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5/27/2010 - NORTH WILKESBORO, NC -Welcome to the new Save The Speedway website, after 5 years of hard work the speedway has reopened this year. As a fitting tribute to the speedway reopening we have redesigned the website to not only cover the history of the speedway and our efforts to Save The Speedway, we will also be covering and documenting the events at the speedway. There are still a few things to be worked on i.e. the message board and the detailed history of the races ran at North Wilkesboro Speedway, please be patient with us as we continue to update the site. We hope that you enjoy the new site. Labor Day Classic - PASS Super Late Models 200 Laps and Southern Truck and Tractor Pullers Schedule Download Here. North Wilkesboro September 3rd & 4th Event Schedule
Tickets on Sale Now for the Labor Day Classic at North Wilkesboro Speedway
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C.(AUGUST 30, 2010) -Coming off a weekend of testing at North Wilkesboro Speedway bringing over 20 cars to an open testing session for the Labor Day Classic featuring the PASS Super Late Models, Stadium Stock, Limited Late Models, and Allison Legacy. North Wilkesboro Speedway saw legends returned to the track, over the weekend Chase Elliott son of NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Bill Elliott, graced the track turning solid laps for the upcoming 200 lap feature. Also turning laps this past weekend we saw the son of Dave Blaney turning laps and the 5/8th mile North Wilkesboro Speedway. On September 4th the 63 year old speedway will roar back to life when the ground pounding PASS Super Late Models run a 200 lap feature at the speedway, backed up by several support series. Returning back to the speedway for the Labor Day Classic will be legends Donnie and Bobby Allison who will be the Grand Marshalls for the weekend throwing out the first green flag laps at the speedway since 1996 when the NASCAR Winston Cup Series ran their final race at the speedway. “This is a awesome deal to have to great racing legends return to North Wilkesboro Speedway and we are honored to have them” said Alton McBride, President of Speedway Associates. Tickets for the upcoming weekend are on sale at North Wilkesboro Speedway Tickets, gates open at 7am with practice at 9:30, green flag for the Labor Day Classic at 2pm. North Wilkesboro Speedway Labor Day Weekend TV Commercial NORTH WILKESBORO N.C.(August 10, 2010) - Set in the Brushy Mountains of western North Carolina, lays Wilkes County with a deep history of NASCAR. It is the site of the North Wilkesboro Speedway which hosted NASCAR events for 50 years. This year on the way to Bristol for the races Wilkes County will be hosting the First Annual “Bristol Stop” on race weekend, Wilkes County hotels will be offering deeply discounted hotels at several of the local hotels that include, Wilkesboro Holiday Inn, Addison Inn, and the Hampton Inn all in the Town of Wilkesboro and close to the North Wilkesboro Speedway, and within 2 hours of Bristol, TN. Anyone stopping in town on race weekend with a Bristol ticket will be able to take their ticket down to the North Wilkesboro Speedway and take a lap around the track in your street car. Also that weekend on August 21st at 7:00pm, Tim Dugger will be performing in concert at West Wilkes High School, tickets prices are $10 each and will be available during check-in at all participating hotels, all proceeds from the Tim Dugger concert will go to the Benny Parsons Athletic Complex to be built at West Wilkes High School. More.
Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials today released the schedule of events and support divisions for the upcoming Labor Day Classic at the Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway. The PASS South Super Late Models will bring stock car racing back to North Wilkesboro Speedway on September 3-4 for the first time since 1996. PASS South headline the Labor Day Classic with a 200 lap event featuring the top Super Late Model drivers from around the country. In addition to the PASS South cars, the Allison Legacy Series, Limited Late Models, and Stadium Stocks will complete the weekend of racing. Rules and entry forms for the Limited Late Models and Stadium Stock divisions are now posted on the web at ProAllStarsSeries.com.
8/05/2010 - North Wilkesboro, NC - One historic event deserves another. While the Brushy Mountain Apple Festival has been a must see event in Wilkes County, N.C., for years, the county’s racing history – dating back to the moonshine days and the birth of NASCAR – has been on a 14-year hiatus. Once home to nationally televised stock car racing events at North Wilkesboro Speedway, the track has sat dormant for more than a decade. Thanks to a new ownership group and national attention, the speedway comes into focus again on the weekend of October 3. The Apple Festival weekend will see the return of the Fall “Triple Header” which includes open wheel modified competition. Speedway officials confirmed the addition of a 100-lap Modified race and a 50-lap Street Stock race in conjunction with the Brushy Mountain 250 USARacing Pro Cup Series Championship race on Sunday, October 3, 2010. More. Tim Dugger - Sunday Drive Filmed at North Wilkesboro Speedway with Richard Childress Racing and Austin Dillon.
06/21/2010 -NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. - Winners from the NWS Crit Bicycle Series ran bi-weekly at North Wilkesboro Speedway are now posted in the stats section.
PURLEAR, N.C. (June 5, 2009) – Benny Parsons Rendezvous Ridge was damaged by fire Friday night after receiving a direct lightening strike during a severe thunderstorm. No one was injured in the fire and all of 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup champion's Benny Parsons' racing memorabilia was saved thanks to the quick work of the four fire departments that responded and the wedding party that was having a rehearsal dinner at the vineyard when the fire occurred. The groom was a former firefighter with the Concord [N.C.] Fire Department and immediately took charge when the lightening strike occurred and thick black smoke billowed from the trophy room's walls. “Someone was definitely watching over us,” vineyard owner Terri Parsons said Saturday. “Cell service is sporadic here and everyone immediately dialed 911, hoping someone's cell signal would get out. Everyone's cell phone made the 911 call. “The fire chief told me the house Benny designed before his death was the best built house he had seen in a long time and that was what saved it, because no air was able to get into the walls where the fire was burning. However, the wine tasting room will be temporarily closed while repairs are made. We will continue to service our restaurants, wine shops and special events and to ship our wine to our loyal customers while repairs are made.” Benny Parsons Rendezvous Ridge opened for business in July 2007. It is located on land that has been in the Parsons family for more than 100 years. Please go to www.rendezvousridge.com for updates on the reopening of Benny Parsons Rendezvous Ridge, producer of the affordable wine with the unaffordable taste. Webmaster |
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Hundreds of motorists took the "Dream Ride" at the old North Wilkesboro Speedway on Saturday.For the motorcycle and classic car enthusiasts, the chance to do two laps on the speedway was one they didn't want to miss."It was a lot of fun," said biker Wendy Sieck. "I felt like I was in a racecar.""If they'd let us go a little faster it would have been all right," said biker Michael Lloyd. 
Fresh off the win at Sonoma, Ca. Chad Knaus and the Hendricks Motorsports team 48 laid down a solid day of laps at Historic NWS. Landon Cassill wheeled the #48 car and had alot of positive input regarding NWS. Its a challeging track and it really makes you manage wheel spin. Said "Landon Cassill " 