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Celebrity Chef Lorena Garcia to Serve Signature Dishes To Fans at Bank of America 500

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Celebrity Chef Lorena Garcia to Serve Signature Dishes To Fans at Bank of America 500

Celebrity chef Lorena Garcia will serve up some of her signature dishes to fans during the Bank of America 500. Photo - Courtesy CMS

Celebrity chef Lorena Garcia will serve up some of her signature dishes
to fans during the Bank of America 500.
Photo – Courtesy CMS

Judge from NBC’s “America’s Next Great Restaurant” and Competitor from Bravo’s “Top Chef Masters” to Serve Latin-inspired Dishes; Levy Restaurants to serve Gargantuan Grilled Cheese and Southern Concession Favorites to Race Fans at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Celebrity chef Lorena Garcia will serve signature dishes at the Oct. 12 Bank of America 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. A Venezuelan-born chef, Miami-based restaurateur, TV host and published author, Garcia is one of the country’s leading Latina chefs. At the Bank of America 500, Garcia will be serving her signature flavors for suite guests and in the infield Winner’s Circle Lounge. Garcia, who appeared as a judge on NBC’s “America’s Next Great Restaurant” and a competitor on season four of Bravo’s “Top Chef Masters,” will serve two of her favorite Latin-inspired dishes, including: Continue reading →

Celebrity Chef Lorena Garcia to Serve Signature Dishes To Fans at Bank of America 500

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Celebrity Chef Lorena Garcia to Serve Signature Dishes
To Fans at Bank of America 500

Celebrity chef Lorena Garcia will serve up some of her signature dishes to fans during the Bank of America 500. Photo - Courtesy CMS

Celebrity chef Lorena Garcia will serve up some of her signature dishes
to fans during the Bank of America 500.
Photo – Courtesy CMS

Judge from NBC’s “America’s Next Great Restaurant” and Competitor from Bravo’s “Top Chef Masters” to Serve Latin-inspired Dishes; Levy Restaurants to serve Gargantuan Grilled Cheese and Southern Concession Favorites to Race Fans at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Celebrity chef Lorena Garcia will serve signature dishes at the Oct. 12 Bank of America 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. A Venezuelan-born chef, Miami-based restaurateur, TV host and published author, Garcia is one of the country’s leading Latina chefs. At the Bank of America 500, Garcia will be serving her signature flavors for suite guests and in the infield Winner’s Circle Lounge.

Garcia, who appeared as a judge on NBC’s “America’s Next Great Restaurant” and a competitor on season four of Bravo’s “Top Chef Masters,” will serve two of her favorite Latin-inspired dishes, including: Continue reading →

Polls Open For 2013 NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series Most Popular Driver Awards

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Title Up for Grabs As Voting Begins on NASCAR.com

There’s one guarantee in this year’s voting for the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Most Popular Driver Awards: Fans will crown a new winner.

With Danica Patrick, last year’s NASCAR Nationwide Series winner, moving to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nelson Piquet Jr., last year’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series winner, racing in the Nationwide Series, this year’s vote – like the eventual winner’s driving style – is wide open.  Continue reading →

NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour to End Season at CMS

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Season Finale of NASCAR‘s Whelen Southern Modified Tour

with the UNOH Southern Slam 150 Thursday Night

The ground-pounding machines of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will race on the frontstretch quarter-mile at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday. Photo - CMS/HHP

The ground-pounding machines of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will race on the frontstretch quarter-mile at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday.
Photo – CMS/HHP

Short-track racing fans can’t miss Thursday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The ground-pounding racing machines of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will take to the frontstretch quarter-mile for the UNOH Southern Slam 150 on Bojangles’ Pole Night.

West Babylon, N.Y., native, George Brunnhoelzl III, will look to wrap up his fourth NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour title in the series’ season finale, as he leads the points standings by 32 over Kyle Ebersole and 33 over Andy Seuss. Local fan favorite and 2013 Modified division track champion at Bowman Gray Stadium, Burt Myers, sits fourth in the standings. Continue reading →

CMS Prepares for Race Traffic Ahead of Bank of America 500 Weekend

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Charlotte Motor Speedway Prepares Fans for Race
Traffic Ahead of Bank of America 500 Weekend

Sean Epperson, division traffic engineer with the North Carolina Department of Transportation talked Monday about how DOT partners with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol and city and track officials to handle increased traffic around Charlotte Motor Speedway during major events like this weekend's Bank of America 500. Photo - CMS/Jonathan Coleman

Sean Epperson, division traffic engineer with the North Carolina Department of Transportation talked Monday about how DOT partners with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol and city and track officials to handle increased traffic around Charlotte Motor Speedway during major events like this weekend’s Bank of America 500.
Photo – CMS/Jonathan Coleman

In preparation for race week at Charlotte Motor Speedway Oct. 10-12, speedway officials want to make sure race fans and area residents are fully equipped to handle race day traffic by providing safe and efficient travel routes and information.

With help from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP), Charlotte Motor Speedway is working to ease travel for fans heading to and from the races. The heaviest traffic is expected on I-85, U.S. 29, N.C. 49 and Bruton Smith Boulevard.

Click here for parking and traffic flow maps.

Here are tips from Charlotte Motor Speedway and NCDOT: Continue reading →