Charlotte Motor Speedway (iRacing)

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Charlotte Motor Speedway
Information
Location Concord, North Carolina
Country USA
Configurations
Oval (2018)
1.50 mi
2.41 km
Roval (2018)
2.28 mi
3.67 km
Roval (2019)
2.28 mi
3.67 km
Roval Long (2018)
2.42 mi
3.89 km
Legends RC Short (2018)
0.72 mi
1.16 km
Legends RC Medium (2018)
1.25 mi
2.01 km
Legends RC Long (2018)
1.50 mi
2.41 km
Legends Oval (2018)
0.25 mi
0.40 km
Rallycross (2018)
0.83 mi
1.33 km
Oval (2008)
1.5 mi
2.41 km
Road (2008)
2.25 mi
3.62 km
Infield Road (2008)
0.72 mi
1.16 km
Legends Oval (2008)
0.25 mi
0.4 km


Information

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, a year later the 1.5-mile the Charlotte Motor Speedway was in bankruptcy, done in by a huge infield rock formation that ballooned construction costs far beyond what its two founders had forecast.

Almost 50 years later nearly everything is different. More than 160,000 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. Everything is very different from 1960 except for one thing: Charlotte Motor Speedway is still owned by Bruton Smith.

These days Charlotte Motor Speedway is the queen of a publicly-traded motorsports empire controlled by Smith. Ousted from the track in 1962, Smith went on to a successful career in automotive retailing and by 1975 was able to buy back control. 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.

Today’s Charlotte Motor Speedway complex incorporates not just the 1.5-mile quad oval with its 24-degree banking in the corners and 5-degree banked straightaways, but a quarter-mile asphalt oval utilizing part of the speedway’s frontstretch and pit road.

The Roval configuration is a 17-turn, 2.28 mile track that challenges the best of drivers and team. 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 out brake each other.

Configurations

2018

2008

Race Results

eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series

Season Config Pole position Race Winner Broadcast
Driver Team
2010 Oval Derek Wood Richard Towler
Oval Richard Towler Brad Davies
2011 Oval Richard Towler Thomas Hazard
2012 Oval Brian Schoenburg Nick Ottinger
2013 Oval Joey Brown Joey Brown Last Row Motorsports
2014 Oval Ray Alfalla Danny Hansen JScho Motorsports
2015 Oval Corey Vincent Alex Warren Aftermath Motorsports
2016 Oval Kenny Humpe Kenny Humpe The TEAM
2017 Oval Dylan Duval Ray Alfalla Slip Angle Motorsports
2018 Oval Christian Challiner Nickolas Shelton Slip Angle Motorsports
2019 Oval Chris Shearburn Keegan Leahy G2 Esports
Roval Bobby Zalenski Bobby Zalenski Joe Gibbs Racing
2020 Oval Keegan Leahy Kollin Keister Roush Fenway Racing
Roval Bobby Zalenski Bobby Zalenski Virtual Racing School
2021 Oval Keegan Leahy Ray Alfalla Joe Gibbs Racing
2022 Oval Michael Conti Matt Bussa Mode Motorsports

iRacing Rallycross World Championship Series

Season Race Winner Broadcast
Driver Team
2021 Vicente Salas Elliott Sadler Esports