NASCAR will this weekend travel to Concord, North Carolina for a doubleheader at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR Xfinity Series and Sprint Cup Series will both race this weekend while the Truck Series is off. Charlotte Motor Speedway, formerly Lowe´s Motor Speedway, opened for racing in 1960. The track is quad oval shaped and is 2.4 km (1.5 mile) long. Surface is asphalt with four turns. Banking in turns are 24° and in the straights 5°. Track record, for NASCAR Series, is held by Kurt Busch with 198.771 mph. The stands currently capacity are 94 000 seats.
Weekend Schedule for Charlotte Motor Speedway
Series: Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series
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Note: Times in CET and EST
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6
19.30-20.55 | 1:30-2:55 p.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
21.00- 21.55 | 3-3:55 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
23.30- 00.55 | 5:30-6:55 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
01.20 | 7:20 p.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
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19.00 | 1 p.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
20.30 | 2:30 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7
21.30-22.25 | 3:30-4:25 p.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series second practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
22.45 | 4:45 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
00.30-01.25 | 6:30-7:25 p.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
02.00 | 8 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series Drive for the Cure 300 Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC (200 laps, 200 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
01.00 | 7 p.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bank of America 500 (334 laps, 501 miles), NBC/NBC Sports App / VIASAT SPORT LIVE 24.00 (Sweden)
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