And as of September 8th, 2022, North Wilkesboro has been confirmed to be the host of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star race. To Dale, the cast of Dirty Mo Media, and everyone who volunteered to help Dale clean up North Wilkesboro for an iRacing scan, thank you. You all got this ball rolling, and I can't wait to see where it goes
@Justin31789
4 жыл бұрын
I’d love to see more tracks like this come back and get rid of a cookie cutter 1.5 mile track. Those races are boring.
@djm.6322
4 жыл бұрын
Those races would be much better if there weren't eight nearly identical tracks on the schedule lol, the 1.5 mile quad oval and D oval are so overused. In my opinion, North Wilkesboro and The Rock should come back, and NASCAR should add a new track like Myrtle Beach.
@Jacksonr2006
4 жыл бұрын
@@djm.6322 nah Nashville
@topmech71
4 жыл бұрын
They did the same thing to Atlanta....It was a unique racetrack with the short straightaways and long corners, then went and put in the trioval. Maybe they were thinking in terms of fan viewing and line of sight but ruined it really.
@topmech71
4 жыл бұрын
@@djm.6322Ahhh...myrtle beach too, had forgotten about that one, the Busch series used to race there.
@fishhuntadventure
4 жыл бұрын
The issue is vision. NASCAR isn’t selling racing, they’re promoters. “You can have whatever color you want as long as it’s black” “You can have whatever kind of track you like, as long we can sell it to sponsors”
@t.sewell1513
4 жыл бұрын
This track as well as Rockingham should have never went away in the first place! Thanks NASCAR. Anyway.....can’t wait to purchase this and give it a rip! Ty Jr.
@ernestpaul2484
4 жыл бұрын
The Rock is not "back up and running"...Big Wheel were did you get that information?...I live 5 miles north of the track in Hoffman and if it were "back up and running" we would know it...I did talk to a guy that works for The Rock a couple of months ago before the virus shutdown...I asked him what the chances were of either the big track or the smaller one that was built on the Hwy. 177 side (the Hamlet Side) going back to racing...he said the condition of the big track's racing surface, the rest rooms and some of the other amenities were in such a state that it wouldn't be anytime soon...if ever...they were setting it up to hold "events" though and that is what he does for The Rock...it is a shame too...when the trucks came back for that short amount of time there was some hope, but that quickly went away...yeah Bruton Smith screwed this area when he bought it for the race dates...Hillenberg was a racer not a promoter so that didn't work out... I did get to run around the track in the pacecar for a few laps when Chris Browning still ran things there...and a Crown Vic interceptor does pretty good at night with full lights up...
@Jelsick
4 жыл бұрын
They needed to open more cookie cutter tracks and water down the racing. Money over racing.
@Dual_80
4 жыл бұрын
There could be a future for those 2 circuts.... Rockingham already has recived government funding to maintain the property, and it is already cup ready for the 2021 schedule As for North Wilkesboro, ita still owned by ISC Which has been bought by nascar, so they can repair the Speedway and race again if they wanted too
@sicfrynut
4 жыл бұрын
@@ernestpaul2484 rockingham was a true test for race drivers with the multiple grooves and different banked corners. great race track.
@batwings388
4 жыл бұрын
@@ernestpaul2484 You're right. A buddy and I stopped by the Rock on our way to Myrtle Beach last August. We heard a group had bought the place and wanted to restore, but it is in such disarray that it would take a lot of money to get it going. The back grandstands are gone and just the concrete pillars are there.
@jacobrzeszewski6527
4 жыл бұрын
It’s such a shame seeing this perfectly good track deteriorating in the foothills. I would love to see some higher-ups bring it back. This is one of the few things that almost all true NASCAR fans agree on.
@SuperHamrick94
4 жыл бұрын
they are though... that's why it's going on iracing. and Dale is pretty high up, if you ask me
@xander1052
4 жыл бұрын
I'm not even a true fan and I agree
@jasonhipkins
4 жыл бұрын
Yes get rid of a Texas, Vegas or one of the other boring tracks and put some money in this track. Get 20,000-25,000 seats you will will sell it out every year for a .26 mile track. This is what nascar needs to do to get more fans back.
@SaintedPIacebo
4 жыл бұрын
@@jasonhipkins lower cost to maintain, higher % of sales to seats and suddenly the track maintains a profit unlike a lot of the tracks out there these days. Theyd be turning people away at the door.
@bareavis
4 жыл бұрын
@@jasonhipkins Pocono needs to go. What was somebody thinking to have a doubleheader there?
@jamesakers1175
4 жыл бұрын
Man it sure would be great if NASCAR could bring this track back to life and have the real events again. Thanks for the memories June Bug.
@dreamingbigcustoms9860
4 жыл бұрын
It would take tons of money to do that. All the renovations and all the safety updates they would have to do would be a fortune. But that would be awesome
@sicfrynut
4 жыл бұрын
short track season was where rivalries started during the season. and ended.
@alvarsdzenis4739
4 жыл бұрын
it's not up to nascar. bruton smith bought it to close it down so he could get a race date for one of his other tracks, Loudon NH
@TravisMSimpson
4 жыл бұрын
@@alvarsdzenis4739 He didn't own Loudon at the time. He only bought it in 2007. He bought his half from one of the local families that went half with Enoch Staley. Mike Staley admitted in an interview that he basically panicked thinking he couldn't compete with Bruton so he sold his half to Bob Bahre who owned New Hampshire. Bahre didn't want racing to ever return to North Wilkesboro and he would only sell the property for 12 million dollars.
