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Stars align as North Wilkesboro Speedway revitalization effort shifts into high gear

WILKES COUNTY, N.C. — Before the water and Sun Drop and champagne shower rained down in Victory Lane at a once-forgotten racetrack — and really before every little thing that made Wednesday night as magical as it was — Dale Earnhardt Jr. stood outside his car and soaked in the…

Tribune News Service · Sep 5, 2022

A look back on Bruton Smith's life, and his impact on NASCAR

There is little coincidence NASCAR’s rise in popularity in the 1980s and 90s came at the same time Bruton Smith was rattling off some of his biggest accomplishments.

Motorsport · Jun 25, 2022

Bruton Smith, NASCAR Hall of Famer and Speedway Motorsports founder, dies at 95

Smith made Speedway the first public motorsports company to trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 22, 2022