5 years ago I wanted them to make this place a living museum and put a roof over it to save it. They made it a race track again but a roof might have been a good thing to test.
There is a drain there in turn 1. It was one of the first things they repaired when they resurrected the track. Sounds like it was clogged when this happened.
Even F1 doesn't really race in the rain these days. If it's worse than the intermediate tires can handle, they tend to give up. I hope the All-Star race happens tomorrow. Fingers crossed 🤞
Larson: "Hey Harv, how's my car doin'?" Harvick: "Glug, glug." Keselowski: "Come up to periscope depth, Cap'n. Let's take a look around." Buescher: "Ping...Ping..." RFK Sponsor: "Give those boys a bonus check. Best activation EVAH."
I've seen it more times than I can remember. Back in 94, we built a brand new dirt track here in west Texas. It was built on a very flat and soft former wheat field and had no drainage. The people involved were very new to racing to say the least. Idk how many times in those early years a big storm would come thru and flood that place out for nearly a month and it was still a rutty sloppy mess by the time we got to go back.
I hear lots of laughing going on. Hey Junior……you guys forgot to update the drainage system. Might as well stock that place with some bass and go fishin. Shaking my head chuckling & grinnin.
the tire carriers are loving it !!! .............just float the tires !!! ..................................just sayin .............................................:)
I heard they canceled everything because it was raining. I thought they got rain tires and they ran the heat races last year in the rain...now I see!! Lol😂
I thought this was a NASCAR race, not a swim meet lol… ironic thing is that the track is at this weekend was cancelled last year due to extreme flooding in the area
Yes, that was a really good movie singing in the rain I’m singing in the rain, so so yes they’re going to need probably a lot of pumps or street pumps or probably rework on the drainage system because I know the drainage like those drainage system for the pipes like under the race track will probably be preyful wire probably by tomorrowso they’re probably to bring straight pumps pumps the pump out the water maybe I don’t know but that is a lot of water a lot of water
The floating tires being moved around by some of the crew members was pretty damn funny.
I wonder if they were rain tires?
I heard rumors of floating trucks.
@@barrymacokiner9423they looked like slicks.
Forget about track dryers, they’re gonna need boats 🤣
We’re going to need a bigger boat.
And a big bail can.
Well, maybe they really did see someone carrying a kayak down the back stretch…..
Hovercraft,... they'll dry the track while being raced.
Jet boat races maybe
I love the shot of the two fans waiting it out in the grandstands. lol
Hahahaha yup
I use to be that dedicated😅
Now thats a WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF SOAKING YOUR TIRES
Kyle Petty once said to fill Darlington up with water and hold bass fishing tournaments. I think his dream is about to come true.
That's still one of my favorite post crash interviews, "As bad as this place is, you could put a million fish in here and nobody'd ever catch one."
actually, it was ward Burton that said that, after a wreck
( read with a southern accent)--'Gone-bee a 'race ta see who gonna get 'thar fiyshin' pole 'fiyrst!
@@chippowell1 Nope. It was definitely Kyle Petty.
5 years ago I wanted them to make this place a living museum and put a roof over it to save it. They made it a race track again but a roof might have been a good thing to test.
Like an open air roof.
never gonna happen for many reasons also cant have stock cars race insides for saftly reasons
Eckes is gonna need a new suit
The noise would be monstrously insane, not to mention air quality issue. It would never ever happen.
Always jumping to outrageous conclusions
I guess the Goodyear tires held up in rain testing they were floating back to the hauler practically by themselves 🤪
“Who needs drainage systems”
There is a drain there in turn 1. It was one of the first things they repaired when they resurrected the track. Sounds like it was clogged when this happened.
@@wrongwayfeldman3247 correct, shortly after it rain they had to unclog the drains
"...bUt F1 rAceS iN ThE rAiN!"😂
That's some serious rainfall
Even F1 doesn't really race in the rain these days. If it's worse than the intermediate tires can handle, they tend to give up. I hope the All-Star race happens tomorrow. Fingers crossed 🤞
Lol, just like chicago, anytime nascar goes to somewhere new (wilkesboro was paved over) apparently a giant flash flood starts.
This is awesome lol. Imagine being flooded in with the whole of nascar at a retro track. I hope they can get sump pumps in tonight!
Everyone is at O Reilly getting wiper blades🏁
The floating tires got me
Qualifying will be set by drivers swimming times
We could totally race in this
Agreed
Yup, not a problem. We got them rain tires now right? 😀
😂😂😂
Get the lifted Tundras, F150s, and Silverados, and let the drivers race in that lmao.
@@Tylnortonfr just give them some trucks paint on the numbers and sponsors and let ‘em race
That's insane.
With all that water I doubt we race tomorrow
Throw on some rain tires they should be fine
Hey! I wanted to say that 😃
Wow, you’re gonna need a boat or JetSki to get around around the race track to get around the facilities holy crap that’s a lot of water. Wow.
Everyone gangster til the porta potty start floatin'
New NASCAR rule, all cars must have a rubber ducky😮
If NASCAR raced in the Sahara Desert it would rain...
Wow, this answers my question about how things are going tonight at North Wilkes..
Larson: "Hey Harv, how's my car doin'?"
Harvick: "Glug, glug."
Keselowski: "Come up to periscope depth, Cap'n. Let's take a look around."
Buescher: "Ping...Ping..."
RFK Sponsor: "Give those boys a bonus check. Best activation EVAH."
looks like they to spend some money on better drainage.
Wow. I can never imagine a speedway that flooded.
