MACON, Ill. — May is quickly becoming as much of a month of speed in North Carolina as it is in Indiana.
While the Indianapolis 500 will always be one of the most prominent events in all of American motorsports, the variety of racing in the state of North Carolina within a two week period in May is the reason some are tabbing it with the label of North Carolina Speedweeks.
The ASA National Tour is proud to be part of that with two specific stops in the Tar Heel state.
In fact, ASA will kickoff N.C. Speedweeks with a stop at historic North Wilkesboro Speedway, which coincidently begins NASCAR All-Star week at the resurrected race track.
The ECMD 150 for the ASA STARS National Tour will be under the lights of North Wilkesboro Speedway on Tuesday, May 16. Pavement super late models will provide an adrenaline rush for all those in attendance at the .625-mile oval.
The entire week of racing at North Wilkesboro is packed with action after the super late model race for ASA is held on Tuesday. The CARS Tour late model stock cars and pro late models will battle at North Wilkesboro on Wednesday, May 17, in the Crossroads Harley Davidson 75 and Window World 125.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick are scheduled to compete in the event.
The remainder of the week will be filled with NASCAR action.
All-Star Friday (May 19) will include a Pit Crew Contest for NASCAR teams, plus a concert starring Chase Rice and the music group Midland. On Saturday, May 20, fans will be treated to heat races for the NASCAR Cup Series and the Tyson 250 for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
The action at North Wilkesboro Speedway will culminate on Sunday, May 21, with the NASCAR All-Star Race. Joining the other music acts will be country music artist Dierks Bentley.
Speedweeks is plural for a reason.
The following week, fans in North Carolina will be treated to a wide range of racing, including micro sprints at Millbridge Speedway in Salisbury, N.C., on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 23-24.
On Thursday, May 25, the ASA STARS National Tour returns to North Carolina for the Tar Heel 250 for the pavement super late models at legendary Hickory Motor Speedway. Hickory’s popular limited late model class will also be part of the action.Â
In addition to that, a big Street Stock race is being held at Tri-County Speedway on Friday, May 19, in Hudson, N.C., before the CARS Tour late model stock car and pro late model show on Saturday night, May 20. Just down the road, open-wheel fans can be treated to all the craziness of NASCAR Modified action at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.
To culminate North Carolina Speedweeks, the big track of Charlotte Motor Speedway hosts plenty of racing action.
Friday, May 26, sees the ARCA Menards Series come to town with the North Carolina Education Lottery 200. The NASCAR Xfinity Series races on Saturday, May 27, with the ALSCO Uniforms 300 and the NASCAR Cup Series concludes the action on Sunday, May 28, with the Coca-Cola 600.