caryking said:

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wolf howl said:

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Can't imagine the amount of work that's gone into getting the track, facilities and surrounding areas ready for this event.

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I've been out there and yes, a lot of work has gone into this from SMI and NASCAR.

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Wouldn't it be awesome if they got a date on the Winston Cup Series?

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That would be cool but won't hold my breath on it. Maybe a Truck Series or the Xfinity series I could see them adding one there maybe. Either way Wilkes county and the neighboring counties will support it big time and fill the stands, I have zero doubt there.

wolf howl said:

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caryking said:

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ncsupack1 said:

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wolf howl said:

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Can't imagine the amount of work that's gone into getting the track, facilities and surrounding areas ready for this event.

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I've been out there and yes, a lot of work has gone into this from SMI and NASCAR.

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Wouldn't it be awesome if they got a date on the Winston Cup Series?

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That would be cool but won't hold my breath on it. Maybe a Truck Series or the Xfinity series I could see them adding one there maybe. Either way Wilkes county and the neighboring counties will support it big time and fill the stands, I have zero doubt there.

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Agree, I don't see the Cup series ever racing there. More than likely trucks keep coming back. I personally think that SMI bought Dover who also owns Nashville Speedway to move that Nashville date to the Fairgrounds if that ever comes through.

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Friday, May 19
Midnight, NASCAR Race Hub Best of Radioactive: All-Star (re-air), FS2
12:30 a.m., One Hot Night: The NASCAR 1992 All-Star Race (re-air), FS2
11 a.m., NASCAR Race Classic: The 1997 Daytona 500 (re-air), FS2
11:30 a.m., NASCAR Race Hub Best of Radioactive: All-Star (re-air), FS2
Noon, NASCAR Pace Lap, MAVTV
3 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FS1
3 p.m., NASCAR Pace Lap (re-air), MAVTV
4 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race practice at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FS1
5 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FS1
5:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: All-Star Race qualifying (pit-crew challenge) at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FS1

On MRN:
4 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series practice and pit-crew challenge at North Wilkesboro Speedway

Saturday, May 20
6 a.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS1
7 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race practice at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS1
8 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series: All-Star Race qualifying (pit-crew challenge) at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS1
9:30 a.m., One Hot Night: The NASCAR 1992 All-Star Race (re-air), FS1
10:30 a.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series qualifying at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FS1
11:30 a.m., NASCAR Race Hub Best of Radioactive: All-Star (re-air), FS1
Noon, NASCAR Race Hub Best of Radioactive: All-Star (re-air), FS2
1 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay, FOX
1:30 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Tyson 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FOX
7 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race Heat qualifiers at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FS1
9 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub Best of Radioactive: All-Star (re-air), FS1

On MRN:
1 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Tyson 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway
7 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race Heat qualifiers at North Wilkesboro Speedway

Saturday, May 20
6 a.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS1
7 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race practice at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS1
8 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series: All-Star Race qualifying (pit-crew challenge) at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS1
9:30 a.m., One Hot Night: The NASCAR 1992 All-Star Race (re-air), FS1
10:30 a.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series qualifying at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FS1
11:30 a.m., NASCAR Race Hub Best of Radioactive: All-Star (re-air), FS1
Noon, NASCAR Race Hub Best of Radioactive: All-Star (re-air), FS2
1 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay, FOX
1:30 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Tyson 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FOX
7 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race Heat qualifiers at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FS1
9 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub Best of Radioactive: All-Star (re-air), FS1

On MRN:
1 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Tyson 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway
7 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race Heat qualifiers at North Wilkesboro Speedway

1987 at @NWBSpeedway. No pit road speed limit. No pit wall. No crew helmets. I think I remember how crazy it was back in the day. But then you see this and, holy schnikes. Look how fast it is out the driver's window of Neil Bonnett's car at the 1:30 mark...in the pits! #NASCAR75 pic.twitter.com/vYeQFabijh

— Ryan McGee (@ESPNMcGee) May 15, 2023

1970, in the pits at @NWBSpeedway. Little crowded. No pit wall. No helmets. Lot of cigarettes. Tire changers have racecars without pit road speed limits smoking right by their ankles. #NASCAR75 pic.twitter.com/a89Iajj4lf

— Ryan McGee (@ESPNMcGee) May 16, 2023

Filed to ESPN: "You don't ever want to admit that you'd be scared, but man, there's no way I'm doing this." As #NASCAR returns to North Wilkesboro, crew members of the past & present review some pit stop footage from back in the day. And it's crazy.

https://www.espn.com/racing/story/_/id/37661909/north-wilkesboro-pit-lane-shows-how-far-crew-safety-come

The moving images from back in the day at North Wilkesboro Speedway, closed since 1996 but about to be improbably revived for Sunday's NASCAR All-Star Race, are hard for any modern mind to process.

