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Charlotte Motor Speedway shares video of repaved Roval ahead of NASCAR Playoffs

JHby: Jonathan Howard08/02/24Jondean25
Charlotte Roval odds
Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

Ahead of the NASCAR Playoffs and the Bank of America Roval 400, Charlotte Motor Speedway is getting the road course repaved. Now, everyone make sure to make drastic and very strong arguments for why this is a good or bad thing….now!

All jokes aside, the repave is needed. There is more to the repave than just putting on fresh asphalt. NASCAR drivers will also have a newly reconfigured track. The idea is to create more passing zones and action on the track.

The Charlotte Roval has a lot of haters and some fans. But it’s on the schedule and with this repave, it feels like NASCAR is hoping to continue racing on the Roval.

The Charlotte Roval is a 17-turn road course in the middle of the Charlotte Motor Speedway oval. Of course, it gets the unique name from the fact that it utilizes part of the oval as well as the road course in the infield.

There will be new paving between Turn 6 and Turn 7. That is “designed to create a longer infield straightway leading into a tight, hairpin corner,” according to a press release from the track.

Workers are also going to reconfigure the frontstretch chicane. It will now have a harder braking zone. That is, again, to create difficulty, passing opportunities, and excitement for fans.

Charlotte Roval getting a makeover

Good news, fans won’t have to worry about a partial repave like we saw at Iowa. There is plenty of time and good weather to complete this job and be ready for the October 13th weekend the races will be held.

We saw a repave at Sonoma Raceway earlier this year. That repave created better racing and a more enjoyable experience, I think, for fans and even drivers and teams. Hopefully, the repave at the Charlotte Roval does what they want it to do.

Repaves are tricky. Racing on a repave is tricky. If the weather in October is cooler or warmer than expected, that can change a lot. It changes grip levels, tire wear, and therefore strategy.

The Charlotte Roval has not put on great racing in the last few years. Those first couple of races were great. Is this repave what the Roval needs to be exciting and interesting again? Or will it be more of the same this October with fans begging to go back to the oval?