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(Created page with "{{Infobox venue | venue_name = North Wilkesboro Speedway | location = North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | opened = May 18, 1947 | other_names = n/a | tenants = n/a }} '''North Wilkesboro Speedway''' is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about 5 mi (8.0 km) 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 frontstretch. It has previousl...")
 
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| October 31, 1965
| April 14, 1996
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| October 21, 1990
| AC Delco 500
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/auto-racing/nascar/tracks/rockingham/1990-ac-delco-500.html Program]
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| October 20, 1991
| AC Delco 500
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| November 1, 1998
| AC Delco 400
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Revision as of 12:50, 11 January 2023

North Wilkesboro Speedway
Location North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Opened May 18, 1947
Other Names n/a
Tenants n/a

North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about 5 mi (8.0 km) 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 frontstretch.

It has previously held races in NASCAR's top three series, including 93 Winston Cup Series races. The track, a NASCAR original, operated from 1949, NASCAR's inception, until the track's original closure in 1996. The speedway briefly reopened in 2010 and hosted several stock car series races, including the now-defunct ASA Late Model Series, USARacing Pro Cup Series, and PASS super late models, before closing again in the spring of 2011. It was re-opened in August 2022 for grassroots racing and will host the 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race and a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, with further renovations planned after the events.

List of credited publications

Opening day race advertisement from the Durham Morning Herald, October 31, 1954
Series Date/Season Race Type
NASCAR April 14, 1996 First Union 400 Program
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