NASCAR will this weekend travel to Concord, North Carolina for a double header at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR Xfinity Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will race this weekend while the Truck Series is off. Charlotte Motor Speedway, formerly Lowe’s Motor Speedway (1998-2009), opened for racing in 1960. The track is 2.4 km (1.5 mile) long quad-oval. Surface is asphalt with four turns. Banking in turns; 24°, straights 5°. Track record, for NASCAR Series, is held by Denny Hamlin with 195.624 mph (qualifying) in May, 2013. Most wins by an active driver at Charlotte Motor Speedway is Jimmie Johnson (32 races) with 8 wins. The stands currently capacity are 89000 seats.
Weekend Schedule for Charlotte Motor Speedway
Series: Xfinity Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
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Note: Times in CET and US EST
Friday, October 6
19.30-20.55 | 1:30-2:55 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, NBCSN
21.00-21.55 | 3-3:55 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series practice, NBCSN
00.00-00.55 | 6-6:55 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice, NBCSN
01.20 | 7:20 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN
Saturday, October 7
17.00-17.50 | 11-11:50 a.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, NBCSN
18.05 | 12:05 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN
19.30-20.20 | 1:30-2:20 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBCSN
21.00 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series Drive for The Cure 300 Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (200 laps, 300 miles), NBCSN
Sunday, October 8
20.00 | 2 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America 500 (334 laps, 501 miles), NBC/ VIASAT MOTOR LIVE 19.30 (Sweden)
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