(AP Photo/Matt Kelley)Īs for another All-Star race, that remains uncertain after the race fell flat in terms of entertainment value. Kyle Larson (5) celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR All-Star Cup Series auto race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, Sunday, May 21, 2023, in North Wilkesboro, N.C.
It's unclear if Smith would want to do that. Hosting a Cup points race likely would mean Speedway Motorsports needing to take a a race away from one of its existing tracks on the regular NASCAR schedule. 625-mile track, a monumental task considering the dilapidated track sat mostly dormant since Jeff Gordon won the last Cup race there in 1996.
spearheaded the effort to bring Cup Series racing back to the. Smith and Hall of Fame driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. It’s definitely something that we’re thinking about.” “I think when you see a successful week of events like we’ve had here it’s natural to think, ‘Boy, maybe we can come back here.’ So, I’m definitely thinking that way. “That question’s on my mind as well,” Smith said. There are no guaranteed dates on the Cup Series points race schedule and future All-Star sites haven’t been determined. Smith was non-committal about how North Wilkesboro might fit into NASCAR’s schedule moving forward. (AP) - Speedway Motorsports CEO Marcus Smith said North Wilkesboro Speedway “definitely has a place in the NASCAR world” moving forward, despite an All-Star race that lacked drama Sunday night.
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