The Last Race at Myrtle Beach Speedway | S1ap on Location: Episode 7 

If you liked the music in the intro and outro of this video, it was provided by Juuichi, a talented musician from Kyoto who I heard performing on the street while I was on vacation there last year. you can check him out here: Twitter: twitter.com/juuichi11eleven Bandcamp: juuichi.bandcamp.com/ And huge thanks to Ryan Vargas and Myatt Snider for helping with this video by giving me a couple of interviews. Checkout Myatt on Twitter: twitter.com/MyattSnider And Ryan Vargas too: twitter.com/RyanVargas_23

>move in next to a racetrack >complain about noise

Worst thing is that this is happening all across America. People move in near the tracks and then complain about the track's noise. The track owners change things up to appease them. Then they lose fans cause of the changes in times that they are running or dates having to be changed. So that puts so many tracks into a tailspin that they are unable to get out of til they sell off to some developer to be made into Condo's or a Business Park that is half empty.

Watching these short tracks that I've never even visited die for one reason or the other is heartbreaking

When you choose a house next to a racetrack and it makes noise: *surprised pikachu face*

"They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot."

RIP Myrtle Beach Speedway😢 We will miss you, but you’ll live forever in the wonderful world of Nr2003

"They're gonna knock this place down and put condos out here" because that worked so well with Riverside,,,

Shame. I loved this place. At least it will still live on in the Virtual World

Local short tracks are a treasure to every community and sadly, all across the globe, they're disappearing. May each short track live and have the legacy of Myrtle Beach Speedway

I live on the west coast, never been to a nascar race. This video still makes me feel nostalgic for something I've never experienced.

Damn man, I can tell losing this track is hitting home for you, I can hear it in your voice

I hate to see any track get closed, this breaks my heart a little. It always makes me even more worried about the future of my local track, Greenville-Pickens Speedway.

Why oh why must Myrtle Beach go?! 🥺😭 *May Myrtle Beach Rest In Peace 🙏*

My question: when you move to a racetrack, then complain about the noise, what the heck were you expecting?! It’s a racetrack, it’s loud. I’ve been to Myrtle Beach speedway to see some late model races and it sucks to see it go. It was such a good and legendary track. May the track Rest In Peace. I’m gonna miss it 😔 😞 😢 😭

Man I don't even like Nascar, but the history is very interesting.

Girl: DO YOU HAVE EMOTION? Me:

Same thing happened to Old Dominion Speedway in Manassas. That track had been around since the 50s. Guys like Petty, Earnhardt, Jarrett, Johnson, Allison and Waltrip won there. I grew up watching some great short track racing there. It was such a shame to see it go.

It will live forever in iRacing

Only racing memory I have from this track is when Awesome Kong took out the Union 76 sign and two brand new cops cars in 1990.

I hate it that people know there gonna go and live next a race track that been there before them and they complane about it to be removed. its really stupid

I'm worried for the Greenville-Pickens and Anderson speedways as that area of the upstate are getting more popular and built up. It makes me angry that city councils, time and again, seem to let or even support racetracks effectively being bullied out of existence.

It’s a shame that this track is being demolished. It was such a good and historic race track.

Am I the only one that hates people that complain about racetrack sounds? I mean, the track was very likely there before you, so you WILLINGLY moved next to an active track and then you complain about the sound. It's the same as moving next to a school and complaining there are children.

Thank you for having me man. Such a great story.

Hey S1ap, I love watching your videos. I do have another piece of history to add here for you. This speedway isn't just rich in oval track racing. In the early days of Monster Truck Racing, TNT Motorsports ran at Myrtle Beach in 1990. It was a hot summer night with major competition from the likes of Bigfoot, Grave Digger, Carolina Crusher, Equalizer, the list goes on. A truck that had been making waves on the tour through that summer was King Kong, scoring a few surprising wins over the top trucks in points. The track they raced on was a straight line, however one side was straight down pit road. It was a narrow lane. King Kong raced Carolina Crusher in Round 2 of competition, Kong had the narrow pit lane. Kong scored another upset, beating Crusher but taking a very bad hit at the end of the cars, sending the truck up on two wheels.. Driver Steve Cain stood on the throttle to try and power out of it, however he was to late. The truck went over the wall at the end of the track, knocked over the 76 sign, and finally came to rest on two brand new police cars that were unfortunately parked at the end of the track. The crash was frightening, and to this day is looked at as the most violent in the history of the sport. You can watch the crash by typing in "King Kong Monster Truck Crash" in the youtube search bar. This moment, along with many others made me fall in love with this sport. Now i work for Monster Jam, the biggest promotion out there.

Thank you for all of the great memories myrtle beach, even though I never got to race there, it held a place in my heart. You will be missed, but never forgotten. May you rest in peace.

