Charlotte Motor Speedway Review

What a great time!! Went to my first allstar race and will be back very soon.

I have spent all but one of the last 12 Memorial Day weekends in Charlotte. I've taken friends and recommended it to others. It is a great way to spend the race day weekend if it's something that you enjoy. They put on an absolutely amazing pre-race display for the 600 but it's not something that I bother going to see anymore as most years it is pretty much the same. Ticket prices are very reasonable and it in field passes definitely something worth getting.

At the Christmas light show. It is beautiful. Only complaint is that a car load is now $30 and its $5 to ride the few amusments that were there.

Took our 10 year-old grandson on the Petty Ride Along Experience. He loved it! Our driver, Tommy, was great! Thanks to everyone at the Richard Petty Experience and CMS for making a great birthday present the best!

Very fun my first time and we were treated
Like kings

Its was so long. People where driving slow. The people that directed the traffic were slow.

An awesome experience. Will return to visit again. But hopefully while a race is on progress.

Went to the race on a Sunday, and just WOW what a really great experience that was. The track was really decorated with loads of people and lots of tradition, and man what a race the Coca-Cola 600 had to offer. I will return next time.

Always a treat to come here whether it's for NASCAR or AutoFair. Come see for yourself!

Home of the All-Star Race, the Coca-Cola 600 and the Bank of America 500 NASCAR Cup Races. CMS is Bruton Smith's premier super raceway and was opened the following year after Daytona. Charlotte Motor Speedway is the first lighted raceway, built the first "World's Largest TV" screen and is open year-round. Activities include daily tours, racing schools, the Largest Auto Show, Christmas Light Show with miles of synchronized music and lights, infield family activities and much more. The Dirt Track at CMS is across the street and hosts the World of Outlaws finals, Motocross racing, Monster Trucks and is next door to the famous 4-Lane z-Max Dragstrip. Charlotte, Concord and Mooresville are home to NASCAR driver's speed shops and the NASCAR Hall of Fame is located uptown Charlotte. Bruton Smith and Bill France Sr, best friends, made NASCAR a national family spectator sport. The France Family, owners of NASCAR, located the National headquarters in Daytona Beach, Fla. NASCAR supports more than 20,000 jobs in North Carolina alone.

Don t camp in the Camping World Campground one Row G. The camp disc jockey is apparently a tradition and he blasts his music SO LOUD it is literally rattling my motor home. Quiet hours don t start until midnight, but apparently there are NO LIMITS to the decibels during non-quiet hours. Stay anywhere but here.

Very nice day out, but the weather was cold lol but nice sunny day

Did the one hour tour and it was great! You get to see and learn so much.

The Auto Fair was a great time. Big showing, but too many part sellers, nowhere near enough actual vendors from big names.

First time here and other than the EXTREMELY HIGH COST OF EVERYTHING!!!!!!I'm having a blast

Took the tour of the track. Awesome. Tour van actually goes on speedway to demonstrate the length & banked degree of surface. Tour gave history and intriguing subject matter privy to Charlotte Speedway. Cost for military and kids 13 and under $10. Race enthusiasts were using track during our tour to run their personal vehicles. Plenty of resturants nearby. Great day trip. Concord Mill Outlet is also near.

Best Experience Ever. No matter whether your here for NASCAR or NHRA you just can't beat the experience!!!

We went to the Coca Cola 600 a while back and had a good time. The only reason I gave it a 4 is because if the obnoxious drunks.

Always a great time for the All Star race!!!! Thanks Monster for ruining the driver introductions this year. The motorcycles and baja trucks were cool until we couldn't even hear the drivers being announced.

Incredible place. Very organized the race day, good prices for drinks and food. 100% recommendable

Came here for the Christmas lights. 3rd year. We'll def be back. Great event.

Amenities and track atmosphere was fantastic. Parking was fairly easy to maneuver and reasonably priced for event day. Seats could have a little more space but I don't expect that to change due to the massive investment it would take.

First time there and was impressed. It was the best track I've been to so far.

Had a blast, a lot going on, decent food vendors, cold beer and pit access. We ll be back. Thanks folks..

