NASCAR SpeedPark in Concord: NASCAR expanded its effort to reach out to a younger fan base Tuesday by signing off on an officially licensed SpeedPark to be located in the heart of the stock-car racing community. NASCAR SpeedPark will be located in the Concord Mills, N.C., mall and be the third licensed park in the chain started by Burroughs & Chapin Co. The park will sit on more than seven acres and feature five indoor and outdoor go-kart tracks, a multilevel adult track, games, miniature golf, laser tag and other amusements. The facility, which joins its sister parks in Myrtle Beach, SC, and Sevierville, TN, will help develop the sport, Helton said. Ground was broken on the park Tuesday, and it’s expected to open next summer inside Concord Mills, a massive retail and entertainment center that ranks as North Carolina’s second-largest tourist attraction. Concord Mills is located on Speedway Boulevard, just a few miles from Lowe’s Motor Speedway and the heart of NASCAR’s community.(ThatsRacin.com/AP)(12-11-2002)