I got a chance to race here the second to last race, although I was supposed to make 2 laps because I had a broken wrist but ended up running 12 before I had the LF go down. I was here for the last race to watch some friends race which will probably be one of my favorite memories from myrtle beach. I know people had more experiences here than I did but i'll miss it.

Such a shame, I lived in Myrtle Beach for 5 years, my favorite thing to do on Saturday night was go to the races....

Random person: moves next to race track knowing that it's a race track Also Random person: tHiS pLaCe Is To LoUd, It ShOuLd ShUt DoWn

Mate your videos are getting me into NASCAR the detail you go into and the passion for the sport is addictive! I was a big fan of Indy cars back in the CART days but couldn’t find an in for NASCAR. I was heartbroken when Dale Earnhardt died, I knew him from his racing in the Corvettes in endurance racing! I still have the vivid memories of going over a Penske car that was on display for the upcoming Surfers Paradise, the mechanic that gave me a guided tour was brilliant. Thank you for the videos

When population growth reaches the race track's door, it's not the noise complaints, it's the simple fact that the land the track sits on is worth more than tracks makes in revenue

This was a lot more emotional than I thought it would be. Holy crap. Great video once again, sucks to see such a cool looking short track go. Would've absolutely loved to go as part of some vacation from Canada, if ever. Goodbye Myrtle Beach.

Another local (legendary) short track bites the dust. How many will suffer a similar fate due to this insane 2020. 😢. Love your work S1apSh0s

I go here all the time to the drift events and I’ve attended the races sad to see it go

Great video, it's a shame to see such tracks go anywhere in the world. Also, the musics amazing, always great to hear someone make full use of the Chapman Stick.

It’s always a shame to see a short track close down, I’ve never been to Myrtle Beach nor have I considered it but seeing this made me feel really sad. It reminded me when All American Speedway, my home track in Roseville, CA, (Arca west races there every October) was on the brink of closing down for good, the difference is the track was actually saved as it’s under new management as well as well-needed renovations to the facility. Even then I still fear for its future. So with that being said, go support your local racetracks, a lot of them are being closed and torn down and it’s a shame to see it happen. Even if it means going there for one night, you’re still showing your support.

I remember 2004 I was biulding a triumph tr7 for the 4 cylinder class at summerville speedway 2005 I would have been old enough to run for the first time. The gut wrenching feeling when they announced that that season would be its last will stick with me forever.

Thanks for making this video. Honestly this was one of the best tracks in the country in my opinion. Sad to see it swallowed up by unfavorable circumstances. I remember going as a kid when my family was on vacation. I’m glad I have those memories.

its always sad to see old historical tracks being torn down for housing. I mean come on. Theres 3.8 million square miles in the US and they have to have that property?

I've always known about Myrtle Beach and some of its history. It's the track where Dale Jr practically grew up. It's been one of those tracks I've always eyed on iracing and said, "I'll get it soon." This video pushed me to buy it, and damn, it's a fun track to run super lates at.

Makes me so happy to see the passion and the love for this track from these guys RIP Myrtle Beach speedway gone but never forgotten

I'm thankful tracks like Bristol and Martinsville are in practically the middle of nowhere. It's a sign of the times to see tracks like Myrtle Beach and maybe even the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway if NASCAR hadn't stepped in succumb to development, gentrification and noise complaints. There's still plenty of space within our great land to build good tracks. Feel like there's a growing market for that right now.

Living in southeastern Massachusetts, I have been a fan of Seekonk Speedway. Unfortunately it has lost what would have been its 75th season. Hopefully it will be back for 2021. To fill the void this season, I have been attending races at Stafford Speedway in Connecticut and Monadnock Speedway in New Hampshire. I like the local tracks for their seasonal rivalries in their divisions. Sad to see Myrtle Beach go, as it was a main stay of the Whelen Modified tour.

My local drag strip has been going through the same thing. The track has been in the same location since the mid 50's and has seen many changes throughout the years. About 8 or so years ago they built a new neighborhood a few miles away and because nothing is out where the track is, the sound travels pretty far. They got the usual noise complaints and altered the times for all the events, but about 2 years ago they announced that the track would be closing but never announced when that would be. This track means a lot to people in my hometown and it means a lot to me and my family. My grandpa made passes in the 60's and 70's, my dad raced a lot and won in the 90's and i made my first ever pass down a drag strip here. i still make it out to every event i can since i don't know how much longer the track is going to be here

I am not a NASCAR fan. But, I subscribed because of your passion. I watch every video because of your insight, your storytelling, your knowledge. I shouldn't care about a small track in Myrtle Beach but I had to wipe away tears. Great channel. Great history. Great content.

I was born in 1991, my dad took me to watch races at this track between 1997 till 2004. We would come out every week we could to watch every race. I miss it and all the great races. I will miss this place dearly.

