What’s Going on at the Speedway?
News, Wilkes, Wilkes County, Wilkesboro
Collins said he hopes to start production of the show at the speedway in March or April and to have ticketed events for the public. He also plans to promote concerts there, he said. Burned in the past by people who have announced pie-in-the-sky plans to buy and revitalize the North Wilkesboro Speedway but never did, officials told the paper they don’t know quite what to make of the latest prospect. Don Alexander, the director of the Wilkes Economic Development Corp., wouldn’t answer any questions about Collins but issued a two-sentence statement that was approved by the county attorney. “Mr. Collins has informed the Wilkes Economic Development Corporation of his plans for the North Wilkesboro Speedway, and has continually updated our office with regard to his efforts and progress,” the statement said. “His vision for the North Wilkesboro Speedway, if realized, would be a very major development for Wilkes County, one which would have a significant and positive impact on the economy here.”
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Wilkes County News @ February 26, 2009



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