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Lowe's Motor Speedway


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Track Diagram Weather
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weather image  81°F More clouds than sun. Warm.
Hi Temp
86°F
Lo Temp
67°F
Wind
3mph/W
Humidity
70%
Precip %
57%
 
Track Information
Opened: 1960
Track Length: 1.5 mile oval
Banking in Corners: 24°; Straights:
Length of Frontstretch: 1,980 feet
Length of Backstretch: 1,500 feet
Grandstand Seating: 167,000
Qualifying Record: Elliott Sadler, 193.216 mph (27.948 sec.) - 10/13/05
Race Record: Jeff Gordon, 160.306 - 10/11/99
Laps: 200 laps=300 miles; 334 laps=501 miles; 400 laps=600 miles
 
Track Schedules
Sprint Cup Schedule
DateEvent
May 17, 2008
May 17, 2008
May 25, 2008
Oct 11, 2008
Nationwide Schedule
DateEvent
May 24, 2008
Oct 10, 2008
Trucks Schedule
DateEvent
May 16, 2008
 
Ticket Information
Phone: (704) 455-3200
 
Past Winners
Sprint Cup
YearSeriesWinnerCarAvg. Speed
2008Sprint Cup(1)Kasey KahneDodge135.772 mph
2007Nextel Cup(1)Casey MearsChevrolet130.222 mph
2007Nextel Cup(2)Jeff GordonChevrolet125.868 mph
2006Nextel Cup(1)Kasey KahneDodge128.840 mph
2006Nextel Cup(2)Kasey KahneDodge132.142 mph
2005Nextel Cup(1)Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet114.698 mph
2005Nextel Cup(2)Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet120.334 mph
2004Nextel Cup(1)Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet142.763 mph
2004Nextel Cup(2)Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet130.214 mph
2003Winston Cup(1)Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet126.198 mph
2003Winston Cup(2)Tony StewartChevrolet142.871 mph
2002Winston Cup(1)Mark MartinFord137.729 mph
2002Winston Cup(2)Jamie McMurrayDodge141.481 mph
2001Winston Cup(1)Jeff BurtonFord138.107 mph
2001Winston Cup(2)Sterling MarlinDodge139.006 mph
2000Winston Cup(1)Matt KensethFord142.640 mph
2000Winston Cup(2)Bobby LabontePontiac133.630 mph
1999Winston Cup(1)Jeff BurtonFord151.367 mph
1999Winston Cup(2)Jeff GordonChevrolet160.306 mph
1998Winston Cup(1)Jeff GordonChevrolet136.424 mph
1998Winston Cup(2)Mark MartinFord123.188 mph
1997Winston Cup(1)Jeff GordonChevrolet136.745 mph
1997Winston Cup(2)Dale JarrettFord144.323 mph
1996Winston Cup(1)Dale JarrettFord147.581 mph
1996Winston Cup(2)Terry LabonteChevrolet143.143 mph
1995Winston Cup(1)Bobby LabonteChevrolet151.952 mph
1995Winston Cup(2)Mark MartinFord145.358 mph
1994Winston Cup(1)Jeff GordonChevrolet139.445 mph
1994Winston Cup(2)Dale JarrettChevrolet145.922 mph
1993Winston Cup(1)Dale EarnhardtChevrolet145.504 mph
1993Winston Cup(2)Ernie IrvanFord154.537 mph
1992Winston Cup(1)Dale EarnhardtChevrolet132.980 mph
1992Winston Cup(2)Mark MartinFord153.537 mph
1991Winston Cup(1)Davey AllisonFord138.951 mph
1991Winston Cup(2)Geoffrey BodineFord138.984 mph
1990Winston Cup(1)Rusty WallacePontiac137.650 mph
1990Winston Cup(2)Davey AllisonFord137.428 mph
1989Winston Cup(1)Darrell WaltripChevrolet144.077 mph
1989Winston Cup(2)Ken SchraderChevrolet149.863 mph
1988Winston Cup(1)Darrell WaltripChevrolet124.460 mph
1988Winston Cup(2)Rusty WallacePontiac130.677 mph
1987Winston Cup(1)Kyle PettyFord131.483 mph
1987Winston Cup(2)Bill ElliottFord128.443 mph
1986Winston Cup(1)Dale EarnhardtChevrolet140.406 mph
1986Winston Cup(2)Dale EarnhardtChevrolet132.403 mph
1985Winston Cup(1)Darrell WaltripChevrolet141.807 mph
1985Winston Cup(2)Cale YarboroughFord136.761 mph
1984Winston Cup(1)Bobby AllisonBuick129.233 mph
1984Winston Cup(2)Bill ElliottFord148.861 mph
1983Winston Cup(1)Neil BonnettChevrolet140.707 mph
1983Winston Cup(2)Richard PettyPontiac139.998 mph
1982Winston Cup(1)Neil BonnettFord130.058 mph
1982Winston Cup(2)Harry GantBuick137.208 mph
1981Winston Cup(1)Bobby AllisonBuick129.326 mph
1981Winston Cup(2)Darrell WaltripBuick117.483 mph
1980Winston Cup(1)Benny ParsonsChevrolet119.265 mph
1980Winston Cup(2)Dale EarnhardtChevrolet135.243 mph
1979Winston Cup(1)Darrell WaltripChevrolet136.674 mph
