When Dale Earnhardt Jr arrived at the North Wilkesboro Speedway in December 2019, the agenda was simple: Pulling out weed and making it presentable enough for virtual recreation on the sim racing video game iRacing. However, one look at the dilapidated, lost NASCAR relic, and Jr knew he had to do something. For the most part, it was a task almost impossible. For 1,390 weeks, the 0.625-mile track had been forgotten —”No trespassing signs” strewn all over as the grandstands stood on the verge of collapse, the roofs threatening to cave in any minute now. But Dale Jr has never shied away from a challenge, has he?

$20 million in economic packages and a four-year revival effort later, the speedway finally found its new lease on life after 27 years. At the 2023 NASCAR All-Star race, a record 3

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