I definitely agree, and you state your opinion in an incredibly mature manner. Most don’t. Things change. Enjoy the memories. And, truly enjoy what you like today, because those things will change, too.
I have never been a fan of nascar but since coming across your channel and watching all of your stories about the personalities and tracks and so on I have gained a new appreciation for the sport nascar can thank you for turning people into nascar fans
Same here. I've picked up things along the way since my dad would watch the race sometimes on Sundays when there's nothing else going on, and I'd pick up bits and pieces, but I've never been a fan per se.
djjazzyjeff123 I have been a casual watcher knew drivers and so on but never learned about the history and the personalities this channel has made me appreciate this side of Motorsport a whole lot
@@MrDannyboyhall 100% agreed. I don't know about you, but I'm a pretty big history-buff anyway. From the dawn of Western Civilization, the French Revolution, to Space Shuttle disasters, I find that shit endlessly fascinating. So history mixed in with motorsports (which I'm just a fan of genereally)? Yes please!
Same here, in Brazil the closest we ever had to watching nascar was playing the games on the Nintendo 64, PlayStation 1 and 2, different from F1, in F1 thanks to Fittipaldi, Piquet and Senna being champions, we grew up with the sport, so, when nascar came to Brazil in 2013, it didn't catch on, so when i stumbled upon EmpLemon video on Dale Earnhardt early this year that got my attention, few days later TH-cam recommended me the first video of this channel, I've been a fan of nascar and slapshoes ever since
S1ap on Location 4: Lakewood Speedway. Lakewood was a one mile dirt oval in Georgia opened in 1917 as a horse racing track. By the 1930’s, the track held car races too and became a prominent facility, nicknamed the Indianapolis of the South. Many NASCAR and it’s precursor’s races were held here, with final NASCAR race run in 1959. Lakewood slowly declined due to the construction of Atlanta Motor Speedway and closed its doors in 1979. The grandstands still remain. Turns 3&4 were replaced by a parking lot to an Amphitheater, the front stretch is now an access road, and turns one and two are crossed by another road. The lake giving it its name has been mostly filled. Oh yeah and Jocko Flocko rode with Tim Flock.
Lakewood is where Smokey and the Bandit's race scenes were filmed, and the area next to it is where the "Truck Rodeo" scenes were filmed, on the same property.
juanbond85 look on google maps satellite view and look just north of the intersection of Lakewood avenue and Lakewood way SW. there’s a building there, and on the opposite side of that building from Lakewood way SW are the grandstands. The road there is labeled Lakewood Raceway.
I love this series. Even though there's only a tiny shred of the track remaining, it's awesome to know that a piece of history was sitting there all this time waiting to be rediscovered
Oh yeah, I spent 4 years at NCSU but was totally unaware of this... but these were not really my racing years I was following ACC Football/Basketball. Also I was not exclusively smoking tobacco during that time. I was surprised after 4 years it was still Petty, Yarboro and Pearson- just like before.
Exactly what I was thinking. Remembering Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin who both slammed into the wall at the end of the straight when their throttles hung wide open.
Yo NASCAR chronicle was how I got hooked on NASCAR. I got the 2002 edition from my local bookstore when I was very young. I now am a self proclaimed NASCAR genius/god.
This is awesome. I actually work just around the curve on Tarheel from there. I walked back there earlier this summer and brought home a chunk of the track.
I was just there a few weeks ago. The stretch of road at 8:16 I believe was a road to the right of the back straightaway. Looking at where the back straightaway was and where that stretch is doesn’t line up. I found some pieces of asphalt farther down and to the right that I believe were part of the track
I moved to the subdivision (Brentwood) just east of the Raleigh Speedway in 1969 when I was 11 years old. We use to ride our bike on the remaining sections of the old track but had no idea it use to be a speedway. In 1986 I returned to Brentwood buying a house for my family and lived there til 1992. Still never knew about the Speedway until I saw a post like this on Facebook about 5 years ago. Thanks for covering this again. It is all but forgotten here in Raleigh.
*opens Daytona International Speedway* "Looks like we won't need this track we just opened a few years ago. Not like it brings in revenue or anything amirite?"
