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Mark Robinson vows to rebuild his staff for North Carolina governor
3 months ago

Mark Robinson vows to rebuild his staff for North Carolina governor

Associated Press  

WILKESBORO, N.C. — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson vowed Monday to rebuild his campaign staff after several top aides quit and a key Republican group backed away from his race following a CNN report alleging he made explicit racial and sexual posts years ago on a pornography website’s message board. Robinson, who would be North Carolina’s first Black …

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on returning to Iowa, and the North Wilkesboro fight fallout: 12 Questions
6 months, 1 week ago

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on returning to Iowa, and the North Wilkesboro fight fallout: 12 Questions

New York Times  

Each week, The Athletic asks the same 12 questions to a different race car driver. I know a lot of fans will be like, “Oh, this racing is not good or that racing is not good.” They probably think NASCAR doesn’t work on it as much. You’ve been bashing me for them for two weeks now.” Madyson, my wife, had …

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Joey Logano dominates All-Star Race, takes home $1 million prize at North Wilkesboro Speedway
7 months ago

Joey Logano dominates All-Star Race, takes home $1 million prize at North Wilkesboro Speedway

Associated Press  

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — A little prep work paid off for Joey Logano. Logano dominated the short track at North Wilkesboro Speedway leading all but one of 200 laps to win his second All-Star Race on Sunday night and earn $1 million. “We came here before for testing and ran over 800 laps and really figured out what it was …

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. punches Kyle Busch after NASCAR All-Star Race
7 months ago

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. punches Kyle Busch after NASCAR All-Star Race

New York Times  

An angry Ricky Stenhouse Jr. confronted Kyle Busch, then punched him following the NASCAR All-Star Race on Sunday night at North Wilkesboro Speedway, setting off a brief fight between teams in the garage. Kyle Busch and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. got into an altercation following the NASCAR All-Star Race 😳 🎥 @Jordan_Bianchi pic.twitter.com/86EA503lCw — The Athletic May 20, 2024 “You hit …

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Joey Logano captures pole for All-Star race after qualifying first at North Wilkesboro Speedway
7 months ago

Joey Logano captures pole for All-Star race after qualifying first at North Wilkesboro Speedway

Associated Press  

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Joey Logano has won 30 poles in his Cup Series career. Logano will start up front for the NASCAR All-Star race after turning a lap of 1:29.75 on Saturday during qualifying at North Wilkesboro Speedway. “It’s a lot of work that goes into the minute-and-a-half out there.” William Byron, one of the final drivers on the …

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NASCAR hopes repaved track, softer tires make for more competitive All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro
7 months ago

NASCAR hopes repaved track, softer tires make for more competitive All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro

Associated Press  

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — NASCAR is hoping a repaved track and some softer tires will make for more competitive short track racing for Sunday night’s All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. But William Byron is optimistic that this year’s race will be much closer, with NASCAR experimenting with softer tires on the short track in what has been a rain-soaked …

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NASCAR All-Star Race qualifying and pit crew challenge postponed due to rain
7 months, 1 week ago

NASCAR All-Star Race qualifying and pit crew challenge postponed due to rain

Associated Press  

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — The NASCAR All-Star Race qualifying and pit crew challenge at North Wilkesboro Speedway scheduled for Friday night has been postponed due to rain. Qualifying will be followed by the NASCAR Truck Series race and then by two 60-lap heats at night to determine the remaining starting lineup for Sunday night’s All-Star Race. If rain washes everything …

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NASCAR All-Star Race to remain in North Wilkesboro in 2025 for 3rd straight year
7 months, 1 week ago

NASCAR All-Star Race to remain in North Wilkesboro in 2025 for 3rd straight year

Associated Press  

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — The NASCAR All-Star Race is staying in North Wilkesboro. North Wilkesboro Speedway officials announced Friday that the short track will host the annual $1 million exhibition race for the third straight year on May 18, 2025. The fan turnout was great last year and I hope that continues.” Kyle Larson won his third All-Star race last …

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AUTO RACING: Brad Keselowski back in Victory Lane in NASCAR. Lando Norris wins in F1
7 months, 1 week ago

AUTO RACING: Brad Keselowski back in Victory Lane in NASCAR. Lando Norris wins in F1

Associated Press  

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES NASCAR All-Star Open & All-Star Race Site: North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Schedule: Friday, practice, 4:35 p.m., and qualifying, 5:40 p.m.; Saturday, All-Star Race Heat 1, 5:20 p.m., and Heat 2, 6:15 p.m.; Sunday, All-Star Open, 5:30 p.m., and All-Star Race, 8 p.m.. Track: North Wilkesboro Speedway. Fast facts: This is the second event, and …

