Travel Tips: Charlotte Motor Speedway – Coca Cola 600 edition - May 23-26, 2019

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It’s the second weekend the NASCAR folks will be spending “at home” in the Charlotte, NC area, where the action at Charlotte Motor Speedway includes this weekend’s big races, the Xfinity Series Alsco 300 and the longest race of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, the Coca Cola 600, going green on Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26, respectively. On Thursday, May 23, the Cup Series will qualify and the ARCA Racing Series will hit the track as well.

Check out the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Car Series Patriot Nationals on Friday and Saturday nights, May 24-25 at the neighboring Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

If you’re heading down to Charlotte for the action, here are a few things to check out:

• Tours brought to you by Charlotte Motor Speedway
• The NASCAR Hall of Fame
• Race shops
• Kannapolis, NC and The Dale Trail
• Cabarrus County Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Concord Mills Mall

Key on-track times:

Thursday, May 23 –

• ARCA Racing Series practice – 11:30 a.m. ET
• Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice – 2:35 p.m. ET
• Xfinity Series practice – 4:05 and 6:05 p.m. ET
• ARCA Racing Series qualifying – 5 p.m. ET
• Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying – 7:10 p.m. ET
• ARCA Racing Series General Tire 150 – 9 p.m. ET

Friday, May 24 –

• World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Car Series Patriot Nationals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway – on-track action begins at 6 p.m. ET

Saturday, May 25 –

• Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series – practice – 8:35 and 11:05 a.m. ET
• Xfinity Series qualifying – 9:40 a.m. ET
• Xfinity Series Alsco 300 – 1 p.m. ET
• World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Car Series Patriot Nationals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway – on-track action begins at 6 p.m. ET

Sunday, May 26 –

• Cheap Trick pre-race concert – 3:30 p.m. ET
• Military Appreciation Show featuring Lee Greenwood – 4:20 p.m. ET

  

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• Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coca Cola 600 – 6 p.m. ET

Find out about different ticket packages and single-day tickets at www.charlottemotorspeedway.com.