LOCAL RACE TRACKS
Concord Speedway
7940 US Highway 601 South
Concord, NC
(704) 782-4221
America’s Supershort track ( ¼ mile and ½ mile tracks )
Legends and Bandoleros. Pure Stocks and late models.
Lowe’s Motor Speedway at Charlotte
5555 Concord Pkwy South
Concord, NC 28027
(704) 455-3239
The 1.5 mile superspeedway hosts the NASCAR Sprint series
(The Coca-Cola 600 and The NASCAR Banking 500), The
All-star, Nationwide & Craftsman Truck Series racing. Food
Lion Auto Fair and Goodguys Southeastern Auto Show. The
Summer Shootout every Tuesday from June through August.
Tours available and gift shop.
Lowe’s Dirt Track
Bruton Smith Blvd.
Concord, NC 28027
(704) 455-3205
Venue for World of Outlaws (Topless Showdown and World
Of Outlaws Finals), Monster Trucks (Circle K Back to
School Monster Truck Bash), and Motocross on a four-tenths
red clay oval.
zMAX Dragway
Bruton Smith Blvd.
Concord, NC 28027
(704) 455-3205
September 17-20, 2009 Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. The
Top drivers from all four of NHRA’s professional categories:
Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle –
will descend on zMAX Dragway (the only four-lane, all
concrete, quarter-mile drag way surface) to begin the NHRA
Full Throttle Series countdown to the Championship
RACE SHOPS MUSEUMS, RACE PARK
OVER 90% OF NASCAR RACE SHOPS ARE WITHIN
50 MILES OF YATES FAMILY CAMPING
Race Shop Tours
(704) 788-8802
Let Trish do the driving and use her expertise to throughly
enjoy a day of touring our area’s exciting race shops.
Backing Up the Classics Auto Museum
4545 Highway 29
Concord, NC 28027
(704) 788-9500
Over 50 vehicles on display.
Classics, Antiques,‘50’s ,‘60’s, Muscle Cars
http://www.backingupclassics.com
BAM Racing
11881 Vance Davis Drive
Charlotte, NC 28269
(704) 947-9696
Hours: M-F 9am-5pm (call to confirm)
Home of Team #49 car race team. Viewing windows.
Bill Davis Racing
300 Old Thomasville Rd.
High Point, NC 27260
(336) 887-2222
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
Race shop for Dave Blaney #22, Jacques Villeneuve #27.
Open shop areas and souvenir shop.
Cagnazzi Racing
312 Rolling Hill Road
Mooresville, NC 28115
(704) 663-2673
Home of the 2007 NHRA World Champion Pro Stock Drag Racing Team
Curb Museum of Motorsports & Music
600 Dale Earnhardt Blvd.
Kannapolis, NC
(704) 938-6121
The #2 car Dale Earnhardt drove in his first Winston Cup
Championship and the #43 car Richard Petty drove in his
199th win at Dover, Delaware.
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
1675 Dale Earnhardt Highway #3
Mooresville, NC 28115
(704) 662-8000 (877) 334-9663
Dale Earnhardt, Inc. has grown to be one of the premier
NASCAR race teams housed on 14 acres of land utilizing
240,000 sq. feet of building space. Race shop for Regan
Smith #01 Mark Martin #8, and Paul Menard #15.
Showroom features ever-changing Dale Earnhardt
exhibits and gift shop.
Earnhardt-Ganassi with Felix Sabates
8500 Westmoreland Dr. NW
Concord, NC
(704) 662-9642
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm; closed for lunch.
Extended hours during race events.
Admission: Free
Race shop for Dario Franchitti #40, Reed Sorenson #43,
Juan Pablo Montoya, #42
Viewing area and gift shop
Foyt Racing
128 Commercial Drive
Mooresville, NC 28115
Hours: M-F 9-11am & 1-5pm.
Race shop of Larry Foyt.
Gillett Evernham Motorsports
320 Aviation Drive
Statesville, NC 28677
Phone: 704-924-9404
Hours: M-F 9am-5pm. Closed 1-2pm for lunch. Call ahead
Race shop for Patrick Carpentier #10, Kasey Kahne #9,
Elliott Sadler #19. Showroom, shop and viewing area.
Hall of Fame Racing
9900 Twin Lakes Parkway
Charlotte, NC 28269
(704) 947-0960
Hours: Monday-Friday 6:30am-3:30pm
Race shop for #96 JJ Yeley. Viewing window and gift shop.
www.hallofracing.com site under construction
Hendrick Motorsports
4400 Papa Joe Hendrick Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28262
Less than 3 miles from Yates
Family Camping
(704) 455-3400 (877) 467-4890
Hours: M-F 9am to 5pm Sat. 10am to 4pm.
