Concord, North Carolina, USA
Description
Opened in 1960 by Bruton Smith and NASCAR driving legend Curtis Turner with the running of the longest stock car race in history, the World 600, the Charlotte Motor Speedway closed before it would ultimately become the home track of so many NASCAR team. Just a year after the first race the 1.5-mile the oval track was in bankruptcy, done in by a huge infield rock formation that ballooned construction costs far beyond what its two founders had forecast.
Almost 60 years later nearly everything is different. More than 89,000 seats ring the race track, which was the first superspeedway to install lights for night racing; the first race track to incorporate a condominium apartment complex overlooking the racing surface; the first to build an office complex with the same view; the first race track to sell naming rights; and the first to open a year-round club where members can spectate during races and socialize with fellow club members at other times. With the legendary H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler managing the day-to-day operations and promoting the races with flair and imagination, the track was soon among the most successful in the world.
Everything is very different from 1960 except for one thing: Charlotte Motor Speedway is still owned by a Smith. Bruton handed the reins of Speedway Motorsports, the track’s parent company, to his son Marcus in 2015 before passing away in 2022.
The Charlotte Motor Speedway built a new infield road course, designed specifically for NASCAR competition, in 2018. While it has been revised multiple times since then, each version has utilized nearly all of the 1.5 mile oval as well as a newly built infield portion – thus the name Roval (Road/Oval).
Each Roval configuration challenges the best of drivers and teams. Car setups are typically compromises – a car good on the oval may not be so good in the infield and vice versa so drivers and crew chiefs have to decide what matters most to them. Two chicanes, one on the back straight and one just before the start finish line, make for some exciting passing opportunities as competitors can attempt to outbrake each other.
[Retired] Legends Oval - 2018
| Layout |
Length |
Pit-Road |
Grid |
Misc |
Sim Dates |
 |
0.40 km |
Limit: 72.5 km/h |
Max Cars: 60 |
Has short parade lap: ❌ |
Opens: 2019-04-01 |
| charlotte 2018 legendsoval |
Corners: 4 |
Pit-Stalls: 32 |
Grid-Stalls: 60 |
Has night lightning: ✅ |
Closes: 2019-12-31 |
[Retired] Legends RC Long - 2018
| Layout |
Length |
Pit-Road |
Grid |
Misc |
Sim Dates |
 |
2.42 km |
Limit: 40.2 km/h |
Max Cars: 60 |
Has short parade lap: ❌ |
Opens: 2019-04-01 |
| charlotte 2018 legendsrclong |
Corners: 13 |
Pit-Stalls: 13 |
Grid-Stalls: 60 |
Has night lightning: ✅ |
Closes: 2019-12-31 |
[Retired] Legends RC Medium - 2018
| Layout |
Length |
Pit-Road |
Grid |
Misc |
Sim Dates |
 |
2.01 km |
Limit: 40.2 km/h |
Max Cars: 60 |
Has short parade lap: ❌ |
Opens: 2019-04-01 |
| charlotte 2018 legendsrcmed |
Corners: 11 |
Pit-Stalls: 18 |
Grid-Stalls: 60 |
Has night lightning: ✅ |
Closes: 2019-12-31 |
[Retired] Legends RC Short - 2018
| Layout |
Length |
Pit-Road |
Grid |
Misc |
Sim Dates |
 |
1.16 km |
Limit: 48.3 km/h |
Max Cars: 60 |
Has short parade lap: ❌ |
Opens: 2019-04-01 |
| charlotte 2018 legendsrcshort |
Corners: 7 |
Pit-Stalls: 21 |
Grid-Stalls: 60 |
Has night lightning: ✅ |
Closes: 2019-12-31 |
[Retired] Oval - 2018
| Layout |
Length |
Pit-Road |
Grid |
Misc |
Sim Dates |
 |
2.42 km |
Limit: 48.3 km/h |
Max Cars: 60 |
Has short parade lap: ❌ |
Opens: 2019-04-01 |
| charlotte 2018 oval |
Corners: 4 |
Pit-Stalls: 43 |
Grid-Stalls: 60 |
Has night lightning: ✅ |
Closes: 2019-12-31 |
[Retired] Rallycross
| Layout |
Length |
Pit-Road |
Grid |
Misc |
Sim Dates |
 |
1.34 km |
Limit: - km/h |
Max Cars: 16 |
Has short parade lap: ❌ |
Opens: 2020-04-01 |
| charlotte 2018 2019 rallycrosslong |
Corners: 7 |
Pit-Stalls: 16 |
Grid-Stalls: 16 |
Has night lightning: ❌ |
Closes: 2020-12-31 |
[Retired] Roval
| Layout |
Length |
Pit-Road |
Grid |
Misc |
Sim Dates |
 |
3.67 km |
Limit: 64.4 km/h |
Max Cars: 60 |
Has short parade lap: ✅ |
Opens: 2019-04-01 |
| charlotte 2018 2019 roval |
Corners: 12 |
Pit-Stalls: 42 |
Grid-Stalls: 60 |
Has night lightning: ✅ |
Closes: 2019-12-31 |
[Retired] Roval - 2018
| Layout |
Length |
Pit-Road |
Grid |
Misc |
Sim Dates |
 |
3.67 km |
Limit: 64.4 km/h |
Max Cars: 60 |
Has short parade lap: ✅ |
Opens: 2018-04-01 |
| charlotte 2018 roval |
Corners: 12 |
Pit-Stalls: 42 |
Grid-Stalls: 60 |
Has night lightning: ✅ |
Closes: 2018-12-31 |
[Retired] Roval Long - 2018
| Layout |
Length |
Pit-Road |
Grid |
Misc |
Sim Dates |
 |
3.90 km |
Limit: 64.4 km/h |
Max Cars: 60 |
Has short parade lap: ✅ |
Opens: 2019-04-01 |
| charlotte 2018 rovallong |
Corners: 18 |
Pit-Stalls: 42 |
Grid-Stalls: 60 |
Has night lightning: ✅ |
Closes: 2019-12-31 |