Welcome to Save the Speedway.net, A website dedicated to the preservation of the historic North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina. We have worked hard to make this the site the biggest collection of all things North Wilkesboro Speedway related so that all long-time race fans as well as the new fans, will remember this great track and it's history for years to come.
Save The Speedway - Disclaimer
With the recent events surrounding North Wilkesboro Speedway and the current lessee of the track, STS Motorsports Inc. and Save The Speedway are in no way shape or form business or other wise have any dealings with the current lessee.
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Save The Speedway Response to Speedway Opening
STS Motorsports has recently learned of the plans Mr. Collins has for the North Wilkesboro Speedway, and although it seems good that there will be new activity at the speedway, we are not convinced that it is in the best interest of the speedway or Wilkes County. As most people are aware, we have been around since 2005 trying to find a way to legitimately reopen the speedway as a multi purpose facility.
Anyone who has seen the track should know that a patch and spray job is not going to make it safe to run 3500 pound race cars on. When we spoke with race teams regarding testing at the track, we were told they wouldn’t even think about putting a car on the track until it was repaved due to the safety issue of the asphalt crumbling, much less a number of racecars running at speed, side by side. The Asphalt has nearly 13 years of decay on it, and is cracked up all the way around the track. The concrete retaining walls in places have severe water erosion to the point that if someone should crash into the wall the whole thing will crumble. This is just the tip of the iceberg, several of the buildings on the property have severe mold damage, and there is no public sewer or water system. Two of the public restrooms are completely useless, and need to be rebuilt. These are just a few of the issues, from a health and safety standpoint that need to be addressed.
STS Motorsports Inc. has written estimates to repair all of the problems at the track, including repaving, having spent the time to find out what it would cost to fix the speedway the right way to make it a safe and viable venue for racing, concerts and other events.
We have always welcomed the opportunity to work with anyone who felt they had the means to reopen the speedway for use. Over the past four years our company has studied the speedway, retained repair estimates, and established relationships with racing series, and other public events to be held at the track so that we could provide a turn key operation for anyone with the financial background to make the whole thing happen. We have had no contact with Mr. Collins regarding his plans, and we do not endorse what he is attempting to do there.
As Mr. Bruton Smith stated, the track is being leased and is still for sale. STS Motorsports will continue to operate the savethespeedway.net website to help find a permanent owner for the track.
Videos Needed
Save The Speedway is looking for several volunteers to submit a 30 second to 1 minute file talking about why they would like to see North Wilkesboro Speedway reopened or about what makes North Wilkesboro Speedway special to you. These videos will be included in presentations to help gain attention to the speedway and to help reopen it. Please submit all videos to the link below. Thank you.
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T-Shirts For Sale
Save The Speedway has a limited number of t-shirts for sale. The sale price is $20 for any size shipping included. All proceeds from the sale of the t-shirt go to support the North Wilkesboro Speedway Monument.
North Wilkesboro Speedway Highway Marker Placed
Save The Speedway and the North Carolina Office of Archives and History will dedicated the North Wilkesboro Speedway Highway Marker Saturday May 24, 2008. In attendance, North Carolina Senator Steve Goss, North Wilkesboro Mayor George Church, Terri Parsons, Mike Staley, 1960 NASCAR* Grand National Champion Rex White, and others.
Opening remarks were given by Senator Steve Goss and Ansley Wegner of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History followed by the unveiling and dedication of the historical marker by Sen. Steve Goss, Terri Parsons, with members of Save The Speedway. The following inscription will ensure for generations that the history of North Wilkesboro Speedway will be preserved.
"NORTH WILKESBORO SPEEDWAY"
Pioneering NASCAR dirt
track. Built 1946; paved
in 1958. Hosted sanc-
tioned events, 1946-96.
5/8 mile oval 1/2 mi. E.
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