NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear Tire Test at North Wilkesboro Speedway

Joey Logano, William Byron and Ty Gibbs got a look at the brand new asphalt on North Wilkesboro Speedway Wednesday March 13, as they participated in a Goodyear Tire Test leading into the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway on May 19.
Logano’s No. 22 Team Penske Ford, Byron’s No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and Gibbs’ No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota shook down the 0.625-mile track and tried different tire compounds to test tire wear and grip around Wilkesboro's fresh, new surface.
Completed last November, the resurfacing process included milling approximately two inches of the old track, repairing failing spots, sealing and adding a specially designed asphalt mixture in the same configuration as the original track, including the 13 degrees of banking in the corners. Similar to the process used for the most recent Atlanta Motor Speedway repave, Speedway Motorsports used a special mix that is expected to age faster than traditional asphalt, creating a more “worn-in” surface more quickly. Carl Rose & Sons Asphalt, the original paving contractor for North Wilkesboro Speedway, supplied nearly 2,000 tons of specialty asphalt for the project, while North Carolina-based Delta Contracting managed the milling process. Summers Taylor, a contractor from nearby Johnson City, Tennessee, used a process called echelon paving to lay a seamless surface across the roughly 50-foot-wide track.

[@toast4499]

if only it was a horsepower test

[@mikemayhem39]

Your never gonna have over 700HP in nascar again

[@mikefleek9259]

It looks awesome, glad to see JR's pushing paid off. Great to see short tracks in cup, it is a birthright.

[@thecameramantraveler4830]

despite people complaining that the old track surface was better, the new one looks pretty top notch and all the outdated and abandoned traces of the speedway are now gone. I am glad that the people of north wilksboro got their beating heart back and i really hope that the speedway will stay alive for many years to come. Plus this place is on my bucket lists for badass nascar places visit

[@brandtstone7744]

Its glory is back!

[@royavery6949]

If you couldn't see people walking around in the pit area I would have sworn it was iracing. The track and its surroundings looks so damn good

[@billdncn]

Funny seeing the 22 and 54 there after the Clash incident. So glad this track is back.

[@seen48]

Facility looks amazing.

[@jamieseach8911]

Track looks nice

[@CapstoneTider]

I like hearing what Joey has to say.

[@CodyWertz-fb3br]

What where some of the lap time compared to last year?

[@TheSaturnV]

I never thought in a million years they were going to pull this off, welcome back North Wilkesboro. 🥲

[@MichaelWilliams-vb6wr]

Wilkesboro is back Bring back the Rock next