Dale Earnhardt Jr., federal money spur North Wilkesboro’s NASCAR revival

Posted Jul 18, 2026
This weekend, for the first time in 30 years, the short track in Wilkes County is going to have a points race for NASCAR’s top-level Cup Series. The green flag on the Window World 450 will drop at 7 p.m. on Sunday — the culmination of a lot of hard work and money spent by NASCAR, Speedway Motorsports, the State of North Carolina and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (USA Today)

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