Looking for a Career in Motorsports?

UNC Charlotte Motorsports is located in the heart of NASCAR country and is the first stop for employers hiring interns and entry level engineers.

  • Within 50 miles of 90% of the NASCAR Sprint Cup teams
  • Five miles from Charlotte Motor Speedway, just past the checkered flag

  • Over 22% of all NASCAR Cup Series engineers are UNC Charlotte graduates.

The UNC Charlotte Alan D. Kulwicki Motorsports Laboratory is named after the 1992 Winston Cup Champion and engineer, Alan Kulwicki. The Alan D. Kulwicki Motorsports Laboratory offers students 6800 square feet of training space, one of the largest in the Southeast. 

Our program is rigorous and well respected in the automotive and racing industries. We offer one of the most innovative "hands-on" programs available in the U.S., allowing our students to be some of the most qualified applicants in motorsports. The cars built and raced by our students are their own design. Student designed. Student built. Student raced.

We ensure that our students have the opportunity to learn the theory that will help them on the race track or in an automotive manufacturing facility. They are exposed to some of the most well respected professionals in the racing and automotive industries, adding high level practical experience as a potential part of the training.

Formula SAE (Internal Combustion & Electric)

UNC Charlotte Chapter of SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers)