Tim Dugger - Sunday Drive Filmed at North Wilkesboro Speedway with Richard Childress Racing and Austin Dillon.

 

Hundreds of motorists took the "Dream Ride" at the old North Wilkesboro Speedway on Saturday.For the motorcycle and classic car enthusiasts, the chance to do two laps on the speedway was one they didn't want to miss."It was a lot of fun," said biker Wendy Sieck. "I felt like I was in a racecar.""If they'd let us go a little faster it would have been all right," said biker Michael Lloyd. More.

 

Fresh off the win at Sonoma, Ca. Chad Knaus and the Hendricks Motorsports team 48 laid down a solid day of laps at Historic NWS. Landon Cassill wheeled the #48 car and had alot of positive input regarding NWS. Its a challeging track and it really makes you manage wheel spin. Said "Landon Cassill " More.

Schedule for the July 3rd, Open House and Southern Truck and Tractor Pullers Association event have been posted on our schedule page in a downloadable and printable format.

An open test session Saturday at North Wilkesboro Speedway for the PASS Super Late Model Touring Series provided the competitors with a glimpse of what they will face when they race on the historical 0.625-mile track Labor Day weekend.

“It doesn't have a lot of grip, but that's just typical of North Wilkesboro,” said Brandon Ward, who will compete in the Sept. 4 PASS event and the Oct. 3 USARacing Pro Cup Series race. “It's always been that way here. It's a challenging race track because both ends are different. You're downhill on the front straightaway and uphill on the back straightaway, so it makes it a lot different than anywhere else we race.” More.

Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway is very quickly becoming the "E-Ticket Ride" when it comes to filming. Whether it’s a racing movie or not NWS has a lot to offer. We looked at several venues and NWS is where we called home.

“There is just no comparison to what all NWS offers a film, video, commercial, etc., and Speedway Associates, Inc. accommodated all of our filming needs. NWS was the perfect setting to film our music video for the movie promotion and Carolina Moonshine by The Matt Dylan band” said Todd Morris Lead Marketing & Film coordinator for Red Dirt Rising. More.

One week before Austin Dillon's 20th birthday, Richard Childress' grandson tested his NASCAR Camping World Series truck at North Wilkesboro Speedway, a track he once rode around while sitting on telephone books.

“Dad was in the front seat with me, so I was able to do that when I was real little,” Dillon recalled during a break in his Wednesday afternoon test session. “It was raining and I got in the van and I got to ride on the top of the telephone books. I also watched my dad [former Nationwide Series driver Mike Dillon] run here. I actually came out here when they tested here for one of his Late Model races.” More. Photo Gallery.

North Wilkesboro Speedway is no longer for just 4 wheels racing anymore, yesterday was a very historic day for North Wilkesboro Speedway, for the first time a bike racing series graced the historic speedway. Put on by Pirate Race Productions of Boone, NC about 30 racers took to the track in 3 classes for their first endurance race of 2010. More.

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC - After more than 20 years of absence from North Wilkesboro Speedway the Southern Truck and Tractor Pullers Association, announced today they will again return to the historic track in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina on July 3, 2010 for a double show beginning at 5pm. More.

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC - Photos from todays Sprint Cup Series testing with Kevin Harvick from North Wilkesboro Speedway have been uploaded to the photo gallery, more photos are on the way. Testing Gallery

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC - Coming off a historic week at North Wilkesboro Speedway in which the power has been turned on and renovations are in full swing for the 2010 season, North Wilkesboro Speedway will begin ticket sales for all events scheduled this year on Monday March 22, 2010 at 8:00 am through the Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway website.

After months of planning and finding the right solution for the speedway Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway partnered with Alabama based ticketing company Ticket Biscuit. “This has been several months in the works, to make sure the solution worked well with our ticket office” said Steven Wilson More.

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC - Photos from this weekends open test session are in our photo gallery here.

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC - Renovations have begun at North Wilkesboro Speedway in the infield. Check out the photos in our photo gallery.

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC - Speedway Associates, Inc. (SAI) will bring a 4th Motorsports race event to the 2010 schedule setting October 29th through the 31st. The 1st annual Historic NWS Short Track Shootout Weekend will be a great event that all can look forward to.

