About The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway
The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway sits across a highway from Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, right next to the Morrison Motor Car Museum (for those who love all things cars) and just a 20-minute drive northeast of sparkling downtown Charlotte. Like the speedway itself, The Dirt Track is referred to as America's Home for Racing. The clay oval track covers four-tenths of a mile and can seat close to 14,000 (usually highly enthusiastic) fans at capacity.
The Dirt Track proudly hosts a variety of rowdy events that thrill entertainment-seekers who like things loud, adrenaline-filled, and (of course) dirty. Notably, The Dirt Track hosts the Can-Am World Finals, a once-a-year championship event for World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models and Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds. The Dirt Track has also brought Monster Trucks and motorcycling stars from AMA Pro Flat Track to North Carolina with a championship Monster Truck spectacular gracing the track annually.
Lug Nut — with a shiny silver head shaped like, you guessed it, a lug nut and a suit of glimmering blue spandex — is the mascot for Charlotte Motor Speedway as well as The Dirt Track.
History of The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway
To the excitement of many of its regular attendees, Charlotte Motor Speedway announced it was building a complementary dirt track in 1999, and The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway was completed in May of the following year.
Auto-racing promoter H.A. Wheeler, who previously served as the president and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway, collaborated with late promoter Earl Baltes on the track's design. Baltes was named the grand marshal for The Dirt Track's inaugural event. Greg Walter was promoted to executive vice president and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway in October 2018 and oversees operations at The Dirt Track.
