Earlier this year the Daytona 500 was delayed for hours due to the infamous “pothole” in turn two.
Now it seems that the 1.5 mile Charlotte Motor Speedway doesn’t want to be left out of the subterranean news.
Although the pothole at Daytona was relatively small it was on the racing surface and the almost 200 mph race cars could not compete until it was filled in.
Charlotte Motor Speedway’s sinkhole would not have affected racing but since it’s in the infield and would affect the fans. It’s said to be 35 feet deep.
Speedway officials have delegated a crew of 12 workers complete with dump trucks and other excavation equipment to fill it in before next week’s Sprint Cup race.
In the meantime the public relations department has issued a humorous “top-ten” list of things which might have been found inside the sinkhole of the track built over 30 years ago.
Below is a list of the Top-10 things rumored to have been discovered at the bottom of the sinkhole.
1. Clint Bowyer's 150 driver points.
2. A toupee worn by Burt Reynolds in his 1983 movie "Stroker Ace," filmed at the track.
3. The golden horseshoe that Kevin Harvick said Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 team used when they won the Feb., 2010, race in Fontana, Calif., just in time for this weekend's race!
4. Parts to Darrell Waltrip's engine that mysteriously failed and ultimately avoided inspection after he drove to victory in the first NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race in 1985.
5. A strong, number-two wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers. No, scratch that, that hasn't been found yet.
6. Media center lasagna that's as edible as it was 30-plus years ago.
7. Naysayers who believed condominiums would never work at a race track.
8. Blueprints from the infamous T-Rex race car that Jeff Gordon drove to a dominating victory in the 1997 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
9. An I.O.U. from David Reutimann to Michael Waltrip for intentionally wrecking one of his cars in Kansas last weekend.
10. A peanut butter and banana sandwich left behind by "The King" Elvis Presley during his 1968 filming of "Speedway" at the track.
Now it seems that the 1.5 mile Charlotte Motor Speedway doesn’t want to be left out of the subterranean news.
Although the pothole at Daytona was relatively small it was on the racing surface and the almost 200 mph race cars could not compete until it was filled in.
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Charlotte Motor Speedway’s sinkhole would not have affected racing but since it’s in the infield and would affect the fans. It’s said to be 35 feet deep.
Speedway officials have delegated a crew of 12 workers complete with dump trucks and other excavation equipment to fill it in before next week’s Sprint Cup race.
In the meantime the public relations department has issued a humorous “top-ten” list of things which might have been found inside the sinkhole of the track built over 30 years ago.
Below is a list of the Top-10 things rumored to have been discovered at the bottom of the sinkhole.
1. Clint Bowyer's 150 driver points.
2. A toupee worn by Burt Reynolds in his 1983 movie "Stroker Ace," filmed at the track.
3. The golden horseshoe that Kevin Harvick said Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 team used when they won the Feb., 2010, race in Fontana, Calif., just in time for this weekend's race!
4. Parts to Darrell Waltrip's engine that mysteriously failed and ultimately avoided inspection after he drove to victory in the first NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race in 1985.
5. A strong, number-two wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers. No, scratch that, that hasn't been found yet.
6. Media center lasagna that's as edible as it was 30-plus years ago.
7. Naysayers who believed condominiums would never work at a race track.
8. Blueprints from the infamous T-Rex race car that Jeff Gordon drove to a dominating victory in the 1997 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
9. An I.O.U. from David Reutimann to Michael Waltrip for intentionally wrecking one of his cars in Kansas last weekend.
10. A peanut butter and banana sandwich left behind by "The King" Elvis Presley during his 1968 filming of "Speedway" at the track.