Charlotte Motor Speedway has announced a pair of significant changes to the Roval layout it utilizes for its fall NASCAR race weekend.
CMS unveiled the Roval layout in 2018 – a 2.28-mile combination of the oval and an infield road course which added a road course event to the NASCAR playoffs for the first time. The speedway announced alterations to the course prior to Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 which it hopes will provide additional passing opportunities in the event. The straight-away coming out of Turn 5 will be extended and a new Turn 6 created, which will send the field toward a much sharper hairpin in Turn 7.
“In road-course racing, you want as much of an opportunity as possible for a driver to play with the brake pedal, the gas pedal and the steering wheel. That’s what a well-designed track is going to provide – those overtaking opportunities. “That’s what we’ve done.” Charlotte Motor Speedway road course layout Photo by: Charlotte Motor Speedway The track has hosted six Cup races on the Roval layout, and it has produced five different winners. Chase Elliott is the only repeat winner .
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