All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Pre-Race Thread

I really hope and pray the track holds up. Like other's have echoed, I am getting a bad feeling about this.
 
Dr_B_UNC said:
I seriously want to learn how to drive those in iRacing. It looks so darn fun and stressful at the same time, but I can't figure out corner entry in any dirt type of sim to throw it sideways without losing all my momentum. Then again, I've lost my mojo on pavement too so... :biggrin:
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Don’t lift.

After you’ve spun a few times you’ll figure out how to steer by modulating throttle position.

Yours truly, long time Skagit Speedway track record holder. 😇
 
Katie Hettinger starts outside pole Pro Late Model series at North Wilkesboro out of 53 drivers. Kid can wheel it
 
Spotter22 said:
Katie Hettinger starts outside pole Pro Late Model series at North Wilkesboro out of 53 drivers. Kid can wheel it
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I keep tabs on her because she's kinda-sorta a Michigan product as much as any child in a late model based in NC is these days. She's been fast all year - I think she finished second at the World Series of Asphalt earlier this year too. I'm sure she'll be in a bigger car with GMS or JR Motorsports in 2024.
 
virtualbalboa said:
I keep tabs on her because she's kinda-sorta a Michigan product as much as any child in a late model based in NC is these days. She's been fast all year - I think she finished second at the World Series of Asphalt earlier this year too. I'm sure she'll be in a bigger car with GMS or JR Motorsports in 2024.
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She actually won at the World Series
 
Spotter22 said:
She actually won at the World Series
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I'm not surprised. I've seen her before in CRA/Jegs competition up here and obviously events she's in make it on the streaming services pretty frequently. TBH I have no idea if she's any good or not; it's not obvious to me as a guy in the stands or at home based on what I see those cars doing. But then again I feel that way about everyone in pavement late models these days because they're all either Bubba Pollard, New England guys no one pays attention to that also beat Bubba Pollard at the Milk Bowl, and literal children.
 
virtualbalboa said:
I'm not surprised. I've seen her before in CRA/Jegs competition up here and obviously events she's in make it on the streaming services pretty frequently. TBH I have no idea if she's any good or not; it's not obvious to me as a guy in the stands or at home based on what I see those cars doing. But then again I feel that way about everyone in pavement late models these days because they're all either Bubba Pollard, New England guys no one pays attention to that also beat Bubba Pollard at the Milk Bowl, and literal children.
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Shes good.
 
I hope the hype around the event leads to a fiery race. This has all the makings of a classic
 
They seem a little late to the party with this but I like it….
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Spotter22 said:
Before I got in to the sport I would go to races everywhere, some had tremendous access and others were terrible. Rockingham was awful, 2 lanes in and out. We didnt even think about getting in the car after the race, we just tailgated again for a couple of hours and let it thin out but even after 2 hours it was bad. We did find a short cut through the woods but you really didnt care about your car if you decided to take it. But we didnt care, we knew what to expect and prepared, we had plenty of beer, dont worry we had a DD
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100% Is there anything better than breaking down a race while drinking beers with fellow fans? Hell no! Especially fans of rival manufacturers. I have had some of the best times with Ford and Chevy guys talking **** and taking shots at each other. Damn, I love this sport.
 
DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - MAY 12: A detail view of the Goodyear tire special sidewall logo designed for the NASCAR Official Throwback Weekend during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Buckle Up South Carolina 200 at Darlington Raceway on May 12, 2023 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) | Getty Images


Goodyear Fast Facts: North Wilkesboro​

MAY 16, 2023 AT 8:46 AM

NASCAR Cup Series – All-Star Race
North Wilkesboro Speedway (0.625-mile oval) – North Wilkesboro, N.C.
Fast Facts for April 19-21, 2023

Tire: Goodyear Eagle 18-inch Speedway Radials
Set limits: Cup – 2 sets for practice for all teams (Open and All-Star); Open teams have 2 sets for that race;
All-Star teams have 2 sets for heat races and 4 sets for the race
(Open teams that transfer into All-Star race will also have 4 race sets)

Tire Codes: Left-side — D-5124; Right-side — D-5126

Tire Circumference: Left-side — 2,251 mm (88.62 in.); Right-side — 2,276 mm (89.61 in.)
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Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front — 12 psi; Left Rear — 12 psi; Right Front — 26 psi; Right Rear — 24 psi

Storyline – NASCAR teams tackle circuit’s oldest track surface this weekend: When NASCAR returns to North Wilkesboro Speedway this weekend – including the Cup Series running its All-Star race – they will be on a track that was last paved in 1984. That makes this the oldest track surface on the circuit, meaning tire wear and tire management will be a factor.
“This weekend, we go to North Wilkesboro for the first time since 1996 for the Cup cars and the first time ever for the Craftsman Truck Series,” said Greg Stucker, Goodyear’s director of racing. “We were able to hold a test for both series back in March and confirmed that it falls in line with several other tracks of similar size and banking – Phoenix, Richmond, Loudon and Gateway. With a track surface that is as old as North Wilkesboro, we will see some tire wear, so tire management will come into play.”

