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North Wilkesboro Speedway was always an iconic track on the NASCAR calendar. However, time didn’t show its kindness to the iconic short track, unfortunately, as the course was worn down and put out of commission. Enter superhero Dale Earnhardt Jr who helped bring the track to its former glory.

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But in a recent turn of events, some horrifying pictures from the track emerged again.

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Right before the suites and press boxes in the backstretch were demolished, the officials took pictures of the entire scene. And the freshly unearthed pictures show some scary scenes of just how bad the track had become.

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But the picture that deserves a special mention is the 8th one.

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As you can see, there is a chair pierced the wall pretty aggressively. And one fan joked about how it could have been the scene when Jeff Gordon won the race in 1996.

“September 1996:

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FU*KING GORDON WON AGAIN!!!

wallchair”

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Another fan agrees, “I envisioned this as well when I saw the chair like that haha. Someone smashing the chair into the wall because a driver they didn’t want to win a race won lol”

Others just laughed, “I laughed way too hard at the chair in picture 8”

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“Can’t lie, I got a good laugh out of it too. That’s either a strong wall or a strong chair or both lol”

But one very creative fan felt it would make for an awesome cover to an Alice in Chains record, “First thought for some reason was an album art cover from the grunge era.
Edit: Alice in Chains – Angry Chair”

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One fan memed it, too, “Wut the chair doin”

Clearly, the 8th image has created a new legend of the wallchair at the NWBS, “W A L L C H A I R”

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Dale Earnhardt Jr’s favorite track, North Wilkesboro will return to NASCAR

You heard it right! The iconic track will make its big return to the NASCAR schedule for 2023. Finally, everything Dale Jr hoped for is coming to be true. But there is even more news!

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North Wilkesboro will be the all-star race next year, which does mean Chase Elliott and Bubba Wallace’s dreams of going away from Texas will come true. Find out more about what the two said below.

Read More: Bubba Wallace Endorses Chase Elliott’s Strong Opinion on NASCAR All-Star Race

So, are you excited to see the all-star race here? Let us know in the comments.

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Hetul Katyal is a NASCAR and F1 Writer at Essentially Sports. Currently pursuing his degree in Journalism from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce. When the Stock Cars rev up, you can find him cheering Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch, in hopes of seeing one of them drive to the Victory Lane. Short tracks have a special place in Hetul's heart, but he gets really excited for Superspeedways, especially when the race is at Talladega. However, when the Formula One paddock gets ready to race, you'll find Hetul hoping to see Carlos Sainz stand at the top of the podium.

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