@alvarsdzenis4739
4 жыл бұрын
@@TravisMSimpson yes smi didn't own nhms until 2007 but, bruton smith and bob bahre were business partner in several tracks they owned. here's what i found on wiki. Before the 2008 racing season, Speedway Motorsports purchased NHIS and other racing-related assets from the Bahre family for $340 million cash. The name of the speedway changed to New Hampshire Motor Speedway. One of the assets included in the sale was a 50% interest in North Wilkesboro Speedway. The other 50% was still owned by Bruton Smith, the CEO of Speedway Motorsports. Enoch Staley died of a stroke on May 22, 1995. Less than one month later, Speedway Motorsports, Inc. CEO Bruton Smith purchased fifty percent of the shares of the speedway from the Combs family. Smith had approached the Staley family prior to and after the death of Enoch in 1995. The family declined to sell to him because Enoch had distrusted Smith and had instructed the family never to sell the track to him. After this, it was decided that Smith and Mike Staley, Enoch's son, would have equal representation on the track. Mike Staley was installed as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Speedway for a one-year term. On January 1, 1996, the fifty-percent interest in North Wilkesboro Speedway owned by the Staley family was sold to racetrack developer and promoter Bob Bahre, owner of New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Mike Staley said that selling the track was very painful, but it was the only choice he had. Both Bahre and Bruton Smith already owned several NASCAR circuits. They announced their intent to use the spring and fall race dates for their own tracks, citing North Wilkesboro Speedway's age and lack of modern amenities. They said, "cash rules everything around us."
@theearlofwellington
4 жыл бұрын
“Dale Junior, iRacing enthusiast” not like he won 20+ races or anything
@LithFox
4 жыл бұрын
In the context of the video, he's an enthusiast. :)
@vintageirish9006
3 жыл бұрын
Crazy thing is He’s been sim racing since early 2000’s
@rodneyrhonemus3197
3 жыл бұрын
or was a busch series champion
@commonnerfer
3 жыл бұрын
Ikr he’s a professional driver
@Corky3D
3 жыл бұрын
You guys do realize that this video was posted by Dirty Mo Media. Jr's company. Probably made and posted by Matthew Dillner. JR himself will say over and over again he is a huge iRacing enthusiast. You guys are reading way to much between the lines.
@wallymorgan2524
4 жыл бұрын
Damm dale rebuilt it for real If you build it, they will come.
@josephnuno7192
4 жыл бұрын
Wally Morgan some field of dreams vibes there
@coreymassey7431
4 жыл бұрын
Problem is it’s owned by a group that owns Charlotte and a bunch of other tracks
@stevenplaskett7728
4 жыл бұрын
Just like cleetus has done
@drewschmidt6314
4 жыл бұрын
umm no they wont. Nascar is dying
@KigerStudios
4 жыл бұрын
@@drewschmidt6314 Because they left their roots. I think if NASCAR *really* shakes things up and goes back to their roots, they will make a comeback. But it won't be overnight.
@b2b545
4 жыл бұрын
I'm from Wilkesboro, I would like to see the whole state come together and volunteer to get this track running again. Everyone wants it back.
@berardiracing92
4 жыл бұрын
Where's the sign-ups sheet? I'm in.
@Nathan-bd6cq
4 жыл бұрын
B2 B You could be the one to lead that movement
@are8745
4 жыл бұрын
I would come from Virginia to pitch in and plenty more up here too. Pulled up to the gates a few years back but it was locked, wished i could have went in
@johnglynn9354
4 жыл бұрын
If everyone wanted it it would be open.
@jakekromschroeder2833
4 жыл бұрын
@@johnglynn9354 it's not about what fans or drivers want. It's about having a super track in Texas that nobody wants to go to/watch
@liamplayle495
4 жыл бұрын
Cleetus McFarland and Dale Jr out here resurrecting old tracks
@larcon78
4 жыл бұрын
Nope...Cleetus is actually buying and putting his money where his mouth is...All this is is chopping some weeds to take pictures and do scans for a video game while the track itself continues to self destruct. With all the other newer motorsports events like drifting, burnout contest, and even the old style weekend oval events you would think you could put together a track that will attract events and make money. Maybe this place it too far gone, or maybe not.
@liamplayle495
4 жыл бұрын
@@larcon78 At least what Dale Jr is doing is a start. Getting the track scanned so that it can live on forever is one part of that. Maybe in time if the popularity of the track in iRacing demands it there may be attempts to revive North Wilkesboro and restore it fully.
@larcon78
4 жыл бұрын
Nowhere in the video do they say anything about an actual restoration...they are very careful to say that it's for a "virtual" restoration. Dale Jr. plus a couple of the other people who showed up to cut weeds probably have the resources to buy, restore, and operate the track so why aren't they? Just hope the place doesn't end up a subdivision or another industrial park.
@anthonyrosenbaum2640
4 жыл бұрын
This track is wayyyy too far gone to resurrect. Only chance is to tear down and rebuild. Surface would never last. Buildings are condemned, im sure plumbing electrical an sewage are out of code.
@Moose6340
4 жыл бұрын
@@anthonyrosenbaum2640 Yeah, they might be able to save parts of the surface with repaving or just tear it down to the dirt/concrete and repave, but most all the buildings and probably the bleachers would have to be completely torn out and rebuilt. It's a damn shame.
@jmissle
4 жыл бұрын
“You could put cars out there now” yes how we do that and get rid of some of these cookie cutter 1.5 tri ovals
@SM_RN
4 жыл бұрын
Like one of the pocono races
@jeepman41
4 жыл бұрын
@@SM_RN Get rid of the Indy race. Very few people in the stands for that bore fest.
@SM_RN
4 жыл бұрын
jeepman41 I agree but we get rid off pocono and the Indy race we could bring back rockingham to
@FlyEaglesFly19111
4 жыл бұрын
Playstation cup series..I dissagree.. look up the history of the pocono race track. That track almost never happened. Plus I live near it and like going to it.
