'North Wilkesboro is back': What return of NASCAR points race means to family of track's founder

Posted Jul 19, 2026
For the first time in 30 years, a points race is back at North Wilkesboro Speedway — this weekend's Window World 450. Fans are ecstatic about the return of a NASCAR Cup Series race at the track, including Mike Staley, whose father, Enoch Staley, started the North Wilkesboro Speedway. The countdown is on for the rumbling of seats and the roaring of engines. (Spectrum News)

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