My son loves to come out to watch monster trucks! Definitely, love the outcomes. See many truck up live when you come early, play games and good food!

Went for the lights. Fabulous show and great fun actually driving on the track.

Great facility and is a lot of fun to attend the Roval races each year.

My wife took me here as a surprise, it felt great to be there and experience the racing experience. The site was beautiful and breathe taking. My only regret was seeing a Confederate flag on display where all could see. I'm not a political activist but the flag did damper my mood some. Nascar needs to take a stand to keep this type of agenda out of racing.

It is always a great place to see a race! The Roval is a next-level experience!

Had a blast. Took my youngest granddaughter to her first race. 11 years old and she loved it.

The All Star race was the best race at CMS that I have been to in a while.

Great experience.. just plan for it to take five hours.

I took my family and friends to the Speedway Christmas. It was a NIGHTMARE! ! We arrived at the speedway at 615pm. After 45 minutes we arrived at the pay station. Paid $30 then got routed thru a maze of cars thru the campground area. We finally made it to the lighted area at 1055pm. At that point of time I didn't even care about the lights. We finally left the show at 1215am. Very disappointed. Have been to the show in the past years and it has never been like this before. There was NO ONE around from the track or involved with the show to even discuss the situation with. Once you paid your fee you were stuck in this maze of cars and no way to exit.

Not near as many lights this year, whats up with that.
It's been a family tradition of ours to go the weekend before Christmas for years. This year was rather disappointing

One of the nicest sports facilities I have been too. Very classy.

Eveventually nice. Pay the 50 dollars and avoid the line. We sat in a line of cars from 6:30pm until 10pm before we saw more than Santa in a race car.

My kids were crying in misery.
Go to the bathroom before you go OR go at the start of the line. Other wise a muddy porta potty is your only option.

Most of the lights are burnt out. There was more 3 years ago when you started at the dirt track.

I gave it 2 stars because it was cool to drive on the track, even at less than a mile an hour.

The tour is fun and educational. Lots of friendly southern charm.

Had no Restrooms open during setup even the portapotty had locks and weren't open till opening day.

Been here 2 years in a row, to camp for the Coca Cola 600. I'm not a huge racing fan but being able to watch it in person, is a whole new experience. Don't forget those ear plugs!!

Great family fun. Free parking, just make sure you bring ear plugs if you sit out front.

We took in the truck race outstanding experience. First time I have been to a race in years. Forgot what I missed about racing. The service personnel were outstanding as well and the racing was exciting. Totally different than watching on TV. Get the speedway a try!

Great day at the races! They have maintained the track well and have the traffic down to a science! Will always recommend this to race fans!

I'm not really a NASCAR fan, but I enjoyed the tour and have also gone to some of their Tuesday night races, which are quite fun.

So much fun! Ticket menu plans, Too Eliminator Club served great food plus bonuses

Went for Christmas parade of lights was pretty awesome

A nice drive thru to enjoy the Christmas lights! $25 per car; express lane $45. Shopping and rides are also available. Great for kids and adults!

Great place for the family and fun and also the races.

Next to Daytona, Dega and Indy a cool place to visit. Do the track tour.

First time ever seeing a NASCAR race. What an experience.

We prepaid to go to the christmas light show and travel from smithfield NC-a little over 3 hours away with our toddler for his 2 year birthday gift. When we got their, we were directed to follow traffic-we were told by the ticket and information booth guy that it would be about a 30 minute wait. We literally waited in our car, in line for over 5 hours. I had to run out of the car and use the port-a-john in the lot and 5 cars beeped and pulled out in front of us. It was a nightmare! You couldn't get out of line either, so their was no "turn around point" if you changed your mind and didn't want to wait. By the time we got into the stadium, the lights were a complete disappointment. Put it this way, our toddler wasn't even interested...he wanted to watch movies instead. We literally left. We got their at 7pm and ended up finally getting out (without stopping to the village) at 12:20 at night. It was horrible. WE WILL NEVER DO THAT AGAIN! Honestly, they need to warn parents about such a long wait....people with kids were letting their kids walk outside of the cars to walk off energy because of sitting in the cars so long. The lights were certainly not worth all of that.