Watching this video brought up another awesome memory from Years Gone by. When ARCA first went back to Rockingham , my wife and I took a road trip just to get the lay of the land since we cooked for the team and needed to be able to get food in and out of the track. We went to the front office by the rocks and met a nice gentleman named David who said since you are here in your car let's go out and go around the track. He opened up the gates for us and he was in the back seat and as we were going down Pit Road, his phone rang. He just said go out on the track. As I did I began to gather speed and became a little bit braver, and after about the 4th or 5th lap, my wife in the front seat kept saying wall, wall as we kept getting closer to the wall. After about five laps when David's phone call was over he said go ahead and pull off and we'll go back to the office. It was once in a lifetime experience and we absolutely loved it and watching your video brought back these wonderful and my memories from almost 20 years ago.

I had 4 permanent seats at North Wilkesboro during the 80's and 90's and it was the greatest. 43 haulers (more than today) didn't have any problems whatsoever driving in and out of the track 2 times a year, for 50 years, and that was before 421 was 4 laned.

Met Jr through sim racing , and he took us (sim racing friends) on a tour of the 8 shop back in 2006. Both crazy and very sad to see how the DEI showroom is practically a time capsule back to that era.

Onward to the next video time permitting. Thanks again for sharing 🏁

Man, you were right near me here. It was pretty cool when Top Gear came through filming back in 2012 I think it was. So much History around here. From the NASCAR stuff to Holman & Moody and what they did to assist with the GT40 project. Western North Carolina will give So Cal a run for its money as the Motorsport Capital of the USA!

I have a good friend that had a sign painting business back when that was still a thing. He got contracted with NASCAR to paint signs and walls for certain tracks. NWS was one of them, and I want to say the Rock was too. His work is still there. “Three words and a bird.”

Wow, always heard of Earnhardt stories but not like this, thx Stapleton. Jr often talks about how dei was across the street. Awesome!

My friend has a lot of stories from years ago with his family racing around Vir. I think it was. He use to restore old race cars, I think he still has a hauler and a 1940's Allison replica about a 1940 Ford.

I'm just glad in the early to mid 80s I would come down my grandfathers house very close to the track(North Wilkesboro)and watch some great Nascar races.

Lived in mooresville for 10 years pops used to work for wood brothers awesome channel man thanks for the nostalgia

Welcome to the neighborhood. I used to live just around the corner from DEI. We used the Days of Thunder barn as a backdrop for our kids’ senior photos.

I’m pretty sure they filmed inside the barn. I saw a documentary and they were talking about how great the light shined through the cracks.

Great video! In regards to the tracks being close to the roads, its kinda like Wrigley field or maybe some other old stadium. Great stuff!

Man it’s marathon watching Stapleton day! Good stuff!

I live about 20 minutes from the old track I love going by and feeling the old energy. People kept messing it up so they no longer let you in but it’s an amazing place

Drove up there(.Wilkesboro)right after the Cup series quit going there. Mr Staley came up and opened the gate and let me drive around the track. Same at Darlington. Old boy let us 0walk all over, gave us an old bleacher seat and gave the kids a Bojangles 500 hat!.

Right there in my neck of the woods. It’s a good place.

Was the store manager for that Advance auto parts store when it was opened. Use to go in that barn all the time. Across the street, where the gas station is now, use to be the farm and that is where the house sat just to the right of the gas station.

All right man. I believe this is the first video I remember watching of yours. One reason is because I did the same thing last time I was there, only I did in in the daytime. In all honesty without being a butt kisser, your work has been steady improving. And those dogs will bite!!! Ask me how I know……lol they didn’t bite me but someone from the house told me not to get out and it was private property. Never made it to the barn. Good find man!! Anyway this is where I started and I noticed I got some videos to catch up on. Thanks again!

Cool field trip thanx for taking me on the ride

The haulers would go through the country by my house in Derby and came out in candor nc to avoid all the traffic. Good times for sure.

Mr Call used to be the caretaker of NWS, after evacuation . My dad made friends with him several years ago, but I never had that opportunity . From what I understand, he was inviting and would welcome folks with interest in the track. I hope he’s still up there looking after her

Right down the road from me love the content man

You have a seriously good channel going on here. Great content , entertaining , keep it up. Love it 👍👍

I was by DEI a few years ago. Nothing has changed. It was locked up then as well. You were very close to Randy Lajoie's shop while you were there.

Car was built all the way to the right part of the barn, the tractor was painted upstairs. All filmed in the barn!

I wonder if DEI will ever open its doors again. I just did a trip a few weeks ago to visit north wilkesboro, Kannapolis and the nascar hall of fame. It was a great trip.

