Charlotte Motor Speedway: NASCAR Tickets, Events & Schedule

Ticket Office Hours

Saturday, May 23: 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Sunday, May 24: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Race Week

May 23, 2026

NCEL 200 Tickets Weekend Schedule Appearances Entertainment Text Messaging

7 a.m.	Parking Lots Open
7 a.m.	CMS Ticket Office Open
11 a.m.	Gate 5A Open
11 a.m.-5 p.m.	Speed Street Fan Zone Hours (Including Atrium Health Play Zone)
1:30-2:30 p.m.	NASCAR Cup Series Practice
2:40-3:30 p.m.	NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying
3 p.m.	Spectator Suites & Gates 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11 Open For Charbroil 300
3 p.m.	Winners Circle Lounge & Champions Pavilion Opens
4:20 p.m.	NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Driver Introductions
5 p.m.	Charbroil 300 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
8:45-10:30 p.m.	38 Special Concert (Speed Street Stage - Fan Zone)
9 p.m.	NC Education Lottery 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series

Charbroil 300

May 23, 2026

NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series

Charbroil 300 Tickets Weekend Schedule Appearances Entertainment Text Messaging

7 a.m.	Parking Lots Open
7 a.m.	CMS Ticket Office Open
11 a.m.	Gate 5A Open
11 a.m.-5 p.m.	Speed Street Fan Zone Hours (Including Atrium Health Play Zone)
1:30-2:30 p.m.	NASCAR Cup Series Practice
2:40-3:30 p.m.	NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying
3 p.m.	Spectator Suites & Gates 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11 Open For Charbroil 300
3 p.m.	Winners Circle Lounge & Champions Pavilion Opens
4:20 p.m.	NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Driver Introductions
5 p.m.	Charbroil 300 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
8:45-10:30 p.m.	38 Special Concert (Speed Street Stage - Fan Zone)
9 p.m.	NC Education Lottery 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series

Coca-Cola 600

May 24, 2026

NASCAR Cup Series

Sunday Tickets Weekend Schedule Appearances Entertainment Text Messaging

9 a.m.	Parking Lots Open
9:30 a.m.	Fan Assistance Trams Running Perimeter Road
9:30 a.m.	Fan Assistance ADA Golf Carts Running
10 a.m.-6 p.m.	Speed Street Fan Zone Hours (Including Atrium Health Kid Zone)
12-1 p.m.	Trackside Live With Kenny Wallace & John Roberts (Speed Street Stage)
1:30 p.m.	CMS & NASCAR Credential Offices Open (through 6 p.m.)
2:30 p.m.	Spectator Suites & Gates 2,3,4,5A,5B,6,7,8,10,11 Open
2:30 p.m.	Infield Access Open for those with NASCAR Hard Card or NASCAR-issued Garage & Pit Pass
2:30 p.m.	Winners Circle Lounge & Champions Pavilion Opens
3:30-4:30 p.m.	Brad Paisley Concert (Frontstretch Pre-Race Stage)
4:30 p.m.	Military Appreciation Show (Pre-Race Stage)
5:25 p.m.	NASCAR Cup Series Driver Introductions
6 p.m.	Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Cup Series

Upcoming Events

Charbroil 300

NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series

May 23, 2026

NC Education Lottery 200

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series

Cook Out Summer Shootout - Round 1

Cook Out Beach Party

Summer Shootout

Jun 8, 2026

Cook Out Summer Shootout - Round 2

Night of Games/Media Mayhem

Summer Shootout

Jun 9, 2026

Cook Out Summer Shootout - Round 3

Disco Night

Summer Shootout

Jun 16, 2026

Cook Out Summer Shootout - Round 4

Speedway Sports Night

Summer Shootout

Jun 23, 2026

Cook Out Summer Shootout - Round 5

Speedway Safari Night

Summer Shootout

Jun 29, 2026

Cook Out Summer Shootout - Round 6

Red, White & Vroom

Summer Shootout

Jun 30, 2026

Cook Out Summer Shootout - Round 7

Laps & Lassos

Summer Shootout

Jul 7, 2026

Cook Out Summer Shootout - Round 8

Lug Nut’s Birthday Party - Mascot Go-Kart Race

Summer Shootout

Jul 14, 2026

Cook Out Summer Shootout - Round 9

Christmas in July

Summer Shootout

Jul 21, 2026

Cook Out Summer Shootout - Round 10

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series

Oct 9, 2026

Blue Cross NC 300

NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series

World Short Track Championship

Oct 29-31, 2026

World of Outlaws World Finals

World of Outlaws

Nov 4-7, 2026

Speedway Christmas

presented by Atrium Health

Nov 20, 2026 - Jan 3, 2027

NHRA 4-Wide Nationals

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series

Apr 2-4, 2027

AutoFair

Apr 8-10, 2027

Smith-Hendrick Heritage Invitational

Apr 15-17, 2027

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Sixth Annual Jimmie Johnson Scholarship Awarded Saturday, ahead of Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600

Saturday, May 23, 2026

Ahead of Sunday's 67th running of the Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway has selected Paige Woosley, a 2026 graduate from local Cox Mill High School, as the recipient of this year’s Jimmie Johnson Scholarship.

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05/23/26

NC Education Lottery 200 Postponed to 9pm

Due to continued inclement weather in the area, the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 has been postponed until Saturday at 9 p.m.

05/22/26

NC Education Lottery 200 Postponed to Saturday Morning

Due to continued inclement weather in the area, Friday’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 has been postponed until Saturday morning at 8 a.m. Gates 4, 5A and 5B will open at 7 a.m.

05/21/26

Record $1.8 Million Raised for Speedway Children’s Charities Ahead of Coca-Cola 600 Weekend

In a record-breaking kickoff to Memorial Day weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the 44th annual Speedway Children’s Charities (SCC) Gala presented by Sonic Automotive, EchoPark Automotive and Sonic Powersports set a new bar with more than $1.8 million raised on Wednesday night, reinforcing a longstanding commitment to helping children in need across the Charlotte region.

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