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 Kurt Busch with 198.771 mph (qualifying) in October 2014. Most wins by an active driver at Charlotte Motor Speedway is Jimmie Johnson (34 races) with 8 wins. The stands currently capacity are 89000 seats. New for this year is a ROVAL (road course & oval) race at Charlotte. Bonus facts. Youngest Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 22 years, 2 months, 6 days, 10/10/1993.
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, September 28
18.05-18.55 | 12:05-12:55 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
19.05-19.55 | 1:05-1:55 p.m. | Xfinity Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
21.00-21.55 | 3:00-3:55 p.m. | Xfinity Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
22.45 | 4:45 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
Saturday, September 29
17.00-17.50 | 11:00-11:50 a.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series second practice, NBC Sports App
18.10 | 12:10 p.m. | Xfinity Series Pole Qualifying, CNBC/NBC Sports App
19.30-20.20 | 1:30-2:20 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, CNBC/NBC Sports App
21.00 | 3 p.m. | Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 200 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (55 laps, 125.4 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App
Sunday, September 30
20.00 | 2 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America Roval 400 (109 laps, 248.52 miles), NBC/NBC Sports App/ VIASAT MOTOR LIVE 19.30 (Sweden)
Photo credit: Jared C. Tilton/NASCAR via Getty Images (NASCAR Media.com)
Stats: Jayski/ESPN and DriverAverages.com