Talk:Charlotte Motor Speedway

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Former good article nomineeCharlotte Motor Speedway was a Sports and recreation good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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Dirt track

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)[reply]

Dirt track now included! Lvi56 (talk) 06:48, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bridge collapse

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)[reply]

I've decided to leave this incident out for the time being. I haven't found information that I am satisfied with about the incident. While many were injured, there's not much to support how the collapse happened and what actions followed, apart from some lawsuits. It's been difficult to round up all the news on multiple lawsuits, and find info on the exact cause of the collapse. Perhaps another editor can dig up something.Lvi56 (talk) 07:06, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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Reviewer: Voices in my Head WrestleMania XXVII 01:13, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose): b (
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  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (references): b (citations to
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  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
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The tags for citations have not been addressed, and there are some unsourced sections. Since there hasn't been work done on it since the above review, I'm going to fail the article. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 16:19, 5 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Indy Racing League history

  • Recovering the IndyCar section/results that were blanked at some point. There have been small discussions about a return of the race. Doctorindy (talk) 15:31, 11 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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]

Results

Season Date Race Name Winning Driver Chassis Engine Team
1997
 July 26 VisionAire 500k United States Buddy Lazier Dallara Oldsmobile Hemelgarn Racing
1998
 July 25 VisionAire 500k Sweden Kenny Bräck Dallara Oldsmobile
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
1999
 May 1 VisionAire 500k Race abandoned after 79 laps (spectators killed)

5555 Concord Parkway South? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jgsho (talk • contribs) 02:11, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Can we re-add the xfinty and truck races in the info box?

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)[reply]

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