On the event bill will be an exciting 7 race series of classes all in 1 action packed 3 day race weekend. Late Model Stock Car 150 laps, Limited Late Model 75 laps, United States Super Truck Series 75 laps, Street stock 50 laps, Rolling Thunder Modified 50 laps, UCAR Clash Series 40 laps, Allison Legacy Series 35 laps.

“We want to develop this event for our present and future racers where they are able showcase their talents in front of Historic NWS and the eyes upon it. Our loyal fans and competitors deserve this event and we are going to give it to them” Bosco Lowe of Speedway Associates. Read More.

World Premier of Matt Dylan's - Carolina Moonshine

Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway and Red Dirt Rising today announced the release of Matt Dylan’s music video of "Carolina Moonshine". As part of the partnership Red Dirt Rising filmed at Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway and for the first time NASCAR legend Junior Johnson appeared in his first ever music video in support of Red Dirt Rising.

Over the course of several days in December, Carolina Moonshine was filmed at Junior Johnson’s farm and the famed North Wilkesboro Speedway. “This film has given us the opportunity to give a glimpse into the lives of some of "Stock Car Racing's" first families” said Todd Morris of Red Dirt Rising. Read More. 

 

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC. Speedway Associates Inc. and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, would like to announce a 3 year Presenting Sponsor of North Wilkesboro Speedway Presented by Goodyear. “This is simple, old fashion short track racing at its best, which is why Goodyear is involved” Justin Fantozzi, Global Marketing Manager for Goodyear.

 

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC. Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway will add a page to the short track racing history book April 2011 when it welcomes The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) to the 5/8 mile speedway. (Tentative date April 7th 8th and 9th TBD after the release of the 2011 Sprint Cup Schedule). Read More.

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC. Announced today, Baker Racing School is The Exclusive Race School of Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway for 2010. BRS will be on track for a minimum of 12 dates in 2010. For those who don’t know the History of Baker Racing School, BRS is the original longest running true race school in the industry started by the legendary Buck Baker Family. Read More.

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC. We have added several links to our Media page with several articles and websites that have published articles on the reopening of North Wilkesboro Speedway. Read More.

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC. Officials from the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) and Speedway Associates, Incorporated announced today a major addition to the 2010 racing schedule.  The PASS South Super Late Models will stage a 200 lap event on Saturday, September 4th, 2010 at the legendary North Wilkesboro (NC) Speedway.  The race will fall on Labor Day weekend and will also include an optional practice day on Friday, September 3rd, 2010.  The PASS South Super Late Models will be among the first touring divisions to visit the .625 mile North Wilkesboro Speedway since Jeff Gordon won the final Winston Cup Series event there in 1996. Read More.

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC.

(November 10, 2009) – A hard rain Tuesday from the remnants of tropical storm Ida failed to dampen the spirits of a Wilkes County community excited about the rebirth of the historical North Wilkesboro Speedway.

Approximately 300 people, including county and city officials, former NASCAR drivers who raced on the 0.625-mile track and one-time speedway employees, braved a chilly rain to gather in the track’s covered garage and listen to Speedway Associates Inc. President Alton McBride Jr. describe his group’s plans for resurrecting the speedway that has been dormant for 13 years.

“We are going to bring back the opportunity for old school memories,” McBride said. “We have looked long and hard for the relationships that understand what we’re doing here. We want people that share our vision, share our mission statement and that are going to bring the best possible product in events and racing. We have a lot of things we’re going to bring here that don’t have anything to do with racing that’s in letters-of- intent already; that has been in letters-of-intent for a year now.”

McBride cited those as being two festivals and, hopefully, a fair. However, the tough short track will return to its rightful place in the racing community on Oct. 3, 2010 with a 250-lap USARacing Pro Cup Series event. The nation’s premier short-track circuit will take one of its five Championship Series races to North Wilkesboro on what was the traditional fall NASCAR Cup weekend through 1996. Read More.

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(November 10, 2009) – The ASA Late Model Series Presented by GM Performance Parts is pleased to announce that the ‘King’s Ransom 300’ has found a new home at the historic North Wilkesboro Speedway. We are excited to be able to continue the tradition of the ‘King’s Ransom 300’ in conjunction with the re-birth of the North Wilkesboro Speedway. This event has become the highlight of our season with the ‘King of Short Track’ title being one of the highest honors of the season. The event will once again be televised and draw the top short track drivers from around the country to compete. Read More.