@josephh.189
4 жыл бұрын
jeepman41 I think they need to stay in Indy. I will say I'm biased because its the track closest to me, but I think they need to try the GP circuit or something because I think NASCAR needs more road courses. There are multiple ovals that are very similar to each other that can get canned for all I care. Indy and Pocono are unique tracks in their shape.
@williamcap2236
4 жыл бұрын
Please bring this track back we need more short tracks ! Sooo tired of 1.5 mile ovals.
@MegaMr46
4 жыл бұрын
John Haas you should know the old saying, Never say Never
@TheVinylBroadcaster
4 жыл бұрын
@@MegaMr46 If you drove past it on 421, you'd see it's never coming back. Not without MAJOR repair. The stands are NOT safe.
@sulphurous2656
4 жыл бұрын
@@TheVinylBroadcaster Considering it is a very barebones facility as it was back then it shouldn't take much in the way of material to build something identical. Unless the cost of fabricating concrete and steel structures has somehow risen ten-fold over the past 20 years.
@TheVinylBroadcaster
4 жыл бұрын
@@sulphurous2656 Last time I went past it, maybe 6 month or so ago, the entire grandstand structure next to the highway was nothing but rust. Which means the entire seating area that's propped up by metal structure would have to be replaced. It's not safe. And to do so would be very expensive.
@sulphurous2656
4 жыл бұрын
@@TheVinylBroadcaster I didn't see the trusses under the seating platforms worn out that much, but It makes sense considering the general rule of rust in one place meaning there's a whole lot more elsewhere. Still, how expensive could it possibly be to erect a new structure with similar specifications? It just doesn't add up for me unless it's something to do with the teardown/demolition and or groundwork.
@edrew370
4 жыл бұрын
Smith family killed tracks like this worst thing to happen to nascar was brutin Smith
@AlonsoRules
3 жыл бұрын
Bruton Smith has yet to build anything other than a 1.5 mile track from scratch
@alwaysopen7970
3 жыл бұрын
Blame new fans who don't understand racing.
@howabouthetruth2157
2 жыл бұрын
@@alwaysopen7970 "Blame the new fans".......that's total nonsense. None of this is "their fault". NASCAR ITSELF, ALONG WITH THE HUGE, GREEDY, CORPORATE SPONSORS ARE WHO TO BLAME. If they hadn't made all those ridiculous changes from every aspect imaginable, the lifelong hardcore fans would've never left to begin with. And the lifelong hardcore fans bring in their kids & grand kids, just like many of our parents did. NASCAR & it's big-wig cronies took our once beloved motor sport & tried to turn it into "the NFL/NBA on wheels". Stupid points system changes, race schedule changes including getting rid of these historic tracks in exchange for those boring ass cookie cutter 1.5 miler's...... "racing periods".....I guess so all the drivers & teams can take breaks for ice cream & snow cones. I quit watching in total disgust years ago. It's all so "ALIEN" now, compared to what it used to be. The ONLY thing I watch anymore, is Junior's podcast here.......and ONLY because he has legendary, veteran drivers, crew chiefs, car owners, etc as guests, who tell the funniest and most amazing stories that took place both on and off the track. Things we'll NEVER see in racing again.
@gavin2520
4 жыл бұрын
Back when NASCAR was for entertainment, not profit.
@peterdunn919
4 жыл бұрын
U nailed it Gavin
@codydisney9959
4 жыл бұрын
Nascar has always been about profit
@fishhuntadventure
4 жыл бұрын
It’s always been about profit. It’s just not about racing so much anymore. It’s great there’s safer cars, but these days they (NASCAR) confuses safe racing with driver safety. Safe racing is what is boring.
@lifewithlani2637
4 жыл бұрын
@themetal umm, they didn't kill Dale, Sr. He added to own problems by how he strapped himself into the car.
@Thomas-ib9iu
4 жыл бұрын
It's always been about profit, its a business lmfao
@ethancardona9268
2 жыл бұрын
“Will never see a race again” said everybody, even Junior. Yet last weekend, Wilkesboro hosted two REAL LIFE races, and the sun drop sceme to to top it off. This sport and it’s community are special and powerful
@AlexandertheGreat033
7 ай бұрын
No other sports community is like this.
@electricmayhem24
4 жыл бұрын
Well. Its cleaned up enough "we could put a car out there." Why doesn't sombody take a car sitting around in quarantine and run some test laps???
@firstlast7099
4 жыл бұрын
I hope Dale realizes if he wants to restore old tracks, he could get millions of helpers.
@timothyking3171
4 жыл бұрын
Sure wishing someone buy it open it up to locally run events ,like 1 special event race a month or ARCA race maybe a modified one
@wallymorgan2524
4 жыл бұрын
Timothy King I would run it
@TheBallewLife
4 жыл бұрын
I'm totally with you on that!!!
@christopherenger1602
4 жыл бұрын
This track would be perfect for weekly modified and late model racing
@daved_92
4 жыл бұрын
They did that in 2010, it was the final wish of Benny Parsons to reopen the place. It still didn't work.
@nealm6764
4 жыл бұрын
It would probably be cheaper to build a new track and facilities than it would be to rebuild that. Those building are condemned condition.
@wvusmc
3 жыл бұрын
Wish this track and Rockingham were still on the schedule.
@berardiracing92
4 жыл бұрын
Do it Dale. Bring it back.
@codyjarvis
4 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately people done have a few million to gamble like that especially now.
@generalkayoss7347
4 жыл бұрын
Dale needs to it for Dale.....
