Template:Did you know nominations/Charlotte Motor Speedway

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... that drivers "dodge[d] track blemishes" more than each other during the first race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway?

Source: Muhleman, Max (July 19, 1960). "Repair job begins". The Charlotte News. pp. 4B. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. "The 600 will go down in history as the only race ever run in which drivers were forced to dodge track blemishes more often than other cars, and there can be no argument that the condition of the turns augmented the action in that inaugural event."

ALT1: ... that construction of the Charlotte Motor Speedway was plagued by snowstorms, feral hornets, and a shotgun-toting driver? Source: Poole, David; St. Onge, Peter (May 24, 2009). "A wild ride for everybody". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 13C, 14C, 15C. Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.; Crissman, Bob (January 24, 1960). "Track an earth-moving project". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 3D. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
ALT2: ... that the Charlotte Motor Speedway almost hosted a football game? Source: Cunningham, George (February 2, 1961). "'Skins want 'money' Friday". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 5B. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Arekia Bennett

Improved to Good Article status by Nascar9919 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 684 past nominations.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:32, 29 September 2024 (UTC).

@Crisco 1492: Article long enough and recent GA. Hooks are sourced, cited inline, and interesting. Specifically for ALT1, though isn't the "shotgun-toting driver" trying to get the workers back to work? Otherwise, ALT0 and ALT2 are both good to go. Juxlos (talk) 00:34, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

He was, yes, though it was still a negative incident. Thanks for the review! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:36, 3 October 2024 (UTC)