What is Charlotte Motor Speedway?
{{Motorsport venue | Name = Charlotte Motor Speedway | Image = [[File:Lowesmotorspeedway.jpg|center|300px|Satellite image]]<br>[[File:Charlotte Motor Speedway logo.svg|300px]] | Location = 5555 Concord Parkway South<br>[[Concord, North Carolina]], 28027 | Broke_ground = 1959 | Opened = 1960 | Owner = [[Speedway Motorsports, Inc.]] | Operator = Speedway Motorsports, Inc. | Construction_cost = [[United States dollar|$]]1.25 million | Architect = [[Bruton Smith]] and [[Curtis Turner]] | Former_names = Charlotte Motor Speedway (1960–1998, 2010–present)<br>Lowe's Motor Speedway (1998–2009) | Events = '''[[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series]]'''<br> '''NASCAR [[Xfinity Series]]'''<br /> '''NASCAR [[Camping World Truck Series]]'''<br /> '''NASCAR [[Whelen Southern Modified Tour]]'''<br /> '''[[NHRA]] [[Mello Yello Drag Racing Series]]'''<br /> '''[[World of Outlaws]]''' | Capacity = 134,000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/fans/speedway_facts/ |title=Speedway Facts |publisher=Speedway Motorsports, Inc. |access-date=19 May 2015 |archive-date=30 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530050458/http://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/fans/speedway_facts/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | Layout1 = Quad oval | Surface = Asphalt | Turns = 4 | Miles_first = True | Length_mi = 1.5 | Length_km = 2.4 | Banking = Turns: 24° <br>Straights: 5° | Record_time = 0:24.490 | Record_driver = [[Tony Stewart]] | Record_team = [[Team Menard]] | Record_year = [[1998 Indy Racing League season|1998]] | Record_class = [[IndyCar Series]] | Layout2 = ZMAX Dragway | Surface2 = Asphalt | Miles_first2 = False | Length_mi2 = 0.25 | Length_km2 = 0.4 | Banking2 =8000$ | Layout3 = The Dirt Track | Surface3 = Clay | Miles_first3 = True | Length_mi3 = 0.4 |