@StaySqueezy12
4 жыл бұрын
He'd probably need around 20-30 million dollars
@waynewilson1809
4 жыл бұрын
@@StaySqueezy12 his networth is 500 million
@JasonNation72
4 жыл бұрын
I can just hear Mike Joy in my head saying, "The weed eaters and leaf blowers are out, and that means we'll go racing soon."
@krystacn
4 жыл бұрын
@Jason Heavner... roflmao! perfectly played my friend...🥳
@Jacksonr2006
4 жыл бұрын
I read this in mikes voice lmao
@jdtractorman7445
4 жыл бұрын
And the track sweepers, lol.
@glennleonard3362
4 жыл бұрын
Jason Heavner i can hear the echo....
@fposmith
4 жыл бұрын
That I would like to hear from Jackie Stewart !
@250R1983lover
4 жыл бұрын
Man I would cry if they found a way to reintroduce NWB into the schedule.
@myawsum14
4 жыл бұрын
@stranger kids Marcus Smith owns the track. He was in the video with Dale. I think resurfacing the track would be way to expensive but my thought is that maybe a few of the drivers could become stockholders, turn it into a dirt track and run WOO's, Modifieds & Sprints on it. Most of the buildings look repairable,-except for the one with the caved in roof, and they wouldnt necessarily need " state of the art" scoring technology but could use what the other local dirt tracks use. Just a thought.
@hudsonball4702
3 жыл бұрын
@@myawsum14 Afraid to say that the tack would need to be completely torn down and rebuilt. A LOT of the buildings are on the verge of collapse anyway from rot and much of the steel holding up the stands are irreparably rusted through. Much of the concrete is also all badly compromised and would need repouring. The asphalt itself is also not salvageable. And there's a small young forest now growing where the parking lot use to be. Dale Jr. had the right idea to scan is all in for iRacing and historical purposes while they still could, but in order to bring the tack itself back to life, the entire complex would need to come down and be rebuilt from scratch.
@jacobfrech288
2 жыл бұрын
Look no further.
@250R1983lover
2 жыл бұрын
I come back to say it's a beautiful day boys
@90roger90
4 жыл бұрын
God bless you, Dale. One of the few people in NASCAR who has a true appreciation for the sport’s history. This is wonderful.
@tonyvieson9194
4 жыл бұрын
You know, everybody talks about re-opening the track. How about making this a new Nascar Hall of Fame Museum. I know it could be very expensive, but turn it into an actual tourist attraction. Place the years of winning cars at this track around the entire track. Turn the in field into a progressive story line of the progression of how items used in pit stops have evolved over the decades. Make the entire place 1 big indoor amusement park. Setup Iracing stations and have virtual races on the old track. Turn it into a gigantic shadow box that you can experience. Let people do actually tire changes right pit road. Hell maybe even build mini replica Go-Karts and let visitors actually race around the original track. I think there is to much focus on trying to bring racing back here. What makes Wilkesboro is its History. I say preserve it and let people experience it. Create something that will bring in revenue year around and not just when it gets a race date. I mean if you did it right, imagine this place hosting the Nascar awards banquet for each years season wrap up. What better way to honor drivers new and old than to celebrate at a track that featured some of the biggest legends ever scene in Nascar history.
@BrandallMcRandall
4 жыл бұрын
Bruton Smith is such a POS, his company still owns this track and they're letting it rot! I truly believe that leaving North Wilkesboro Speedway was the beginning of the end of Nascar.
@rbarger71
4 жыл бұрын
Should have never closed North Wilkesboro. Damn corporate greed.
@Sceneyour
4 жыл бұрын
France
@ethanweeter2732
4 жыл бұрын
Roger Dodger Not really. NASCAR was getting corporate sponsorship in the 1980-90s and did fine with tracks it was running back then. They got greedy and let money overrun good racing and tracks that fans really loved.
@jamesbeshears6717
4 жыл бұрын
I was living in Wilkes Co when the track closed. I didn't have a chance to catch a race unfortunately. My nephew and I did catch qualifying one Friday afternoon. That weekend we went to the track after the race to try and get some autographs. I met Robert Yates. He was playing with his grandkids and when they wore him out he came to the fence and spent some time talking to us and signing autographs. Good day for sure. I hadn't thought about that in awhile.....Thank you
@6jonline
4 жыл бұрын
Man, I wish my dad was still around to see this. This would be right up his alley but I lost him in March :( We used to watch the cup race every Sunday. When we got our first PC, he bought Papyrus NASCAR Racing 1.0 before the PC was even delivered and we spent many years perfecting our setups and running full seasons in that "sim". When I got into iRacing, he thought it was absolutely incredible how well things are modeled in the sim, and thought it was pretty cool that I was running the real cars on the real tracks (even my bridge to gantry runs....despite him being a hardcore NASCAR only guy). He was a Petty fan through and through and claimed to not like your dad at all, but the only time I EVER saw him cry was when your dad was in the ambulance on the interstate. Anyways, this is an awesome thing you did Dale and an awesome tribute to your father. I'm sure he's proud of you for this and I'm sure my dad will be sitting beside him watching me the day this track gets released. Thanks for doing this and thanks for everything you've done for the sim in general.
@JeromeG1956
4 жыл бұрын
Time to do the same thing with Rockingham.
@chasee3797
3 жыл бұрын
They also have it on iRacing now! Great track.
@DixytheGoat9
3 жыл бұрын
And Nazereth
@Coach15Advo
4 жыл бұрын
I cannot imagine what this means to Jr. Thank you Steve Myers and iracing and to the crews from Charlotte and Bristol
@MTCKIE68
4 жыл бұрын
North Wilkesboro and Rockingham Speedways should have never been replaced by the Stupid same 1.5 mile track !! Personally I'm Sick of going to the 1.5 mile tracks 2 times. The only tracks that should be ran twice are the short tracks and Darlington, Dover, Charlotte, Phoenix. They need to put all of the Awesome road course tracks on the schedule.
