Charlotte drag strip

Description:Also following the crash, the catch fencing at Charlotte and other SMI owned tracks was raised from 15 feet 4. It's being run from Illinois. Goines, Howard, and Robinson worked to secure loans and other monies to keep the speedway afloat. The incident, along with a similar incident in July in a Champ Car race at Michigan International Speedway , led to new rules requiring cars to have tethers attached to wheel hubs to prevent tires from breaking away in a crash. At that point a committee of major stockholders in the speedway was assembled, headed by A. The track became the first modern superspeedway to host night racing, and was the largest lighted speedway until when lights were installed around the 2. The race was canceled shortly after, and the series has not returned to the track since.

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