In 1992, the officials at Lowe’s Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) began noticing a great need all across North America. This need was very simple: an affordable racecar with a unique design that requires little maintenance time and cost. This was brought about because many short tracks have allowed the cost of their competing race cars to escalate out of control with “loose” rules. Car counts began to drop drastically, and at that moment, track officials estimate that 30% to 40% of the race cars in North America were not in competition because of cost.

As a result of this research, in January 1992, 600 Racing, Inc. was launched and so began a highly-accelerated R&D program of a new racecar that would be affordable, race on smaller tracks and have low maintenance costs.

It was then in April of 1992 that the first Legends Car was unveiled at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The concept of creating a fun and affordable “spec” class of racing for anyone to participate in was born. President and General Manager of LMS, H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler and Elliott Forbes-Robinson, famed road racing champion, designed these 5/8-scale fiberglass full-fendered versions of the famed NASCAR modified's driven by legendary drivers such as Fireball Roberts, Buck Baker, Curtis Turner, Speedy Thompson and Banjo Matthews. Since that time, the Legends Cars have become one of the fastest growing segments of motorsports today. With drivers being classified into four different divisions, Legends Cars is THE racing opportunity that is available to anyone!

The Pro Division is for the experienced drivers. The Masters Division features drivers 40 years and older. The Semi-Pro Division is the novice class, featuring the drivers that are new to the sport or have been inactive in other forms of racing for a while. While the car stays the same from division to division, it is the driver that makes the difference!

The Legends Cars continue to be produced by 600 Racing, Inc. in Harrisburg, North Carolina. Currently they are the largest mass producer of race cars in the world. Presently, there are more than 3,500 Legends Cars in existence.

History Courtesy of 600 Racing Inc.

R&D Performancenter became an authorized dealer for 600 Racing Inc. in 2005 and continue to have steady growth. Some track operators believe that these cars will be the future of the weekly short track show.