RACE SHOPS & MUSEUMS

          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.

www.raceshoptours.net

 

 

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.

www.bamracing.com

 

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 

www.cagnazziracing.com

 

Curb Museum of Motorsports & Music

600 Dale Earnhardt Blvd.

Kannapolis, NC

(704) 938-6121

Museum includes 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.

www.mikecurb.com

 

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.

www.daleearnhardt.com

 

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

www.earnhardtganassi.com  

www.chipganassiracing.com

 

Foyt Racing

128 Commercial Drive

Mooresville, NC 28115

Hours: M-F 9-11am & 1-5pm. 

Race shop of Larry Foyt. 

www.foytracing.com

 

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.  

www.gillettevernham.com

 

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.  

www.hendrickmotorsports.com

 

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

www.joegibbsracing.com

 

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.

www.dalejr.com

 

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. 

www.kurtbusch.com

 

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.

www.mb2motorsports.com

 

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.                 

www.raceworldusa.net

 

 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

www.ncarhof.com

 

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.

www.nascarhall.com

 

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.

www.penskeracing.com

 

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???

www.traviskvapil.com

 

 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

www.redbullracingusa.com

 

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.)

www.rcrracing.com

 

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

www.pettyracing.com

 

Robby Gordon Motorsports

10615 Twin Lakes Parkway
Charlotte, NC 28269

(704) 949-1255

www.robbygordon.com

 

 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

www.roushracing.com

 

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

www.sambass.com

 

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

www.stewarthaasracing.com

 

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

www.woodbrothersracing.com

 

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.

www.worldracinggroup.com

 

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)

www.yatesracing.com

 

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. 

www.600racing.com