Located at the intersections of I-40 & I-77, Statesville features attractions, shopping, dining & accommodations convenient to five different interchanges. Nestled in the Piedmont of North Carolina, Statesville boasts a great downtown, museums, outlet shopping, NASCAR shops, gem mining & an amazing fresco.
Be careful when you pay a visit to Mooresville, Race City USA. You may find yourself tempted to settle here for good. For some, the historic downtown is the draw. Like a scene stolen from yesteryear America, quaint shops line Main and Broad streets, inviting you in through brick-and-stone facades reminiscent of horse-and-buggy days. Their plank floors, though polished and clean, bear the scars of the countless heels that have clacked across them for decades.
For others, Mooresville meets a need for speed. Take exit 36 off I-77 and drive directly to the hub of Race City USA – Lakeside Business Park, the location for many of the more than 60 racing teams that gave into the urge to put down roots in this town that just feels like home. Between races, cars from NASCAR, Busch Grand National, the Craftsman Truck Series and ARCA all head back to Mooresville for maintenance, improvements and testing. You can practically walk shop to shop and visit the home base of such greats as Rusty Wallace, Sterling Marlin and Ricky Rudd.