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October 31, 2009, 09:10 PM
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Racing returning to North Wilkesboro? North Wilkesboro [N.C.] Speedway, a cornerstone in stock car racing's foundation and a track that occupies a special place in grassroots racing fans' hearts, will reopen next year with a coveted date in the USARacing Pro Cup Championship Series, it was announced Saturday during the drivers meeting prior to the series season finale Strutmasters.com 250 at South Boston Speedway. Scheduled for Oct. 3, 2010, the race will be on the traditional fall weekend that for many years hosted NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series from NASCAR's inception in 1949 until the track closed after its fall race in 1996. Its two Cup dates were then moved to New Hampshire and Texas. But with the dawn of the 2010 racing season, the 0.625-mile track will again assume its rightful place in the stock car racing community. ???We are extremely pleased to be the first national touring racing series to return to the true roots of stock car racing,??? USARacing Managing Partner Larry Camp said. ???We know the people of Wilkes County and the surrounding area of North Carolina have missed stock car racing on this storied track. ???All of us at the USARacing Pro Cup Series are proud to be a part of this rebirth. Personally, I know the Staley family, Junior Johnson and the many stock car racing purists will mark Oct. 3, 2010, as a red letter day in the sport. I know Benny Parsons would be extremely proud of (his wife) Terri for helping return stock car racing to the county that he and his family so dearly loved.??? In addition to Mrs. Parsons, the new ownership group consists of Alton McBride Sr., Alton McBride Jr., Dave Ehret, John Burwell and Bosco Lowe

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November 1, 2009  01:40 AM ET
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I hope this is the beginning of many good things for this historic track....I don't live in the area but often hear about the loss of this track .

November 5, 2009  10:05 AM ET
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On a side note THE YANKEES ARE THE 2009 WORLD SERIES CHAMPS!!!!!!!
ANY HATERS CAN KISS THE RING!!!!!!!

 
November 11, 2009  12:05 PM ET
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i loved Wilkesboro.... it was one of the best short tracks on the schedule.... loved watching guys dive bomb people into turn 1....

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