Times are local to the Track
Wednesday, October 8
6:00 PM NSCS HAULERS ENTER
Thursday, October 9
8:30 AM NSCS GARAGE OPENS & INSPECTION BEGINS
12:30 PM NSCS ROOKIE & SPOTTER MEETINGS & RANDOM DRAWING
1:30 - 3:00 PM NSCS PRACTICE
5:00 PM APPROX. Ladies Race (25 Laps) Timed Event
7:20 PM NSCS QUALIFYING
10:00 PM NSCS GARAGE CLOSES
Friday, October 10
1:30 PM NSCS GARAGE OPENS
3:00 - 3:50 PM NSCS PRACTICE
5:30 - 6:50 PM NSCS FINAL PRACTICE
9:00 PM NSCS GARAGE CLOSES
Saturday, October 11
12:30 PM NSCS GARAGE OPENS
1:20 - 2:50 PM Charlotte Motor Speedway / SCC Track Walk
5:30 PM NSCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEFS MEETING
6:55 PM NSCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
7:30 PM NSCS RACE
NSCS = Sprint Cup Series
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
All times above are listed in LOCAL Time
Practices:
Thursday, October 9, 1:30 - 3:00 pm/et, TV-none scheduled
Friday, October 10, 3:00 - 3:50 pm/et, TV-ESPN2
Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Friday, October 20, 5:30 - 6:50 pm/et, TV-ESPN2
Qualifying: group qualifying for positions 1-36, Thursday, October 9 at 7:20 pm/et, TV-ESPN2, no re-air scheduled.
Track Specifications:
Superspeedway: 1.5-mile quad oval
Race Length: 334 laps, 501 miles
Track Length: 1.5 miles or 7,920 feet
Banking: turns: 24 degrees; straights: 5 degrees
Straights: Frontstretch - 1980 feet; Backstretch - 1500 feet
Turns 1 & 2: 2,400 feet
Turns 3 & 4: 2,040 feet
Radius Turns 1 & 2: 685 feet
Radius Turns 3 & 4: 625 feet
Grandstand Seating: 134,000 (down from 146,000)
Suites: 113
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Opened: 1960
Repaved last: March 2006
Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshal: TBA
Command to start engines: TBA
Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: TBA
Invocation: TBA
National Anthem: TBA
Flyover: TBA
Track Websites & Social Media:
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Speedway Motorsports
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Twitter - CLTMotorSpdwy
U.S. Legend Cars
Cabarrus County Destination Guide