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July 20, 2025

Junior Johnson

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Michael Waltrip: All-Star memories

June 6, 2024 Shawn Krest

The NASCAR All-Star Race in North Wilkesboro brought back plenty of memories for Michael Waltrip. Not all of them involved his racing career. “I was here last year as a fan,” said Waltrip, who last […]

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Denny Hamlin says 2023 is his year to win elusive title

September 19, 2023 The Associated Press

Denny Hamlin didn’t chill Sunday with his bravado that this is indeed the year he will finally win a Cup Series championship. The day after his win at Bristol Motor Speedway hurdled Hamlin and his […]

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Reviving its roots? NASCAR weighs return to bygone North Wilkesboro Speedway

May 26, 2021 Brett Friedlander

No one involved with NASCAR really wanted to leave North Wilkesboro Speedway when the racing series said goodbye to the historic track in 1996. But the sport was growing and becoming more popular nationwide, so […]

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100 in 100: Wilkes County’s Junior Johnson, charter member of NASCAR Hall of Fame

July 30, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

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Harvick wins at Atlanta, looks to help off the track

June 7, 2020 The Associated Press

HAMPTON, Ga. — After another dominant performance at one of his favorite tracks, Kevin Harvick relished the past and looked ahead to the future. He wasn’t entirely focused on what he can do behind the […]

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North Wilkesboro’s Junior Johnson, legendary NASCAR driver and owner, dies

December 21, 2019 The Associated Press

Robert Glenn “Junior” Johnson, the moonshine runner-turned-NASCAR driver described as “The Last American Hero” by author Tom Wolfe in a 1965 article for Esquire, died Friday. He was 88. NASCAR announced the death of Johnson, […]

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