@@claytonhellner1701 i probably agree. But i love the Smokey Yunick significance in the 3rd movie. A fucking kids movie gets it. But the NASCAR hall of fame doesnt lol
I had completely lost interest in nascar since when I wad a kid, but ever since I stumbled across your channel, I have began to fall in love with nascar again
I'm honestly amazed. For the past five years I've been working where turn 1 once was. If it wasn't for this video I'd have no idea. This is an amazing piece of history. It's nice to know that at one point exciting things happened there.
This isn't related to the video itself but more to the channel as a whole. I absolutely adore your videos are your style man. I grew up with NASCAR being from central Florida originally, but over time I felt out of love with it as it got boring to me and got more interested in IMSA, F1, WEC, WRC and other racing series. But over the last year I've been binging your vids and as a result I've remembered why I fell in love with NASCAR and stock car racing as a whole. Thank you man, I can't we wait to see the next video from you man.
Interesting video! This track actually reminds me a bit of an abandoned road racing course about 30 minutes out from where I live (Shreveport/Bossier City Louisiana) in a town called Haughton. It was called Hilltop Raceway and from the slim information I could find on it was used as an SCCA and motorbike racing course from April 1, 1960 until sometime around 1965 before being abandoned due to financial restraints. There's a campground situated in the area it once was only that the majority of the track pavement is actually still intact and accessible with the exception of the pit area and the former dragstrip that was in the center, it was ripped up unlike everything else for some reason. The commentators box and a couple of maintenance buildings are also still intact, albeit in a shabby and unusable state. I used to go out on long runs for cross country training in high school there, lots of banked turns and a crazy incline and banked turn at the end of a lap, which is probably why it was given the nickname "Top O' The Hill".
@@timnell9423 Well, I do know that Hilltop Raceway had reopening plans around that time, but they fell through and that's when the campgrounds took over which are still there.
I would also love to have someone clean up as much as they can of the remaining “track” and laser scan it into a nascar sim and fill in the rest using old pics, so we could virtually race these old tracks
Not a hardcore nascar fan (watch indy though) but fascinated with the rich history behind the racing, love the series for being a window into the past and also showing what abandoned track locations look like now, great series will be tuning in for future episodes for sure
Wow. I used to go to that scout shop all the time when I was a kid, and I had *no* clue that this was back here. Also very surprised that you managed to get *anywhere* on Capitol Boulevard in 15 minutes...
My grandpa was a Raleigh Police Officer from the mid/late 60's to the early/mid 80's and he told me that sometime in the late 60's they cut grooves in the track to keep people from racing on it. Well, once in the 70's, apparently some drunk kids went out there for a joyride and hit one of those grooves (they were like 5-6ft deep) and got killed. Also, as I've grown up in Raleigh and live not 20 mins away, I've never been but have a yearning to go and see it! Also: S1ap on Location: Occonneechee speedway
Awesome video as always! I know a little bit of this track and Black Saturday from NASCARman History's video, but your video made me know this track and Black Saturday even more as well as knowing what remains of this track.
@@S1apShoes I recognize that logo because along with college football, they apparently play a decent, for U.S. standards anyway, game of rugby union. Rugby in the big sky. Who knew?
What an odd series I am starting to really enjoy. Rotting nascar tracks have a bit of an archeological discovery feel to them. Another 50 years and these things might be completely gone.
I love the NASCAR community because of the diversity in essentially everything. Especially you Slap. You have such a great way of storytelling that’s intriguing to watch from start to finish
Black Saturday is a terrifying story 😱 it reminds me of the 1960 Belgian Grand Prix, where two drivers (in separate incidents) died in the same race weekend. It was probably the darkest weekend in F1 history, far worse than Imola 1994 in my opinion
Great video. Thanks for preserving the history of this famous but tragic site. Even though it's bad, the bad things should always be remembered. Take care. Jpol.
I'm honestly amazed that you once again managed to find ANY remains from a track that's been gone for so long, especially when the whole area has basically been developed over it (again).
