Charlotte Motor Speedway Weather - Concord, NC
NASCAR RaceWeather

Friday, May 26

Increasing Clouds
Low 55
High 72
NE 10-15 mph, G up to 25 mph

Saturday, May 27


Showers & Windy
Low 48
High 60
NE 15-20 mph, G up to 30 mph




Sunday, May 28


Mostly Cloudy, Chc of PM Showers/T-Storms
Low 55
High 64
Light, Variable winds




Forecast Discussion & Updates
NASCAR – Charlotte Motor Speedway – Concord, NC
Fri May 26 Increasing clouds. Low around 55. High around 72. Northeast winds around 10 to 15 mph, gusts up to 25 mph.
ARCA, Craftsman Truck Series, & Xfinity practice & qualifying sessions:
ARCA Menards Series’ General Tire 150 – 6:00 PM EDT: ARCA Menards Series (Odds of Racing 95+%) Partly cloudy. Northeast winds around 15mph, gusts up to 25 mph. 70°F.
North Carolina Education Lottery 200 – 8:30 PM EDT: Craftsman Truck Series (Odds of Racing 95+%) Mostly cloudy. Northeast winds around 12mph, gusts up to 23 mph. 66°F.
Sat May 27 Rain and windy. Chance of rain 60%. Low around 48. High around 60. Northerly winds around 15 to 20 mph, gusts up to 30 mph.
Race Name – 1:00 PM EDT: Xfinity Series (Odds of Racing 50-60%) – Cup practice & qualifying sessions
Sun May 28 Mostly cloudy. Showers & isolated thunderstorms – Rain chances drop into the evening hours, Low around 55. High around 64. Light & variable winds
Coca-Cola 600 – 6:00 PM EDT (Odds of Racing 60-70%) Mostly cloudy. Light & variable winds. 63°F.
A non-tropical low is forecast to develop off the east coast of Florida this evening. By Saturday evening, this low is expected to make landfall along the South Carolina coast. This pattern will be governed by a cutoff upper-level low over the southeast U.S.
By Sunday, the surface low is forecast to move slowly across the Carolinas. Deep onshore flow off the Atlantic will keep a chance of showers & storms in the weekend forecast.
All times are EDT
Updated: 5/25/23 3:00 EDT
Meteorologists
IMSA Mark Sweeney
IndyCar @IndyCar_Wxman (make it a link to his Twitter feed – https://twitter.com/indycar_wxman)
NASCAR & NHRA Elizabeth Ohlemacher
NASCAR & Formula One Aaron Studwell, Ph.D.
Charlotte Motor Speedway (previously known as Lowe’s Motor Speedway from 1999 to 2009) is a motorsport complex located in Concord, North Carolina, 13 mi (21 km) outside Charlotte. The complex features a 1.5 mi (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend, and the Bank of America Roval 400. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports with Greg Walter as track president.
The 2,000 acres (810 ha) complex also features a state-of-the-art 0.25 mi (0.40 km) drag racing strip, ZMAX Dragway. It is the only all-concrete, four-lane drag strip in the United States and hosts NHRA events. Alongside the drag strip is a state-of-the-art clay oval that hosts dirt racing including the World of Outlaws finals among other popular racing events.
To learn about sponsorship opportunities in NASCAR Cup Series Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway,
visit EC Sports Management.
Click here to contact their sales team.


Forecast Discussion & Updates
NASCAR – AdventHealth 400 – Kansas Speedway
Sat May 6 – Breezy and partly cloudy. High around 79. Southerly winds, 12 to 18 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph.
Spring NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and ARCA Menards Doubleheader – ARCA at 1 PM & NCTS at 7 PM, Odds of Racing: 95+%
Sun May 7 – Breezy and mostly cloudy, Isolated PM showers, Low around 62. High around 84. Southerly winds, 12 to 18 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
AdventHealth 400 at 2 PM, Odds of Racing: 95+%
All times are CDT
Updated: 5/6/23 10:45 AM CST
Meteorologists
IMSA Mark Sweeney
IndyCar @IndyCar_Wxman (make it a link to his Twitter feed – https://twitter.com/indycar_wxman)
NASCAR & NHRA Elizabeth Ohlemacher
NASCAR & Formula One Aaron Studwell, Ph.D.
Charlotte Motor Speedway (previously known as Lowe’s Motor Speedway from 1999 to 2009) is a motorsport complex located in Concord, North Carolina, 13 mi (21 km) outside Charlotte. The complex features a 1.5 mi (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend, and the Bank of America Roval 400. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports with Greg Walter as track president.
The 2,000 acres (810 ha) complex also features a state-of-the-art 0.25 mi (0.40 km) drag racing strip, ZMAX Dragway. It is the only all-concrete, four-lane drag strip in the United States and hosts NHRA events. Alongside the drag strip is a state-of-the-art clay oval that hosts dirt racing including the World of Outlaws finals among other popular racing events.
To learn about sponsorship opportunities in NASCAR Cup Series Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway,
visit EC Sports Management.
Click here to contact their sales team.