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North Wilkesboro Speedway is a 0.625 mi (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 layout of North Wilkesboro Speedway, the venue where the race was held. North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about five miles east of the town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, or 80 miles north of Charlotte. It measures 0.625 mi (1.006 km) and features a unique uphill backstretch and downhill ...
North Wilkesboro Speedway: Speedway Motorsports: 0.625-mile (1.006 km) Turns: 14° Straights: 3° Paved Oval: North Wilkesboro, North Carolina: 19,800 NASCAR All-Star Race: None Wright Brand 250: Phoenix Raceway: NASCAR: 1.000-mile (1.609 km) Turns 1/2: 8° Backstretch: 3° Turns 3/4: 10°-11° Dogleg: 10°–11° Side Straight: 10 ...
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.
North Wilkesboro is located along the Yadkin River at the mouth of the Reddies River. North Wilkesboro has long been known as the "Key to the Blue Ridge" and is adjacent to the Brushy Mountains, Stone Mountain State Park, and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Located a few miles away, the W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir offers its visitors a pristine ...
Location: North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina: Course: Permanent racing facility 0.625 mi (1.005 km) Distance: 400 laps, 250 mi (402 km) Weather: Very hot with temperatures of 84 °F (29 °C); wind speeds of 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) Average speed: 93.954 miles per hour (151.204 km/h) Attendance: 9,400 [3] Pole position ...
The layout of North Wilkesboro Speedway, the venue where the race was held. North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about five miles east of the town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, or 80 miles north of Charlotte. It measures 0.625 mi (1.006 km) and features a unique uphill backstretch and downhill ...
This Feb. 22, 2004 file photo, shows a sparse crowd during the Subway 400 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at North Carolina Speedway near Rockingham, N.C. NASCAR made its official return to Rockingham on ...