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North Wilkesboro Speedway is a 1 ⁄ 2 mi (0.80 km) paved oval short track in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.The track has hosted a variety of racing events since its inaugural season of racing in 1947; primarily races sanctioned by NASCAR.
North Wilkesboro Speedway, the circuit where the race was held. North Wilkesboro Speedway is a 0.625 miles (1.006 km) paved oval short track in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The track has hosted a variety of racing events since its inaugural season of racing in 1947; primarily races sanctioned by NASCAR.
The 1967 Wilkes 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on October 1, 1967, at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro. The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade.
For most of 25 years, the North Wilkesboro Speedway was left to rot on the side of U.S. 421. It came to symbolize a downtrodden region. Can its revival help reverse years of struggle in Wilkes County?
After weeks of adding wooden bleachers and wood fencing, North Wilkesboro Speedway opened on May 18, 1947, as a rather crude half-mile dirt track, some 10 months before NASCAR came to fruition.
Less than four years later, North Wilkesboro Speedway is hosting the NASCAR All-Star race. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
The 1953 Wilkes 160 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on October 11, 1953, at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The race car drivers still had to commute to the races using the same stock cars that competed in a typical weekend's race through a policy of homologation (and under their own power ...
The 1965 Wilkes 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on October 3, 1965, at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.. The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade.