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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 .
North Wilkesboro Speedway: Race Hudson John McVitty (USA) [8] April 21, 1956 150-mile race Langhorne Speedway: Qualifying Chevrolet Clint McHugh (USA) [9] June 9, 1956 250-mile race Memphis-Arkansas Speedway: Qualifying Oldsmobile Cotton Priddy (USA) [10] June 10, 1956 Race Chevrolet Bobby Myers (USA) [11] September 2, 1957 Southern 500
Driver Cale Yarborough, second from left, and car owner Junior Johnson, second from right, celebrates their victory in the Music City 420 before a near-record crowd of 21,500 at Nashville Speedway ...
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.
It was announced shortly beforehand that the Tyson Holly Farms 400 would be the last NASCAR race held at North Wilkesboro Speedway after the track was sold to promoters Bruton Smith and Bob Bahre following the death of its previous owner Enoch Staley in 1995. North Wilkesboro's two races would be taken over by Smith's Texas Motor Speedway in ...
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 ...
Lund had two other poles on the season. Late in the 1957 season at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a wheel from Lund's car was thrown into stands, and a spectator was killed. [6] Lund left Bumgarner and continued his journeyman driving in 1958, winning the pole position at races in Gastonia and Hillsboro. In 1959 he fielded self-owned Chevrolets.
William Caleb "Cale" Yarborough (March 27, 1939 – December 31, 2023) was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner, businessman, farmer, and rancher. [3] [4] He was the first driver in NASCAR history to win three consecutive championships, winning in 1976, 1977, and 1978.