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The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour ( NWMT ) ( previously the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour and NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series from ___MASK62___ until 2005 ) is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR in the Modified Division . The Modified Division is NASCAR ' s oldest division , and is the only open - wheeled division that NASCAR sanctions . NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour events are mainly held in the northeastern United States , but the 2007 and 2008 tours expanded to the Midwest with the addition of a race in Mansfield , Ohio . The tour races primarily on short oval paved tracks , but the NWMT also has made appearances at larger ovals and road courses . iRacing is a subscription based racing simulation released by iRacing . com Motorsport Simulations in ___MASK46___ . Official races , special events , league races , and practice sessions are all hosted on the service ' s servers . The service simulates realistic cars , tracks , and racing events , and enforcing rules of conduct modeled on real auto racing events . William Henry Getty " Bill " France ( September 26 , ___MASK60___  June ___MASK19___ , 1992 ), also known as Bill France Sr . or Big Bill , was an American racing driver . He is best known for co - founding and managing NASCAR , a sanctioning body of US - based stock car racing . North Carolina is a state in the southeastern region of the United States . The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south , Tennessee to the west , Virginia to the north , and the Atlantic Ocean to the east . North Carolina is the 28th most extensive and the 9th most populous of the U . S . states . The state is divided into ___MASK40___ counties . The capital is Raleigh . The most populous municipality is Charlotte , and it is the second largest banking center in the United States after New York City . The Coca - Cola ___MASK8___ is an annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series points race held at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord , North Carolina during Memorial Day weekend . The event , when first held in ___MASK78___ , became the first race to be held at the Charlotte Motor Speedway . Run since ___MASK78___ , it is the longest race on NASCAR ' s schedule at . It is also unique for the fact that the race changes drastically from start to finish . It starts around 6 : 20 PM and the track is bathed in sunlight for the first third of the race . The second third happens at dusk , and the final third under the lights . A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population . It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population . The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses ; other common censuses include agriculture , business , and traffic censuses . The United Nations defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as " individual enumeration , universality within a defined territory , simultaneity and defined periodicity ", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every ___MASK53___ years . United Nations recommendations also cover census topics to be collected , official definitions , classifications and other useful information to co - ordinate international practice . The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR ) is an American family - owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto - racing sports events . Bill France Sr . founded the company in ___MASK91___ and his grandson Brian France became its CEO in ___MASK52___ . NASCAR is motorsport ' s preeminent stock - car racing organization . The three largest racing - series sanctioned by this company are the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series , the Xfinity Series , and the Camping World Truck Series . The company also oversees NASCAR Local Racing , the Whelen Modified Tour , the Whelen All - American Series , and the NASCAR iRacing . com Series . NASCAR sanctions over 1 , 500 races at over 100 tracks in 39 of the 50 US states as well as in Canada . NASCAR has presented exhibition races at the Suzuka and Motegi circuits in Japan , the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico , and the Calder Park Thunderdome in Australia . The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series ( formerly the NASCAR SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ) is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing , and is the only series in all of NASCAR to race modified production pickup trucks . The series is one of three national divisions of NASCAR , ranking as the third tier behind the second - tier Xfinity Series and the top level Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series . Camping World has served as the title sponsor since ___MASK72___ ; it replaced Craftsman , who served in that role from ___MASK61___ through ___MASK46___ . Camping World is an American corporation specializing in selling recreational vehicles , recreational vehicle parts , and recreational vehicle service . They also sell supplies for camping . The company has its headquarters in Lincolnshire , Illinois . In October ___MASK16___ it became a publicly traded company when it raised $ 251 million in an IPO . Camping World operates ___MASK36___ retail / service locations in 36 states , and also sells goods through mail order and online . It claims to be the world ' s largest supplier of RV parts and supplies . The company is also the title sponsor for the NASCAR Camping World East Series , NASCAR Camping World West Series , and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series . Recently , it has become the title sponsor of the Camping World Stadium , home of the Orlando City soccer team . A pickup truck is a light duty truck having an enclosed cab and an open cargo area with low sides and tailgate . Once a work tool with few creature comforts , in the 1950s consumers began purchasing pickups for lifestyle reasons and by the 1990s less than ___MASK95___ percent of owners reported use in work as the pickup truck ' s primary purpose . Today in North America , the pickup is mostly used like a passenger car and accounts for about ___MASK50___ per cent of total vehicles sold in the US . Mexico (, modern Nahuatl ), officially the United Mexican States , is a federal republic in the southern half of North America . It is bordered to the north by the United States ; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean ; to the southeast by Guatemala , Belize , and the Caribbean Sea ; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico . Covering almost two million square kilometers ( over ___MASK29___ , 000 sq mi ), Mexico is the sixth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent nation in the world . With an estimated population of over 120 million , it is the eleventh most populous country and the most populous Spanish - speaking country in the world while being the second most populous country in Latin America . Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states and a federal district that is also its capital and most populous city . Other metropolises include Guadalajara , Monterrey , Puebla , Toluca , Tijuana and León . The Bank of America ___MASK49___ is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that is hosted annually at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord , North Carolina , United States , with the other one being the Coca - Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend , the race . The race is held in the middle of October , as part of the Chase for the Sprint Cup and it is a annual race , Prior to ___MASK34___ , the race was a event . Ollen Bruton Smith ( born March ___MASK20___ , ___MASK31___ in Oakboro , North Carolina ) is a promoter and owner / CEO of NASCAR track owner Speedway Motorsports , Inc . Inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame January 23 , 2016 . He was ranked # 207 on the Forbes 400 list with an estimated worth of $ ___MASK69___ . ___MASK85___ billion in 2005 , and fell to # 278 ( worth an estimated $ ___MASK69___ . 4 billion ) in 2006 . He is divorced with four children . He was inducted in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2007 . Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country ' s armed forces . The holiday , which is observed every year on the last Monday of May , originated as Decoration Day after the American Civil War in ___MASK84___ , when the Grand Army of the Republic , an organization of Union veterans founded in Decatur , Illinois , established it as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the Union war dead with flowers . By the 20th century , competing Union and Confederate holiday traditions , celebrated on different days , had merged , and Memorial Day eventually extended to honor all Americans who died while in the military service . It marks the start of the unofficial summer vacation season , while Labor Day marks its end . Concord (/ kn . kd / or / ka . kd /) city in Cabarrus county , in the U . S . state of North Carolina . As of the ___MASK70___ census , the city had a population of 79 , 066 , with an estimated population in ___MASK10___ of over 85 , 000 . It is the county seat and the largest city in Cabarrus County . In terms of population , the city of Concord is the second - largest city in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area and is the twelfth largest city in North Carolina . Lowe ' s Companies , Inc . is a Fortune ___MASK49___ American company that operates a chain of retail home improvement and appliance stores in the United States , Canada , and Mexico . Founded in 1946 in North Wilkesboro , North Carolina , the chain has 1 , 840 stores in the United States , Canada , and Mexico . Expansion into Canada began in 2007 with the opening of a store in Hamilton , Ontario in early 2008 . Lowe ' s started the construction of two stores in the Mexican city of Monterrey officially entering the Mexican market in early 2010 . In 2011 , Lowe ' s released plans to build over 150 stores in Australia ( as Masters Home Improvement ) over the next five years , hoping to compete with the U . S . $ 46 billion industry . As of 2010 , the chain is based in Mooresville , North Carolina . Lowe ' s is the second - largest hardware chain in the United States behind The Home Depot and ahead of Menards . Globally , Lowe ' s is also the second - largest hardware chain , again behind The Home Depot but ahead of the European stores B & Q and OBI . A U . S . state is a constituent political entity of the United States of America . There are ___MASK88___ states , which are bound together in a union with each other . Each state holds administrative jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory , and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government . Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the federal government , Americans are citizens of both the federal republic and of the state in which they reside . State citizenship and residency are flexible , and no government approval is required to move between states , except for persons covered by certain types of court orders ( e . g ., paroled convicts and children of divorced spouses who are sharing custody ). Brian France ( born August ___MASK20___ , ___MASK90___ ) is an American businessman who is the current CEO and Chairman of NASCAR , taking over the position from his father , Bill France Jr ., in ___MASK52___ . " Time Magazine " named him one of the " 100 Most Influential of the Century " in 2006 and he was named one of the five most powerful sports executives by " The Sporting News " in 2005 . Monster Energy is an energy drink introduced by Hansen Natural Corp . ( HANS ) in ___MASK28___ . The regular flavor comes in a black can with a green , torn M shaped logo . The company is also known for supporting many extreme sports events such as UFC , BMX , Motocross , Speedway , skateboarding and snowboarding , as well as eSports . In addition , Monster Energy promotes a number of music bands around the world , like Asking Alexandria , The Word Alive , Maximum the Hormone and Five Finger Death Punch . Monster currently sponsors the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series . Charlotte Motor Speedway , formerly Lowe ' s Motor Speedway , is a motorsports complex located in Concord , North Carolina from Charlotte . The complex features a ___MASK69___ . ___MASK85___ mile ( 2 . 4 km ) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca - Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend , the NASCAR All - Star Race , and the Bank of America 500 . The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area . The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports , Inc . ( SMI ) with Marcus G . Smith ( son of Bruton Smith ) as track president . The North Carolina Education Lottery 200 is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held in mid - May at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord , North Carolina . The race is currently held as a companion event to the NASCAR Sprint All - Star Race in mid May . The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR ). It is named for the current sponsor , Monster Energy , but has been known by other names in the past . The series began in ___MASK55___ as the Strictly Stock Series , and from ___MASK15___ to 1970 it was known as the Grand National Series . In ___MASK35___ , when the series began leasing its naming rights to the R . J . Reynolds Tobacco Company , it was referred to as the Winston Cup Series . A similar deal was made with Nextel in ___MASK52___ , and it became the Nextel Cup Series ( 2004  2007 ). Sprint acquired Nextel in 2005 , and in 2008 the series was renamed the Sprint Cup Series , which lasted until 2016 . In December 2016 , it was announced that Monster Energy would become the new title sponsor starting in 2017 . The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is a race track in Mexico City , Mexico , named after the racing drivers Ricardo and Pedro Rodríguez . The circuit got its name shortly after it opened when Ricardo Rodríguez died in practice for the non - Championship ___MASK90___ Mexican Grand Prix . Ricardo ' s brother Pedro also lost his life behind the wheel nine years later .