News
- September 2008
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09/29/08
Join us Wednesday from 7 - 10 p.m. for NASCAR Night @ zMAX Dragway. All area NASCAR drivers and teams have been invited out to the Bellagio of dragstips for a night of street fights, drag racing style! Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth and Rick Hendrick are among the NASCAR personalities that are ready to race. Also, Marcus Smith will be taking on all challengers!
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09/14/08
Tony Schumacher became the NHRA all-time Top Fuel wins leader Sunday at the inaugural NHRA Nationals at zMax Dragway by racing to his 53rd career victory and moving past NHRA legend and longtime record holder Joe Amato.
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09/13/08
Larry Dixon put a temporary hold on Tony Schumacher's recent dominance by racing to the No. 1 qualifying position in Top Fuel Saturday at the NHRA Nationals. Meanwhile, Funny Car icon John Force failed to qualify in his debut at the spectacular zMAX Dragway and the opening race of the Countdown to 1, NHRA's playoffs.
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09/12/08
Larry Dixon capped off the first day of qualifying at the Inaugural NHRA Nationals at zMAX Dragway with a booming 3.846 at 310.20 to claim the provisional No. 1 qualifying position in Top Fuel.
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09/11/08
With two major championship events set for this weekend, Speedway Motorsports, Inc. will make motorsports history as the first company to host playoff kickoffs for both NASCAR and the NHRA.
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09/11/08
Fans who wish to get a seat for this weekend's inaugural NHRA Nationals at zMAX Dragway @ Concord need to get their tickets now as just a few thousand tickets remain for Saturday and Sunday.
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09/08/08
Not only is zMAX Dragway @ Concord the nation's newest racing venue, it's a creation that the pioneers of Carolinas drag racing could never have imagined when their sport began more than half a century ago. The Sept. 11-14 NHRA Nationals at zMAX Dragway is part of that once-inconceivable picture.
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09/03/08
Kyle Busch and Tony Schumacher, the top drivers this season from NASCAR and the NHRA, dueled Tuesday at zMAX Dragway @ Concord to promote the upcoming playoff events at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
- August 2008
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08/21/08
Today zMAX Dragway @ Concord will host a gala open house to celebrate the completion of the nation's newest race track. The event is free to the public and will include a variety of games and activities along with tours of the 125-acre facility.
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08/20/08
Defending NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin and his Cagnazzi Racing teammate, Dave Connolly, used their race cars Wednesday morning to officially open zMAX Dragway @ Concord.
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08/18/08
Race fans attending the inaugural NHRA Nationals, Sept. 11-14 at zMAX Dragway @ Concord, are in for a treat as every race ticket is also a pit pass.
- July 2008
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07/21/08
Less than 50 days remain until the inaugural event at zMAX Dragway @ Concord, the Sept. 11-14 NHRA Nationals, and construction on the "Bellagio of drag strips" is speeding toward completion.
- June 2008
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06/27/08
Construction crews poured concrete long into the night Wednesday, as the four-lane, quarter-mile drag strip at zMAX Dragway @ Concord is rapidly taking shape. When the concrete trucks went home Thursday morning, 700 feet of both right-side lanes, including the burnout boxes, were complete.
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06/24/08
After months of grading and preparation, last night crews began pouring the 3,000 cubic yards of concrete that will comprise the four-lane, quarter-mile drag strip at zMAX Dragway @ Concord.
- April 2008
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04/25/08
After an exhaustive review of 4,365 entries in a naming contest for Charlotte Motor Speedway's new dragway, Speedway Motorsports officials have selected zMAX Dragway @ Concord as the official name for the state-of-the-art facility.
- March 2008
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03/21/08
From Tommy Ivo's legendary "Barnstormer" dragster to Doug Herbert's current 7,000-horsepower NHRA Top Fuel machine, the April 3-6 Food Lion AutoFair at Charlotte Motor Speedway will feature a special display chronicling the history of drag racing.
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03/06/08
While not quite approaching 330 mph like an NHRA Top Fuel dragster, construction of The Dragway @ Charlotte Motor Speedway is progressing at a high rate of speed.
- February 2008
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02/15/08
Building on Charlotte Motor Speedway's status as the premier destination for motorsports entertainment, Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE:TRK) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer O. Bruton Smith has unveiled plans for a state-of-the-art drag racing facility.
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02/15/08
Bruton Smith, founder and chief executive officer of Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord Mayor Scott Padgett and Jay White, chairman of the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners, broke ground today for The Dragway @ Charlotte Motor Speedway.
