Marcus Smith: “Nobody likes change and nobody likes things to stay the same.” Over the weekend, NASCAR hosted their annual All-Star Race. No points were on the line but the winner took home a giant check for $1,000,000. In this case, Ryan Blaney took the win. The finish was controversial […]
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The NASCAR track details plans to return North Wilkesboro Speedway hasn’t seen a NASCAR race since 1996. At the time, the entire race purse was $800k, for the field. View North Wilkesboro Speedway renderings below. A lot has changed in the sport since 1996. But, the legend of the 0.625-mile […]
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Mayor John Cooper details plan agreement with Speedway Motorsports Inc Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway has stood for 117 years. The track last hosted a NASCAR Cup Series event in 1984 but the premier stock car series has remained absent from the legendary track since. Now, a new deal has been reached […]
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See photos as work has begun at North Wilkesboro Speedway Last week, it was announced that the state of North Carolina had included plans in state funding for construction at North Wilkesboro Speedway. The $25.9B budget has been signed into law with $40M going to race tracks in the state. […]
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The famed short track hasn’t hosted a NASCAR race since 1996 North Wilkesboro Speedway hosted NASCAR events between 1949-1996. However, the track has seen very little attention since 1996 outside of one-off short track events. It’s a 0.625-mile oval with a backstretch and front stretch that goes up and down […]
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