North wilkesboro race track revival XR SERIES CANCELLED

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Looks like XR SERIES director pulled the plug on the whole month of octobers races Saying they just don't have enough time to properly prepare it for racing.

[weatherman85]

Beat me to it by 1 minute. Don't think I can delete my thread.

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Beat me to it by 1 minute. Don't think I can delete my thread.

That's funny how that works sometimes

[ZERO25]

Dale Jr posted a big announcement coming tomorrow!!!

We'll see!!!

[Dlmfan123]

Nascar all star race at north wilksboro

[squaredup12]

Love the announcement for Nascar to run the All Star Race there in ‘23…don’t love the statement by Barry Braun (XR events) where he essentially mislead fans as to why the dirt races were being scrapped. Just be upfront about it, don’t attempt to give a reason that isn’t even really connected to the truth, especially when the announcement from Nascar came out within the same hour.

[Dlmfan123]

Squaredup a lie from them is on brand unfortunately

[fryefan]

I have no problem with them not tearing it up and converting it to a dirt track. From everything I have read and heard, reviving it as an asphalt track has been considered highly successful by those who have been participating/watching the last few weeks.

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

I would say that when they do tear up asphalt they will presume as originally planned

[squaredup12]

No problem at all with the leaving the existing asphalt and not repaving. Racing the cup cars at such a historic track on that worn asphalt with all its character will be pretty awesome. As someone who was raised up where your word means everything, I take issue with lies. When I read that release earlier the first thing that crossed my mind was that if Nascar has money and resources to pave a temporary asphalt track inside the LA Coliseum for a joke of an exhibition race, then they’ve got money and resources to rip up old asphalt and create a temporary dirt track. With that said though, there’s a big difference between saying “we’ve come to realize we simply cannot properly prepare the track in such a limited period of time” (as quoted from Braun’s XR press release) and saying “after so much success with our asphalt races the past month we’ve decided not to remove the existing asphalt as Nascar now plans to host its 2023 Cup Series All Star race at the historic track…” (which is what is reported to be the case).

[dirtcrazy4u]

XR=Throw money at something that nobody cares about. If they put dirt on the place there going to get maybe half the crowd they had. Everybody out there, including nascrap and the smith's, whom I believe own the place, understands the place would be packed if they brought the cup cars back. Why they won't is beyond me, nascrap is and always will be southern roots racing. The billionaires came in and built all these new speedways, for what ? The racing at most of the billionaires tracks stinks. But, money follows money. As for the racing, nascrap can't get anymore boring than what it already is.

[riddle28]

there turnout for dirt was gonna be awful. a lower banked 5/8 on dirt, no thanks

[Paradox28]

I'm happy to see it, to be honest. I don't watch NASCAR anymore but North Wilkesboro is one of those time capsules that just really doesn't need to be messed with. Stop trying to throw dirt on everything and think its going to be "a big success".

[Rajflyboy]

I'm happy to see it, to be honest. I don't watch NASCAR anymore but North Wilkesboro is one of those time capsules that just really doesn't need to be messed with. Stop trying to throw dirt on everything and think its going to be "a big success".

I agree. That place should have never closed. Pure greed back then and not very smart.

[Rajflyboy]

NASCAR people screw everything up