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Post by MTwomn on May 23, 2021 15:12:54 GMT -5
Sunday May 30, 2021
6:00 pm EDT
Heading to the home of NASCAR, the 1.5 mile quad oval track in Concord, North Carolina.
The track became the first modern superspeedway to host night racing when lights were installed in 1992.
In February 1999, Lowe's bought the naming rights to the speedway, making it the first race track in the country with a corporate sponsor. Lowe's chose not to renew its naming rights after the 2009 NASCAR season. The track reverted to its original name, Charlotte Motor Speedway, in 2010.
On May 20, 2000, fans were crossing a pedestrian bridge from the track to a nearby parking lot after a NASCAR all-star race. An 80-foot section of the walkway fell onto a highway. In total, 107 fans were injured at Lowe's Motor Speedway when the bridge dropped 17 feet to the ground. The incident is considered one of the biggest disasters in NASCAR history.
Pick your top five for this night race.
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Post by Chris18 on May 23, 2021 16:07:16 GMT -5
Charlotte! Wish I could be there!
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Post by diane44fan on May 24, 2021 15:39:51 GMT -5
Mine 11 18 19 20 21
Jerry 5 8 9 24 48
Smokewillrise 4 5 10 21 41
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Post by Fire21 on May 27, 2021 9:55:07 GMT -5
Probly won't be around for chat...will have family in town for granddaughter's graduation party.
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Post by grandmaoffive on May 29, 2021 10:59:03 GMT -5
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Thanks for the Charlotte Motor Speedway history nugget, Ilene!š
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Post by MTwomn on May 29, 2021 16:22:48 GMT -5
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Post by 88cars38 on May 30, 2021 6:59:02 GMT -5
4 5 9 19 24
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Post by MTwomn on May 30, 2021 22:05:19 GMT -5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Congratulations Jerry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fourth win of the season and third week in a row. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry, you need to stop using the crystal ball. It is not fair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Congratulations grandmaoffive. This is the second week in a row you finished 1 point behind Jerry. Get that crystal ball from him. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry has been using the same drivers all season while grandmaoffive recalculates every week. This shows that both methods work.
21 Jerry 22 grandmaoffive 45 Chris18 46 88cars38 52 MTwomn 69 Fire21 77 diane44fan 77 Smokewillrise
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Post by Fire21 on May 31, 2021 10:42:27 GMT -5
My word...a threepeat!! That's amazing, Jerry, and your scores have been so low! Congratulations are definitely in order!!
Grandma, you also deserve recognition. Being that close to multiple wins has got to be frustrating to you.
Both of you hang in there, but I'm still rooting for ME!!
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Post by diane44fan on May 31, 2021 16:12:23 GMT -5
Congratulations Babe! He says thanks for the congrats!
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