Brad Keselowski explains how North Wilkesboro can be a regular NASCAR Cup Series event

With the North Wilkesboro Speedway making a return to the NASCAR Cup Series schedule, Brad Keselowski has explained how the historic short track could be a regular feature on the calendar.

The RFK Racing co-owner reckons that the revenue generated from the All-Star weekend could be used to improve the facilities in and around the track. He lists the infrastructure around traffic and track surface as two major areas that could be improved to make the North Wilkesboro Speedway a regular feature.

Speaking to the media on Friday, Keselowski outlined his ideas saying:

"I suspect there will be some capital improvements that are gonna be made out of this weekend. Hopefully, that's some infrastructure around traffic and the race surface."

"I think if those two things can be hit, this can be on our schedule with regularity that is endorsed by the entire industry and gets it out of that threshold, but, regardless of whether that happens or not, I still think it's fun to do these events on an irregular basis and it's good for our industry," he added.

Brad Keselowski in the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race - Practice

Even though the North Wilkesboro Speedway underwent a multi-million dollar renovation, some of its facilities haven't been upgraded. The tarmac on the track was last paved in 1984, making it the oldest track surface on the NASCAR calendar.

Despite these shortcomings, Brad Keselowski favors the return of tracks like the North Wilkesboro Speedway and Nashville Fairgrounds over NASCAR's schedule. He hopes to see these tracks return on an irregular basis.

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Brad Keselowski claims that the return of North Wilkesboro Speedway is good for NASCAR

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Brad Keselowski has given his take on how the return of historic North Wilkesboro Speedway fits into NASCAR's calendar. He admits that events on such tracks are good for the sport.

Even with the outdated facilities, Keselowski added that racing on such tracks is a welcome trade-off over sticking to NASCAR's 'stale schedule'.

"I think this is a great event for our industry. I think sometimes we get caught up in things that maybe aren't as important and I'm not worried about coming to tracks like this," he said.

"Yes, there are going to be some sacrifices," Keselowski said. "I'm sure the traffic on Sunday is gonna be a problem and I'm sure there's gonna be issues, whether it's the track coming up or whatever it is.

"Those things are gonna happen when you come to venues such as this, but I think they're a welcome trade-off to having a stale schedule of every year the same place."

The return of the North Wilkesboro Speedway has received a positive response from fans and drivers. If the All-Star Race turns out to be a hit, then the 0.625-mile short track could become a regular feature.