South Carolina's Forgotten Racing City: Spartanburg's NASCAR History Tour and Former Race Shops 

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I am Bud Moore’s granddaughter and appreciate this video so much. I am heartbroken over the loss of my Uncle Greg and I hate he didn’t get to see it. Thank you for documenting a piece of Spartanburg’s racing history.

The timing of Greg’s passing, to your posting this video, really emphasizes the importance of y’all’s efforts in doing these videos. Thanks Mitch and Logan.

All of us "old guys" are in debt to you two for what you do. We lived through this and saw it. you are preserving it so we can take a quick walk back in time to relive some fond memories.

I’ve lost much of my interest in modern NASCAR, but I love, love, love the history you yungins bring to the forefront! Thank you so much for entertaining this here old boy from Northwestern NC! ❤️❤️

As a senior citizen, I have embraced RU-vid. And your show is one of my favorites! Thanks

The guy across the street from the shop was gold. I bet he's got some more great stories.

This is incredible. I am actually Gotton Owen’s great grandson (his son D.O is my mother’s father, unfortunately he passed late last year) I grew up going to Cotton’s shops after school almost every day, trying to help as much as possible, sitting in the race cars, getting dirty and digging through spare nut/bolt bins for fun. I remember going to eat at the Peach Blossom with him and bud Moore and many others. I was too young to have a say in anything when he passed and they auctioned everything off, but if I had my way I would have kept it all. This video really took me back and made me remember how sweet those times were and I will cherish this forever. Thank you for further solidifying these legends and their rich history. Please make more like this, I’m sure, I and many other have loads of stories to tell and listen to.

It would be great if they would use Bud Moores shop as a museum. I went in that shop once in 1991 . I went to apply for a job there. When I walked in the door , there were engines lined up as far as you could see. I was amazed. It was truly awesome!

A bit of history. David Pearson won the last ever race at Piedmont Fairgrounds. They stopped all racing after that and the track was left as it is now. He was racing the car that he has at his garage. Worked on the car at the track and the shop with Ricky. Clements did the engine. Another Spartanburg NASCAR connection. Great people, have known them for 50 years. Todd is a good friend. A lot of history there

Mitch, I was born in 1975 and became a NASCAR fan in 1986. I heard the stories of the "old guys" from the '60s and '70s but I missed that era. I got to witness it all firsthand through the '80s, '90s, and 2000s... all the way until I lost interest in the mid-2010s. YOU are making a permanent video record of these legends and capturing the true, priceless history of this once great sport for all those who lived it as well as those who, like yourself, came along a little later but have a genuine appreciation for the pioneers who made it all happen. I simply cannot say thank you enough for every one of these videos you and Logan have made and will make in the future. Every race fan out there owes you a mighty debt. If you ever make it to San Antonio dinners on me brother.

Yes, do every shop you can get access to. Great video again. Mitchell and Logan.

Mitchell, Logan, I'm 56 and believe me as you get older people you followed start passing, it's a hard part of life you just don't realize when you're younger but your history videos are a GREAT time capsule. I'll tell you one thing my boss told me when I was younger, you still have to make time for yourself to keep yourself sane. Too many negative things in the world right now and unfortunately people pass, family, friends etc. Be thankful, which I know you both are to meet and have these videos of the people you've been able to meet. Mourn those who have passed but live your life, it does not stand still for no one. Keep up the great content and hope to see some Logan and her Mustang and you and the racecar or the Monte, I love that damn Monte :)

I had to look up passion, compassion and emotion in the dictionary tonight. And all of them said see Stapleton 42. You OUR friend are the personification of that. Keep up the awesome and important work that you and your partner are doing. Cheers from Canada!

There's not many people doing what you're doing. For the history of any sport, much less a motorsport centered in the Southern United States. The appreciation for these videos, where we really feel like we're just along for a wonderful ride through history, will be felt for at least a generation. Things like this will be the only thing that one day connects the future with the past of our great sport. Thank you so much.

Mitchell, You and Logan are amazing. I know this was hard for you with Greg's passing, but you are carrying the light in documenting the history that you can. You are documenting history of the past, and your own history with it. Thank you from the UK.

