North Wilkesboro Speedway

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 […]

Kyle Larson’s long day

May 22, 2024 Shawn Krest

After making a wild 529.9-mile trip to show up to work on time, Kyle Larson found out that the final 45 feet were the hardest. Larson had a test run for an even higher-profile daily […]

Logano dominates in All-Star win

May 22, 2024 Shawn Krest

Joey Logano was able to put his struggles of the 2024 season behind him and deliver a dominating win in the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro. Logano set an all-star record by pitching a […]

North Wilkesboro’s All-Star repeat

May 17, 2024 Shawn Krest

So, it looks like this is going to be a thing. Last year, the top story of NASCAR’s All-Star Race was the circuit’s return to North Wilkesboro Speedway for the first time since 1996. This […]

Cup Series starts season with new champion, driver and track changes

February 14, 2024 The Associated Press

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The NASCAR Cup Series launches its new season with rivals attempting to dethrone Team Penske. Ryan Blaney is the reigning Cup champion after a late-season surge helped him follow Penske teammate […]

2024 Look Ahead — Bold Predictions: Deep postseason runs, rumored relocation, return to Rockingham and realignment fears

January 3, 2024 North State Journal Staff

The North State Journal’s sports staff of editor Cory Lavalette and writers Jesse Deal, Ryan Henkel and Shawn Krest isn’t afraid to be fearless in 2024. In our annual exercise, each member of the staff […]

2023 NSJ Comeback of the Year: North Wilkesboro’s return helped revive North Carolina’s long, rich NASCAR past

December 29, 2023 Cory Lavalette

In the last three years, North State Journal’s Comeback of the Year has come from a college game. In 2020, it was Duke basketball hitting two buzzer-beaters against rival UNC to rally from 13 down […]

Kyle Larson dominates as racing returns to North Wilkesboro

May 22, 2023 Shawn Krest

NORTH WILKESBORO — The historic track may have shown its age, with a patched-up racing surface, but NASCAR returned to its roots on Saturday night. For the first time since 1996, the Cup Series held […]

NASCAR reveals format for All-Star Race

April 12, 2023 Cory Lavalette

The three-day NASCAR All-Star Race weekend at North Wilkesboro Speedway will offer a bit of everything for stock car racing fans, but the spotlight of the Cup Series’ return to the 0.625-mile oval for the […]

Cup Series cometh: NASCAR returns at Daytona 500

February 15, 2023 Cory Lavalette

The green flag waves on the 2023 Cup Series season Sunday with stock car racing’s crown jewel, the Daytona 500. Joey Logano will begin defense of his 2022 championship as one of only two active […]