Charlotte: race-week dates and a campaign code that works only from your link

Charlotte sells to fans who plan around a calendar. Charlotte Motor Speedway lists the Coca-Cola 600 for May 30, 2027, with the O'Reilly series race on May 29 and the Truck race on May 28, plus the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals on April 2 to 4 and AutoFair on April 8 to 10. The NASCAR Hall of Fame sets its Class of 2027 induction ceremony for Friday, January 22, 2027. Charlotte Douglas International Airport reported 53.6 million passengers in 2025, and the Census Bureau puts the city at 964,784 people. For a store selling merchandise, gifts or fan gear, those dates are the whole plan: one code per window, tied to a link you send, and an end date in the message. This page lists the dates, then shows how to build the code.

2027 calendar: NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2027 induction ceremony, Jan 22, 2027; NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, Apr 2, 2027 to Apr 4, 2027; AutoFair, Apr 8, 2027 to Apr 10, 2027; Coca-Cola 600 race weekend (Truck, O'Reilly, Cup), May 28, 2027 to May 30, 2027JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2027
Uptown Charlotte towers rising behind the lawn and young trees of Romare Bearden Park on a clear spring day.
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Dates to plan around

  1. NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2027 induction ceremonyNASCAR Hall of Fame: press release, Class of 2027 and Landmark Award (May 19, 2026)
  2. NHRA 4-Wide NationalsCharlotte Motor Speedway: Events
  3. AutoFairCharlotte Motor Speedway: Events
  4. Coca-Cola 600 race weekend (Truck, O'Reilly, Cup)Charlotte Motor Speedway: Events

A campaign code for each Charlotte racing window

  1. Before Jan. 22, 2027

    Make the first code for the Hall of Fame induction, and send the link only to your own list. The Hall's release names the Class of 2027 inductees, so a code can pair with merchandise for those drivers, and the code works only from the tagged link you send.

    Source: NASCAR Hall of Fame: press release, Class of 2027 and Landmark Award (May 19, 2026)

  2. Before April 2, 2027

    Create two codes for April: one that ends April 4 for the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals and one that ends April 10 for AutoFair. Use different link tags so the two windows' orders are separate in your reports.

    Source: Charlotte Motor Speedway: Events

  3. Before May 28, 2027

    Open the race-weekend code on May 28, when the Truck race is listed, and close it after the Coca-Cola 600 on May 30. Put the end date in the email, the banner and the code's own description.

    Source: Charlotte Motor Speedway: Events

  4. When you write the link

    Tag the link for each send, one tag per list or post. A code that works only from a tagged link cannot be pasted into a coupon site, which is the reason to use it for a dated event.

    Source: Charlotte Motor Speedway: Events

  5. After each window

    Compare each window with the same number of days before it. Charlotte is a city of 964,784 people, and its airport reported 53.6 million passengers in 2025. Neither figure tells you who will shop your store, so let the tagged link show which sends brought the orders.

    Source: Charlotte Douglas International Airport: About CLT (2025)

Build it with the Campaign code template.

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The year at a glance

Seasonality: NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2027 induction ceremony, Jan; NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, Apr; AutoFair, Apr; Coca-Cola 600 race weekend (Truck, O'Reilly, Cup), MayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2027 induction ceremonyNHRA 4-Wide NationalsAutoFairCoca-Cola 600 race weekend (Truck, O'Reilly, Cup)

Questions merchants ask

When is the Coca-Cola 600 in 2027?
Charlotte Motor Speedway's events page lists the Coca-Cola 600 for May 30, 2027, the O'Reilly series race for May 29 and the Truck race for May 28. Check the speedway before you schedule an offer, because dates can change.
When is the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction in 2027?
The Hall's May 19, 2026 release sets the Class of 2027 induction ceremony for Friday, January 22, 2027. The class is the 17th since the Hall's founding in 2010.
What is a campaign code?
In Freebies Engine by Log Studio Lab, a campaign code is a code that only works from a tagged link, for example one in your newsletter. It suits a dated event because you decide who gets the link and when the code ends.
Does the fall race weekend have 2027 dates?
The speedway's events page lists its NASCAR Fall Weekend (the Bank of America 400 and the Blue Cross NC 300) only for October 11, 2026, and no 2027 fall race at the time of writing, so this page does not plan around one. Check the speedway's schedule again once NASCAR's 2027 dates are posted.

Offer ideas for Charlotte

One code for the three-day race weekend

The speedway lists three races across May 28 to 30, 2027. A single code that opens Friday and closes Sunday night covers all of them, and the end date can sit in the same line as the code so no one has to ask when it stops.

Source: Charlotte Motor Speedway: Events

April has two shorter windows

The NHRA 4-Wide Nationals (April 2 to 4) and AutoFair (April 8 to 10) are a week apart. Treat them as two separate codes with two separate end dates rather than one long April offer, so the results for each can be read on their own.

Source: Charlotte Motor Speedway: Events

Where Charlotte sits

Outline map of North Carolina with markers for CharlotteCharlotte

Charlotte's 2027 calendar is anchored by motorsport: a January Hall of Fame induction, an April drag-racing and car-show stretch, and a three-day race weekend at the end of May, so a store can plan one short, dated code for each window.

Facts and sources

Not tax advice. Confirm current rules with the state revenue department before you rely on a date or an exemption.

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