1979Winston Cup(2)Cale YarboroughChevrolet134.266 mph
1978Winston Cup(1)Darrell WaltripChevrolet138.355 mph
1978Winston Cup(2)Bobby AllisonFord141.826 mph
1977Winston Cup(1)Richard PettyDodge137.676 mph
1977Winston Cup(2)Benny ParsonsChevrolet142.780 mph
1976Winston Cup(1)David PearsonMercury137.352 mph
1976Winston Cup(2)Donnie AllisonChevrolet141.226 mph
1975Winston Cup(1)Richard PettyDodge145.327 mph
1975Winston Cup(2)Richard PettyDodge132.209 mph
1974Winston Cup(1)David PearsonMercury135.720 mph
1974Winston Cup(2)David PearsonMercury119.912 mph
1973Winston Cup(1)Buddy BakerDodge134.890 mph
1973Winston Cup(2)Cale YarboroughChevrolet145.240 mph
1972Winston Cup(1)Buddy BakerDodge142.255 mph
1972Winston Cup(2)Bobby AllisonChevrolet133.234 mph
1971Winston Cup(1)Bobby AllisonMercury140.422 mph
1971Winston Cup(2)Bobby AllisonMercury126.140 mph
1970Winston Cup(1)Donnie AllisonFord129.680 mph
1970Winston Cup(2)LeeRoy YarbroughMercury123.246 mph
1969Winston Cup(1)LeeRoy YarbroughMercury134.361 mph
1969Winston Cup(2)Donnie AllisonFord131.271 mph
1968Winston Cup(1)Buddy BakerDodge104.207 mph
1968Winston Cup(2)Charlie GlotzbachDodge135.234 mph
1967Winston Cup(1)Jim PaschalPlymouth135.832 mph
1967Winston Cup(2)Buddy Bakerdodge130.317 mph
1966Winston Cup(1)Marvin PanchPlymouth135.042 mph
1966Winston Cup(2)LeeRoy YarbroughDodge130.576 mph
1965Winston Cup(1)Fred LorenzenFord121.772 mph
1965Winston Cup(2)Fred LorenzenFord119.117 mph
1964Winston Cup(1)Jim PaschalPlymouth125.772 mph
1964Winston Cup(2)Fred LorenzenFord134.475 mph
1963Winston Cup(1)Fred LorenzenFord132.417 mph
1963Winston Cup(2)Junior JohnsonChevrolet132.105 mph
1962Winston Cup(1)Nelson StacyFord125.552 mph
1962Winston Cup(2)Junior JohnsonPontiac132.085 mph
1961Winston Cup(1)David PearsonPontiac111.633 mph
1961Winston Cup(2)Joe WeatherlyPontiac119.950 mph
1960Winston Cup(1)Joe Lee JohnsonChevrolet107.735 mph
1960Winston Cup(2)Speedy ThompsonFord112.905 mph
Nationwide Series
YearSeriesWinnerCarAvg. Speed
2008Nationwide(1)Kyle BuschToyota120.331 mph
2007Busch(1)Kasey KahneDodge132.240 mph
2007Busch(2)Jeff BurtonChevrolet120.267 mph
2006Busch(1)Carl EdwardsFord110.735 mph
2006Busch(2)Dave BlaneyChevrolet106.999 mph
2005Busch(1)Kyle BuschChevrolet117.968 mph
2005Busch(2)Ryan NewmanDodge102.506 mph
2004Busch(1)Kyle BuschChevrolet114.275 mph
2004Busch(2)Mike BlissChevrolet110.193 mph
2003Busch(1)Matt KensethFord138.302 mph
2003Busch(2)Greg BiffleChevrolet148.576 mph
2002Busch(1)Jeff GreenChevrolet120.684 mph
2002Busch(2)Jeff BurtonFord142.443 mph
2001Busch(1)Jeff GreenFord128.205 mph
2001Busch(2)Greg BiffleFord139.445 mph
2000Busch(1)Jeff BurtonFord121.759 mph
2000Busch(2)Matt KensethChevrolet145.064 mph
1999Busch(1)Mark MartinFord119.377 mph
1999Busch(2)Michael WaltripChevrolet133.235 mph
1998Busch(1)Mark MartinFord133.449 mph
1998Busch(2)Mike McLaughlinChevrolet145.376 mph
1997Busch(1)Joe NemechekChevrolet126.954 mph
1997Busch(2)Jimmy SpencerChevrolet127.089 mph
1996Busch(1)Mark MartinFord155.799 mph
1996Busch(2)Mark MartinFord124.957 mph
1995Busch(1)Chad LittleFord131.707 mph
1995Busch(2)Mark MartinFord136.415 mph
1994Busch(1)Phil ParsonsChevrolet127.704 mph
1994Busch(2)Terry LabonteChevrolet134.831 mph
1993Busch(1)Michael WaltripPontiac127.539 mph
1993Busch(2)Mark MartinFord113.960 mph
1992Busch(1)Jeff GordonFord127.208 mph
1992Busch(2)Jeff GordonFord120.954 mph
1991Busch(1)Dale EarnhardtChevrolet133.235 mph
1991Busch(2)Harry GantBuick121.937 mph
1990Busch(1)Dale JarrettPontiac132.337 mph
1990Busch(2)Sterling MarlinOldsmobile132.272 mph
1989Busch(1)Rob MorosoOldsmobile136.450 mph
1989Busch(2)Rob MorosoOldsmobile126.035 mph
1988Busch(1)Dale JarrettOldsmobile139.969 mph
1988Busch(2)Rob MorosoOldsmobile123.683 mph
1987Busch(1)Harry GantBuick139.643 mph
1987Busch(2)Harry GantBuick131.868 mph
1986Busch(1)Tim RichmondPontiac139.715 mph
1986Busch(2)Dale EarnhardtPontiac138.746 mph
1985Busch(1)Tim RichmondPontiac119.284 mph
1985Busch(2)Terry LabontePontiac140.485 mph
1984Busch(1)Bobby AllisonOld