@luvcache1
4 жыл бұрын
dont forget daytona and talladega
@MTCKIE68
4 жыл бұрын
@@luvcache1 . I'm sorry but Holding the car wide open and running side by side isn't racing. Both of those race tracks can go. Or make them run like they did in the 80's at those tracks. That means they drafted single file and used the slingshot to pass. It was Awesome.
@armyretired28
4 жыл бұрын
@@MTCKIE68 Cookie cutter cars has taken the sport to new lows! The sport has lost it's way!
@MTCKIE68
4 жыл бұрын
@@armyretired28 . I totally agree with you. It's just about the money now. They don't give a Damn about the fans anymore. The drivers definitely don't want anything to do with the fans.
4 жыл бұрын
No track beside Daytona (Oval and Roval) and Charlotte (Oval and Roval) should have more than 1 race per season in Cup. There are tons of famous other tracks available like Nashville Fairgrounds, Memphis Raceway, Iowa Speedway, Gateway, Rockingham, Milwaukee Mile, Pikes Peak Raceway CotA, Road America or Mosport.
@jayhill5524
4 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else think they should do bowman grey stadium it’s a historic track not run since the 70s but it’s also in good shape and it’s unique with how small it is and also with the pits in the parking lot it would bring back the times before the sport became huge
@Ob1tuber
3 жыл бұрын
S1apsh0es: let’s do this
@otaviofrn_adv
2 жыл бұрын
The all star there would be cool. Many of the names ran a K&N race there some years ago. Bubba Wallace almost got arrested in that, that should say something
@farmdude1008
4 жыл бұрын
I wish someone would put the energy and money into making the real track race able again. Give it its dates back from New Hampshire and Texas both’s racing product sucks
@kentonbrewer3232
4 жыл бұрын
Texas was pretty good before the repave.
@bubblehead119
4 жыл бұрын
Or just have 52 races a year at Bristol....
@driver8703
4 жыл бұрын
bubblehead119 Bristol ain’t very good now with their traction compound lol they need tracks like this, Nashville fairgrounds, and Rockingham back, actual unique tracks. And they can’t say NASCAR has outgrown them with all the empty seats last year
@bubblehead119
4 жыл бұрын
@@driver8703 that maybe true....but for some strange reason racing in that giant Soup bowl has always been a favorite of mine... good day to you...
@TravisMSimpson
4 жыл бұрын
the New Hampshire date that replaced the Tyson Holly Farms 400 is actually as Las Vegas now.
@andrewhicks768
4 жыл бұрын
Get rid of California, one Pocono race, bring back NW and the Rock!!!
@Blakeisntreal
3 жыл бұрын
Auto club? I love that speedway tho
@KUCHcburg5
2 жыл бұрын
2 years later and today they’re announcing North Wilkesboro is hosting the 2023 All-Star Race. Incredible how things change.
@CFArmouredCrewman
2 жыл бұрын
Here we are now in 2022 with a Nascar race returning to this track!!! Great job Dale and co!
@IronReece13
4 жыл бұрын
NASCAR should have restored North Wilks as home for the Hall of Fame
@Tylerdoeshisownstunt
4 жыл бұрын
I’m sure dale knows enough people to get behind rebuilding that track, and having real races run there again
@pauleasterbrook2036
4 жыл бұрын
Yep Cleetus did
@TC-dw6wg
2 жыл бұрын
Fast forward 2 years and NW reopened. 2022
@d.vincent6190
4 жыл бұрын
I would rather see actual cars ripping around that classic track, even if it's 3rd class cars, like what youtuber Cleetus McFarland has done in Florida. He had also built a burnout pad in the middle.
@larryspicer3701
4 жыл бұрын
With so much revenue lost in wilkes county I can understand why Nascar would do this and let this track not be a regular scheduled race. It probably one of the most historical tracks in America.. Has Nascar not got no shame?? I mean just like Darlington this track needs to be a home track for Nascar. Its not about money its about tradition.. For God's sake somebody save this track and make sure the history is not lost forever.. The track did so much for North Carolina and its people. We need Wilkesboro again we should have never lost it..Dale Jr you have the power and connections to save this track .. You can be the one who makes history and keeps your fathers legacy alive by putting this track back on the map . Not just a online effort but put cars back on this track.. Dont let this track die.
@Kamakazi152.
2 жыл бұрын
I just saw the news that they're bringing the All Star Race to North Wilkesboro in 2023 and I can't help but think if Dale had not taken the initiative to preserve the track in iRacing that we as fans would not see anymore racing there. Thank you Dale and team for everything you have done to bring back this track I truly hope we are watching races there for decades to come.
@christopherkirby749
4 жыл бұрын
If only Nazareth didnt get reclaimed by nature...
@TheBlackdog8
4 жыл бұрын
The current owner you took out parts of it, too
@HayTatsuko
4 жыл бұрын
I miss Nazareth, too. That pit-road configuration was fantastic. I remember loving running it in Papyrus Software's NASCAR Racing, back in the day.
@sicfrynut
4 жыл бұрын
the 5 turn oval was fun to race on papyrus racing cd rom.
@TheImtoomuch
4 жыл бұрын
My local track and it was gone when I was a child so I sadly never got to experience it.
@RexcorJ
4 жыл бұрын
That was the closest track for me, and I only went there once just before it was removed from the schedule. Great track, always brought a full house bustling with life, and was fun to watch. I miss it every day.
