Interest builds around possible changes to NASCAR schedule

[donthaveanickname]

3rd from left is Jimmy Means?

 

[HoneyBadger]

Fwiw, @savethespeedway has been downplaying the notion of a dirt track conversion a lot today.

And…

Very much in line with what I've heard. While I don't know what they'll announce and it's still possible, the rumors from last fall about North Wilkesboro being a dirt track have cooled off a lot recently.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

<<only guy on the site more interested in the 2:00 Canada announcement>>

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

You just said that "ol' man" lol.

the age of 40 is creeping oh so closer to me.

 

[kkfan91]

 

[kkfan91]

 

[gnomesayin]

Somehow those who said it was going to be a dirt track and those who said no it will be paved were both right?

 

[donthaveanickname]

I visited the ruins of NW Speedway back in Summer 2017. No way I would've thought racing would ever return to that place.

 

[StandOnIt]

Any word on when Nascar will race there? (couldn't resist)

 

[HoneyBadger]

Grassroots Racing Returns to North Wilkesboro Speedway With Racetrack Revival in August and October - XR

XR Events to produce asphalt racing shows in August, dirt racing in October at North Wilkesboro Speedway BRISTOL, TN. (April 16, 2022) – In the midst of revitalizing historic North Wilkesboro Speedway, Speedway Motorsports will bring grassroots racing back to the famed .625-mile short track in...

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Hopefully the LMSC race is on a weekend off but I doubt it. I'd love to go, especially since I don't plan on spending $40/month for their streaming service.

 

[HoneyBadger]

Racetrack Revival - XR SHOP

CLICK HERE for Event Info

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[HoneyBadger]

PAVEMENT > HORNETS | AUGUST 1-3, 2022

PAVEMENT > SUPER LATE MODELS | AUGUST 11-13, 2022

PAVEMENT > SUPER LATE MODELS | AUGUST 11-13, 2022

PAVEMENT > PRO LATE MODELS | AUGUST 18-20, 2022

PAVEMENT > LIMITED LATE MODELS | AUGUST 22-24, 2022

PAVEMENT > OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS | AUGUST 25-27, 2022

PAVEMENT > LATE MODEL STOCKS | AUGUST 29-31, 2022

 

[gnomesayin]

Racetrack Revival - XR SHOP

CLICK HERE for Event Info

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Thanks. I knew there would be super late models on dirt with XR involved, but interesting that they're going to run 410 sprints too.

 

[HoneyBadger]

The pavement schedule is ... interesting.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Any word on when Nascar will race there? (couldn't resist)

Seriously, if the track can put together a weekly schedule, I could see it getting a 'Home Track' designation, maybe a Whelen race. It seems to me they stand a better chance of becoming profitable that way than depending on a once-a-year Truck race.

 

[gnomesayin]

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Of course he did; he owns the joint.

 

[kkfan91]

Thanks. I knew there would be super late models on dirt with XR involved, but interesting that they're going to run 410 sprints too.

I think that will run into the same problem as Cherokee last fall, no local teams and would rather focus on World Finals. Plus isn't Wilkesboro a 5/8 mile?

 

[gnomesayin]

Of course he did; he owns the joint.

True enough, but it suggests what they are aiming for. Further clarification:

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[AdoubleU24]

True enough, but it suggests what they are aiming for. Further clarification:

If they can house the trucks they can fit the Xfinity cars in there. And certainly the fans...have they looked in the stands?

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

This is pretty cool. I’m gonna try my best to go in October, I’d rather see the pavement races but my August is spoken for

 

[jws926]

the age of 40 is creeping oh so closer to me.

I just went thru that, you have my sympathy

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

I just went thru that, you have my sympathy

I’m 2.5 years away lol

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

PACKED schedule

 

[Mispeedway15]

I can’t complain. Sprint car racing/dirt late models is all the rage and the South is greatly lacking in that department

 

[DewChaser988]

I know it's not Cup but be thankful North Wilkesboro is coming back at all.

5 years ago, I thought the track was dead

 

[Kiante]

Mmmm... I know what I'm doing in August.

 

[DIDIT]

PACKED schedule

Since we decided to forgo the World Finals in Charlotte this year, the 410 show in October is a definite possibility. Yahoo!

 

[hmmm298]

Any word on when Nascar will race there? (couldn't resist)

I heard winter of 2036.

 

[HoneyBadger]

Seriously, if the track can put together a weekly schedule, I could see it getting a 'Home Track' designation, maybe a Whelen race. It seems to me they stand a better chance of becoming profitable that way than depending on a once-a-year Truck race.

They’re not investing this kind of money for a truck race. Cup is the goal no matter what they say.

 

[Nitro Dude]

Of course he did; he owns the joint.

Then he of all people should know.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

They’re not investing this kind of money for a truck race. Cup is the goal no matter what they say.

That was Smith's goal for Kentucky, too. We see how long that took, and how long it lasted.

 

[Mispeedway15]

That was Smith's goal for Kentucky, too. We see how long that took, and how long it lasted.

Poor Kentucky. Actually a shame bc it’s an awesome setup for camping and attending

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

They’re not investing this kind of money for a truck race. Cup is the goal no matter what they say.

Yea trying to manage my expectations, but when they said “repave in 2023” that caught my attention. I don’t think you invest that kind of money for just a Trucks race and a “grassroots” series. It would be great symmetry if Wilkesboro was back on the Cup schedule by 2026. 30 years after Cup was taken from them. I personally don’t see this revival working out long term without a Cup race....I think SMI knows that too.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Poor Kentucky. Actually a shame bc it’s an awesome setup for camping and attending

Poor Chicagoland? I kid, but I’ve been to Kentucky too....cool set up and cool track. We stayed in Louisville, about a 45 min drive wasn’t too bad actually a straight shot on whatever freeway there takes you to Cincinnati. I’d go again for sure if it was on the schedule.

 

[Magicmiler]

What track loses a race if NW goes Cup....

 

[RacerrecaR]

What track loses a race if NW goes Cup....

It won't anytime soon. Zero reason to worry for 4 years minimum

 

[HoneyBadger]

What track loses a race if NW goes Cup....

It won’t happen anytime soon but probably the Bristol spring race when this dirt experiment ends or Dover.

It’s a shame the 1.5 milers don’t lose dates.