Myrtle Beach Speedway: I'm going to have a good 2020 season! Land Developers: So you have chosen death?

This is a video I never wanted to see. Still gutted I haven't been able to so much as visit the track since 2009. Thank you for putting this together, though, and sharing it with us and I couldn't think of more fitting backing tracks than Juuichi. (I'm the twitter dude that helped you find him) "Storm" is honestly my favorite track of theirs.

This has been coming for a long time but such is life. Thanks for putting this video together, was great to watch in spite of it being a piece of history,

Lost another great speedway. This is why, as fans, we can enjoy the highest of the levels of a sport but we should never forget to attend the sport venue in our back yard. I'm glad to see a NASCAR RU-vidr hitting the local scene as well. I wish more would do so. There are great subscriber bases that would appreciate the exposure along with local tracks. Stock car racing is more than NASCAR Cup racing.

You know your stuff Man. Thanks for all these videos. My Wife and I are huge Dirt Track and NASCAR fans here in Mississippi. We go to Dirt Track Racing often here in North Mississippi and also in Alabama. Great info on these videos. Love all the history! Keep up the good work! 👍

I watched Jr. win the pole in 00' here get spun twice and still finish 3rd. These little tracks need us. I sat in turn 1 and chicken bones and beer cans flew. Loved it.

I guess one thing we can be happy for is that they have this track laser scanned in iRacing and they very commonly use it. Obviously, you can’t make up for losing the true to life track.

I did live behind those trees for about a year. Loved hearing the cars every weekend.

There's one thing that I think you may have forgotten. Back in the 80s, myrtle beach speedway was dirt. It stayed dirt up until June 1987. After that ,the track went dirt. I know ,because I ran this track in the late model outlaw from 1986 to 1987. This track had so much memorable experience and memories. I hate to see this track go,but like so many race tracks, things happen with out any understanding. This track will always be in my heart and mind for the rest of my life.

I like the music. Thanks for the history story. Always fascinated about the beginning of things I like.

Thank you ...... I live about 1hr from there. I did not know until I saw it on the news..... sad day...... “We all ponder of yesteryear , yet physically in front of us we let it go, where has progress gotten us? We always go back to the beginning.”

Dude, thanks for your videos, they are top notch.

Great video as always, thanks slap for documenting these tracks while they can still be documented, looks like it was close on this one.

Absolutely loved this track. Used to race this on the old Nascar games and honestly this is an absolute shot in the heart for all classic Nascar fans.

Another great video, you're helping rekindle my former enjoyment of NASCAR. Keep it up man!

I don't even live in the USA, only became a NASCAR fan last year, and never heard of this track before the start of this video, but even I caught myself tearing up a little bit towards the end of it.

This past weekend we also had the last ever drift event with MB Drift. Had a blast and rode along with great friends and people I call family. This track will be missed!!! As a myrtle beach resident it is awesome to see you cover this!!

I grew up going to Myrtle Beach most Saturdays with my dad. He drove the hauler for Strom Altman, a late model/super truck driver. Went to victory lane a few times and saw my fair share of great action across all classes there. Seemed only fitting that track owner Charlie Powell died not long before they ran the feature. Sure he didn’t want to live a day without his pride and joy

NNNOOOoooooo!!!!! All through the 90s the best part of playing golf all day was watching races at night.

Bout to listen to this during work! Made my day bro!

I’m glad I got to visit earlier this year and had the best time, unfortunate it had to be torn down

And the Angels cried with the coming of the rain for Myrtle Beach is now history and an empty place in our heart.

Thanks for sharing this final race and being able to do so in a timely manner. It's always a major disappointment to see another track close, especially one that has been around since the early days of NASCAR.

"If there's a short track in your area.." Me: *laughs in eastern european*

Im glad I was able to attend this race and see it one last time. My only time visiting it before was 1999 for a Busch Series race and I had forgotten just how cool of a track it is. I was getting choked up knowing that I would never see it again : ( Also it was really nice meeting ya after the race was over and chatting for a bit. Hope to meet ya again sometime bud : )

Im praying my home track wall stadium speedway does not meet the same fate

Another great video S1ap. Seriously you did an awesome job on this tough subject for the short track community. To see the hometown guy's reaction was epic. In other news... I grew up a mile from an airport. Planes used to fly directly over our house. Day, night all year, big, small, war birds, cargo planes and even some small commercial jets. I eventually moved away and after 2 more moves I am out in the country where it's quiet. I miss the Airport. I also miss the sounds of the lake nearby house #2. The idea that the "track" is bad for neighbors due to noise is invalid. Give them some time and I bet there are some that miss it.

