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10th Annual Sprint Fan Vote Now Open

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Sunoco Rookies Patrick, Stenhouse Jr. Among Those Eligible
 
NASCAR-Sprint-Fan-Vote-2013Race fans can now begin casting ballots for their favorite Sprint Fan Vote eligible driver in the hopes of seeing him or her in the prestigious NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday, May 18 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Voting begins today and ends at 5 p.m. ET on the day of the race. Continue reading →

Get Your Mow-tor Runnin’ with Lawn Mower Racing at Food Lion AutoFair

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After performing an exhibition race last year at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association will be returning for the April 4-7 Food Lion AutoFair for two days of bladeless lawn mower racing action. Photo - CMS/HHP
After performing an exhibition race last year at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association will be returning for the April 4-7 Food Lion AutoFair for two days of bladeless lawn mower racing action.
Photo – CMS/HHP

Charlotte Motor Speedway will be on the “cutting edge” of American motorsports April 6-7 as the Food Lion AutoFair hosts the STA-BIL Lawn & Garden Mower Racing Series for two days of dirt track racing on lawn mowers at speeds up to 60 mph.

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Track Services Personnel From Across the Country Gather at Charlotte Motor Speedway for Safety Training

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A track services worker extinguishes a simulated car fire along pit road during track services training at Charlotte Motor Speedway over the weekend. More than 150 track services workers from 10 tracks across the country participated in the training, which Charlotte Motor Speedway has hosted annually since 1991 Photo - Charlotte Motor Speedway
A track services worker extinguishes a simulated car fire along pit road during track services training at Charlotte Motor Speedway over the weekend. More than 150 track services workers from 10 tracks across the country participated in the training, which Charlotte Motor Speedway has hosted annually since 1991
Photo – Charlotte Motor Speedway

As it has annually for more than two decades, Charlotte Motor Speedway welcomed more than 150 track safety professionals over the weekend for a two-day training session to hone their skills and prepare for the upcoming race season.

Personnel from 10 NASCAR facilities – including Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway – received hands-on safety training for all events at the speedway. Leading the way in safety training, Charlotte Motor Speedway has been offering such classes since 1991. Continue reading →

Bruton’s Big Bonus Gives Drivers One Million Reasons to Win All-Star Race

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Miss Sprint Cup Brooke Werner, left, and Jaclyn Roney wait to unveil the Bruton's Big Bonus race car during a press event on Feb. 26, 2013, announcing changes to the format for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
Miss Sprint Cup Brooke Werner, left, and Jaclyn Roney wait to unveil the Bruton’s Big Bonus race car during a press event on Feb. 26, 2013, announcing changes to the format for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.

Bruton’s Big Bonus Adds One Million More Reasons For Drivers To Get Up on the Wheel in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race

When the money’s on the line, NASCAR’s best drivers better keep their feet on the gas.

With a $1 million payday, the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway already offers the richest per-mile winner’s purse in motorsports at more than $7,400 for each mile raced. But this year, the pot gets even sweeter with the introduction of Bruton’s Big Bonus. When NASCAR’s best take to the high banks of the legendary 1.5-mile superspeedway, drivers will have a million more reasons stay up front from the first green flag until the checkered falls. If one driver wins all four 20-lap segments and bests the field in the final 10-lap shootout, he will double his winnings and take home Bruton’s Big Bonus of an additional $1 million. Continue reading →