legal drag racing, monster trucks and one of the world’s largest drive-through holiday light shows, Carolina Christmas. There’s entertainment for every thrill-seeker!

Through every event and every decade, Charlotte Motor Speedway puts FANS FIRST with a never-ending commitment to enhance the fan experience. That tradition continues with unmatched value through affordable season tickets, the world’s largest HDTV and more opportunities for you to see your favorite drivers. Make memories with us at The Greatest Place to See the Race!

Charlotte Motor Speedway History

June 19, 1960 - Inaugural running of the World 600, still the longest and one of the most prestigious on the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule.

1961 – David Pearson earns his first Sprint Cup Series win in the Coca-Cola 600.

1967 – Buddy Baker earns his first Sprint Cup Series win in the Bank of America 500.

1977 – Charlotte Motor Speedway became the first race track to host elaborate pre-race shows.

1984 - Charlotte Motor Speedway became the only sports facility in America to offer year-round living accommodations when it built 40 condominiums high above turn one.

1988 – Opened The Speedway Club, the first exclusive members-only private club to be constructed at a motorsports facility.

1992 - Charlotte Motor Speedway became the first modern superspeedway to host night auto racing.

1994 - CMS added a new $1 million, 20,000-square-foot Sprint Cup garage area.

1994 – Jeff Gordon earns his first Sprint Cup Series win in the Coca-Cola 600.

1995 – Bobby Labonte earns his first Sprint Cup Series win in the Coca-Cola 600.

2000 - The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a state-of-the-art, four-tenths-mile clay oval was completed. The stadium-style facility has nearly 14,000 seats and plays host to Dirt Late Models, Modifieds, Sprint Cars, Monster Trucks and the prestigious World of Outlaws World Finals.

2000 – Matt Kenseth earns his first Sprint Cup Series win in the Coca-Cola 600.

2002 – Jamie McMurray earns his first Sprint Cup Series win in the Bank of America 500.

2006 – Charlotte Motor Speedway became the first motorsports facility to host the world premiere of a major motion picture, the Disney/Pixar film “CARS”.

2007 – Casey Mears earns his first Sprint cup Series win in the Coca-Cola 600.

2008 - Added the Bellagio of drag strips to its complex with the completion of zMAX Dragway. 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 30,000 for the NHRA Nationals.

2009 – David Reutimann earns his first Sprint Cup Series win in the Coca-Cola 600.

2011 – Charlotte Motor Speedway became the home of the largest HD video screen in the world, measuring 16,000 square feet. The screen sits between turns 3 and 4 along the back stretch, and provides added visibility to fans sitting along the front stretch.