G C yeah, I remember going to the Metrolina Auto Fair when I was a kid. Being the dumb kid that I was, I never realized it was a race track until later 😂
Do Tennessee-Carolina speedway. Cup series ran 2 races there in the mid 50’s. Was at the current Cocke County A&I fairgrounds in Newport TN. If you just look on google maps you can see it, stands and I’m guessing the ticket booth is still there
yay. yeah i commented on you NC Fair video the first time it was uploaded for you to check this place out. i never saw if you replied. i’m glad you went here
Hello Slap! It is me the guy who KINDA got mad about what you said about A. Senna. Sorry I am seeing this late. I enjoy your videos alot and i would like to see more "Slap on Location". Very good video. I think i am going to go check this place out myself cause I'm not far from it. Q.A. what is your favorite speedway that is no longer used.
Great video, Slap. Myself, I go and try to find evidence of 19th century cemeteries. (And I find them, too.) Attendance didn’t seem to be a problem, but if nimbys don’t want you there, you have a problem.
Next time you're in Raleigh head up I-40 to Hillsborough and check out Occoneechee Speedway. Public park now but lots remain. Grandstands, Cars, Ticket booth, concessions, and you can walk the entire track. It was one of the first NASCAR tracks around.
Next time you’re close to Raleigh you should come check out Wilson County Speedway. It’s about 45 minutes from Raleigh. It’s now a parking lot for the fair grounds here but cup raced here back in the 50’s and I have a picture of Dale Earnhardt racing a dirt late model here sometime in the 70’s
i came up with a couple top 10 videos, like top 10 drivers first win in less starts in the cup series, like jamie mcmurray second start in his career or justin haley third start you know what i mean? or top 10 best rookie of the year drivers, well you don't have to but it's really interesting to do even for your viewers, take your time i know it's hard but good luck for great content
In the modern era, Jamie Mcmurray and Trevor Bayne both hold the record, both winning in their second start. Now, back in the 40s and 50s, there were multiple drivers who won in their first start, but that was to be expected in that time period. As for rookie seasons in the modern era, Tony Stewart is argued to have the best, with 3 wins, 12 top 5s, 21 top 10s, 2 poles and a 4th place finish in the standings.
@@JohnSmith-mk5jt right and that's what makes the top 10 list interesting even it's possible to win in your first start, it takes like a billion to 1 justin haley got lucky winning his first and other drivers mite do the same
@@JohnSmith-mk5jt I was @ Charlotte for Jamie's first. It's not recorded as such, but was rain delayed for several hours and was their first cup event to finish under the lights. The team let him stay out during a caution to 'let's see how he does in the lead' and he never looked back.
@@GregBrownsWorldORacing I remember hearing about that, how the team let him stay out. I always found it odd how he was able to win in his second start in slightly above average equipment, yet he ended up having just sort of a mediocre career. He had couple wins, sure, but definitely not a legend. Now, I don't feel the same way about Trevor Bayne. As much as NASCAR doesn't like to say it, anyone can win a Daytona 500. Especially in 2011, when tandem drafting was a thing. If you can stay out of trouble and just stay in the draft, you've got a pretty good shot. Trust me, if Michael Waltrip can get 2 of them, anyone can get at least one.
@@JohnSmith-mk5jt Odd you should talk about tandem drafting while we're talking about McMurray. I was also at the first race at Talladega where they discovered that effect .... crazy ass race anybody would be friends with anybody and as you know Harvick Just Nicked Jamie by a little. Regarding Jamie's first win and Dodge's success with Kasey Kahne, at Charlotte & Atlanta I speculate there may have been something in the Dodge's wake, outwash that made the aero push harder for other cars to pass. I have the same evidence as the vortex theory...
Hey it would be cool if you could investigate the Hickory Motor Speedway which had races there in Hickory, I can remember going by there as a kid on the way to the mountains of North Carolina!! Also look into what happen to Rockingham Speedway just across the border of South Carolina!!!
Have you heard of Peacehaven Speedway in Winston- Salem? That track was somewhere near /off of Peacehaven Road. In the early 80s I learned of Jocko Flocko and spoke to a few old timers who remembered the track. This was/is not Bowman-Gray or the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds.
NASCAR history is so much more exciting than watching modern NASCAR.
I definitely agree, and you state your opinion in an incredibly mature manner. Most don’t.
