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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, 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; Driver
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.
NASCAR TV schedule, start time for All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway Green Flag Time: Approx. 7 p.m. (CT) on Sunday, May 19 (prerace coverage begins at 6 p.m. CT Sunday)
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 ...
The 1965 Gwyn Staley 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on April 18, 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.
The North Wilkesboro Speedway, located just outside the city limits, predates the founding of NASCAR; the speedway held its first race on May 18, 1947 [8] and from there it grew in popularity. On October 16, 1949, the Speedway held the 8th and final race of the 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Division; when the race was over Robert "Red" Byron had ...