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'Back on Track: Racing Returns to North Wilkesboro' Special | Pioneers fight to reopen North Wilkesboro Speedway

'Back on Track: Racing Returns to North Wilkesboro' Special | Pioneers fight to reopen North Wilkesboro Speedway
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'Back on Track: Racing Returns to North Wilkesboro' Special | Pioneers fight to reopen North Wilkesboro Speedway
The foundation of modern-day racing was built at North Wilkesboro Speedway.The track saw one legend after another as it hosted NASCAR races from 1949 to 1996, when it was left empty and abandoned. However, there was always a hope that one day racing would return, and it has in a big way, as the North Wilkesboro Speedway is back on track like never before.Hear from the pioneers that put racing first on the track then and once again years later with the fight to reopen the speedway to what it does best – racing. It’s all things in the fast lane as we hear from drivers and those who’ve lived the legend to tell their stories to reinvigorate the North Wilkesboro Speedway as it gears up for the NASCAR All-Star Race. Back on Track: Racing Returns to North Wilkesboro Special | Part One Back on Track: Racing Returns to North Wilkesboro Special | Part TwoBack on Track: Racing Returns to North Wilkesboro Special | Part ThreeBack on Track: Racing Returns to North Wilkesboro Special | Part FourBack on Track: Racing Returns to North Wilkesboro Special | Part FiveBack on Track: Racing Returns to North Wilkesboro Special | Part SixBack on Track: Racing Returns to North Wilkesboro Special with closed captioning More Racing Coverage

The foundation of modern-day racing was built at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

The track saw one legend after another as it hosted NASCAR races from 1949 to 1996, when it was left empty and abandoned. However, there was always a hope that one day racing would return, and it has in a big way, as the North Wilkesboro Speedway is back on track like never before.

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Hear from the pioneers that put racing first on the track then and once again years later with the fight to reopen the speedway to what it does best – racing. It’s all things in the fast lane as we hear from drivers and those who’ve lived the legend to tell their stories to reinvigorate the North Wilkesboro Speedway as it gears up for the NASCAR All-Star Race.

Back on Track: Racing Returns to North Wilkesboro Special | Part One

Back on Track: Racing Returns to North Wilkesboro Special | Part Two

Back on Track: Racing Returns to North Wilkesboro Special | Part Three

Back on Track: Racing Returns to North Wilkesboro Special | Part Four

Back on Track: Racing Returns to North Wilkesboro Special | Part Five

Back on Track: Racing Returns to North Wilkesboro Special | Part Six

Back on Track: Racing Returns to North Wilkesboro Special with closed captioning

More Racing Coverage