Nothing quite like race week in Concord, NC around Charlotte Motor Speedway. There is also Speed Street in Uptown Charlotte, also worth a visit. On May 27 though, when I got back into town, I went to the race track to see some of the sights. Unfortunately, there was not a great deal going on, but some of the trailers were open and selling items of some of the favorite drivers, such as this one (one of many) selling Jeff Gordon items. There are also some corporate displays from phone companies, insurance companies, automobile manufacturers, The US Army, and other companies. There is a lot of things to see all around the racetrack.
Seen here is a good way to get to the track if you are a driver, part of the racing team, or just a mover and shaker. Helicopters bring in a lot of people to the race, which is a good way for them to beat the (usually) heavy traffic in the area. Many people spend quite a few days, or in some cases weeks in the area, the white items in the background are trailers and there are literally hundreds all around the racetrack and in various campgrounds (some are even camped inside the infield of the racetrack. It turns into quite a village over the weeks; many have been there since before the NASCAR All-Star Race the previous week.
While many of the events of the week are at Charlotte Motor Speedway, there are also events at the nearby (actually just across NC-29) Dirt Track. Seen here is "Grave Digger" which is one of the Monster Trucks. There is also an Outlaw race which is very popular. Over the weekend in addition to the racing there were concerts, flyby's by military aircraft (I saw a pair of USN F-18's over my house after they flew over the track) and a B-2 Stealth bomber flew over the track during the Coca-Cola 600. The race itself had a wild finish, which is fairly common for this race which is the longest race in NASCAR. While home to two big events in May, its not over for the year...there is a 500 mile race ahead in October!
Nothing quite like race week in Concord, NC around Charlotte Motor Speedway. There is also Speed Street in Uptown Charlotte, also worth a visit. On May 27 though, when I got back into town, I went to the race track to see some of the sights. Unfortunately, there was not a great deal going on, but some of the trailers were open and selling items of some of the favorite drivers, such as this one (one of many) selling Jeff Gordon items. There are also some corporate displays from phone companies, insurance companies, automobile manufacturers, The US Army, and other companies. There is a lot of things to see all around the racetrack. 
Seen here is a good way to get to the track if you are a driver, part of the racing team, or just a mover and shaker. Helicopters bring in a lot of people to the race, which is a good way for them to beat the (usually) heavy traffic in the area. Many people spend quite a few days, or in some cases weeks in the area, the white items in the background are trailers and there are literally hundreds all around the racetrack and in various campgrounds (some are even camped inside the infield of the racetrack. It turns into quite a village over the weeks; many have been there since before the NASCAR All-Star Race the previous week. 
While many of the events of the week are at Charlotte Motor Speedway, there are also events at the nearby (actually just across NC-29) Dirt Track. Seen here is "Grave Digger" which is one of the Monster Trucks. There is also an Outlaw race which is very popular. Over the weekend in addition to the racing there were concerts, flyby's by military aircraft (I saw a pair of USN F-18's over my house after they flew over the track) and a B-2 Stealth bomber flew over the track during the Coca-Cola 600. The race itself had a wild finish, which is fairly common for this race which is the longest race in NASCAR. While home to two big events in May, its not over for the year...there is a 500 mile race ahead in October!
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