@BGood222
4 жыл бұрын
Wish I would have known about this work you did. My boyfriend and I would have been there helping clean it up! His first race he ever saw was on that track. He lives nearby, in King, NC. He has a soft spot in his heart for it. We visited a couple years ago. Sad, but still beautiful place. Wish it could come back to life, not just virtual. 😭💔
@coynerracing3642
4 жыл бұрын
They need to bring this track back to life not just in a computer
@funkhouser6016
4 жыл бұрын
One of my dreams is to be able to take my Dale Earnhardt Signature Series Monte Carlo a few laps around that historic track. I'd love to just open it up a little and feel like my childhood hero for just a few moments.
@Mulerider4Life
4 жыл бұрын
Why not Go Fund Me this track? This is actually a legit cause.
@thomasholland3289
4 жыл бұрын
I like that, talk to Marcus Smith
@djrose3
4 жыл бұрын
What an amazing job getting the track ready and with this video! Memories, memories, memories!! Big fan of you and your dad! Earnhardt fan for life!!! Go Dale Jr!!! 🏁🏁🏁
@piercedriver1
4 жыл бұрын
Love to see that track and Rockingham come back.. I’m 55 and remember headlights, tail lights and windshield wipers on race cars. And absolutely NO RESTRICTOR PLATES it was balls to the wall racing. Miss the good ole days.
@TheKartkid37
4 жыл бұрын
If this track was ever to be revived, I would promise to be a season ticket holder. It’s time for the fans to put their money where their mouth is and support the things they say they want. Want more short tracks? Well let’s fuckin go!
@codydisney9959
4 жыл бұрын
@christopher weise Bristol is suffering from the city more than anything
@DukeTheRebel
2 жыл бұрын
I think solely because of Dale Jr. I have much more appreciation for forgotten great race tracks that never should’ve went away
@JJA1987
4 жыл бұрын
This track needs a rebirth - GIVE IT A NEW LIFE AND BRING IT BACK
@WorldwideWyatt
3 жыл бұрын
Dale, if you run a campaign to bring this track back the entire state of NC will support you.
@coreysplayground1906
4 жыл бұрын
Get ahold of Cleetus McFarland maybe he can do something with the track
@darrylkelly7958
4 жыл бұрын
If "A man from Florida" and his buddies can buy and restore De Soto Raceway on a beer budget... How bout you and your buddies dig in and buy this track and restore it? As the man from Florida says, Do it for Dale!
@psychlyst
4 жыл бұрын
DeSoto Speedway that Cleetus bought was nowhere near as bad as N. Wilkesboro is...
@Cody-ch2lc
4 жыл бұрын
You know this is a special place when Jeremy Clarkson wanted to come check it out
@reedeux7818
4 жыл бұрын
I've always loved watching the old Winston Cup races at this track ! She was just notorious for breaking the back ends on the cars, because of it's elevation change and overall track configuration. It never made sense to me why NASCAR took N. Wilkesboro off of their schedule, given the sheer history of this track.
@Landmasters
2 жыл бұрын
ALL STAR RACE 2023 LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
@roberthanson579
4 жыл бұрын
North Wilkesboro is a prime example of how NASCAR lost it's way.
@iggy1297
4 жыл бұрын
They're going for 1987 to recreate? Sounds like they need a car from 1987 to match...
@thelarry383
4 жыл бұрын
Not shown in this video but iracing also did scan a chevy and a ford from 1987. They went to RCR for the Chevy and used one of Bill Elliot's Fords from his collection. Those cars are not finished for public use yet.
@acmodelmaster1944
4 жыл бұрын
At least bring this track back for the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series.
@lynnqueen797
4 жыл бұрын
If they're modeling it after the 1987 track iRacing needs to incorporate cars from 1987 NASCAR
@sicfrynut
4 жыл бұрын
that would be fun to see happen,. when the cars still resembled what was in the showroom at the time. the monte carlo ss, ford thunderbird, buick regal, oldsmobile cutlass (?) pontiac gran prix. dodge K cars............(j/k).
@sicfrynut
4 жыл бұрын
@christopher weise nothing will ever top Harry running 500 miles on sunday then going out monday morning to build houses. i'll always wonder how many more races Gant would have won had he started driving at an earlier age than he did.
@lynnqueen797
4 жыл бұрын
87 Monte Carlo and Thunderbird confirmation by iRacing just now
@dougbrigman4055
2 жыл бұрын
went to Boone a few months ago and went by the track I wanted to cry please nascar if you ever cared about the fans don't forget about the history of the sport
@sethemmit1627
4 жыл бұрын
Wish this track was race worthy once again. Nascar needs more short track racing
@oldred9122
4 жыл бұрын
3:35 The Smith family and Speedway Motorsports, Inc are responsible for closing down this track in the first place! They had to make room in the schedule for all the other tracks they own.
@MarksChannel52
4 жыл бұрын
This is a step to bring it back, show nascar look how good the racing is on iracing. Then it you can spend the money to rebuild it instead of just hoping and praying they will come.
@noahmielke2148
4 жыл бұрын
I would like to see north wilksbroe come back. Even if it’s just late model I would love to see that happen.dale your the best for doing this.
@TheOtherGygax
4 жыл бұрын
When my dad moved to North Wilkesboro in 1998, one of the first things I did was go to the track. I watched to decay. He moved in 2015 back to West Virginia. I would love to have someone Save The Speedway!! Thank you Dale Jr for everything you have done to remind people how great the track was!!
@WhatstheStory123
2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad it's back I made a video on the tracks history...I'd love to see Rockingham make a come back!
