Charlotte Motor Speedway (iRacing)

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

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  Oval

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  Roval (2018)

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  Roval (2019)

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  Roval Long

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  Legends RC Short

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  Legends RC Medium

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  Legends RC Long

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  Legends Oval

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  Rallycross

2008

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  Oval

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  Road

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  Infield Road

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  Legends Oval

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