Speedway Infield

Twice a year a small city rises in the infield at Charlotte Motor Speedway to watch racin'!

Have you ever stayed in the infield? 

The one time I did a guy was yelling for 'Charlie!' all night ... until he feel off the roof of the U-Haul he was camping in. He got quiet then...

 'Crowds of stock car racing fans gather in the infield for the Red Dog 300 Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.'

May, 1996. BOB LEVERONE/Staff

 'Hours before being allowed onto the infield Thursday, race fans line up outside Charlotte Motor Speedway. Owners of motor homes, campers and buses pay $50 to reserve a coveted space for the weekend.'

May, 1995. BOB LEVERONE/Staff

'Earnhardt fan Patrick Jones cheers his man on.' 

October, 1995. Christopher A. Record/Staff

'A sign tells fans they are in the front infield at Lowe's Motor Speedway, known as Redneck Hill.'

May, 2005. Andy Shain/Staff Photo

'Cindy and John Griswold, from New Smyrna, Fla. enjoy a makeshift pool in the bed of a Ford F150 pickup in the infield at Lowes Motor Speedway Saturday prior to the start of the Nextel All-Star Challenge. The 'pool' held over 100 gallons of water with chlorine, which they added themselves. John said 'This is one of my favorite tracks. We like the whole Charlotte area and the NASCAR flea market outside the track'.

May, 2004. Jeff Siner/Staff

'NASCAR Winston Cup fans John Allen (L) and Mark Delany sit 23-1/2 feet off the ground as the two watched the drivers qualify for the Winston Lowe's Motor Speedway. They mounted scaffolding to an old church bus to create the highest viewing seat inside the infield of the speedway.'

May, 2003. Patrick Schnieder/Staff

'Steve Faggart of Shelby, NC relaxes on a couch atop his vehicle in the infield of Lowe's Motor Speedway Sunday prior to the running of the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Faggart is a a Dale Earnhardt Jr. fan.'

May, 2007. JEFF SINER/Staff

May, 1995. 'Mark Beach comes prepared to ward off the hot sun as he watches qualifying for the Red Dog 300. He's part of the brigade of fans who are making themselves at home on the infield this weekend.'

Christopher A. Record/Staff

'Race fans in the infield at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday brave a cool, stiff wind near Turn 4 while watching a qualifying race for the final 10 spots in today's Grand National field.'

October, 1996. MARK B. SLUDER/Staff