Talk:Charlotte Speedway

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Site of the first ever NASCAR race needs more than stub status.

High Importance[edit]

This article should be Top importance. The track is one of the oldest in the sports, holds the All star race, and one of the 4 crown jewels in NASCAR, the World 600. This deserves Top status. Casey14 00:35, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is the old track in Charlotte, the site of the first NEXTEL Cup race. You are thinking of Lowe's Motor Speedway. Royalbroil 15:39, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Photo Request[edit]

I am requesting an image of the historical marker marking the first NASCAR "Strictly Stock" (now NEXTEL Cup) race at the track. [1] Royalbroil 15:39, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The best I can come up with is a 1950 USGS Aerial Photo of the track. I hope it's to your satisfaction. Sawblade5 ⁽^{talk to me} ^| ^{my wiki life}⁾ 21:34, 15 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Coordinates[edit]

The coordinates need the following fixes:

The coordinates in the Charlotte Speedway article point to "The Dirt Track at Lowes Motor Speedway" in Concord, NC.

http://www.lowesmotorspeedway.com/the_dirt_track/

Charlotte Speedway no longer exists. It held it's last race in 1956. The correct approximate coordinates are: 35.238517 -80.943757 ESPN's NASCAR Now aired a piece on the history of the 3/4 mile track today. The son of the track's owner described the layout of the track to a reporter. The grandstands were parallel to I-85. The following link confirms the approximate location (Little Lock+Wilkinson Ave). http://www.autoracingrecords.com/arr/tracks.php?lid=27282 69.23.143.137 (talk) 16:02, 24 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done. BrainMarble (talk) 03:07, 21 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]