Yes, there’s more to Cabarrus County that racing, but it is what gives us our identity and makes us unique. And, thanks to the recent announcement that Lowe’s Motor Speedway will stay in Concord, we are the future home of the World’s Racing Destination as envisioned by Bruton Smith.
This is the official blog of the Cabarrus County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), the official destination marketing organization for Cabarrus County, just outside of Charlotte North Carolina! Cabarrus County includes Concord, Kannapolis, Harrisburg, Midland, and Mt. Pleasant.
So you may be asking yourself, “Is Cabarrus named after that Italian restaurant?” Actually, no. It’s Cabarrus, pronounced kuh-BEAR-us. According to Wikipedia, it was named after Stephen Cabarrus, speaker of the NC House of Commons, in 1792. Now you may be asking yourself, “What is there to do in Cabarrus County?” I assure you, keep reading this blog and you’ll be asking yourself “What ISN’T there to do in Cabarrus County?”
