List of sports venues in North Carolina
Current -- Race tracks
Table:
Venue
City/Town
Tenant/Use
Capacity
Miscellaneous

Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord
Oval racing,
Road racing
94,000-170,000[1]

North Wilkesboro Speedway
North Wilkesboro
Oval racing
40,000

Rockingham Speedway
Rockingham
Oval racing,
Road racing
34,500

zMax Dragway
Concord
Drag racing
30,000

Rockingham Dragway
Rockingham
Drag racing
30,000

Bowman Gray Stadium
Winston-Salem
Oval racing
17,000

Dirt Track @ Charlotte
Concord
Dirt racing
14,000

Hickory Motor Speedway
Newton
Oval racing
13,200

Orange County Speedway
Rougemont
Oval racing
12,400

Concord Motorsport Park
Midland
Oval racing
8,500

Ace Speedway
Altamahaw
Oval racing
5,000

Caraway Speedway
Sophia
Oval racing
4,000

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Charlotte Motor Speedway , formerly Lowe 's Motor Speedway , is a motorsports complex located in Concord , North Carolina 13 mi ( 21 km ) from Charlotte . The complex features a 1.5 mi ( 2.4 km ) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend , the NASCAR All-Star Race , and the Bank of America Roval 400 . The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area . The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports , Inc. ( SMI ) with Marcus G. Smith ( son of Bruton Smith ) as track president . The 2,000 acres ( 810 ha ) complex also features a state-of-the-art quarter mile ( 0.40 km ) drag racing strip , ZMAX Dragway . It is the only all-concrete , four-lane drag strip in the United States and hosts NHRA events . Alongside the drag strip is a state-of-the-art clay oval that hosts dirt racing including the World of Outlaws finals among other popular racing events .
Concord ( /ˈkɒn.kord/ ) is a city in Cabarrus County , in the U.S. state of North Carolina . As of the 2010 census , the city had a population of 79,066 , with an estimated population in 2018 of 94,546 . It is the county seat and the largest city in Cabarrus County . In terms of population , the city of Concord is the second-largest city in the Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area and is the 10th most populous city in North Carolina . In 2015 , WalletHub ranked Concord as the city with the 16th fastest growing economy in the United States . The city was a winner of the All-America City Award in 2004 . Located near the center of Cabarrus County in the Piedmont region , it is 20 miles ( 32 km ) northeast of Uptown Charlotte . Concord is the home to some of North Carolina 's top tourist destinations , including NASCAR 's Charlotte Motor Speedway and Concord Mills .
North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short track that held races in NASCAR 's top three series , including 93 Winston Cup Series races . The track , a NASCAR original , operated from 1949 , NASCAR 's inception , until the track 's closure in 1996 . The speedway briefly reopened in 2010 and hosted several Stock Car Series races , including the now-defunct ASA Late Model Series , USARacing Pro Cup Series , and PASS Super Late Models , before closing again in the spring of 2011 . The track is located on U.S. Route 421 , about five miles east of the town of North Wilkesboro , North Carolina . It measured 0.625 miles ( 1.006 km ) and featured a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch .
North Wilkesboro is a town in Wilkes County , North Carolina , United States . The population was approximately 4,116 at the 2000 census and is now 4,245 as of the 2010 census . North Wilkesboro is the birthplace and original home of Lowe 's Home Improvement , which continues to have a major presence in the community . The town is also known as one of the birthplaces of the sport of stock-car racing , and the North Wilkesboro Speedway was the first NASCAR-sanctioned track . Due to the town 's proximity to the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains and the numerous tourist venues there , North Wilkesboro has been nicknamed the Key to the Blue Ridge .
Rockingham Speedway , formerly North Carolina Motor Speedway and later North Carolina Speedway is a racetrack located near Rockingham , North Carolina . It is also known as the Rock and previously hosted Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series , NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series , ARCA , CARS Tour , and UARA-Stars races . The track opened as a flat , one-mile oval on October 31 , 1965 . In 1969 , the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked , D-shaped oval just over one mile in length . In 1997 , North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports , and was renamed North Carolina Speedway . Shortly thereafter , the infield was reconfigured , and competition on the infield road course , mostly by the SCCA , was discontinued . Until 2013 , it was home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School , The track was used often for television and movie filming . Currently , The Rock is undergoing renovations and updates by the current ownership in order to house large-scale racing events and festivals .
Rockingham is a city in Richmond County , North Carolina , United States named after the Marquess of Rockingham . The population was 9,558 at the 2010 census . It is the county seat of Richmond County .
