Metrolina Speedway

Metrolina Speedway is a defunct auto racing track located in northeast Charlotte, North Carolina on the Metrolina Fairgrounds.

The track, also known as Charlotte Fairgrounds Speedway, was 1/2 mile (.804 km) in length and had a clay surface. It was paved for a short time in the 1970s to allow the NASCAR circuit to hold races there. Many racers have raced at Metrolina Speedway, including Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Harry Gant. It is one of many racetracks in the Metrolina region of North Carolina and South Carolina.

In 2009 plans were announced to reopen the track as Metrolina Speed and Sport Center. The track was to be repaved and the plans included a Go-Kart track, outdoor RC racing track, a hotel, and roof-top state park.

A soccer team has expressed interest in the speedway, seeking a ground of its own instead of using the standard league fields. The team is not connected with the Charlotte Eagles.

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Sports venues in Metrolina

Current	American Legion Memorial Stadium (Charlotte) Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte) BB&T Ballpark (Charlotte) Belk Track/Transamerica Field (Charlotte) Bojangles' Coliseum (Charlotte) Cabarrus Arena (Concord) Charlotte Christian School (Charlotte) Charlotte Motor Speedway (Concord) Concord Speedway (Midland) Dale F. Halton Arena (Charlotte) GoPro Motorplex (Mooresville) Grady Cole Center (Charlotte) Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex (Charlotte) Intimidators Stadium (Kannapolis) Irwin Belk Complex (Charlotte) Irwin Belk Stadium (Wingate) John M. Belk Arena (Davidson) Keffer Stadium (Charlotte) Jerry Richardson Stadium (Charlotte) Manchester Meadows Soccer Complex (Rock Hill) Millbridge Speedway (Salisbury) Mooresville Dragway (Mooresville) North Carolina Quarter Midget Association Speedway (Salisbury) Richardson Stadium (Davidson) Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium (Charlotte) Sims Legion Park (Gastonia) Spectrum Center (Charlotte) T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field (Davidson) U.S. National Whitewater Center (Mecklenburg Co.) Waddell High School Stadium (Charlotte) Winthrop Ballpark (Rock Hill) Winthrop Coliseum (Rock Hill)

Future	Mecklenburg County Sportsplex (Being built, Matthews)

Defunct	Belk Gymnasium (Converted, Charlotte) Charlotte Coliseum (Demolished, Charlotte) Griffith/Crockett Park (Burned down, Charlotte) Knights Stadium (Demolished, Fort Mill) Metrolina Speedway (Was planned for reopening but plans were derailed, Charlotte)

Coordinates: 35°19′12″N 80°50′10″W / 35.319958°N 80.836051°W / 35.319958; -80.836051

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