Notes – Cup cars to run All-Star weekend on Phoenix/Richmond tire set-up: Being on the 18-inch bead diameter tire, NASCAR Cup teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Craftsman Truck Series at North Wilkesboro this week . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires Cup teams ran at Phoenix and Richmond earlier this season . . . Goodyear held a tire test at North Wilkesboro with Cup cars on March 21-22 . . . teams (drivers) participating in that test were the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (Austin Dillon), No. 17 RFK Racing Ford (Chris Buescher) and No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota (Tyler Reddick) . . . with this 18-inch tire, and its lower profile sidewall, NASCAR Cup cars will not run inner liners in any of their tires in 2023.

Wet Weather Tires – Goodyear to bring wet weather tires to North Wilkesboro: Goodyear will bring its 18-inch wet weather radial tires to North Wilkesboro for the NASCAR Cup cars, should NASCAR determine that conditions warrant . . . Goodyear tested its 18-inch bead diameter wet weather tire at Martinsville in June 2022, in order to determine the feasibility of running in wet conditions on ovals . . . Kyle Busch, Austin Cindric and Tyler Reddick participated in that Martinsville test . . . NASCAR Cup teams last ran a wet weather tire in competition at Watkins Glen last August . . . in addition to the obvious difference of a tread pattern versus Goodyear’s dry weather “slick” tires, the “Goodyear” and “Eagle” lettering on the sidewalls of the wet weather tires is white, not the standard yellow.



NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series — Race No. 10 — 250 laps / 156 miles
North Wilkesboro Speedway (0.625-mile oval) – North Wilkesboro, N.C.
Fast Facts for May 19-20, 2023

Tire: Goodyear Eagle 15-inch Speedway Radials
Set limits: Truck: 7 sets for the event

Tire Codes: Left-side — D-6114; Right-side — D-6116

Tire Circumference: Left-side — 2,218 mm (87.32 in.); Right-side — 2,244 mm (88.35 in.)

Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front — 12 psi; Left Rear — 12 psi; Right Front — 28 psi; Right Rear — 26 psi

Notes – First race this season on this tire set-up for Trucks: Being on 15-inch bead diameter tires, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Cup Series at North Wilkesboro this week . . . Truck teams ran this same combination of left- and right-side tires at Gateway, Indianapolis Raceway Park, Phoenix and Richmond last season . . . Goodyear held a tire test at North Wilkesboro with Truck teams on March 20 . . . drivers participating in that test were Cory Heim, Carson Hocevar and Zane Smith . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, Truck teams will not run inner liners in their tires at North Wilkesboro.

Wet Weather Tires – Goodyear to bring wet weather tires to North Wilkesboro: Goodyear will bring its 15-inch wet weather radial tires to North Wilkesboro for the NASCAR Craftsman Trucks, should NASCAR determine that conditions warrant . . . Goodyear tested its 15-inch bead diameter wet weather tires on Cup cars at both Martinsville (April 2021) and Richmond (May 2021) in order to determine the feasibility of running in wet conditions on ovals . . . Truck teams last ran a wet weather tire in competition at Martinsville last month . . . in addition to the obvious difference of a tread pattern versus Goodyear’s dry weather “slick” tires, the “Goodyear” and “Eagle” lettering on the sidewalls of the wet weather tires is white, not the standard yellow.
— Goodyear Racing —
 
Mispeedway15 said:
I hope the hype around the event leads to a fiery race. This has all the makings of a classic
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I'm not a "NASCAR black helicopter" guy but I think it will be an amazing race. Everyone in this industry knows this race is massive and with no points on the line I think you'll see guys putting on a show because they see the importance of it.
 
What's common at short track dirt racing, side by side racing with lots of passing, is completely different to Wilkesboro type of pavement racing. I guess it depends on what you were brought up watching. I hope they pull it off and it all works out. The pavement looks like it is holding up.
 
Noah isn’t enjoying himself thus far. The Ross question almost set him off lol
 
Hauler parade/parking ( parking starts at 1h40m)
 
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