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MOORESVILLE, NC – DECEMBER 06: Dale Earnhardt Jr. watches on during the Nationwide 2019 Paint Scheme Reveal at GoPro Motorplex on December 6, 2018 in Mooresville, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
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MOORESVILLE, NC – DECEMBER 06: Dale Earnhardt Jr. watches on during the Nationwide 2019 Paint Scheme Reveal at GoPro Motorplex on December 6, 2018 in Mooresville, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
North Wilkesboro is a classic track in our wonderful sport of Stock Car Racing. Unfortunately, its infrastructure crumbled and caused the track to be phased out. However, thanks to Racetrack Revival, this masterpiece of a short track is back to life and ready for some grassroots racing! On top of that, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be behind the wheel of the #3 Late Model.
But that’s not all. There’s even more good news for fans regarding Junior and the track.
Dale Jr. announced the big news on Twitter with even more awesome news for the fans.
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I’m getting back behind the wheel of the No. 3. I can’t wait and it means a lot to have @SunDrop back on board. Hope to see you out @NWBSpeedway / @RTRevival. https://t.co/7o2Fv7Zdf8
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) August 2, 2022
Junior will race with the exact same livery as he did in 1993 for a throwback. But that’s not all! He even got Sun Drop on board to run the same sponsor as 1993, as well!
30th-31st August will be a day of celebration for fans of the Hall of Famer. Especially since it’s the first time he’s running a late model race since 1997. And the fans sure did not shy away from expressing their happiness. Even the sponsor, Sun Drop celebrated the driver!
Keeping you on track the Sun Drop way 🍊🍋
— Sun Drop (@SunDrop) August 2, 2022
Dale.I just wanna say thanks for spotlighting short track racing. Your love and willingness to use your social space to spotlight short tracks and the local racing scene is immeasurable. The work is paying off and we can feel the momentum of which you have helped create. 🙏🏻
— Dustin Snead (@sneadacus0319) August 2, 2022
Things that just make my day
— Seth Brotherton (@SethBrotherton1) August 2, 2022
Nobody deserves to race the 3 more than you! My mom got me that @SunDrop diecast for my birthday one year
— Jake Heller (@JRake_88) August 2, 2022
There you go Junior I’m glad to see you’re coming back I miss miss your dad I miss seeing you NASCAR doesn’t seem to be the same without you too. Please be safe and we’re rooting for you. I would love to figure out how to get an autograph from you.
— bob basler (@BobBaslerBob) August 2, 2022
Happy for you JR. I know this racetrack means a lot to you. Glad you get to race it again. IMO you are the primary catalyst of NWB coming to life again. Thanks.
— AUBwins (@AuBwins) August 2, 2022
Clearly, the fans are more than happy to see Junior racing again.
Although, another thing to note is that Dale Jr. might be one of the biggest reasons we will race on this track again. In fact, he was the first one to try out the track. Moreover, he brought the track to the virtual world!
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Brought Back North Wilkesboro
Dale Jr. was one of the biggest promoters of the track, as he was the first one to get access as soon as Race Track Revival brought Grassroots back to life.
But we could take the roots of the track’s revival back to when Junior got the track cleaned to be laser scanned and brought to iRacing.
In fact, he made a whole video under Dirty Mo Media on bringing North Wilkesboro back in the virtual world.
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And the best part is, fans can easily go on iRacing and have their own fun on this historic trick.
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Finally, whatever brought the track back, fans are surely happy. And maybe we could see it in one of the three NASCAR series sometime in the future? What do you think?
