Concord, NC (February 7, 2018) – Coming off a breakout season, driver Michael Self looks for continued success starting with the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season-opening Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire event this coming Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. Continue reading
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Ryan Blaney’s mantra is a simple one.
“I would rather make other people happy than myself,” Blaney said on Tuesday at the Charlotte Convention Center during the NASCAR Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The most striking thing about that comment? Blaney means it. Continue reading
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
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