Let's head to Concord where the Charlotte Motor Speedway is all revved up for their annual drive through light show, featuring over 5 million lights.

[festive music] - Speedway Christmas is 5 million lights spread over a four mile course at an iconic racetrack known around the world.

Charlotte Motor Speedway was a track built in 1960 and it's known the world over for its innovation and great racing.

Some iconic NASCAR races and other events have taken place here.

So, from basically the first part of November through January, we decorate the place for fans all over the Southeast to come enjoy.

So, Speedway Christmas started in 2009, so we're celebrating our 15 year of Christmas magic.

We always look to improve on the next event, how we make magic happen, and so, we'll start planning the next Christmas show sometime in January as to how much more magic we create.

[upbeat music] - The track is 2 3/4 miles.

We start in October to build the country's largest Christmas light show.

It takes us six weeks to put 'em up.

We work six days a week, generally about 10 hours a day.

We gotta make sure we get all the lights to come on at the right time and to have 'em ready for opening day.

- Seeing the smile on the children's faces, their eyes light up.

They love the colors.

They love the lights and the dancing lights on the other side.

Just having them come here, knowing they're gonna have a good time.

- We have come so many years ever since our kids were little and it is so much fun.

There's so many lights and so many displays and they have built up so many interesting, fun things to do here.

It's a family tradition for our family.

- The people come in and they start seeing displays immediately when they get on property.

We have two 25 foot tall angels that are just beautiful when you come in the main entrance and there are signs that say Speedway Christmas all the way around, flashing lights, lots to see.

You get closer, you get the smells of the Christmas snacks.

You can see the glow from the inside of the track before you even make it to the track.

It is a lot to see.

Everybody turns the channel to 101.3 and you can listen to the music as you're looking at the lights.

They dance to the music the whole time.

It's a fun atmosphere.

- So Thursday through Sunday, the Christmas Village is open and there's this beautiful walking trail with more than 135 new elements.

So if you've been here in the past, it's gonna feel like a brand new show.

There's all sorts of s'mores and food outside.

There's all sorts of Christmas magic that happens in the village.

[heartfelt music] - The village has food, mini donuts, which are a big hit every year.

We have fried cinnamon rolls, chicken tenders, fudge, hot chocolates, a lot of variety in foods here.

[inspirational music] - Speedway Children's Charities was founded by Bruton Smith back when he actually lost his son to crib death.

And since that time, we've leveraged the power of NASCAR to raise money for children's charities in the area.

So, what we have out here are 13 charities that have taken a Christmas tree and decorated it.

Each of those trees will actually be voted on by our guests out here and the winning tree will actually get an additional grant from Speedway Children's Charities.

The holidays are all about giving and some of this is giving back, and what better way than to give back to children who need it than through the Christmas holiday?

- Ah, we love coming here to see the Christmas lights.

They're so pretty.

They change 'em every year.

We enjoy just the music and the lights and how they animate with each other and just spending time with family, being able to be here.

We love racing and culminating that together with Christmas is just a perfect match for us.

- It's an escape, right?

It's a chance to to enjoy the holidays and the magic that we all grew up with as children that holidays represent.

We hope that our guests that come here, once they leave the property, feel a little bit of that Christmas magic.

[festive music] - Speedway Christmas runs every night at the Charlotte Motor Speedway until January 5th from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

The Speedway is at 5555 Concord Parkway South in Concord.

For more information or to get tickets, visit charlottemotorspeedway.com.