It was a glorious Saturday morning and what better to take in the sights of Charlotte.

However driving a Chevy Camaro it had to be a visit to the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad over track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 60o later this month on Memorial Day weekend and the Sprint All-Star Race, as well as the Bank Of America 500.

Kevin Harvick celebrates 2013 Coca-Cola 600 win.

The speedway was built in 1959 and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte region.

The 2,000 acres (810 ha) complex also features a state-of-the-art quarter mile (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 Outlaw finals.

The movies “Days of Thunder,” “Speedway,” “Stroker Ace” and “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Rickey Bobby,” and even music videos like Tracy Lawrence’s “If the Good Die Young” have been filmed at the speedway.

In 2006, Charlotte Motor Speedway became the first motorsports facility to host the world premiere of a major motion picture.

More than 30,000 fans along with stars such as Paul Newman, Owen Wilson, Bonnie Hunt and Larry the Cable Guy were on hand for the debut of “CARS,” an animated hit from Disney/Pixar.

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