What do you do when you're in Charlotte....go the NASCAR Hall of Fame

We're not really NASCAR fans, but we made the short drive from Charleston to Charlotte quicker than we thought.  It wasn't far from our campground site in Concord next to the Charlotte Motor Speedway to downtown Charlotte,  where the hall is located.  We headed there Saturday afternoon.

Entry wing of the NASCAR Hall of Fame

When you enter, the curved wing of the ring of fame is impressive from the outside and even more so inside.  The ring has many cars of famous drivers, with room to expand.

Some famous drivers' cars in ring of fame

Linda in front of Jimmie Johnson's car

There are many exhibit areas that will inform and entertain you for hours.  We liked the cut-away of a race car with the various explanation signs.

Rear quarter view of cut-away car

Trunk with fuel cell

Driver side view with closed foam cell on driver's door

Front corner view

The "lump" in engine bay

There were some famous old cars from the early days of NASCAR.

Mercury Motors sponsored Chrysler 300-A

Tim found a great place to sit down, but had trouble getting out of the race car seat.  His grandson, Caden, does a much better job.

Tim in race car seat

The hall also had Jimmie Johnson's race trailer.  Tim tried to take a picture, but it was difficult to show any of the neat stuff.  Everything has its place and there is a lot of it.

Jimmie Johnson trailer

We closed the hall and headed back to the coach and prepared for our next journey.