Bummer that Greg passed before this. Strange how stuff like that can happen sometimes.

I was visiting with a couple friends at Bud's shop one day when Junie Donleavy came in to pick up an engine from Bud. When Junie left the train came and delivered some parts from Ford Motor Company right into the truck dock at the shop. A well laid out shop. The back dock door was where the Mercury Cougar was sitting when my friend and I climbed all over it. They ran good with the Mercs too.

your work is definitely not in vein buddy, you are unearthing dirt that most have long forgotten.

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Very ,very much appreciate you getting the history recorded for alot of us Old School Race Fans ....It was a great time and I and many others here Very much appreciate all you and your wife do ...Thankyou.

Mitch, I’m a mason contractor and that block is called stack bond. Staggered joints would be called running bond. Thanks for giving these places a voice again.

I was born and raised in Spartanburg. Thank you for doing this video raising awareness of Spartanburg's rich racing history. Love your channel!

You really stepped into some NASCAR history in that town. Some of the greatest NASCAR drivers and owners came from that town and made NASCAR what it was thank you. Keep up the good work keeping history alive.

The last dyno that BME had it was on the right side of the building. If you walked through the front door and walked straight back it was past the engine room. I was there then and Ricky Rudd was their driver then.

When I was a kid my uncle Ray Smith brought me by Cotton Owens garage when David Pearson delve for him in 1965-66. Chargers; dirt track cars on one side of the garage asphalt on the other. COttons father was alive then and scooted around the garage on a stool accompanied by a German Shepard. Good times

Need to ease on over to Easley and document Greenville-Pickens Speedway. Won't be around much longer. So much history there. From Ralph to Dale Earnhardt, they all loved and raced at GSP.

Mitch and Logan (and Perry) that was excellent. Nice job of showing all those places. And yes, a museum would be great. Edit: your philosophy the last ten minutes was great. You certainly are leaving a legacy. I haven't ever been able to find much info on these people and places and in less than an hour you filled me in.

Dude in my opinion hunting racing history and documenting the past for race fans in the future is your calling. While your shop may finance your hunt , and you put out some good stuff .But brother your the only ones doing it to the best of your ability and your doing our racing community a much needed much much needed civil service. So from us at the farthest north dirt track in north America THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

Thank you for what you're doing! Big David Pearson fan, remember driving through Spartanburg when I was a teenager, and I thought it would be a great place to live... plus I wouldn't have minded meeting David and maybe a few other people from this video. Been a Nascar fan for about 50 years.

Another South Carolina legend worth a history lesson was Banjo Mathews. The auction was unreal. I have his first pit box and an old jacket of his....

Absolutely buds shop needs to be a museum. Can’t even imagine the history in that building

I’ve been in the Burg so many times & never knew about the racing history here. Great video!

I work on Spartanburg. I had the privilege to have met Bud, Cotton and David P. At my job. I too went to the Cotton auction. Man there was a lot of history being sold there. Glad they kept his home up and not tear it down. Thank you for this video 👍🏻

It's always a good day when Stapleton42 uploads NASCAR history!✨️🏁 Seriously love your videos my dude!

well Mitchell welcome to spartanburg and its racing history! Perry did a heck of a job showing you around to our history. places we all took for granted for years. Perry is like a racing encyclopedia on racing in spartanburg for sure. great guide for you. Yes we lost greg. we were best friends for 55 years. you did a great job of putting this video together. by the way i live right behind or next to the buck baker house and perry lives 100 yds away, lol. we all grew up in fernwood subdivision of spartanburg and everyone knew Perrys dad or our parents did. Smokey Wood. thank you. Larry

David Pearson’s hometown. Absolutely amazing video, man! And yes, Bud Moore’s shop needs to be preserved into a museum! Edit: Condolences to Greg’s family. Sucks that he passed before he got to see this.

As a nascar fan since the late 50s you have no idea how much what you and Logan do means to old guy.the things that you cover are the favorite years to me .

