Charlotte to reduce seating capacity

Charlotte Motor Speedway has joined the ranks of NASCAR race tracks decreasing its seating capacity.

Speedway president Marcus Smith revealed on Monday during the opening day of the annual media tour that many of the current seats on the 1.5-mile quad-oval’s frontstretch will be removed and replaced with wider seats prior to the Sprint All-Star race in May.

The new seats will be 25 percent wider in width over its predecessors. Approximately 15,000 new premium seats will be installed in the Chrysler and General Motors grandstand.