NORTH CAROLINA (USA)
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1960 - CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY WORLD 600 19th June 1960Charlotte Motor Speedway opened its gates to the paying public in 1960 as a 1.5 mile asphalt sealed banked speedway.
The track was designed and built by Bruton Smith and Curtis Turner with work starting back in 1959. The first World 600 Nascar race was held on the 19th of June 1960.
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1960 - CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY NATIONAL 400 16th October 1960 |
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1961 - CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY WORLD 600 28th May 1961 |
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1961 - CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY NATIONAL 400 15th October 1961 |
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1961 - CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
On the 8th of December 1961 Charlotte Motor Speedway filed for bankruptcy. Judge Craven who was to rule on the matter, found a way of keeping the speedway open by appointing a trustee to attempt to trade the speedway out of its insolvent position.
By April of 1963 the trustee had managed to claw back around $750,000 in moneys it owed to several debitors, By 1967 the speedway was operating free of any debits.
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1982 - CHARLOTT MOTOR SPEEDWAY MELLO YELLO 300 NASCAR. BUDWEISER LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN SERIES 30th May 1982 |
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1982 - CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
David Allio / Racing Photography Archives Photo feature
1982 - Harry Gant in the number 77 Pontiac Ventura wins the Mello Yello 300 Nascar. Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series event, ahead of Dale Earnhardt in the number 15 Pontiac Ventura and Morgan Shepherd in the number 7, Ed Whitaker Pontiac Ventura, at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photographer: David Allio.
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1999 - LOWE'S MOTOR SPEEDWAY WORLD 600 May 1999In 1999 Lowe's bought the naming rights to the speedway. Making it the first race track in the country with a corperate sponsor.
Lowe's did choose not to renew its sponsorship after the 2009 Nascar season.
The track then reverted back to its original name of Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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2002 - LOWES MOTOR SPEEDWAY THE WINSTON SURVIVAL OF THE FASTEST 18th May 2002
2002 - LOWES MOTOR SPEEDWAY EASYCARE 100 18th May 2002
David Allio / Racing Photography Archives Photo feature
18th May 2002 - Jeff Fultz the driver of the number 55 Ford points to the Grand Stand from victory lane after winning the EasyCare 100 ARCA Remax series event at Lowes Motor Speedway in North Carolina. Photographer: David Allio.
2002 - LOWES MOTOR SPEEDWAY NASCAR Winston Cup Series Special event
David Allio / Racing Photography Archives Photo feature
18th May 2002 - Ryan Newman driver of the number 12 Penske Ford Taurus celebrates by spraying champagene in victory lane after winning the 18th annual Winston NASCAR Winston Cup Series special event at the Lowes Motor Speedway. Photographer: David Allio.
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1993 - CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY LOCATION
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2004 - CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY LOCATION
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2021 - CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY LOCATION
