Overview
Mooresville, North Carolina is located 20 minutes north of uptown Charlotte, and is also known as "Race City, USA." Mooresville is home to a multitude of NASCAR race shops, as well as home to some of NASCAR's elite drivers.
1 things to do · 3 places to stay
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Best things about Mooresville
Lazy 5 Ranch
A drive through animal park covering 3.5 miles to see 750 animals from all over the world. You can drive in your own car or even better or on a horse-drawn open-air wagon. Be sure to bring your cameras!
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov. Summer highs reach about 90°F; winter lows dip to about 32°F. Very hot (Jul) — plan outdoor time for mornings. Wettest: Aug and Mar. (climate data from nearby Charlotte)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- USA Concord-Padgett Regional Airport, Concord — 15 mi away. Directions
- CLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte — 27 mi away (major hub). Directions
I-77 is the major interstate highway that goes through Mooresville, running north-south. NC-150, 152, and 3 are other options to consider if coming in from other area towns.
Full “Get in” guide ↓Budget & where to stay
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Food for you
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Understand
Mooresville is best known as the home of many NASCAR racing teams and drivers, along with an IndyCar team and its drivers, as well as racing technology suppliers, which has earned the town the nickname "Race City USA". Also located in Mooresville is the corporate headquarters of Lowe's Corporation and Universal Technical Institute's NASCAR Technical Institute.
Get in
By car
I-77 is the major interstate highway that goes through Mooresville, running north-south. NC-150, 152, and 3 are other options to consider if coming in from other area towns.
Do
Buy
- Visit race shops. Shops to visit include Dale Earnhardt Incorporated (DEI) on Coddle Creek Hwy. (aka. Dale Earnhardt Hwy.), Robert Yates Racing, Penske Racing, and Roush Racing. Nearby towns are the location of the race shops of Evernham Motorsports, Richard Childress Racing, and Hendrick Motorsports. At each shop, visitors have the opportunity to view displays, videos, and actual race cars, while also being able to browse through the gift shop.
Sleep
History
The area that would develop into the town of Mooresville was originally settled by English, German, and Scots-Irish families who moved into the area from nearby Rowan County, as well as from Virginia, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere.
Many of these families established large farms, primarily of cotton, which grew into small plantations by the 1850s. Major Rufus Reid was the most prominent planter in the area, enslaving 81 African Americans on over 2,000 acres (810 ha) of land. His property was known as Mount Mourne Plantation, named after the Mourne Mountains of County Down in Northern Ireland.
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