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SMART Modified Championship Coming to North Wilkesboro Speedway Oct. 17

The SMART Modified Tour will return to North Wilkesboro Speedway for its championship-deciding season finale as part of a three-race Saturday program featuring Ryan Newman and two additional short-track divisions.

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — The SMART Modified Tour powered by Pace-O-Matic will return to North Wilkesboro Speedway on Saturday, Oct. 17, for a three-race program highlighted by the tour’s championship-deciding season finale.

North Wilkesboro Speedway announced the event Friday, Sept. 4.

The Friendly Tire 99 will determine the SMART Modified Tour championship, with NASCAR veteran Ryan Newman among the drivers scheduled to compete at the historic Wilkes County track.

Three Races Planned at North Wilkesboro Speedway

The SMART Modified Tour will headline a tripleheader that also includes two other short-track racing divisions.

• Friendly Tire 99 — SMART Modified Tour
• Northwest Automotive 62 — Carolina Crate Modified Series
• Broadway Collision 30 — Carolina Mini-Stocks, presented by Better Homes Furniture Company

North Wilkesboro Speedway Executive Director Graig Hoffman said the combination of the SMART Modified season finale, Carolina Crate Modifieds and Carolina Mini-Stocks is expected to deliver a full day of short-track racing at the speedway.

Ryan Newman Among Drivers Scheduled to Compete

Newman is scheduled to compete in the Friendly Tire 99 as the SMART Modified Tour closes its season at North Wilkesboro.

The Carolina Crate Modified race will also feature racing families familiar to NASCAR fans.

Carter McMurray, the son of 2014 NASCAR All-Star Race winner Jamie McMurray, is scheduled to compete in the Northwest Automotive 62.

Brooklyn Newman, Ryan Newman’s daughter, is also scheduled to race in the Carolina Crate Modified event.

Moonshiners & Racer’s Reunion Returns

The Oct. 17 festivities will include the seventh annual Moonshiners & Racer’s Reunion at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

The event will feature a vintage car show along with a meet-and-greet involving figures connected to the early history of stock-car racing, including car owners, crew chiefs and moonshine-running pioneers.

The reunion brings an additional historical component to a race weekend at a speedway whose roots stretch back to the earliest years of organized stock-car racing in North Carolina.

Tickets Start at $30 for Adults

Tickets for the three-race program start at $30 for adults and $10 for children ages 12 and younger, according to the speedway.

Trackside camping and Turn 4 Premium seating are also available for the Oct. 17 event.

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