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Roaring Around the Roval Truex’s Toyota Leads Thrill Rides for Media

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Defending Bank of America 500 winner and reigning Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. headlined a Roval ride-and-drive event for media in 2018 Toyota Camry XSE cars on Monday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo – HHP/Harold Hinson

Charlotte Motor Speedway revealed its revised Roval road course in a media event on Monday at the speedway; The 17-turn, 2.28-mile Roval layout features a faster infield portion that will be used in the Bank of America 500 race weekend Sept. 28-30  Continue reading →

Tweaks to Charlotte’s Road Course should make Playoff Race Faster, More Intense

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NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr. talks about testing tires at the new Roval track at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 18, 2017, in Concord, North Carolina. Photo – Bob Leverone/Getty Images

CONCORD, N.C. – Get ready for a road-course Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race on a layout unlike any other.

That, at least, was the way reigning series champion Martin Truex Jr. put it.

When he tested on the Charlotte road course in October, Truex described the road course/oval track hybrid as “all kinds of craziness going on.”

That was before the track made tweaks to the 2.28-mile course that should make it faster and more intense, lopping as much as 20-seconds off the time it takes to negotiate the 17 turns that make up a lap, Speedway Motorsports Inc. CEO Marcus Smith said on Monday during the kickoff for the NASCAR Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway. Continue reading →

Charlotte Motor Speedway Reveals Faster, Tougher Roval Layout

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Photo – Courtesy CMS

Charlotte Motor Speedway revealed its revised Roval course layout in a media event on Monday at the speedway; The 17-turn, 2.28-mile Roval layout features a faster infield portion that will be used in the Bank of America 500 race weekend Sept. 28-30

The Roval will host the first road course races in the history of NASCAR’s Playoffs; Four NASCAR drivers conducted a Goodyear tire test on the Roval last October Continue reading →

Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Reveals ​Groundbreaking 2018 “Fans First” Initiatives

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Jan. 22, 2018) – Continuing its “Fans First” approach and building on its lasting legacy of providing exceptional sports entertainment experiences, Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE: TRK) officials have revealed new, cutting-edge developments at several speedways. Continue reading →

Todd Gilliland to Compete for Rookie of the Year in the No. 4 Tundra

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David Gilliland to Drive for the No. 4 Toyota Team in the Season-Opening Daytona Race

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 17, 2018)– Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today that Todd Gilliland will drive the No. 4 Tundra in 19 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events in 2018 and vie for the Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors.  The 17-year-old will make his 2018 debut at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway March 24 and then race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway May before running the remainder of the schedule starting at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway May 18 after he becomes eligible to compete on larger tracks when he turns 18 on May 15. Continue reading →