I use to drive down that road where the Dale Sr Memorial is, every single day. Since I moved to a father away part of North Carolina I haven’t seen it since

Absolutely wild you were less than 5 minutes from my house another good stop is the b&d plenty of old drivers stop in an catch up plenty of racing history in this town also could have stopped in at ingle hollow, 2 exits before the speedway jr Johnson's homeplace and raceshop

Man you posted a piece of history I've watched your videos buying robby gordons rv huge fan now man

Have you ever been to Marion Cox Engineering. It is now a feed store between Johnsonville and Hemingway, S C. A friend of mine got the old sign off of the front a couple of years ago. The last time I was there there was still race stuff scattered around the up stairs and the ground floor. Marion Cox's car won the Daytona 500, I think it was 1956 with a 56 Ford. His wife still lives next door in the Brick house. He also ran the local tracks around here for many years with his son, always in the number 50 car.

Man it was so cool to see the barn from the movie.

Theirs so much to do and explore in north Carolina for a car/racing enthusiast. Also plenty of cool places movies have been filmed their. We go once or twice a year to visit.

F'ing cool bro! So much better than Jr.....

If I’ve heard right, they did film in the barn.

Indianapolis is even closer to the road. You can also go inside the track where the track Hall of Fame is daily and get tours for cheap.

There is a 4 lane highway by North Wilkesboro now so not sure which way you came from. Anyway, aside from you driving all those Chevys (saw the CEL on btw lol) your videos are pretty awesome man. Keep up the good work!

I believe dale jr said on the dale jr download that they did film inside the barn.

Dale Sr is buried back down the driveway towards the house in a large mausoleum

I one of dale jr's pod cast's he talked about seeing that place lit up at night and watching them film it from a far.....

Oof that check engine light

I have done a ton of research and it was definitely filmed in the barn

wow sorry my freind just got word Mr. Charlie Daniels has died wow while wxploring nascar roots may want to take a look see charlie a legend and a pillar in the country music as well as life. God has got him a good one there Charlie thanks fer the music and love.Sorry my freind for dumpin on ur channel.Peace long live Saddle Tramp great collection of songs

So Stoked to see Rockingham again I had to watch a race...Rusty Won

Fun fact: Dale Sr is buried on his farm further back behind DEI

You should visit kanapolis North Carolina

Growing up outside Dover it was common when race weekend came everything was packed my ex's parent's home was right at the entrance they made good money parking vehicles in their yard in the 60's they had a kids bicycle race before the race I was ahead and made the mistake of turning uptrack and my pedal still grabbed being at the top slid down the track picked it up and came in third after the race Richard was signing at a small table and he said your that kid that slid down the track on your ass and finished third one of the girls said he should give me his hat he said he got a ribbon

well as of 2018 the track had new owners whom planned big events of all kinds

I’m sure you know that Dale is buried right where you were by DEI in a private spot.

OMG Bro DEI to the Rock thats more than a hop skip and ah Jump 😅 😆 and very little was filmed inside good to see Jr's old place🤫 across from DEI thwy filmed on cribs he also lived in RV . now his new place off "moonshine" Rd🤫 Mville Race City USA

NASCAR is slow enough that the grew back down to the size of the older tracks

SMH. I skipped through parts of this video and when you left the barn I thought to myself, "why is that truck following him so closely?" Then fast forward to when you were at DEI, and I realized you were towing another truck.... pointless comment just thought I'd share it. Additionally I love these videos and wish I could tag along

your engine light is on!

It was shot in the barn

Great content bro, what's up with LSXCALADE, any racing coming up? Or did I miss something? #NASCARCOUNTRY

“How old is this rock” you say lol

Call and see can you get a tour of JR MOTORSPORTS

I want to go and do something like that Charlotte seems fun too

Did you see the Deerhead shop at DEI?

It’s a Shame how that building just sits and died with dale SR …..Teresa should have let JR run the show seeing how he is popping now with JR motor sports

There’s a white GMC truck tailgating you.

I see Ricky Rudd

The reason for closing nws due to not being able to easily get haulers to the track is total bull crap because racing dirt oval we get same size and bigger setups than nascar uses and more of them to even less accessible locations weekly

Baloney or hotdogs?

Richard petty is out of the Daytona 500

The Dalejr download dale jr talks about driving by that barn at night while the were filming inside

Check your engine

See north wilkesboro, click like.

WTF is that Check Engine Light all about?

When those tracks opened, they didn’t have the big semi hauler. They basically had what you’re driving. Most people parked in fields away from the track and walked. They spread the revenue with the community, instead of big nascar demanding all the revenue. There’s a reason why I no longer go to, watch, or support nascar anymore. They’ve taken the working man’s sport, and taken the working man out of the sport.

Trying to understand why u r lugging around a huge trailer with another truck on it...seems like a waste of diesel fuel lugging that around....I assume your truck is unreliable for long trips as engine light is on?

Does he have a Job.