Circle K Speed Street, a music festival held in the Fan Zone at Charlotte Motor Speedway Friday through Sunday of the upcoming race weekend, will come to life with high-flying, death-defying stunt shows throughout the three-day event. Fans can witness medieval Full Steel Combat shows, aerial acrobatics from the Xpogo extreme pogo stunt team, the King BMX demonstrations, and the Globe of Death. In addition, Grammy-nominated rapper Flo Rida and the Steve Miller Band will be in concert.
Throughout the weekend, fans can catch drivers Michael McDowell and Todd Gilliland (Saturday) or Erik Jones and Austin Dillon (Sunday) on the Circle K Speed Street stage, while Daniel Suarez, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kurt Busch and Joey Logano are all scheduled to make appearances on the pre-race stage on Sunday. Speed Street admission is free every day with any weekend race ticket or available for just $20 at the gate.
Later, just before the race, Hall of Fame rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd will perform a 60-minute concert in the speedway infield. Fans who upgrade to a pre-race Track Pass will get stage-front access to chart-topping hits like “Free Bird” and “Sweet Home Alabama,” plus be up front for driver introductions.
Fans in attendance may also get a glimpse of wide receiver DJ Moore of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers. Moore will drive the Toyota Camry TRD pace car to lead the field to the green flag, and he’s expected to be joined by Panther teammates Derrick Brown and Mike Jordan. Other stars on hand will include country artists Ray Fulcher and Jordan Davis, comedian John Crist and actors Griffin Santopietro, Lucy Martin and Clive Standen.