Everything to Know About North Wilkesboro Speedway: NASCAR’s Most Remarkable Comeback Story

For decades, North Wilkesboro Speedway represented everything NASCAR’s early years stood for.The short track tucked into the foothills of North Carolina hosted legends like Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Junior Johnson, then sat abandoned for more than 25 years after losing its Cup Series dates in 1996. Grandstands crumbled, weeds grew through the racing surface and many believed NASCAR would never return.Instead, North Wilkesboro completed one of the greatest revival stories in America