Having some beer and watching the late Mods…track looks great.

You think The Last American Hero was having any fun? pic.twitter.com/CJDurg8mKQ

— Ryan McGee (@ESPNMcGee) May 17, 2023

NASCAR's return to North Wilkesboro is a revival story after speedway's 26 years of ruin

https://www.espn.com/racing/story/_/id/37676303/nascar-returns-north-wilkesboro-decades-ruins

So odd to be driving into a track that has a state historical marker nearby to commemorate its former existence. pic.twitter.com/beAxH6NDR4

— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) May 20, 2023

Saturday, May 20
6 a.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS1
7 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race practice at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS1
8 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series: All-Star Race qualifying (pit-crew challenge) at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS1
9:30 a.m., One Hot Night: The NASCAR 1992 All-Star Race (re-air), FS1
10:30 a.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series qualifying at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FS1
11:30 a.m., NASCAR Race Hub Best of Radioactive: All-Star (re-air), FS1
Noon, NASCAR Race Hub Best of Radioactive: All-Star (re-air), FS2
1 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay, FOX
1:30 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Tyson 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FOX
7 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race Heat qualifiers at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FS1
9 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub Best of Radioactive: All-Star (re-air), FS1

On MRN:
1 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Tyson 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway
7 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race Heat qualifiers at North Wilkesboro Speedway

Wolfer79 said:

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So odd to be driving into a track that has a state historical marker nearby to commemorate its former existence. pic.twitter.com/beAxH6NDR4

— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) May 20, 2023

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Pretty cool. I would never guess that racing would be back there. Good to see, hopefully Cup gets a date there. Just a few months ago I was hesitant to think that but now I'm not sure.

Sunday, May 21
8 a.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Tyson 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS2
10 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Heat qualifying races at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS1
5 p.m., NASCAR All-Star Open race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FS1
7 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FS1
8 p.m., NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FS1

On MRN:
4:30 p.m., NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway

The two heat races last night were pretty good. Glad that rain isn't an issue today. Not a fan of the wet weather package.

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All-Star Open FS1, 5 p.m.
NASCAR RaceDay: All-Star Race FS1, 7 p.m.

NASCAR's North Wilkesboro return excited drivers, fans alike

https://www.espn.com/racing/story/_/id/37707937

Wolfer79 said:

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NASCAR's North Wilkesboro return excited drivers, fans alike

https://www.espn.com/racing/story/_/id/37707937

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Great read!

North Wilkesboro's renovation cost north of $20 million between a seven-figure spend from Speedway Motorsports + $18 million from the American Rescue Plan COVID stimulus.

🔲 Among the things still original from 1996 are the frontstretch grandstands, which were just power washed. pic.twitter.com/1MJAldYp0u

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) May 21, 2023

.@FS1 got a 1.28 rating + 2.203 million viewers for Sunday's NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro, down from a 1.38 + 2.481 million last year at Texas.

FS1 ran a longer broadcast window this year with pre/post race coverage; for race-specific portion, FS1 was almost flat.

.@FS1 got a 1.28 rating + 2.203 million viewers for Sunday's NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro, down from a 1.38 + 2.481 million last year at Texas.

🔲 FS1 ran a longer broadcast window this year with pre/post race coverage; for race-specific portion, FS1 was almost flat. pic.twitter.com/k1KT3u0h1b

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) May 23, 2023

Wilkes County (NC) exec: "There's a lot in the future. I've been told that there is a 10-year plan worked out already [for North Wilkesboro]. I've begged them to share it and I'm sure they will. But for now, let's celebrate what already has happened."

Wilkes County (NC) exec: "There’s a lot in the future. I’ve been told that there is a 10-year plan worked out already [for North Wilkesboro]. I’ve begged them to share it and I’m sure they will. But for now, let’s celebrate what already has happened."

- https://t.co/hINC2TuWAL.

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) June 14, 2023

Speedway Motorsports today is confirming that North Wilkesboro will again host the non-points NASCAR All-Star Race for the 2024 season.

Speedway Motorsports today is confirming that North Wilkesboro will again host the non-points NASCAR All-Star Race for the 2024 season. pic.twitter.com/bvcewmgaHL

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) September 28, 2023