NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — A revival for a racing legend’s career – and a Piedmont Triad speedway.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is getting back behind the wheel Wednesday night at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
He’ll hit the track for Racetrack Revival’s CARS Tour late model stock race.
It will be his first late model stock car race since 1997.
He will be driving a No. 3 Chevrolet sponsored by Sun Drop, which is a tribute to the car he drove at the speedway back in 1993.
Earnhardt Jr. held a question-and-answer session with fans on Tuesday. He said seeing the revival of North Wilkesboro Speedway means a lot.
“It was like it (the track) was speaking to you. Like, hey man, I got something left. I can be something. I can be a value to the motorsports industry. And I think we’re seeing that come true today – that the track has a purpose,” Earnhardt Jr. said.
The NASCAR Hall of Famer is set to race Wednesday, August 31.