WATCH: NASCAR Drivers Try Out Charlotte’s New Roval Course

MOORESVILLE, NC — Here in the land of NASCAR, there are plenty of jokes about race cars only turning left. This fall, however, NASCAR drivers will race on a new road course in Charlotte that proves once and for all that that yes, the cars can indeed turn right.

NASCAR Cup drivers will take on the Roval Sept 30 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Bank of America Roval 400, a 400 kilometer race that incorporates 13 turns spread out over 2.4 miles. NASCAR officials expect fans will be thrilled by the physical and mental challenges it will create for drivers.

Based upon practice Tuesday afternoon, those turns are going to serve up an action-packed race. William Byron, for example and who drives the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, cut short his practice when he plowed into a bank of tires.

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The decision to add the Roval to the track lineup is one that fans have wanted to see happen for years, statistician Brock Beard, who runs the website Lastcar, said earlier this year. "The biggest problem will be NASCAR's officiating with cautions, and I expect a tedious portion of the race to be run under yellow — a problem made worse by the stage racing format. If NASCAR doesn't throw a yellow for every little thing, we might see some fun stuff on the Roval."

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