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Why do they mention the zMax dragway, but not the Dirt Track at Lowes Motor Speedway? The dirt track was there first, and hosts World of Outlaw sprint car and late model events. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.0.64.154 ( talk) 17:38, 14 October 2009 (UTC)
A pedestrian bridge here collapsed in 1999 or 2000, injuring some 80 people; we should include something on that. -- Golbez ( talk) 14:58, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
I'll be doing some major cleanup and rewrite of this article over the next few days. Already have a good portion of it outlined and written outside of wiki. For anyone watching the page, expect a huge improvement soon, with goal of GA status. Lvi56 ( talk) 09:08, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
I've hidden and removed the Nascar stats. Kept some hidden for future reference if needed by other editors. Removed list of race winners, such lists are usually included on the race pages. Lvi56 ( talk) 21:16, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
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Indy Racing League races were held at the circuit in 1997 and 1998, with Buddy Lazier and Kenny Bräck winning the mid-summer Saturday night 500k (208 lap) races on the circuit. In 1999, the race was moved to the first weekend in May, the last race before the Indianapolis 500. On the 61st lap, a crash led to a car losing a tire, which was then propelled into the stands by another car. Three spectators were killed and eight others were injured in the incident.
As reported by IRL announcer Mike King, grandstands in the apex of Turn 1 were closed, but seats in Turns 1 and 2 past the apex were open. Seats outside of Turn 4 were also closed. When attendance grew beyond the 50,000 expected for the race, extra sections of stands were opened, and one of them was the section of track where the debris flew in Turn 4. Buddy Lazier was leading the race at the time of the caution for the Lap 62 crash involving Stan Wattles and John Paul Jr. when Wattles’ rear suspension failed, with the right rear wheel assembly hit by Paul, launching it into the grandstands. The SpeedVision video of the crash and analysis is on YouTube here. After pit stops, Greg Ray was leading the race when the race was abandoned. The race was canceled after 79 laps, and the IRL did not return.
That incident, and a previous incident in July 1998 in a Champ Car race at Michigan which also killed three spectators (that race was run to its finish), led to new rules requiring cars to have tethers attached to wheel hubs in an effort to prevent such incidents from happening again. New catch fencing was also invented, curved so debris could not sail as easily into the grandstands.
Following the accident, a short series of bombings took place in Lowe's stores in North Carolina, injuring three, and prompting some to think there may be a link with a relative of one of the victims. When George Rocha was arrested for the bombings, he claimed that he was angry about the crash at the speedway, but he later confessed that it was retribution for being caught shoplifting and an attempt at extortion. [1]
Season | Date | Race Name | Winning Driver | Chassis | Engine | Team |
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1997 | July 26 | VisionAire 500k | Buddy Lazier | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Hemelgarn Racing |
1998 | July 25 | VisionAire 500k | Kenny Bräck | Dallara | Oldsmobile | A. J. Foyt Enterprises |
1999 | May 1 | VisionAire 500k | Race abandoned after 79 laps (spectators killed) |
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The Xfinity and truck races were recently removed from the info box. Can we re-add them? I think they are still events that should be listed. RBF48 ( talk) 01:22, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
Charlotte Motor Speedway is currently a Other sports good article nominee. Nominated by Cheers, and carpe diem! Nascar9919 (he/him • t • c) at 05:23, 13 February 2024 (UTC) Anyone who has not contributed significantly to (or nominated) this article may review it according to the good article criteria to decide whether or not to list it as a good article. To start the review process, click start review and save the page. (See here for the good article instructions.) Short description: Motorsport track in the United States |
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Why do they mention the zMax dragway, but not the Dirt Track at Lowes Motor Speedway? The dirt track was there first, and hosts World of Outlaw sprint car and late model events. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.0.64.154 ( talk) 17:38, 14 October 2009 (UTC)
A pedestrian bridge here collapsed in 1999 or 2000, injuring some 80 people; we should include something on that. -- Golbez ( talk) 14:58, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
I'll be doing some major cleanup and rewrite of this article over the next few days. Already have a good portion of it outlined and written outside of wiki. For anyone watching the page, expect a huge improvement soon, with goal of GA status. Lvi56 ( talk) 09:08, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
I've hidden and removed the Nascar stats. Kept some hidden for future reference if needed by other editors. Removed list of race winners, such lists are usually included on the race pages. Lvi56 ( talk) 21:16, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
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Indy Racing League races were held at the circuit in 1997 and 1998, with Buddy Lazier and Kenny Bräck winning the mid-summer Saturday night 500k (208 lap) races on the circuit. In 1999, the race was moved to the first weekend in May, the last race before the Indianapolis 500. On the 61st lap, a crash led to a car losing a tire, which was then propelled into the stands by another car. Three spectators were killed and eight others were injured in the incident.
As reported by IRL announcer Mike King, grandstands in the apex of Turn 1 were closed, but seats in Turns 1 and 2 past the apex were open. Seats outside of Turn 4 were also closed. When attendance grew beyond the 50,000 expected for the race, extra sections of stands were opened, and one of them was the section of track where the debris flew in Turn 4. Buddy Lazier was leading the race at the time of the caution for the Lap 62 crash involving Stan Wattles and John Paul Jr. when Wattles’ rear suspension failed, with the right rear wheel assembly hit by Paul, launching it into the grandstands. The SpeedVision video of the crash and analysis is on YouTube here. After pit stops, Greg Ray was leading the race when the race was abandoned. The race was canceled after 79 laps, and the IRL did not return.
That incident, and a previous incident in July 1998 in a Champ Car race at Michigan which also killed three spectators (that race was run to its finish), led to new rules requiring cars to have tethers attached to wheel hubs in an effort to prevent such incidents from happening again. New catch fencing was also invented, curved so debris could not sail as easily into the grandstands.
Following the accident, a short series of bombings took place in Lowe's stores in North Carolina, injuring three, and prompting some to think there may be a link with a relative of one of the victims. When George Rocha was arrested for the bombings, he claimed that he was angry about the crash at the speedway, but he later confessed that it was retribution for being caught shoplifting and an attempt at extortion. [1]
Season | Date | Race Name | Winning Driver | Chassis | Engine | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | July 26 | VisionAire 500k | Buddy Lazier | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Hemelgarn Racing |
1998 | July 25 | VisionAire 500k | Kenny Bräck | Dallara | Oldsmobile | A. J. Foyt Enterprises |
1999 | May 1 | VisionAire 500k | Race abandoned after 79 laps (spectators killed) |
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