http://wfae.org en http://wfae.org/post/nascar-race-car-driving-around-uptown <p>You may see a few NASCAR race cars cruising through uptown Charlotte later this week. That's one of the upcoming highlights of the Sprint Media Tour, the sport's annual preseason showcase hosted by the Charlotte Motor Speedway.</p><p>The media tour brings NASCAR's top drivers, team owners and personalities to the Charlotte area this week. Charlotte Motor Speedway Vice President of Communications Scott Cooper told reporters in Concord Monday morning that the idea is pretty simple:</p> Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:25:15 +0000 Michael Tomsic 19857 at http://wfae.org Is That A NASCAR Race Car Driving Around Uptown? http://wfae.org/post/race-week-kicks-dirt <p>Another Race Week is underway. The Bank of America 500 takes place Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.&nbsp;The buzz that surrounds racing is a new experience for many newcomers to the Charlotte area, including WFAE’s Tasnim Shamma. She’s from New York City – not exactly a NASCAR hotbed. But she's determined to learn about the sport, and the pull it has with fans. So she attended one of this week’s smaller races held as part of Race Week. It was a dirt-track event known as the Circle K Late Model Showdown. She shares some of her observations: &nbsp;</p> Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:17:11 +0000 Tasnim Shamma 13653 at http://wfae.org Race Week Kicks Off In The Dirt