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Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowes Motor Speedway) is a speedway (Oval track) in Concord, North Carolina, north of Charlotte. It features a convert1.5mikmadj=on long quad-oval track that seats 115,000 people, with room for 50,000 more spectators in the infield. Constructed in 1959, it was the first speedway to host nighttime superspeedway racing (in 1992) in the "modern era," the first being the now defunct Raleigh Speedway (Raleigh_Speedway) in 1958, and to offer year-round residences (in 1984) with 52 condominium (condominium (housing))s available over turn one. It is owned by Speedway Motorsports (Speedway Motorsports, Inc.), which has its corporate headquarters on the same property. The speedway is considered the home base of NASCAR,By whomdate=May 2010 with 90% of NASCAR teams being based within convert50mikm.

In February 1999, Lowes bought the naming rights to the speedway, making it the first race track in the country with a corporate sponsor. Lowes chose not to renew its naming rights after the 2009 NASCAR season. The track reverted to its original name, Charlotte Motor Speedway, in 2010.

Along with the main oval, the speedway also has a convert2.25mikmadj=on road course in the infield, a convert0.6mikmadj=on kart course in the infield, a quarter-mile oval using part of the front stretch and pit road, and an convert0.2mikmadj=on oval outside turn three. Also, across U.S. Highway 29 from the speedway, is a convert0.4mikmadj=on dirt track that opened in May 2000. The convert0.25mikmadj=on oval located between the frontstretch and pit road was constructed in 1991 for a legends race which was part of the Winston (NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race) weekend. It was designed after Bowman-Gray Stadium. Also on the speedway grounds is a four lane dragstrip named zMax Dragway which opened in September 2008.

In 2005, the surface of the circuit had started to wear from its last paving in mid-1994, resulting in the tracks treatment in a diamond-grinding process to smooth out bumps. This process, known as levigation, caused major tire problems during both NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series (now Sprint Cup Series) events there, with a record 22 cautions at the showcase Coca-Cola 600, which is considered one of the top five annual NASCAR races. It was the first Sprint Cup Series event to go more than five hours (excluding red flags) in 25 years. Speed increases were also a result of the levigation. After the problem with the tires, the speedway was repaved in 2006. Speedway President H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler retired following the Coca-Cola 600 on May 25, 2008 and was replaced by Marcus Smith.

At the end of 2008, CMS reduced capacity by about 25,000. They cited reduced ticket sales as the cause. CMS expects to increase demand for seats by decreasing the number. In addition, they upgraded the front stretch seats from 18 inch fold down seats to 22 inch stadium style seats. In turns 1 and 2 the stands were converted into a luxury lot.