I've seen it more times than I can remember. Back in 94, we built a brand new dirt track here in west Texas. It was built on a very flat and soft former wheat field and had no drainage. The people involved were very new to racing to say the least. Idk how many times in those early years a big storm would come thru and flood that place out for nearly a month and it was still a rutty sloppy mess by the time we got to go back.
This is the definition of "singing in the rain." If you get the reference, then good lol.
Depends on who you ask lol, some might say that movie, others might say Clockwork Orange
Forget about the racing everyone start swimming 💀
All star swimming race
@@fuxzorAND KYLE LARSON WINS THE ALL-STAR RACE BY SWIMMING TO THE FINISH LINE
😢😂 😅@@MarbleRacesandGamingGuy
Oval swimming
its interesting that here in Charlotte, 60 miles away, we had no rain....
A truckload of bass and it's a fishing tournament!
When I was a kid in the 80s I went there and it was rain delayed lol.... that rain was cold as hell
I would love to be there right now
Move the races back to Charlotte
new series teased!! NASCAR boat racing series!
NASBAR
Back in the day at a local dirt track, they would flood the place and race boats. Maybe we can recreate the magic?
Sweet Jesus, the place got fucking hammered. I have never seen raindrops that thick.
If it keeps raining like that I'd say it will be a few days till they have the All Star race
I think the All Star race will be delayed just be ready. I don't think the Truck race will even happen tomorrow either.
Both races will happen tomorrow. A simple look at the forecast says that.
Looks like they are having serious drainage problems. The track might want to add more drain culverts around the pits.
@@TracksideViews not so simple to remove 3 feet of water though lol
The guy at 0.10 standing in the water past his ankles with a umbrella that makes a lot of sense 😅
i wonder how much water there would of been if they blocked the drains lol
Please note the submerged PortaPotties were brought to you by the number 2 car
I wish them luck for tomorrow racing.
Good place for a Bass Pro Shops pop up store 👍
Would have gave that a 10 if he did a cannon ball off the wall although the face plant was a solid 9 😊
1:14 Damn it quick reading! I read that the racetrack has been moved... 🤣
Looks like boat racing at North Wilkesboro
I hear lots of laughing going on. Hey Junior……you guys forgot to update the drainage system. Might as well stock that place with some bass and go fishin. Shaking my head chuckling & grinnin.
Holy-😮
Floating tires
Interesting, North Carolina currently has the same weather problems as parts of Germany.
Well at least the Bundesliga finished there season today.
Its going to snow there tomorrow
the tire carriers are loving it !!! .............just float the tires !!! ..................................just sayin .............................................:)
Put on the rain tires.
Get them rain tire out boys, also grab the. Bass boat. From bass pro display
Perfect, no Laughcar wrecks
Just a little moisture in the air
Damn thats nuts
Image the campgrounds
Well I want to see the Air Titians dry Lake North Wilkesboro
I heard they canceled everything because it was raining. I thought they got rain tires and they ran the heat races last year in the rain...now I see!! Lol😂
Ties are floating
Rally Drivers be like "Is it raining yet?"
Well is no heat races today
I thought this was a NASCAR race, not a swim meet lol… ironic thing is that the track is at this weekend was cancelled last year due to extreme flooding in the area
What? Comment makes no sense
@@TracksideViews *the track F1 is at this weekend was cancelled last year due to extreme flooding in the area
Fun! 🎱🤙
They need some jet skis with their wrap would be funny
Welcome to the boats for days 400 for the all star race
we need nascar to host a swim race around north wilkesboro lol
HOLY SHIT
Just another day in the brushy's
We could still race.
Get the horvercrafts!
Yup they're gonna be on jet ski's tomorrow evening
Ladder bar with a floater on the leaf springs
I miss cars that goes on Lake Lloyd at Daytona.
Last time NASCAR will be at this short track.🤦🏻♂️☂️⛈️
Wrong
Other series race in the rain ... its just a few drops ...I think they should race.... the heavy stuff wont come down for a while ...
The race most likely will be postponed until Monday night
All Star Race swimming
The bass pro night race 2.0 in boats
Just like LA. Why is it that the rain hampers the new and old alike, yet doesn't affect everything in between?
Oh no😱 and also at Brazil on rio Grande of sul ass floded
Sling on a set set of full wets and crack on I say
The teams should be running Swamp Buggies this weekend.
Maybe they can contact someone in Australia and borrow some of them dingy derby boats
Drainage , you need to remember drainage…..
Yes, that was a really good movie singing in the rain I’m singing in the rain, so so yes they’re going to need probably a lot of pumps or street pumps or probably rework on the drainage system because I know the drainage like those drainage system for the pipes like under the race track will probably be preyful wire probably by tomorrowso they’re probably to bring straight pumps pumps the pump out the water maybe I don’t know but that is a lot of water a lot of water
I can only imagine what was in that water
Don’t they have rain tires?
I saw a noose floating by. Someone call the FBi.
that was a porta potty seat lol.
So much for the soaking tire rules.
Time for Saturday night bath
Might be time to update that 50 year old storm sewer system 🤣🤣🤣
ship the water to places in drought lmao
Wow !!!
0:08 holy shittt
Well that sucks. Hope there's good drainage.
if there was it wouldn't be flooded like that lol.
man, who tf brought the whole ocean to North Wilkesboro 😭
Put the rain tires on, lets go!!!!!!
I guess they forgot to make sure they had adequate drainage when they renovated the track. That's a big Oops!
That no nascar cup series on Sunday 😩😩😓😓😥😥
The weather will be fine Sunday
Get a canoe forget the cars!
Welcome to the NC rain forest.Thats were I love.
Start your engines!