North Wilkesboro Speedway
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North Wilkesboro Speedway is a historic short-track racing venue in North Carolina that was one of NASCAR’s original and most storied tracks.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASCAR track
ⓘ
motorsport race track ⓘ short track ⓘ |
| backStretchLength | approx. 800 feet ⓘ |
| closedForMajorEvents | 1996 ⓘ |
| coFounder |
Enoch Staley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jack Combs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstNASCARCupRace | 1949 GENERATED ⓘ |
| frontStretchLength | approx. 800 feet ⓘ |
| hasBanking | yes ⓘ |
| hasBroadcastCoverage | national television during major NASCAR events ⓘ |
| hasCapacity | tens of thousands of spectators ⓘ |
| hasGrandstands | permanent grandstand seating ⓘ |
| hasHistoricStatus | considered a heritage track in NASCAR ⓘ |
| hasInfield | paved infield area ⓘ |
| hasLayoutCharacteristic |
downhill frontstretch
ⓘ
uphill backstretch ⓘ |
| hasNickname | North Wilkesboro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificanceIn |
American stock car racing culture
ⓘ
NASCAR history ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | official track website (operated by Speedway Motorsports) ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
2023 NASCAR All-Star Race
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2024 NASCAR All-Star Race NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedSeries |
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NASCAR Cup Series NERFINISHED ⓘ NASCAR Late Model Stock events NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastRegularNASCARCupRaceBeforeHiatus | 1996 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Carolina
ⓘ
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilkes County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Winston-Salem, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of NASCAR’s original tracks
ⓘ
historic short-track racing ⓘ |
| numberOfTurns | 4 ⓘ |
| opened | 1947 ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Enoch Staley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Speedway Motorsports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySanctioningBody | NASCAR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reopened | 2022 ⓘ |
| surfaceType | asphalt ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| trackLength |
0.625 miles
ⓘ
1.006 kilometers ⓘ |
| typicalRaceDistance | 250 to 400 laps for major events ⓘ |
| underwentRenovation | early 2020s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
late model racing
ⓘ
stock car racing ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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