I personally have noticed the extra editing in this video. You are knocking these videos out of the park. There are so many uncommon tidbits of info that cross with commonly known stuff that just falls into place to set such a great story line. Thanks for what your doing.

Mitchell and Logan, this by far was one of the best videos you have done. What a great video! Great tribute to Greg and the rest of the heroes of Spartansburg.

My family's racing history started at Bud Moore Engineering.My father started his Nascar career there and that was in 1972 I can remember going to Bud's lakehouse on Lake Bowen to go water skiing an older mechanic named Ken Myler(but everyone called him Red)took my father under his wing and the rest is history.

I’m in Greenville SC. Moved here from Australia in 2001. The car culture here is amazing.

Man, i can see you are torn a bit. You are driven to do these types of videos, that's easy to see. I think Greg's passing got to yah a little the way it all happened, you mentioned your own mortality, etc. Your feeling pressured to get to all these people before it is too late to do so. You almost brought a tear to my eye on the outro on this video. Believe me when i tell you, i get it. I wish everyone got it like i do, and understands the dedication you have to doing these videos and the importance of it. This outro was pretty heavy and it is why i am commenting on that first here. I felt it was important to let you know right off the top how much i appreciate what you guys do. You aren't superman Mitch, you can't beat the clock on all of them. In this case you got a chance to at least talk to him over the phone, and you have that memory to call your own forever. It isn't everything you wanted to get, but it is something. RIP Greg Moore and condolences to the family of course. Now for the video. Another gem. All the places, and the story's. That chance meeting with the guy across the street and his story's. You are right, you cannot make this stuff up or plan/write a script for it. I remember the video from some time ago at Bud Moore Engineering you guys did where you could still see the letters on the wall. Perry was great in this, and the history that he knows about it all is off the hook man. You could sit down with this guy for a few hours and make it a video all unto itself. Kudos to Perry for his knowledge. I can see his passion to get a museum there at that old shop building. I hope some day it can happen, it needs too. Another great video guys. While a bit on the somber side, great video none the less. Don't beat yourself up Mitch. You aren't superman, but your pretty damn close! 😃 Good vibes to you and Logan as always!! 😄🙏

One of your best shows, everyone is thinking Charlotte/Mooresville is the history of Nascar. This Spartansville area is so packed with great stories. Thank You for your work Young Man....

Sure glad you and the Mrs. are grabbing ahold of all this history that is slowly slipping away. Y'all's videos are so important in keeping these memories and places alive. One day all these race shops/buildings will be gone. Thank You both for getting out there and showing us history we would never know of.

Mitchell I'm 41 and feel the same way about being born in the wrong time. It's good you are documenting what you can. Most people just bitch about the problem and make no effort to fix it. At least you are trying to take advantage of your opportunities.

A few weeks ago you were up around my hometown at the Asheville track, now your at another one that I went to offen as a kid in the 70s and 80s. Thanks for showing stuf that so many have forgotten.

Man…. RiP Greg You are The Man Thanks for making this happen, Buddy

Thank you for your time in getting these interviews done, keep grinding, it makes a difference...your making a difference. This stuff needs to be recorded and saved.

I’m from Spartanburg and there’s so much more you could cover as well. Gene Fulton was a 5x IHRA drag racing champion and built engines for Pro Modified dragsters. James Hylton was a NASCAR winner and I believe the oldest man to attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500 in Inman just up the road. It was also the home for Buckshot Jones Racing who won on the Busch Series and I believe the last Cup Series team to run out of Spartanburg.

You are getting into my area now! I love it! Cotton's grandson's raced Mopar's at Cherokee Speedway in the 90's and won a lot!

Another great video of a Nascar long forgotten. I'm a professional video editor by trait and have worked for two major TV networks in promotion. I understand the time and dedication it takes to editing something well and not just throwing it together. You can tell when someone edits something they care about or have passion about.