@otaviofrn_adv
2 жыл бұрын
Here after the announcement of the All Star Race
@Tomthenostalgiajunkie
3 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. Too bad you guys didnt bring a car to turn a couple laps. That woulda been something. I love the idea of scanning these places though and preserving them in the virtual world forever. Not just racetracks. They could do sports stadiums, shopping malls, anything!
@garynewcomb8649
4 жыл бұрын
Get the Smith family to get this track back in shape & back on the schedule!!!
@Silver_Stinkeye
Жыл бұрын
"This'll never see another race in the real world.". If only they knew.....
@boogieman3165
4 жыл бұрын
I've read through most of the comments here and the one running theme is "this track should have never gone away", Bruton Smith this and that. Well, I've attended races at this track and it was no different than any other track. There were some really good races and some not so much. If anyone wants to put the blame on just one cause for this track going away, that would be "location location location". You folks need to understand the times when this track went away. NASCAR was growing so big and fast these small tracks couldn't keep up with the growth. I remember the last race I attended there, the stands were packed but it took hours to get in and out of that place. It was only one two lane back road feeding this track. It would have taken an unbelievable amount of money to get the infrastructure capable of supporting this track, let alone the taxpayer money that would have had to have been spent. I commend everyone involved in bringing this track back into the virtual world for us to relive and enjoy some moments of our past. I'm looking forward to seeing the race Saturday night and watching this old girl come back to life. Everyone should be thankful that Dale Jr. took the initiative to make this happen for all of us. Not only to preserve the history of Wilkesboro but to be able to make new memories in the future. The only thing we should be complaining about is the fact that there aren't more of these old tracks still standing to be able to enjoy in the future of virtual racing.
@jimmyj4uk
4 жыл бұрын
How was getting in and out of Rockingham? I'd assume there are more nearby highways and space for access roads there.
@boogieman3165
4 жыл бұрын
@@jimmyj4uk US 1 and highway 177 are the only access roads to the "Rock". Both are two lane roads also except heading north on US 1 out of the track is four lane highway which helped traffic headed north but did little for traffic headed south, east and west. It was still a two lane parking lot headed south into the town of Rockingham and Hamlet. As i stated before, there were several more factor as to why these and many other tracks were shut down. The NHRA has even left the drag strip across the street out of their regular schedule although they return every now and then for an invitational race. Both tracks are still operational for regional events though.
@mlewis697
2 жыл бұрын
Watching this again in 2022 it’s kinda funny how it went from salvaging a track enough to scan it to dale jr talking about running late models in the end of august 2022
@WilliamWallaceRoss
4 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to take the K&N Chevy around the track on iRacing!!!! Sad to this piece of history sitting in decay. Thank you, iRacing for helping to preserve this piece of NASCAR History. Might be time for a Sun Drop Chevy! Thank you, Dale, for twisting Steve Myers arm!!!!!
@RedSliceGaming34
4 жыл бұрын
Street Stocks are gonna be a blast here aswell. Hell everything
@robertmessineo7184
3 жыл бұрын
With the new Bristol race as dirt it would be a great time to bring back this track. I know a lot of people looking forward to seeing or going to Bristol in March. They could drop one of the seven road courses and add Wilkesboro as a second dirt race. It would bring back an old track some history.
@daleearnhardtsmustache3984
4 жыл бұрын
This legendary racetrack will live on in iRacing well after the physical track eventually falls apart.
@RetroCarsForever
4 жыл бұрын
How come this track CANT come back, for real?
@TheSwedeJay
4 жыл бұрын
Nazareth next? The track is still there but needs a boat load of cleaning. Would be great for NASCAR and Indy car as well
@ryang1591
4 жыл бұрын
Last time I remember seeing any pics of Nazereth it had gigantic holes in it. It's too far gone for something like this.
@petewill1136
4 жыл бұрын
Nazareth is privately owned by a re-development group, that signed an agreement upon purchasing the property that racing would never return. Its literally impossible. The only tracks that could actually return would be Memphis, Pikes Peak, Mansfield, South Boston, Myrtle Beach, Rockingham, Wilkesboro, Nashville Fairgrounds, Nashville Superspeedway, Evergreen, IRP, Milwaukee Mile, and I-70 Speedway. IMO all those should be back, no excuse not to. Nazareth, Texas World Speedway, Riverside (already gone), Mesa Marin (already gone) are the only recent tracks they couldn't do it if they wanted to.
@fposmith
4 жыл бұрын
How about Riverside ? Talk about history........
@CarsonBarrettRacing
4 жыл бұрын
@@petewill1136 alot of those tracks you listed are on iracing.
@nachobroryan8824
2 жыл бұрын
I wish they'd do the same for Nazareth before it disappears.
@allenhaar12
4 жыл бұрын
Nascar has been in a decline for years. Bring back some of the history and its roots. Cool they are doing it for iracing but I think the amount of fans that would show up to watch real racing again would surprise nascar.
@imkickinganda
3 жыл бұрын
If there was a way to donate funding to get this track back in Nascar, I'd donate my whole savings just to see them run here again
@caughtyouin4k674
4 жыл бұрын
They need to try and bring this back for late models or something we can’t lose this track
@nealm6764
4 жыл бұрын
It is condemned. No bringing it back. It would take a complete teardown and rebuild.
@GHOSTRAPT0R22
4 жыл бұрын
@Mackster Hell Yeah Brother!!
@twoblacklabs904
4 жыл бұрын
Neal M ...a few of the buildings have been condemned. Those could easily be torn down. The track, however is completely salvageable and repaveable. The real problem is the value of the property. Encroaching nearby housing developments and shopping plazas drive up property values, making the real estate more pricey to developers than a track rebuilding could financially sustain. The only way it could be feasible is if it was deemed a historical site and a multi-billionaire donor came along and restored it for the community, as opposed to selling off the property to put something redundant in it’s place, like a Walmart or a couple of hundred condos...
