Lowes Motor Speedway ... The Home Base of NASCARLowes Motor Speedway sits twenty minutes northeast of Charlotte in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway holds the mantle of being NASCAR's home base with ninety percent of the major team's headquarters sitting within a 50 mile range of the speedway. Formerly known as the Charlotte Motor Speedway - the supporting actor in some of Hollywood's greatest racing movies - the naming rights to the speedway were purchased by home improvement retailer Lowe's in February 1999. Hence, the name of the speedway was changed to Lowes Motor Speedway. With this historical event, the speedway goes down in NASCAR history as the first race track in the country with a corporate sponsor's name and, consequently, paved the way for the corporate sponsorship that we see at NASCAR tracks today.
Track History and FactsAlong with being the first speedway in the sport to take on the name of a corporate sponsor, the Lowes Motor Speedway also made history in 1992 as the first speedway in the Modern Era of NASCAR to host night-time racing.Technically, the Lowe's Motor Speedway is a 1.5-mile long quad-oval intermediate track that also features:
Coca-Cola 600 ... A Crown Jewel of NASCARThe Coca-Cola 600 is considered one of the top five annual NASCAR races and, as such, carries the honor of being named a “Crown Jewel of NASCAR”.The first race was launched at the Lowes Motor Speedway on Memorial Day weekend 1960 as a holiday racing event that would rival the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing”, the open-wheel Indianapolis 500. With taking 400 laps to complete the 600 miles long race, the Coca-Cola 600 is without a doubt the longest event on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule.
Feel The Thrill Tour ... Experience The SpeedwayIf you would like to experience first hand the rich traditions and history of the Coca-Cola 600 and the speedway itself, you can experience a guided exploration of the speedway anytime throughout the year.Called the Feel The Thrill Tour, here are just some of the things you’ll see for yourself on this exciting half-hour racing safari:
Speedway Trivia QuestionsSpeedway Zone Trivia Question #1What former President of the United States ate lunch and rested in a house that used to be the office for the Lowe’s Motor Speedway, formerly the Charlotte Speedway?The answer ... Our country’s founder and first President ... George Washington! Bet you didn’t know that one, did you?
Speedway Zone Trivia Question #2Which NASCAR race is the longest stock car race ran on an oval track anywhere in the world?Answer .. The Coca-Cola 600.
Finding Lowes Motor Speedway OnlineOfficial Website of Lowes SpeedwayOfficial Facebook of Lowes SpeedwayCharlotte's Official Visitor Site
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