I went to the 1994 Hooters 500 at Atlanta, I was 8 years old, a friend of my Dad's was a Nascar official - we were camped directly across from Bud Moore in a motorhome our friend borrowed. We saw some guys from the team loading race fuel in jugs into the bottom of the camper. My dad's friend asks them what they were doing and they came over and put some of the race fuel into our motorhome! Our friend said it had never run better. I was excited to see something about Bud Moore's team. Brought back some memories.

I appreciate all the hard work that you two are doing to help keep the history of racing alive for generations to come. Thank you for once again making a great video. Keep them coming. And as I said before I would like to see a video on the Mooresville Industrial Park. All the teams and history in those buildings are amazing. Also a video at DEI. Hard I know. But you never know.

Totally awesome video again ! I’m truly sorry for your losing a friend . Please don’t get discouraged or stop your work is important!!! Thank you Both ❤

Brother, I have to tell you this is your best video yet! Thank you for going through all the trouble to make it for us.

I live around the corner from the Beacon and been in Spartanburg for almost 20 years. Thank you for highlighting the legends and sharing our rich history. This video had me smiling all the way through!

Your timing just proves how important you 2 are to get these stories on record. Synchronicity happens for a reason, you're not just highlighting The History of Racing. You're also highlighting real honest to God down to Earth people. Salt of the Earth people. One thing I love about racing is that it doesn't matter if you're a 7 time champion, a Dad that saved all year to take the kids to a race, a Mom that roots for her favorite paint scheme, some kid working his way up through gokarts, weekend warriors at the local dirt track, or just a life long fan... We all got dirt under our nails. Just normal people making our way through life. God Bless Logan & Mitch and RIP Greg

History in general is so important to preserve, even the history of your own family. I was lucky enough to have a great grandmother who lived to 108 years old and was keen mentally until her final days who I talked with about what it was like growing up/living in the 1920's, 30's etc. Even with that, I still wish I had talked with her more, and done more to document it. So if you're reading this and you have older family members in your life, please take the time to talk to them, and listen to their stories. It's more important than you'll ever truly know.

Lived at 300 north Fairview Ave many years. Couldn’t help but look at Bud Moores shop every time I passed. My hometown.

Thank you so much for this video! I was born in Spartanburg in 1963 my grandfather was good friends with Cotton Owens and most of the racing legends of Spartanburg. Spartanburg is the original Race City thanks again for telling some of it’s stories!

Another awesome video. As you sat there and began to talk about Greg I wanted to say how it's so clear how passionate you are about this. Then as you talked more. Your videos could certainly be considered niche, but for those that share your passion, there is not and has not been anything else like this. I definitely do not want to see you get burned out. Just know that what you are doing is massively appreciated by the people who follow you. The massive amount of hard work you do in building the connections you are making and the videos you are making is seen by all of us who watch. I wonder how you feel about possibly hiring someone to do the editing for you, just to free up a bit of your time? In the end keep pushing, but don't push yourself over that line of being so overwhelmed or so burned out that you lose any of the passion you have.

Being 59 and my dad being a long time Ford dirt track racer . you are showing my details of my familys entertainment growing up . Thanks .

I know it still messes with you missing out on getting a interview chance with cale Yarborough😢 keep up the great work and really appreciate all you do for everbody on the old real nascar days❤❤

I work to shut down at the Goodyear plant on Christmas in 98. Reeddville road automotive put a intake gasket in backwards on my bronco and cooked the motor. Had to put a salvage yard motor in it in the parking lot to get back to Oklahoma.

Watch the Nascar reunion videos made in about 98 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Nashville. 3 videos. Dick brooks tells a good story about Mario Rosse trying to rig up a pump to suck the gas out of the refill tank during a pit stop

Hey Mitch. This was another fantastic video, and I am like a sponge soaking it all in. I am so glad I watched till the end to be able to hear your heart felt passion for what you do and the consequences (good & bad) it has on your life. I feel the same kind of pain about not having the opportunity to talk with or do projects with some significantly important historical legends. I am restoring the open wheel modified my dad and his best friend campaigned back in the 60's. The driver, Roger, who I was working so hard on the project for so he could see it run again, passed away suddenly a few weeks ago. It crushed me. He was my motivation. He was the only one left. I was however blessed with the opportunity for him to see it back on it's wheels for the first time in 45 years. He spent 3 hours in my shop that day. He cried when he first came in and saw it, and cried when he left. I did have the camera running while he was there. At least I have that. It is so hard to get motivated now to make the final push to get it finished. I hope I have the opportunity to show the running and driving car to his wife and kids. Keep doing what you are doing, and make sure you make time for yourself too. (Easier said than done).

