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Exploring the brief but very memorable history of the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval through the voices of those who helped create and raced on the dynamic road course.
--Joe Gibbs Racing winner Christopher Bell and Adam Stevens tour the layout and detail its appeal and challenges (3:30)
--Inaugural winner Ryan Blaney and Aric Almirola recall their initial fears of the course (7:00);
--Marcus Smith recounts his burst of inspiration for creating the layout (9:00);
--Charlotte Motor Speedway executive vice president Greg Walter on the pushback from drivers and teams and the decision to delay the launch (16:00);
--Speedway Motorsports vice president of operations Steve Swift on the international search for advice and insight (18:00);
--Smith on Mario Andretti’s memorable test run in a Porsche 918 (20:00);
--Swift on a very helpful lap by Kyle Busch and a humorous moment with Ryan Newman (23:00);
--The jaw-dropping crash that has NASCAR very nervous (30:00);
--The breathtaking finish to the debut (34:00);
--How the Roval has charted a path forward for NASCAR (37:30).
Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports.
By Nate Ryan, NASCAR on NBC Sports4.8
428428 ratings
Exploring the brief but very memorable history of the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval through the voices of those who helped create and raced on the dynamic road course.
--Joe Gibbs Racing winner Christopher Bell and Adam Stevens tour the layout and detail its appeal and challenges (3:30)
--Inaugural winner Ryan Blaney and Aric Almirola recall their initial fears of the course (7:00);
--Marcus Smith recounts his burst of inspiration for creating the layout (9:00);
--Charlotte Motor Speedway executive vice president Greg Walter on the pushback from drivers and teams and the decision to delay the launch (16:00);
--Speedway Motorsports vice president of operations Steve Swift on the international search for advice and insight (18:00);
--Smith on Mario Andretti’s memorable test run in a Porsche 918 (20:00);
--Swift on a very helpful lap by Kyle Busch and a humorous moment with Ryan Newman (23:00);
--The jaw-dropping crash that has NASCAR very nervous (30:00);
--The breathtaking finish to the debut (34:00);
--How the Roval has charted a path forward for NASCAR (37:30).
Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports.

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