Rockingham Dragway is an American auto racing facility , opened in 1970 . It is located in Rockingham , North Carolina . The drag racing venue has a capacity of 30,000 .
Bowman Gray Stadium is a NASCAR sanctioned 1⁄4-mile ( 0.40 km ) asphalt flat oval short track and longstanding football stadium located in Winston-Salem , North Carolina . It is one of stock car racing 's most legendary venues , and is referred to as NASCAR 's longest-running weekly race track . Bowman Gray Stadium is part of the Winston-Salem Sports and Entertainment Complex and is home of the Winston-Salem State University Rams football team . It was also the home of the Wake Forest University football team from 1956 until Groves Stadium ( later BB & T Field ) opened in 1968 . Bowman Gray Stadium was a popular venue for high school football in the 1970s and 1980s . Parkland and R.J. Reynolds High Schools shared Bowman Gray Stadium as their home field for high school football until the two schools built their own facility ( Deaton-Thompson Stadium ) in 1994 .
Winston-Salem is a city in and the county seat of Forsyth County , North Carolina , United States . With a 2018 estimated population of 246,328 it is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region , the fifth most populous city in North Carolina , the third largest urban area in North Carolina , and the eighty-ninth most populous city in the United States . With a metropolitan population of 676,673 it is the fourth largest metropolitan area in North Carolina . Winston-Salem is home to the tallest office building in the region , 100 North Main Street , formerly the Wachovia Building and now known locally as the Wells Fargo Center . Winston-Salem is called the Twin City for its dual heritage . Camel City is a reference to the city 's historic involvement in the tobacco industry related to locally based R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company 's Camel cigarettes . Many locals refer to the city as Winston in informal speech . Winston-Salem is also home to many colleges and institutions , most notably Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University . In 2012 , the city was listed among the ten best places to retire in the United States by CBS MoneyWatch . Winston-Salem has seen a surge in growth and revitalization in the downtown area with hotels , restaurants , and apartments under construction .
Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory , North Carolina . It is one of stock car racing 's most storied venues , and is often referred to as the World 's Most Famous Short Track and the Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars . The track first opened in 1951 as a 1⁄2-mile ( 0.80 km ) dirt track . Gwyn Staley won the first race at the speedway and later became the first track champion . Drivers such as Junior Johnson , Ned Jarrett , and Ralph Earnhardt also became track champions in the 1950s , with Earnhardt winning five of them . In 1953 , NASCAR 's Grand National Series ( later the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ) visited the track for the first time . Tim Flock won the first race at the speedway , which became a regular part of the Grand National schedule . After winning his track championship in 1952 , Junior Johnson became the most successful Grand National driver at Hickory , winning there seven times . The track has been re-configured three times in its history . The track became a 0.4-mile ( 644 meters ) dirt track in 1955 , which was paved for the first time during the 1967 season . In 1970 , the Hickory track was shortened to a length of 0.363 miles ( 584 meters ) . Hickory was dropped from the Grand National schedule after the 1971 season when R. J. Reynolds began sponsoring the series and dropped all races under 250 miles ( 402 kilometers ) from the schedule .
Newton is a city in Catawba County , North Carolina , United States . As of the 2010 census , the city had a population of 12,968 . It is the county seat of Catawba County . Newton is part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area and sometimes included as part of the Charlotte metropolitan area .
Orange County Speedway is a 3/8 mile ( 0.6 km ) asphalt oval in Orange County , North Carolina , near Rougemont . It first opened in 1966 as 1/4 mile ( 0.4 km ) and 5/8 mile ( 1.6 km ) dirt oval ( Trico Speedway ) , which operated until 1967 and 1973 , respectively . The facility was reopened and paved in 1983 . With a slogan of the fastest 3/8-mile race track in America , the oval features 19 degree banking through the turns and 16 degrees on the straightaways creating three distinct grooves making for very fast turns . The aluminum grandstands stretch from Turn 4 all the way down the front straightaway to Turn 1 . The speedway closed in 2003 , but reopened on March 11 , 2006 as an American Speed Association member track . Some of the most famous names in stock car racing have raced at the Orange County Speedway , including Dale Earnhardt , Jeff Gordon , Mark Martin , Davey and Donnie Allison , Dale Jarrett , Jeff and Ward Burton , Elliott and Hermie Sadler , Scott Riggs , Michael Waltrip , Todd Bodine , Kyle Petty and Bobby Labonte . Some more recent notable drivers include Timothy Peters , Darrell Bubba Wallace , Jr. , Ryan Blaney , Jeb Burton , Timmy Hill , Ryan Reed , Jesse Little and Gray Gaulding . David Pearson and Glen Wood raced at the speedway when it was a dirt track . The track currently runs a regular weekly show on the second and fourth Saturday night of each month , April thru October . The facility also hosts the PASS and CARS touring series .