Admission: Free
Viewing areas, museum, gift shop, snack area
A “must see” for all stock car racing fans.
Museum Highlights:
Jeff Gordon’s Daytona 500 winning car,
Terry Labonte’s Iron Man machine, “Driver Zones”
featuring souvenirs, stock cars, trophies, graphics
and video for drivers Casey Mears, Jeff Gordon,
Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr.,
Chevy Lumina from the film Days of Thunder
“Exploded” car display featuring components used in a
200 mph NEXTEL Cup racing machine, Helmet and
Fire Suit Displays, Mr. Hendrick’s historic cars,
Display featuring 1:24th scale replicas of every car ran
at Hendrick Motorsports, Interactive Video Exhibits
Viewing areas for each Hendrick Motorsports race shop
provide fans a unique behind-the-scenes peek as teams
prepare cars for each race weekend.
The Hendrick Team Store offers a large variety of
collectibles from drivers including Mark Martin #5,
Jeff Gordon #24, Jimmie Johnson #48, and
Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88.
Joe Gibbs Racing
13415 Reese Blvd. West
Huntersville, NC 28078
(704) 944-5000
Hours: M-F 9am-4PM
Admission: Free
Denny Hamlin #11, Kyle Busch #18, Joey Logano #20
Large viewing area and gift shop
JR Motorsports/JR Nation
349 Cayuga Dr.
Mooresville, NC 28117
(704) 799-4800 (866) JRM-8883
Hours: M-F 9am-5:30pm, Sat. 10am-4pm
JR Motorsports is Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s racing operation
headquarters, with teams competing at different levels
in the stock car racing ranks, including two NASCAR
Nationwide Series teams. This facility holds all of the
teams, business operations and JR Nation, which is a
retail store offering only merchandise of Dale Earnhardt Jr.
and his JR Motorsports brand.
Kurt Busch Inc.
151 Lugnut Lane
Mooresville, NC 28115
(704) 799-2428
This is Busch’s PERSONAL race shop. Its public
showroom displays such vehicles as the first care he
raced in, his Victory Lane flags and die casts of every
race car he’s driven. Fans can look through a glass window
into the bay where Busch parks his race car hauler and
practices his baseball swing when the hauler is away.
Behind that is Busch’s personal-and private-shop area
where he restores cars and relaxes on a sofa. He keeps
several cars most special to him there, including the
‘64 Volkswagen Bug he drove in high school.
MB2 Motorsports
1035 Mecklenburg Hwy/Rte 115
Mooresville, NC 28115
(704) 720-0733
Hours: M-F 8am-11:30am & 12:30pm-5pm.
Free admission.
Race shop for Joe Nemechek #01, Sterling Marlin #14,
Boris Said #36. Showroom, gift shop and viewing windows.
Michael Waltrip’s RaceWorld USA
20310 Chartwell Center Dr.
Cornelius, NC 28031
(704) 897-5555
Hours: M-S 9am-6pm
Fans can learn the inner-workings of a NASCAR Sprint Cup team.
All-access behind the scenes experience. ( Michael Waltrip#55,
Dale Jarret #44 and David Reutimann #00) Twenty-five minutes
from Yates Family Camping.
NASCAR Hall of Fame
500 S. Brevard Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Hours: GRAND OPENING MAY 11, 2010
General Admission: starting at $19.95 Charter membership: $50.00
In uptown Charlotte, museum, theatre, race simulators, and
exhibits devoted to preserving the past and promoting all things
NASCAR. Restuarant and gift shop.
NASCAR Speedpark
8461 Concord Mills Blvd,
Concord, NC
(704) 979-6770
Inside and outside tracks and rides
NASCAR Reactor Simulators
N.C. Auto Racing Hall of Fame
119 Knob Hill Road - Lakeside Park
Mooresville, NC 28117
(704) 663-5331
Features over 35 race cars dedicated to all types of auto racing.
Gift shop
Penske Racing, Inc.
200 Penske Way,
Mooresville, NC 28115
(704) 663-3700
Hours: M-F 8am-5pm
Kurt Busch #2, David Stremme #12, Sam Hornish Jr. #77
Viewing window and catwalk overlooking the shop. Gift shop.
PPI Motorsports
3051 1st Avenue Court SE
Hickory, NC 28602
Toll-Free: (828) 267-0250
Hours: M-F 9-11:30am & 12:30-4:30pm.
Race shop for Travis Kvapil #32. #28 yates racing???