To everybody who moves by a race track and complains about noise, your what needs to leave, not the track

Thank you Mr Shoes - you know so much, that is why I subscribe to this channel. While my interest/favorite is the 1990's, I still enjoy the older NASCAR and a bit from more recent times - (the 2020's) BTW - while I live Tokyo, Kyoto is one of my favorite cities in Japan.

I've been in this position myself. Arena Essex Raceway closed at the end of its 2018 season after 40 years of racing of various formulas. I had been attending for about 30 of those years. These days, when Covid regulation allows, I can still go and see racing but Arena was my local and now it's closed, I have to travel much further afield.

Look at you gettin actual drivers now. Good stuff as always

My local short track had a similar fate a few years back. MotoPlex Speedway in Vernon BC, Canada. Residents of a new housing development complained about the noise until the track got shut down. Hosted a few CASCAR/NASCAR Canadian Tire Series (Now NASCAR Pinty's Series) races. Went to a few and had a great time. They also did King of the Hill or Spectator Drags or whatever you want to call it, went out there with my car to the last one they ever had and almost won. Miss the track a ton

This is an all too familiar story, we have all seen it and some have felt it personally. My old home track, Hialeah Speedway was a similar story, worth more as real estate than a race track. But they can't take away our memories. Thanks for sharing the story and history with us! God bless.

When I was a kid we would have family over to listen to the race from the house

Damn. I live in Charleston and I loved racing there at the NASCAR Experience. What a shame.

The growth of this area makes sense. If im not mistaken it sets in the parking lot of an outlet mall and the area has blown up im recent years. As far inland as it is, the beach front real estate is making its way to it.

I miss Concord Speedway. It's a special place for me. Not only was the racing phenomenal, but my husband proposed to me in victory lane after a modified race.

I'll never forget the King Kong monster truck crashing through the 76 sign and landing upside-down on top of 2 police cars in 1990.

I get super nostalgic after watching my 2008 Monster Truck DVDs that were filmed at this speedway. Shame it's no longer around.

Reminds me of Old Dominion Speedway in Manassas Virginia. My old man ran there won his first race and me and my brothers ran go-karts there as kids. It was built in the 40s and used to be a part of the NASCAR circuit a long time ago. But people who live near it started complaining and they tore it down. I used to love walking out side on Friday and Saturday nights and off in the distance you can hear the cars going like a bat out of hell. But now when you drive by there are nothing but townhouses and it makes me sick to my stomach.

Just recently got really into nascar but always loved it

I guess I should my count my blessings in Northeast Georgia. Our tracks don't seem to be on the verge of disappearing, even the ones that are closed down. The communities in Winder, Hartwell, Lavonia and Toccoa love their dirt tracks. Road Atlanta is thriving on the IMSA and Trans Am schedules, but I truly believe its best days are ahead of it. It and its neighbor across the street Lanier National Speedway are gems of the local communities. Gresham Motorsports Park is in a great location near the airport, Jackson County Correctional Institute, jail, rec. department, etc. There's no one nearby to complain about noise. Hopefully the recent race at Lanier and the upcoming race at Gresham will lead to more racing there in the future. Lastly, Atlanta Dragway (in Commerce, 70 miles from Atlanta) is a staple of the NHRA calendar.

This is really happening on my birthday REST IN PEACE MYRTLE BEACH SPPENDWAY

I didn't know you were there!! I was part of the TV crew on top the tower. Slap, if you didn't get a piece of asphalt I've got a few chunks you can have

I can't believe there turning the track into a mall

It’s a dam shame that the track was lost to urban sprawl and more strip malls. I’m not fro the area but vacation there twice a year. The loss of this historic speedway will never heal in my opinion.

I think this is the first place where Dale Earnhardt Jr. ever drove a race car!

The myrtle beach speedway was special to me even though I’m not from myrtle beach I’ve lived here for 7 years I was always at the track for races and for the car/truck show that was formerly known as nopi nationals. It makes me sad to see the dismantled track every time I travel down 501. I’ve visited the abandoned track several times just to pay my respects to the past legends who once raced/walked that pavement years ago

Very sad this is going away in the name of real estate. Great video buddy, love it.

A few years ago I did a ride along in a pace car at this track. It was so much fun I did it a second time. Then a third, that time in a race car. It was an awesome track that seemed like a mini Rockingham. I was hoping that I could revisit it someday, either to do another ride along or see a race. Guess not...

whos cutting onions 😢 i have many memories here since late 2015 to 2020 from chillin in the pits while i watched the barnhill family race to riding in my truck for nopi/MBN

I remember learning to drift at my speedway. It will be missed

Myrtle Beach Speedway was one of the race tracks that I’ve always love to go to it when I heard that they were shutting it down for good that really hurt me a little bit because that’s what I grew up with what I grew up watching and to know it’s not gonna be there in a war even today it’s kind of hard to let go from the track