Rougemont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place ( CDP ) in Durham and Person counties , North Carolina , United States . The population of the CDP was 978 at the 2010 census . An act to incorporate Rougemont as a town was introduced to the North Carolina General Assembly in 2011 .
Concord Speedway is a defunct motorsports facility located in the town of Midland , North Carolina , southeast of Concord , North Carolina . The complex featured a ​1⁄2-mile asphalt tri-oval and a ​1⁄4-mile asphalt oval . The complex was built in 1982 by Henry Furr , originally with the big track as a dirt ​4⁄10-mile oval . The track was later paved , and then reconfigured in 1991 as a ​1⁄2-mile tri-oval . The primary divisions for the half-mile shifted between Super Late Models , and Late Model Stock Cars . The small track was built first as a ​1⁄5-mile layout for go-kart racing in the mid to late 1980s , the track was reconfigured to add a 1/4-mile asphalt oval layout in the mid '90s - the bigger layout featured was loosely egg shaped around the ​1⁄5-mile oval - this layout traditionally hosted INEX Legends & INEX Bandoleros as the primary weekly division . The half-mile track was especially known for the Big 10 Series for Super Late Models , and the North-South Shootout event ( featuring multiple divisions - the marquee being a 125-lap Tour-type Modified race ) . The track closed in July of 2019 , and was sold to Copart
Midland is a town in southern Cabarrus County in the U.S. state of North Carolina . Located in the Charlotte region of North Carolina , Midland is a 30-minute commute to uptown Charlotte . The name of the town is derived from its location approximately halfway between Charlotte and Oakboro on the railroad line . The population was 3,073 at the 2010 census . Visitors and new residents to the area are often surprised to learn the local pronunciation of the town 's name . In local parlance , Midland is pronounced as a spondee , with nearly equal verbal emphasis on both first and last syllables . Other Midlands around the country , including those in Texas and Michigan , are generally pronounced with emphasis on the first syllable . While Midlanders may refer to MID-lind , Texas , they themselves live in MID-LAND , North Carolina . The U.S . Postal Service has maintained a post office in Midland for many years ( ZIP code 28107 ) , and rural mail routes extend from Midland into portions of four counties .
Ace Speedway is a 4/10 ( .400 ) mile oval stock car racing track in Altamahaw , North Carolina . The track was constructed by Roy Maddren and opened in 1956 as a 1/3 mile dirt oval . In 1984 , the track was expanded to a 3/8 mile dirt oval . In 1990 , under the ownership of Fred and Jim Turner , the track was paved and was under the NASCAR Winston Racing Series banner . In 1999 , the track was re-expanded to a 4/10 mile paved oval , the pits was expanded and other stuff was added to the track such as new bleachers . Currently , the track runs Late Model 's , Limited Sportsman , Modified 's , Mini-Stocks and X-Treme cars on a weekly schedule and has ISCARS , Mini-Cups , Flat Head Ford 's , Southern Ground Pounder 's , Mini-Trucks , Legend 's Cars and Bandolero 's on a part-time schedule . Touring series such as PASS ( Pro All Stars Series SLM ) , UARA , Rolling Thunder Modifieds as well .
Altamahaw is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Alamance County , North Carolina , United States . It is part of the Burlington , North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2010 census it had a population of 347 . The community was listed as Altamahaw-Ossipee at the 2000 census , at which time the population was 996 . The town of Ossipee incorporated in 2002 and currently has a population of 543 . The remainder of the territory was reassigned as the Altamahaw CDP .
Caraway Speedway is a short track located near Asheboro , North Carolina , U.S. Caraway Speedway was built in 1966 as a dirt track . The track was paved in 1972 and joined the NASCAR Weekly Series family as a .455 mile asphalt short track . Caraway Speedway was owned and operated by Russell and Valastra Hackett from 1977 to 2010 . Russell turned over operations to Darren and Renee Hackett for the 2011 season . Caraway Speedway hosts a variety of weekly series , several Whelen Southern Modified Series events , as well as other touring series . Saturday night events at 7:00 pm to allow fans to spend some time with their favorite drivers after the race .
Sophia is an unincorporated community in central Randolph County in the U.S. state of North Carolina . It is located along U.S. Highway 311 , just northwest of the route 's intersection of with I-73/I-74/US 220 and southeast of Archdale , North Carolina . It is the location of WGHP-TV 's ( Fox 8 ) television transmitter tower . In the late 1990s and early 2000s , Sophia citizens protested the North Carolina Department of Transportation ( NCDOT ) on its plan to route I-74 through the center of town , essentially removing the community from existence . After a hearing with locals , the NCDOT decided to shift the planned corridor about 1 mile to the north [ citation needed ] .