Dale Earnhardt Jr

[Barbecueboy]

He's normal........and he doesn't have to be.

To me that's what's cool .

[ZERO25]

I don't care much for him as a driver or announcer, but his podcast/tv show is pretty cool and down to earth!

[TS FAN]

Like jR or not, he has always shown class in the way he has handled his new found fame after Dad died. I was a big fan of his Dad, and a neutral fan of his, but he always handled himself with class. I am fine with his role in Nascar too. Nice young man.

[0cents]

I was able to see Jr a few weeks back where he was the speaker at a benefit dinner and wow is all I can say. To see how humble he is and his love for the sports is amazing. Few key notes I took away from him was when they asked what does he want to be remembered for his answer was along the lines of, I want people to say that I loved the sport of racing and did everything I could to better the sport. Another neat comment he made was saying how when he started racing late models on asphalt how terrible he was and following it all up by saying something along of the lines of most of my success was only because of my last name and nothing I truly done myself.

[Stefan2k4]

I think it would be a great idea, if someone bought North Wilksboro and reopemed it as a dirttrack. Keep it a half mile and rebuild the grandstands and facilities. Then youd have a facility that could host really big special events. Nascar outgrew North Wilksboro and it became just too small for them, but for dirt track racing it could be a superbowl of dirt type venue.

As for Dale Earnhardt Jr, I have nothing against him personally, and he seems a likeable enough guy. However, I would suggest that this would be a better role for someone else. I would think someone like Forrest Lucas, or perhaps Bruton Smith, might be better equipped to take on a tasks like this. Also, I'm somewhat weary of the idea of a former Nascar driver managing a significant venue in dirt track racing. The last thing we need is for dirt track racing to become more like Nascar.

[Illtsate32]

It would be way to big of a track for dirt imo...

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Sad to say nothing will be done to n wilkesboro. Its just a bunch of big wheels that keep it from happining thinking of themselves and not the history or fans.

[WisWildManFan]

2021 nascar schedule should be interesting

[thexfactor0210]

2021 nascar schedule should be interesting

I wonder if they will actually do things right and go to some more short tracks or the old historical ones. I read the rumor of a street course in a big city. That is complete opposite of what they need IMO.

[SLIPPING SIDEWAYS]

I wonder if they will actually do things right and go to some more short tracks or the old historical ones. I read the rumor of a street course in a big city. That is complete opposite of what they need IMO.

Problem is from I've heard is that some of these tracks people "wish" they would go to don't have the amenities too hold such an event. At first I believe it was Iowa and Kentucky that could hold a truck race or Xfinity race but couldn't have a cup date until upgrades were made not only to the track but the area as well ie roads, parking, lodging and restaurants

[Dlmfan123]

People are always talking about how small the crowds are, but there are still a sh!t load of people at every race

[Stefan2k4]

It would be way to big of a track for dirt imo...

.625 mile? That's just barely bigger than a half mile. I think Gaffney was nearly that size, maybe just a smidgen under. What's the size of Knoxville? We're not talking about racing go karts here. Anyway, for a special venue, you'd want it to be a bit bigger and a bit different than all the cookie cutter go kart tracks that we mostly have today.

Sad to say nothing will be done to n wilkesboro. Its just a bunch of big wheels that keep it from happining thinking of themselves and not the history or fans.

That's why I say, you'd probably need someone like Forrest Lucas or Bruton Smith. They could make something like this happen. Of course, that's assuming they'd have any reason to want to.

[Josh Bayko]

.625 mile? That's just barely bigger than a half mile. I think Gaffney was nearly that size, maybe just a smidgen under. What's the size of Knoxville? We're not talking about racing go karts here. Anyway, for a special venue, you'd want it to be a bit bigger and a bit different than all the cookie cutter go kart tracks that we mostly have today.



That's why I say, you'd probably need someone like Forrest Lucas or Bruton Smith. They could make something like this happen. Of course, that's assuming they'd have any reason to want to.

.625 is 5/8. That’s original WVMS or original Golden Isles size, meaning quite a bit bigger than Knoxville.

[thexfactor0210]

Problem is from I've heard is that some of these tracks people "wish" they would go to don't have the amenities too hold such an event. At first I believe it was Iowa and Kentucky that could hold a truck race or Xfinity race but couldn't have a cup date until upgrades were made not only to the track but the area as well ie roads, parking, lodging and restaurants

You are probably right in that aspect, though it would be awesome just to try it again. I wonder what the response would be if they held a race at Rockingham or Wilkesboro. Let fans camp and grill out and buy food there. Dont worry about hotels and fancy restaurants and facilities. It could be a true throwback weekend. I know it is a much smaller scale but it works at Eldora several times a year.

I know lots of people bash nascar but I would support the hell of out of something like that because I wanna see all forms of racing do well.

I read where Dale Junior said he would race Nashville if they brought it back. We know for sure he would race at one of the north carolina tracks. Heck i am sure you could get stewart and a few others out too. The response could be huge.

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

I believe the owners of rockingham are going to run some races at least that was there plan when they purchased it. They had a big music shin dig there this yr but the weather stunk up the show. They had severe weather and damaging wind that wknd. It was a 3 day show.