Red Bull Racing Team
136 Knob Hill Rd.
Lakeside Business Park
Mooresville, NC 28117
(704) 662-3566
Admission: Free
Gift store will feature merchandise for Scott Speed #82
and Brian Vickers #83
Richard Childress Racing
236 Industrial Dr.
Welcome (Randleman), NC
(800) 476-3389 (336) 731-3334
Hours: Shop: M-F 8am-5pm
Museum: M-F 9am-5pm, Sat. 9am-3pm
(Last ticket to museum sold 1/2 hour prior to closing.)
Casey Mears #07, Kevin Harvick #29, Jeff Burton #31, Clint
Bowyer #33 Shop building with fan walk and museum
(Childress Vineyards are a 10 minute drive away.)
Richard Petty Motorsports
320 Aviation Dr
Statesville, NC
(704) 975-2321
Kasey Kahne #9, Elliot Sadler #19, Reed Sorenson #43, A.J.
Allmendinger #44 Showroom, shop and viewing area
www.richardpettymotorsports.com
Richard Petty Museum
142 W. Academy
Randleman, NC
(336) 495-1143
Robby Gordon Motorsports
10615 Twin Lakes Parkway
Charlotte, NC 28269
(704) 949-1255
Roush Fenway Racing Team Shops
4600 Roush Place NW
Concord, NC 28027
(704) 720-4600
Hours: M-F 9am-5pm
Viewing area for David Regan #6, Greg Biffle #16, Matt
Keneseth #17, Jamie McMurray #25, Carl Edwards #99
located at 4202 Roush Place NW, Concord, NC
Free self-guided tour of museum and theatre. Retail store
Sam Bass Gallery
6104 Performance Dr. SW.
Concord, NC
(704) 455-6915
Hours: T-F 10am - 12:30pm & 1:30pm - 5pm
Works of the first officially licensed artist in NASCAR
Stewart-Haas Racing
6001 Haasway
Kannapolis, NC 28081
(704) 652-4227
Hours: M-F 8am-5pm call to confirm.
Admission: Free
Tony Stewart #14, Ryan Newman #39
Show room, gift shop and viewing areas
Whiskey River
210 E Trade St, #208a
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 749-1097
Rock and country music, VIP tables and mechanical bull riding, live music
and electrifying DJs, Situated in the EpiCentre views of Uptown Charlotte.
www.whiskyrivercharlotte.com
Wood Brothers Racing
7201 Caldwell Rd.
Harrisburg, NC 28075
(704) 456-1421
Hours: M-F 8am-12:30pm and 1:30-5pm
Viewing window, showroom, gift shop
World Racing Group
7575 West Winds Blvd.
Suite D
Concord, NC 28027
Phone: 704-795-7223
Hours: M-F 8:30am-5:30pm
World Racing Group (WRG) is the world leader in the sanctioning
and promotion of dirt track auto racing. WRG owns the touring
series for each of the top three divisions in dirt track racing - The
Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, World
of Outlaws Late Model Series and the Advance Auto Parts Super
DIRTcar Series. WRG also sanctions weekly racing action at over
120 tracks throughout the United States and Canada under the
DIRTcar Racing banner.
Yates Racing
7065 Zephyr Place
Concord, NC 28025
(704) 706-2120
Hours: M-F 9am-noon, 2-4pm Call to confirm.
Admission: Free
Travis Kvapil #28, Bobby Labonte #96, Paul Menard #98
Large viewing area and display in lobby (free)
600 Racing
5245 Hwy 49
Harrisburg, NC 28075
(704) 455-3896
Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm,
Saturday 9am-2pm (seasonal)
Admission: Free
This is the home of the Legends, Bandolero and Thunder
Roadster cars. Tour the manufacturing facility and see the building
of the cars that offer the thrill of big-time professional racing.
Extensive souvenir shop.
RACING EXPERIENCES
Buck Baker Racing School
5555 Concord Pkwy South
Concord, NC 28027
(800) 529- BUCK
At Lowe’s Motor Speedway driving experiences and training
for competitions
Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure
5555 Concord Pkwy South
Concord, NC 28027
(800) GO-RACE1
At Lowe’s Motor Speedway drive or ride in a stock car.
Dirt Track Racing School
6335 Union Road
Gastonia, NC 28054
(704) 728-2969
Offers both racers and racing fans alike the chance to drive
on dirt in three different types of racecars. Students can drive
an open-wheel Modified, a Late Model and a Sprint Car.
