[vincesanity82]

Nearly a half-century after he built his first speedway near Charlotte, Bruton Smith has threatened to shut it down and build another one in the region. But the Charlotte area's dramatic growth will make it hard to find a location comparable to Lowe's Motor Speedway, the Concord track owned by Smith's Speedway Motorsports. Among available sites in the region, few are close to the speedway property's massive size -- roughly 2,000 acres. Those that are lie much farther from Charlotte and major highways than Lowe's, located near the Mecklenburg-Cabarrus line near Interstates 85 and 485. A new track also could need new or improved water and sewer lines and roads -- something Concord has spent millions of dollars to upgrade in recent years, in large part because of Lowe's. -- Charlotte Observer

That's Racin' | 10/04/2007 | Bruton Smith searching<br> for new speedway site

[obrien]

I would hate to see the track close, but I say good for him. Concord leaders voting to ban drag strips because of noise is pretty stupid. With the amount of property around the track, there is really no way noise would effect the near by neighborhoods.

[oncea3fan]

bring back the "ROCK"!!!!