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Charlotte Motor Speedway Erecting World's Largest HD Screen

CONCORD, N.C. -- Three tour buses slowly circled Charlotte Motor Speedway Tuesday and stopped on the backstretch, disgorging dozens of media members into the cold winter air next to the construction site of billionaire O. Bruton Smith's latest promotional extravaganza -- the world's HD largest video board. This...

Charlotte Track Sponsor Future Unclear

The "Lowe's" in Concord, N.C.'s Lowe's Motor Speedway may or may not be around in 2010, depending on who you've listened to this weekend. Bruton Smith -- he's the owner of the LMS' parent company Speedway Motorsports Inc. -- said Saturday that he doesn't envision seeing the home improvement store chain involved with the...

Bruton Smith Rips NASCAR Again

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- NASCAR has a "town hall meeting" scheduled with its drivers next week. The sport's longtime rival, Bruton Smith, held one of his own Saturday.Smith, the outspoken, multimillionaire chairman of Speedway Motorsports Inc., ripped NASCAR for choosing not to disclose the banned substance involved in driver...

Sprint Cup at Kentucky? No Thanks

Consider the effort to get NASCAR Sprint Cup racing in the Bluegrass State officially underway.Monday, Speedway Motorsports Incorporated's Bruton Smith talked at Lowe's Motor Speedway about how he's revamping his recent Kentucky Speedway purchase, and more importantly, his plan to lobby NASCAR for a Sprint Cup date at the...

Bruton Smith's Logic for Moving NASCAR Finale Not Enough

Whether you always agree with Bruton Smith or not, you've got to appreciate the way he keeps NASCAR's power brokers honest and on their toes.This week the outspoken and oft-controversial Smith suggested that NASCAR move the season finale from Homestead-Miami Speedway back to Atlanta Motor Speedway, where the champion was...

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05/31/12 Trimming NASCAR's schedule would be easier said than... Source: The Mississippi Press - Pascagoula MS Starting with February's Speed Weeks at Daytona, the season chugs along until the weekend before Thanksgiving.
05/22/12 Sunday traffic impact (Coca-Cola 600) Source: WSOC TV - NASCAR Major delays are expected in the Speedway area from Noon through 6 p.m., and again after 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 27th.
05/21/12 Saturday traffic impact (History 300) Source: ABC - WSOC 9 - Charlotte NC Major delays are expected in the Speedway area from 11 a.m. through 2 p.m., and from 4:30 p.m. through 7 p.m. NCDOT predicts significant congestion as race traffic collides with the usual Concord Mills weekend rush.
05/17/12 Hinton: Let there be lights ... Source: ESPN - NASCAR He had been knocked unconscious moments after taking the checkered flag in a slam-bang finish with Kyle Petty.
05/14/12 Race Traffic: Avoiding race traffic Source: ABC - WSOC 9 - Charlotte NC The best way to avoid getting caught in race traffic is to avoid traveling between Charlotte and Concord on race weekend.