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Tomorrow will mark 75 years since the first race at North Wilkesboro Speedway on May 18, 1947, and on the eve of that historic day, Governor Roy Cooper visited the speedway to highlight the significant investments it will receive for repairs from the state budget and celebrate the return of racing. The Governor was joined by Speedway Motorsports President and CEO Marcus Smith, NASCAR Hall of.
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A track past its glory days, North Wilkesboro Speedway was in dire need of a makeover so it could continue its streak of hosting over 90 races before it shut down in 1996.
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Marcus Smith, Speedway Motorsports president and CEO, has called the rejuvenation a "resto-mod" with efforts made to retain the track's vintage character while adding modern underpinnings. He.
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After a majority interest in North Wilkesboro was purchased in part by Speedway Motorsports, led then by Bruton Smith, the dates awarded by NASCAR were moved to other tracks owned by.
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It was a project that Dale Earnhardt Jr. spearheaded as a big advocated for the revitalization of North Wilkesboro. In November 2021, more help was on the way, this time in the form of funding.
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North Wilkesboro Speedway hosted its first race on May 18, 1947, nearly a year before the founding of NASCAR. Like almost all the tracks in the post-World War II Southeast, North Wilkesboro was a dusty dirt track when it opened.. Given that team owner Junior Johnson's home track was North Wilkesboro Speedway, it was important for his cars.
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Knowing that Smith was going to take one of North Wilkesboro's races and send it west to his sparkling new $250 million Texas Motor Speedway, Staley courted another track owner in need of a Cup.
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1 of 24 Photo courtesy of Speedway Motorsports The crisp smell of fall is in the air, and while the steady aroma of cinnamon or apple cider might be abundant, so is the fragrance of fresh.
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By Zack Albert NASCAR.com Published: 469 days ago 4 Minute Read The NASCAR Cup Series will make a stunning return to a revitalized North Wilkesboro Speedway next season, visiting one of its.
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Former driver and FOX Sports analyst Clint Bowyer clasped his hand on the shoulder of Marcus Smith, president and CEO of track owner Speedway Motorsports. "Can you believe he spent all this.
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A fan leaves the North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sept. 29, 1996, in North Wilkesboro, N.C., with a souvenir tire after Jeff Gordon won the last NASCAR cup race run at the track before it closed. The track has reopened and will host the NASCAR All-Star auto race this weekend.. Marcus Smith, the CEO of track owner Speedway Motorsports, had agreed.
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In late March of 2021, Speedway Motorsports President and CEO Marcus Smith took a seat across from Dale Earnhardt Jr. in front of live microphones. The two went way back, and their easy.
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They shut the track down immediately afterwards. The backlash over moving North Wilkesboro Speedway's dates to Smith's new Texas Motor Speedway and Bahre's New Hampshire Motor Speedway for 1997 was no secret, either; the two men hired private security during the final race at North Wilkesboro to keep irate NASCAR fans at distance.
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North Wilkesboro opened as a dirt track in 1947 and hosted its first NASCAR race in October, 1949. The track was a regular part of the NASCAR schedule through the running of the Holly Farms 400 in 1996. That same year there was a change in ownership as the track was sold to New Hampshire Speedway owner Bob Bahre and Bruton Smith.