Metrolina Speedway

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Metrolina Speedway is an auto racing track located in northeast Charlotte, North Carolina on the Metrolina Fairgrounds. The track currently sits abandoned though there are plans in place to revive the facility. The efforts could face legal battles from those who see other uses for the land in ever expanding Charlotte.

The track, also known as Charlotte Fairgrounds Speedway, is 1/2-mile (.804 km) in length and has a clay surface. It was paved for a short time in the 1970s to allow the NASCAR circuit to hold races there. It is one of many racetracks in the Metrolina region of North Carolina and South Carolina.

A soccer team has expressed interest in the speedway, seeking a ground of its own instead of using the standard league fields. The team is not connected with the Charlotte Eagles.

[edit] Trivia

• Many racing legends have raced at Metrolina Speedway, including Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Harry Gant.

[edit] External links

• Metrolina Speedway on Google Maps
• Metrolina Speedway at Ghosts of Southern Dirt Tracks
• Photos at Ghosts of Southern Dirt Track, the track in late 2005

Sports Venues in Metrolina American Legion Memorial Stadium | Bank of America Stadium | Belk Track/Transamerica Field | Cabarrus Arena Charlotte Bobcats Arena | Concord Motorsport Park | Cricket Arena | Dale F. Halton Arena | Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium Grady Cole Center | Irwin Belk Complex | Irwin Belk Stadium | John M. Belk Arena | Knights Stadium Lowe's Motor Speedway | Sims Legion Park | Waddell Stadium | Winthrop Coliseum | US Whitewater Center Former: Charlotte Coliseum | Metrolina Speedway (pending refurbishment) Future: New Knights Stadium (tentative)