@nealm6764
4 жыл бұрын
@@twoblacklabs904 That is all true, but Nascar would never put a race there unless the entire place was modernized. You can't just reseal the track and fix up those cinder block building and repair those old grandstands. It is just a no go all the way around.
@TravisMSimpson
4 жыл бұрын
@@twoblacklabs904 Nobody in Wilkes County would allow those types of things to show up. It's the back woods, everything that was there is gone. Furniture, textile, Lowe's even moved their offices elsewhere and closed down their original store in town and the Alcohol Law Enforcement office has also closed
@catmanrescue1
4 жыл бұрын
wow ,, 1987 is a special year for me ,,,,,,,,, being an old Vrw member and a 10 plus year vet on iracing this is awesome ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, wish i could of helped ,,,,,,,,,,,, being a disabled vet not being able to get out of the trailer iracing helps with my anxiety,,,,,,,you guys rock ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
@sethcunningham2138
4 жыл бұрын
Some of the legendary battles between Bill Elliott and your dad on this track...hot damn!
@donnarolando3961
2 жыл бұрын
Leave it to Dale, multi millionaire, to get right in there to lend a hand.
@rancherogt8037
4 жыл бұрын
It's cool they scanned the track, but someone needs save the North Wilkes problem for real.
@fatpatlives1998
4 жыл бұрын
It cost too much money and people won't turn out to the races...rockingham ring a bell?
@fatpatlives1998
4 жыл бұрын
@John Haas that and the fact nascar won't take a date away from any of the current tracks. Samething happened to rockingham
@WaifuScientistGambler
4 жыл бұрын
@@fatpatlives1998 But they're actually fixing Rockingham
@richdiscoveries
4 жыл бұрын
So when that guy was following Dale jr. In that track sweeper machine, do you think he was thinking to himself, "I'm drafting Dale Earnhardt Jr down the front stretch of North Wilkesboro Speedway"?? I know it was only about two miles an hour, but that's what I'd be thinking!! So cool they are doing this, at least it's history will be preserved in game forum
@mlt3258
4 жыл бұрын
This is pure dedication to the history of the old track('s). It can only get better if we could bring back this track. Maybe add another 10' of elevation change and change the slope of one end. Now that would be an awesome racing track....if only I was a billionaire...lol
@jackandrosky2385
4 жыл бұрын
I was hoping Dale Jr would use some his influence to bring the track back even if it takes 5-10 years. Would be cool. I might be to optimistic though lol
@jamieround2072
3 жыл бұрын
imagine if..... I RACING COULD SCAN EVERY TRACK & FIELD................. WOOO THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF PPL,. JUMPING TO VOLENTEER TO CLEEN UP TRACKS & FIELDS ESP,. IF ' OL JR,. HERE WOULD HELP OR PAY ANY AMOUNT TO GET ALL PPL,. HONESTLY WANTING THE TRACKS BACK AS WE CAN GET THEM AT LEAST GET THEM ALL SCANED................... WHAT DO U THINK / SAY ' OL JR......... NOT ALL OF US TWEET MOST OF US R ON U-TUBE WATCHING & LISTENING..................................................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@bobbybannon6885
4 жыл бұрын
How can we brainstorm a way to bing this track back up to spec and get it on the schedule. It wouldn’t take much with enough loyal nascar fans help. 13,000 people hav watched this and if each donated 10$ we’d be at 130,000 now imagine what we could be at with some good sponsors and donors plus the nascar fan base donating!
@GetBenched2010
4 жыл бұрын
This proof that there are still good people in this world.
@firstlast7099
4 жыл бұрын
NASCAR’s demise started when these hometown tracks were taken off the schedule to have two races per year at larger commercial tracks.
@joenagy9974
3 жыл бұрын
Wilkesboro is a magical place .... It needs to be reborn..... CUP cars need to come home to N. Wilkseboro..... It's time to come home..... Then Jr. Work on Metrolina ...... 🏁🏁🏁
@ryanmarvin9776
4 жыл бұрын
“You could put a car out there right now it looks so good”...... SO DO IT!!!
@redben1252
4 жыл бұрын
This video is basically just saying "We aren't bringing North Wilkesboro Speedway back, we're just repairing it to perfection so cars can race on it again."
@nolandavis9040
4 жыл бұрын
Someone spend the damn money to get this track back. Plz 🙏
@earnhardt3613
Жыл бұрын
NASCAR needs Dale jr. his father would be PROUD he honestly cares about HISTORY and Wilkes County should rename the street out front after them EARNHARDT SR. & JR. HIGHWAY 38
@PeaceLoveandMolotovs
4 жыл бұрын
We just need iRacing to scan and release the 87' style NASCAR
@u-genefabricationmachine4725
4 жыл бұрын
I wish someone would buy this track and bring it back to life I went here to watch a Winston Cup race !! I lived in Pinehurst North Carolina I was in the 8th grade at Pinehurst middle school wow what memories!!! Dale buy this track and put it back on the map
@Mike45-47Q
4 жыл бұрын
NASCAR must go back to the roots to survive. No one wants to watch cookie cutter tracks like Texas, Atlanta, Chicago. This is what made it great. Hell go race Eldora.
@heatherbynum2771
2 жыл бұрын
And now, at this very moment (6:30 PM EST 8/31/22 NC, USA) Dale Jr. is racing at North Wilkesboro Speedway in his SunDrop car! Wilkes Countians really rallied together and got the track reopened. Old pavement now, dirt in Oct, and brand new pavement next season. 💜
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