Charlotte Motor Speedway by Deb Williams

Charlotte Motor Speedway by Deb Williams

When Charlotte Motor Speedway opened in June 1960, the track built by Bruton Smith and Curtis Turner became a cornerstone in the decade that launched NASCAR's superspeedway era. Stock car racing's first paved 1.5-mile track immediately grabbed the motorsports world's attention with the young sport's longest event--a 600-mile race. And the track never left the spotlight, despite struggling through several years of bankruptcy. After regaining control of his beloved track in 1975, Smith, along with former speedway general manager H.A. Humpy Wheeler and current president Marcus Smith, transformed the facility into a groundbreaking showplace with trackside condominiums, a 16,000-square-foot high-definition television screen, the luxurious Speedway Club, VIP suites, stadium seating, and the first superspeedway in NASCAR's modern era to host night racing. The historic speedway has always been a favorite with Hollywood filmmakers and in recent years has expanded into a multiuse motorsports facility.

Williams, Deb: - Deb Williams is a freelance writer and consultant who currently is a senior writer with RacinToday.com, a feature writer for National Speed Sport News and FasTrack. She has written track program articles for the Charlotte Motor Speedway, Darlington Raceway and many others. Darrell Waltrip is one of the most celebrated NASCAR drivers of all time. His 84 NASCAR victories place him second only to Jeff Gordon in the history of the modern NASCAR era. His best course was the Charlotte Motor Speedway, where he is a five-time winner of the Coca-Cola 600. He currently is a lead NASCAR broadcaster for Fox Sports.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781467126366
ISBN 10	1467126365
Title	Charlotte Motor Speedway
Author	Deb Williams
Series	Images Of Modern America Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Arcadia Publishing
Year published	2017-04-10
Number of pages	95
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