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Larson dominates for third NASCAR All-Star race win, takes home $1 million
1 year, 7 months ago

Larson dominates for third NASCAR All-Star race win, takes home $1 million

Associated Press  

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Kyle Larson didn’t mince words after his third All-Star race victory in the last five years. Larson turned in a dominating effort to run away with his third All-Star race and earn $1 million Sunday night in the Cup Series’ return to North Wilkesboro Speedway following a 27-year absence. But to run second in the All-Star …

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How North Wilkesboro Speedway got NASCAR back: ‘It does feel a bit surreal’
1 year, 7 months ago

How North Wilkesboro Speedway got NASCAR back: ‘It does feel a bit surreal’

New York Times  

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — It is rainy and cold on this spring day as Speedway Motorsports CEO and president Marcus Smith walks around North Wilkesboro Speedway giving a tour of the substantial renovation project ongoing at the venerable short track that he owns, located in the foothills of the mountain range that lines North Carolina’s western region. But after the …

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Top 5: Bristol Dirt debate, Preece vs. Larson, NASCAR’s inconsistent cautions
1 year, 8 months ago

Top 5: Bristol Dirt debate, Preece vs. Larson, NASCAR’s inconsistent cautions

New York Times  

Five thoughts after this weekend’s NASCAR racing at the dirt version of Bristol Motor Speedway … 1. … You’re literally trying to not spin out when you’re going around there on the racetrack.” • NASCAR’s style of “dirt racing” barely resembles actual dirt racing at all. “I classify this more as a ‘show’ than a ‘race,’ really,” said Jonathan Davenport, …

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Q&A: NASCAR president Steve Phelps on driver safety, the Next Gen car, and what’s ahead in 2023
2 years ago

Q&A: NASCAR president Steve Phelps on driver safety, the Next Gen car, and what’s ahead in 2023

New York Times  

NASHVILLE — Sitting inside a conference room overlooking downtown Nashville, NASCAR president Steve Phelps pauses before answering a question, begins to reply then stops again to compose himself. No, he says, he doesn’t think NASCAR drivers truly believe that the sanctioning body is putting their safety anywhere but first. When you hear drivers say that NASCAR doesn’t care about safety, …

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. and ‘forgotten’ North Wilkesboro put on a night to remember
2 years, 3 months ago

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and ‘forgotten’ North Wilkesboro put on a night to remember

New York Times  

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Inside the hard-sided, 35-quart blue cooler was a bevy of beers chilling on ice just waiting to be consumed. “It was like the old days when he took the lead like Talladega,” said T.J. Majors, Earnhardt’s close friend and longtime spotter. This place was rocking good.” No matter which direction you looked around North Wilkesboro, there …

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At North Wilkesboro Speedway, an unlikely revival brings racing back to a beloved track
2 years, 4 months ago

At North Wilkesboro Speedway, an unlikely revival brings racing back to a beloved track

New York Times  

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — On the four-mile drive from U.S. Highway 421 down Speedway Road, past older homes and farmhouses that had been stationed along this two-lane road for generations, is when Ryan Preece began to understand the allure and mystique that North Wilkesboro Speedway holds over race fans. pic.twitter.com/5NGn4D4Sfr — Racetrack Revival North Wilkesboro August 3, 2022 Since its …

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. to run a No. 3 Sun Drop car in return to late model racing at North Wilkesboro
2 years, 4 months ago

Dale Earnhardt Jr. to run a No. 3 Sun Drop car in return to late model racing at North Wilkesboro

New York Times  

Before Dale Earnhardt Jr. was Dale Jr., he was just a dude who loved racing his late model stock car. But that’s where my heart is.” Though he can’t go back in time, Earnhardt is hoping to at least relive the experience in a small way: By racing a late model at North Wilkesboro Speedway as part of this month’s …

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Hamlin to lead field to green at hot Nashville Superspeedway
2 years, 5 months ago

Hamlin to lead field to green at hot Nashville Superspeedway

Associated Press  

LEBANON, Tenn. — Denny Hamlin will lead the field to green at Nashville Superspeedway while debuting a heat-combating device for the first time in his career. Logano tried a cool shirt for the first time last race “and now I’m spoiled and don’t ever not want to have it.” Larson recently started using “Chillout Systems” and thinks he’s got the …

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