I've recently stumbled upon your channel and from someone who loves racing history whether it's sprint cars (which is what I mostly take photos of and do design work for teams and drivers) or Nascar which I grew up watching from a young age, I truly appreciate what you're doing and showing us all the history and gathering stories being told straight from the people that lived it. I feel the same when I feel like I missed out on the golden era, and while the digital age isn't all positives, your videos will forever be in the archives that people will appreciate for years to come (including myself). Thank you for the effort you put into your videos and I am excited to see what you have cooking up. Keep up the great work 👊

What a great video ! I really enjoyed it ! Keep it up Mitchell and Logan you’re doing a great job !

I haven’t completed the video yet so you may mention this. Spartanburg was originally considered for the new super speedway that would eventually be located in Talladega, AL. They were planning on building by Spartanburg airport but the neighboring country club opposed it being there so NASCAR chose Talladega instead.

i'm some random dude from Melbourne, Australia and found this absolutely enthralling. Ole mate sure knows how to talk. Great work and thanks for your content.

Great video. You said it right as these guys pass so does history. A guy that comes by my shop that knows Lake Speed has raced karts with him too has great stories from the 1960s through 1980s Nascar. He talks of buying parts from Smokey Yunick, he met Curtis Turner and more. He really has some interesting things to talk about from those days. He actually ran a few races he was at the first Talladega races. I believe he would be a good person to have on your channel if he would want to do it. He was a ton of race stories from being a guy on the outside looking to make a way in.

Please do all of them, It is an important part of history!

I know it doesn’t take the sting away and understandably so Mitchell, but you have and still are capturing racing history some battles have been lost but many won Thanks to You because nobody else is doing it. Thanks Man 🏁

From Georgetown again, my first race was at the old track in Myrtle Beach around 1953. We were at the track every weekend during the racing season. There were 4 tracks within 40 miles of Georgetown racing wed. Thur. Fri. and Sat. nights

I certainly can understand your frustration of not following up on contacting these significant racing legends. I visited Smokey Yunicks shop years ago and then went to the little museum next door in the strip mall Ray Parks and Ray Fox were there. I kick myself for not realizing at the time how HUGE of a part they played !

I lived in Spartanburg from 90-95. I will never forget the day I got to Bud Moore's shop next to the college. I went to middle school with Joe Eubanks great grand daughter

I remember going to Bud’s to pick up a refreshed engine for Dale 1978

It's funny you mentioned Mario Rossi as the whole story behind his success and his disappearance is quite the story starting in Philly I think and the end is still a mystery for sure. Thank you both for what you have already recorded and put on RU-vid they are fantastic and don't feel bad by missing somebody as nobody can control destiny as it's out of our hands. We all have people that we miss that made a big impact in our life through racing but as we say gone but not forgotten as they live through our memories and us sharing stories of our history together. Thanks for the Shelby Shot as we just lost our little rescue dog and it is a nice shot of a happy pup.

Awe that's sad. I was looking forward to hearing some of his stories. But I'm grateful we got to hear what we did from him. R.I.P sir. And thank you for being a part of the history of my favorite sport.

Eddy from Myrtle Beach, really apprceiate you and your effort. I dont take it for granted.going to join. Have seen all vlogs Mitchell and Logan but i decided to join. Take care. My little Myrtle Beach track is gone. Watched so many races in 90s there and Dale Jr.

Kid your apart of NASCAR with these vids well done, Cool history.

