2025-2026 Cabarrus County Destination Guide

Motorsports

Start Your Engines! Curb Motorsports Museum

Hendrick Motorsports

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Friday

Start your stay by exploring where it all begins—NASCAR Race Shops. Horsepower headquarters including RFK Racing , Hendrick Motorsports , Trackhouse Racing and others welcome fans to visit museums, team stores or viewing areas. The experience is different at each, so map out your journey using the list on page 70 or reserve a spot with Garage Pass Shop Tours . For dinner, enjoy another North Carolina tradition that goes hand in hand with racing. Try slow-smoked barbecue and signature sides at tasty joints like The Smoke Pit .

Accelerate your adventure with a visit to Kannapolis, the hometown of legendary NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt. See one of his winning race cars inside the Curb Museum where music and motorsports intersect with the adjoining NC Music Hall of Fame . Then, learn more about his legacy at Dale Earnhardt Tribute Plaza . Stay downtown to relax at Old Armor Beer Company , challenge each other at The Slot Car Track , or cheer on the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers , and end the day in Concord with dinner at Michael Waltrip Taproom .

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