CONCORD, N.C. — The newest venue on the NHRA circuit finally has a name.
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. officials announced Friday that the drag strip adjacent to Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., will be named zMAX Dragway @ Concord.
The name was selected from 4,365 submissions entered in a contest to name the still-under-construction strip, which will host the opening event for the six-race Countdown to the Championship Sept. 11-14.
“We were overwhelmed by the response from race fans,” said Bruton Smith, chairman and CEO of SMI. “They suggested everything from Burnout Boulevard to The Southern Slingshot to The Main Drag. Two people entered zMAX Dragway and we’re going to reward both of them.”
Wanda Exum of Greensboro, N.C., and Carl Hackley of Charlotte, N.C., submitted the winning entries.
Each of the winners will receive two VIP tickets to the inaugural NHRA Carolinas Nationals, four-night accommodations at The Embassy Suites in Concord, dinner for two at The Speedway Club and a $1,000 cash prize.
A Charlotte-based subsidiary of SMI, zMAX produces and markets an environmentally friendly micro-lubricant used in automobiles and trucks. The company also produces AVBLEND, an FAA-approved engine treatment for piston-powered aircraft.