See Charlotte's racy side at NASCAR race shops (The Charlotte Observer)

GAIL SMITH-ARRANTS GSmith-Arrants@charlotteobserver.com Want to find out why this area is so racy? Take yourself on a free, self-guided tour of NASCAR race shops. The Cabarrus County Convention and Visitors Bureau offers a map in a visitors guide called "The Racing Side of Charlotte." Following the map, you could visit every Nextel Cup race shop in North Carolina, said bureau communications manager Judy Root. "Most are clustered right here in this general area," Root said. "If fans get there on ...