Charlotte · Concord
Stay race-weekend ready. Charlotte Motor Speedway — NASCAR's 1.5-mile superspeedway in Concord, about 15 miles and a 25-minute drive northeast of Uptown — packs in 95,000 fans for the Coca-Cola 600, the fall Bank of America 400, and the World of Outlaws dirt finals. Skip the campground and the gouged race-weekend hotel rates: base your trip in a furnished Uptown apartment with a full kitchen and room for the whole crew, and take the CATS race-day express bus straight to the gates to beat the Exit 49 gridlock.
How close you'll be
Every Trifecta apartment sits in Uptown Charlotte — about a 25-minute drive (or a race-day express bus) from the speedway up in Concord. Close enough for an easy race day, but skip the infield campground and the surge-priced hotels: come back to a real apartment in the city, with a kitchen for the tailgate spread and room for the whole crew.
The VUE Charlotte on 5thClosest
4th Ward · 22–26 min drive · 15 mi
Centric Gateway
4th Ward · Gateway District · 23–28 min drive · 15.5 mi
Circa Uptown
3rd Ward · 24–28 min drive · 15.5 mi
Savoy
2nd Ward · 24–29 min drive · 16 mi
Where you'll stay
Real photos and live availability from the buildings we own and operate. Sorted by how close you'll be to the speedway.
4th Ward · 15 mi
North end of Uptown in 4th Ward — the quickest run onto I-77/I-85 north toward Concord. On race day, the CATS express bus from the nearby transit center skips the Exit 49 gridlock entirely.
I-85 north, or the race-day express bus from Uptown
4th Ward · Gateway District · 15.5 mi
On the Gateway side by the I-77 ramp — a clean shot north to Concord, and walkable to the Uptown transit center for the race-day express bus.
Quick highway access north, or the race-day bus
3rd Ward · 15.5 mi
In 3rd Ward by the ballpark — an easy ~25-minute drive up I-85 to the track, or the express bus from the transit center on race day.
I-85 north, or the race-day express bus
2nd Ward · 16 mi
Across Uptown in 2nd Ward — about a 25-minute drive north, and 2-bedroom units are made for a race-weekend group with the whole crew.
A ~25-minute drive, or the race-day bus from Uptown
Why book now
The year’s headline events — book your stay before the dates you want fill up.
The fall playoff Cup race — back on the 1.5-mile oval for 2026. A three-day weekend (Trucks + Xfinity + Cup) and a top out-of-town draw.
Four straight nights of season-ending dirt racing at The Dirt Track — a national destination event for sprint-car and late-model fans.
The Southeast's largest drive-through holiday light show — 5+ million lights on a four-mile loop around the track. A six-week family draw.
One of only two four-wide drag races in the NHRA season — three days of national-event drag racing next door at zMAX Dragway.
NASCAR's longest race and a Memorial Day crown jewel — the single biggest race-weekend lodging draw in the Charlotte area. Book early.
Coming in for one of these? The closer you book, the less you fight for parking and post-event traffic — and direct rates skip the OTA service fee.
Apartment vs hotel
Feed a group before the event and skip the overpriced venue concessions. Cookware, dishwasher, full-size fridge — all included.
A 2-bedroom sleeps six — one apartment instead of three hotel rooms, with a living room to actually hang out in.
Pack light for a multi-night run of shows or a season of home games. Washer and dryer in every unit.
For two nights or more, a furnished apartment usually beats a comparable downtown hotel — and direct booking drops the 15–20% OTA service fee entirely.
Event lots empty slowly and the drive home is long. Stay minutes away and the worst of your night is a short, familiar trip back to your own door — resident parking waiting, no hour-plus crawl out and no late highway haul.
We own and operate every apartment. Book direct and you reach the people who run the building, instantly confirmed.
Getting around
There's no light rail to Concord — the Blue Line ends down at UNC Charlotte — so getting to the speedway is a drive or the race-day bus. The good news: it's only ~15 miles up I-85, and on big race days CATS runs an express bus from the Uptown transit center straight to the gates, which is the easiest way to dodge the notorious Exit 49 traffic. Either way, you're basing in the city, not a campground.
The smart way in on a big race day: CATS runs a race-day express bus (the 79X) from the Charlotte Transportation Center in Uptown straight to the speedway, with a free on-site shuttle to the gates. It skips the paid lots and the hours-long post-race Exit 49 crawl entirely.
I-85 North to Exit 49 (Bruton Smith Blvd) — about 15 miles / 25 minutes off-peak. Plan for much more on race day: ~100,000 fans funnel through Exit 49, and the post-race exit can take hours, so arrive early or take the express bus.
An Uber or Lyft is about 15 miles from Uptown — pricier than the bus but it skips parking, and pairs well with staying in the city for the night.
About 20 miles / a 25–30 minute drive — straightforward for a fly-in race weekend.
Make a weekend of it
Make a weekend of it around the track — the Concord Mills cluster (outlet mall, Great Wolf Lodge, and an aquarium) is minutes away, and the speedway itself runs tours and a drive-a-stock-car experience year-round.
One of North Carolina's largest outlet malls — 200-plus stores, a food court, and a movie theater — about five minutes from the track off I-85.
A massive indoor water park resort right by Concord Mills — a hit for families turning a race into a full weekend.
An indoor aquarium inside Concord Mills — an easy rainy-day or with-kids stop in the same cluster by the track.
Go behind the scenes with a track tour and a lap on the 1.5-mile oval — or drive a 600-hp stock car yourself, offered year-round.
Good to know
All four Trifecta buildings are in Uptown Charlotte, about 15 miles — a 25-minute drive up I-85 to Exit 49 — from the speedway in Concord. The VUE, at the north end of Uptown, is the quickest run. Plan for much longer on race day, or take the CATS express bus. Times are approximate.
Yes, and you'll want to. Around 100,000 fans funnel through Exit 49 for the big races, and the post-race exit can take hours. The smart move is the CATS race-day express bus from the Charlotte Transportation Center in Uptown — it runs straight to the speedway with a free shuttle to the gates and skips the parking and the gridlock. If you do drive, go early.
For a multi-night race weekend, often yes. Race-weekend hotel rates near the track surge, and the infield campground books out months ahead. A furnished Uptown apartment gives you a full kitchen for the tailgate spread, room for the whole crew, a lower per-night cost with no OTA service fee, and the city itself — restaurants, breweries, nightlife — when you’re not at the track.
The fall NASCAR Cup playoff race is the Bank of America 400, back on the 1.5-mile oval Oct 9–11, 2026 (the road-course Roval is off the schedule this year). Then the World of Outlaws World Finals on the dirt track (Nov 4–7), Speedway Christmas lights (Nov 20–Jan 3), the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway (Apr 2–4, 2027), and the crown-jewel Coca-Cola 600 on May 30, 2027.
For two or more nights, usually — a full kitchen, room for the group, in-unit laundry, and a lower per-night cost than a surge-priced race-weekend hotel, with no OTA service fee when you book direct. It’s a comfortable home base for a NASCAR weekend in Charlotte.
Your stay
Furnished Charlotte apartments minutes from the speedway — full kitchens, free parking, direct rates with no service fee.