Bobby Hamilton, Jr.

The Nationwide Series Moves On to Lowe’s Motorspeedway

After a one week break in the action, Bobby Hamilton Jr. and the Team Rensi Motorsport/Smithfield #25 Ford Fusion head to Lowe’s Motorspeedway for the Carquest Auto Parts 300.

Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord, North Carolina, north of Charlotte. It features a 1.5 mile long quad-oval track that seats 167,000 people, with room for 50,000 more spectators in the infield. It also features 20 degree banking on the turns and 5 degree banking on the straights.  Constructed in 1959, it was the first speedway to host nighttime superspeedway racing (in 1992) in the "modern era," the first being the now defunct Raleigh, N.C. Speedway in 1958. The speedway is considered the home base of NASCAR, with 90% of NASCAR teams being based within 50 miles. In February 1999, Lowe's bought the naming rights to the speedway, making it the first race track in the country with a corporate sponsor.

Be sure to tune in to watch Bobby and the #25 Team Rensi Motorsport/Smithfield Ford Fusion in the Carquest Auto Parts 300 on ESPN2 at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, May 24th.