NASCAR will this weekend travel to Concord, North Carolina for a double header at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup will race this weekend while the Xfinity Series is off. Charlotte Motor Speedway, formely Lowe’s Motor Speedway, 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 (31 races) with 8 wins. The stands currently capacity are 89000 seats.
Weekend Schedule for Charlotte Motor Speedway
Series: Camping World Truck Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup
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Note: Times in CET and US EST
Thursday, May 18
23.00-23.55 | 5-5:55 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice
01.00-01.55 | 7-7:55 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice
Friday, May 19
19.00-20.10 | 1-2:10 p.m. | NASCAR Monster Energy Series practice (Monster Energy All-Star), FS1
20.10-20.25 | 2:10-2:25 p.m. | NASCAR Monster Energy Series pit road speed practice (Monster Energy All-Star), FS1
21.00-22.25 | 3-4:25 p.m. | NASCAR Monster Energy Series practice (Monster Energy Open), FS1
22.45 | 4:45 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying, FS1
00.05 | 6:05 p.m. | NASCAR Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying Round 1 (All-Star), FS1
01.30 | 7:30 p.m. | (approx): NASCAR Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying Round 2 (All-Star), FS1
02.30 | 8:30 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (134 laps, 201 miles), FS1
Saturday, May 20
22.35 | 4:35 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying (Open; multi-vehicle, two rounds), FS1
00.00 | 6 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Monster Energy Open (20 laps, 20 laps, 10 laps), FS1
02.00 | 8 p.m. | (approx): Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race (20 laps, 20 laps, 20 laps, 10 laps), FS1/ VIASAT MOTOR LIVE 00.00 (natten mot söndag) (Sweden)
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