I’m from Greenville, just down the road from Spartanburg so this was awesome to see. Love learning about the history in this area. We were originally planned to get the next super-speedway, but since we had blue laws in place Talladega got it. Having a giant track between Charlotte and Atlanta would’ve been perfect

So Glad you did this video from my Hometown. Also glad that you did it because someone caught the old Bud Moore shop on fire. Building is almost completely destroyed. So Sad

I did notice you put a little more effort into this video. It’s always appreciated and admired by the fans (and drivers). Don’t let it consume you though. I’ve been that way in the past and it’s not worth it. Take some “you” time and enjoy different things. Whoever you are meant to interview and do videos with will happen. RIP Greg.

Funny, I just finished reading Greg Moore's book by Greg and Perry last week. Pretty good read.

Last few minutes where you talk to the camera is great. Content is so appreciated. Nobody else on this platform who can make these videos so consistently and the passion comes through and is easy to resonate with. With the size and views of the channel + you building connections you have already built such an incredible network of missed connections between these legends and technology. Maybe a way you could avoid doing so much of the content yourself is get these guys and these stories to people who can share them and share the passion on RU-vid. Keep up the great work!

Mitchell, you and Logan are awesome. I would love to watch new videos from you everyday, however the time and effort you put into the videos to create a cinematic masterpiece do not go unnoticed. I know you will never get to talk to all of them, but their stories will live on through others. Don't let yourself get overwhelmed with the things to do list. Thank you for another great video. RIP Greg Moore.

23:29 Yea those are just briars. SC native here

Another great video @Stapleton42. If it was ever possible, I would love to see you guys do a tour of the last shop Bud had in the 1990s. Thank you for sharing more Nascar history!

So sad about his passing. Your really bringing my passion back for Nascar that i use to have back in the 90s and early 2000s. Haven't honesty watched here lately. But watching your videos has definitely brought my love for nascar back. Anytime i watch any of your videos you do with whoever if i dont already know who they are im like looking them up getting even more info. I ever started playing Nascar Heat again on my ps4 cause of all your videos. Racing sure isnt what it use to be anymore. Thats 1 thing i miss talking to my grandpa about our love for nascar. Thanks for everything you and Logan do really enjoy and appreciate it and its definitely bringing my love back for nascar at least the olden days.

I noticed you have a Dodge motor in your personal racecar, but the hood has a Chevy Bowtie. I always enjoy your shows. You ask the right questions, but most importantly you give the guests time to talk & explain their past experiences. Too many interviewers today act like they want to be the story

RIP GREG 😢

Bud Moore was a very successful Trans Am racer too in the late 60s and early 70s.

Perry's passion for the history of racing in Spartanburg is palpable. I'm nowhere near South Carolina and I want Spartanburg to get a museum now! And YOUR passion for documenting motorsports history is also palpable. The work you're doing will allow generations to learn about the history of NASCAR and the people that built it.

You and Morgan are so very appreciated for what you do. I feel that the racing that i got to see back in the day is still going on thanks to you two.

Once again you and Logan and Co., have truly outdone yourselves. Love the respect you show, raised right my friend. There goes another T-shirt, wish yall sold groceries.

At one time the France family wanted to build what is now Talladega Speedway at the Spartanburg airport but the big money men in Spartanburg didn't want it.Lots of drag racing engines come from Gene Fulton and dirt track super late mode engines come fom Spartanburg .

Mitchell, you are wise well beyond your years. I was born in 1972 and loved growing up in the 70s & 80s. I loved watching Dale become the Intimidator, Awesome Bill in the Coors ride, Rusty's dominance on the short tracks and the class act that is Mark Martin. I remember hitting the race shops back in the day when most of them were on the hill in Mooresville. I am fine with the fact I have a lot more time behind me than I have in front of me. I wouldn't trade those days for anything! I look so forward to your videos as you show a time that my dad always talked about with such reverance and the pioneers of the sport that were his heroes. Keep up the great work young man, it means a lot.

Great video. I love the stories of the old Spartanburg racing. I am proud to call it home for this reason. I know you mainly look into nascar. But there is also a big following of dirt racing in this area also. They were so many dirt tracks that are no longer a race track. Where I live I could get to about 5 different tracks with in a 30 to 40 minutes. I love what you do brother keep it up.