Classes do not require any prior racing experience.
www.driveondirt.com
Doug Foley’s Drag Racing School At the zMAX
zMAX Dragway
Bruton Smith Blvd.
Concord, NC 28027
(866) DRAGSTER
Dragster Experience
Dragster Ride Along
Licensing Courses
Endurance Karting November 13-15, 2009
Lowe’s Motor Speedway
5555 Concord Pkwy South
Concord, NC 28027
(866) 722-3669
Endurance Races Racing School
Family/Kids Race Camp
Arrive and Drive racing
Fast Track High Performance Driving School
5540 Morehead Rd.
Harrisburg, NC 28075
(704) 455-1700
Drive or ride in a stock car (basic oval course or Thunder
course laps)
Legends Car Driving School
Speedway Club at Lowe’s Motor Speedway
5555 Concord Pkwy South
Concord, NC 28027
(704) 455-3896
Bandolero Camp for kids (must be at least 49 inches tall
and 8 years of age with birth certificate and signature of
both parents)
NASCAR Racing Experience
5555 Concord Pkwy South
Concord, NC 28027
(704)455-3239
(877)722-3527
Assorted driving experience packages
www.nascarracingexperience.com
Richard Petty Driving Experience
6022 Victory Lane SW.
Concord, NC
(704) 455-9443
Driving Experiences
Ride-Along Experiences
SpeedTech Auto Racing Schools, Inc.
1000 Mooresville Road,
Kannapolis, NC 28081
(877)807-7333
Driving experiences
| You can send your hats, t-shirts, and other items to be signed. | ||
| But it may take a year to get them back! | ||
| Aric Almirola | 704-720-0733 | 1035 Mecklenburg Hwy., Moooresville, NC 28115 |
| Marcos Ambrose | 704-456-1221 | 7201 Caldwell St., Harrisburg, NC 28075 |
| Greg Biffle | 704-720-4200 | 4202 Roush Pl., Concord, NC 28027 |
| Dave Blaney | 336-887-2222 | 300 Old Thomasville Rd., High Point, NC 27260 |
| Clint Bowyer | 336-731-3334 | 425 Industrial Dr., Welcome, NC 27374 |
| Jeff Burton | 336-731-3334 | 425 Industrial Dr., Welcome, NC 27374 |
| Kurt Busch | 704-664-2300 | 200 Penske Way, Mooresville, NC 28115 |
| Kyle Busch | 704-994-5000 | 13415 Reese Blvd. W., Huntersville, NC 28078 |
| Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 704-453-2505 | 4325 Papa Joe Hendrick Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28262 |
| Carl Edwards | 704-720-4100 | 4101 Roush Pl., Concord, NC 28027 |
| David Gilliland | 704-706-2120 | 7065 Zephyr Pl., Concord, NC 28027 |
| Jeff Gordon | 704-455-0324 | 4325 Papa Joe Hendrick Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28262 |
| Robby Gordon | 704-949-1255 | 10615 Twin Lakes Pkwy., Charlotte, NC 28221 |
| Denny Hamlin | 704-944-5000 | 13415 Reese Blvd. W., Huntersville, NC 28078 |
| Kevin Harvick | 336-731-3334 | 425 Industrial Blvd., Welcome, NC 27374 |
| Sam Hornish, Jr. | 704-664-2300 | 200 Penske Way Mooresville, NC 28115 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 704-455-0324 | 4400 Papa Joe Hendrick Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28262 |
| Kasey Kahne | 704-924-9404 | 320 Aviation Dr., Statesville, NC 28677 |
| Matt Kenseth | 704-720-4100 | 4201 Roush Pl., Concord, NC 28027 |
| Travis Kvapil | 704-706-2120 | 7065 Zephyr Pl.,Concord, NC 28027 |
| Bobby Labonte | 704-663-4343 | 112 Byers Creek Rd., Mooresville, NC 28078 |
| Joey Logano | 704-944-5000 | 3415 Reese Blvd. W., Huntersville, NC 28078 |
| Mark Martin | 704-453-2505 | 4400 Papa Joe Hendrick Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28262 |
| Jamie McMurray | 704-720-4200 | 4201 Roush Pl., Concord, NC 28027 |
| Casey Mears | 336-731-3334 | 425 Industrial Blvd., Welcome, NC 27374 |
| Paul Menard | ||
NASCAR Hall of Fame
500 S. Brevard Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Hours: GRAND OPENING MAY 11, 2010
General Admission: starting at $19.95 Charter membership: $50.00
In uptown Charlotte, museum, theatre, race simulators, and
exhibits devoted to preserving the past and promoting all things
NASCAR. Restuarant and gift shop.