Things change. Enjoy the memories. And, truly enjoy what you like today, because those things will change, too.
Ikr history alone is amazing
Who cares, racing is racing.
No Gordon Dale Jr Carl Edwards Jimmie Johnson retire Kyle Busch is ass stages Nascar today is dead
@@MateusHenrique-of4bc They race today around 5:30 eastern in Charlotte for the Coke 600. I Don't think it's dead.
I have never been a fan of nascar but since coming across your channel and watching all of your stories about the personalities and tracks and so on I have gained a new appreciation for the sport nascar can thank you for turning people into nascar fans
Same here. I've picked up things along the way since my dad would watch the race sometimes on Sundays when there's nothing else going on, and I'd pick up bits and pieces, but I've never been a fan per se.
djjazzyjeff123 I have been a casual watcher knew drivers and so on but never learned about the history and the personalities this channel has made me appreciate this side of Motorsport a whole lot
@@MrDannyboyhall 100% agreed. I don't know about you, but I'm a pretty big history-buff anyway. From the dawn of Western Civilization, the French Revolution, to Space Shuttle disasters, I find that shit endlessly fascinating. So history mixed in with motorsports (which I'm just a fan of genereally)? Yes please!
djjazzyjeff123 yeah me too I love any history
Same here, in Brazil the closest we ever had to watching nascar was playing the games on the Nintendo 64, PlayStation 1 and 2, different from F1, in F1 thanks to Fittipaldi, Piquet and Senna being champions, we grew up with the sport, so, when nascar came to Brazil in 2013, it didn't catch on, so when i stumbled upon EmpLemon video on Dale Earnhardt early this year that got my attention, few days later TH-cam recommended me the first video of this channel, I've been a fan of nascar and slapshoes ever since
S1ap on Location 4: Lakewood Speedway.
Lakewood was a one mile dirt oval in Georgia opened in 1917 as a horse racing track. By the 1930’s, the track held car races too and became a prominent facility, nicknamed the Indianapolis of the South. Many NASCAR and it’s precursor’s races were held here, with final NASCAR race run in 1959. Lakewood slowly declined due to the construction of Atlanta Motor Speedway and closed its doors in 1979. The grandstands still remain. Turns 3&4 were replaced by a parking lot to an Amphitheater, the front stretch is now an access road, and turns one and two are crossed by another road. The lake giving it its name has been mostly filled.
Oh yeah and Jocko Flocko rode with Tim Flock.
Lakewood is where Smokey and the Bandit's race scenes were filmed, and the area next to it is where the "Truck Rodeo" scenes were filmed, on the same property.
I wish i had your email adress i can send u some nascar history in NC that might really help you
Where exactly are the grandstands? I've been over to Lakewood Amphitheater a couple times but never noticed anything.
juanbond85 look on google maps satellite view and look just north of the intersection of Lakewood avenue and Lakewood way SW. there’s a building there, and on the opposite side of that building from Lakewood way SW are the grandstands. The road there is labeled Lakewood Raceway.
@@KyleP133 beat me too it.
I love this series. Even though there's only a tiny shred of the track remaining, it's awesome to know that a piece of history was sitting there all this time waiting to be rediscovered
Oh yeah, I spent 4 years at NCSU but was totally unaware of this... but these were not really my racing years I was following ACC Football/Basketball. Also I was not exclusively smoking tobacco during that time. I was surprised after 4 years it was still Petty, Yarboro and Pearson- just like before.
This man is amazing at telling us
"A one-mile paperclip is a pretty dangerous configuration" You just described New Hampshire Motor Speedway before the 2000s safety innovations
Exactly what I was thinking. Remembering Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin who both slammed into the wall at the end of the straight when their throttles hung wide open.
This is why Milwaukee was dangerous in IndyCar for a period of time
Well it’s a flat racetrack, Raleigh is a High banked track
fan true...but as with Dale's crash at Daytona...banking doesnt always scrub off enough speed to prevent a serious impact
Can also add to the speed along the top, seen in old Darlington where people would just ride along the guard rail.
According to the NASCAR Chronicle, Raleigh was once called the paper clip before martinsville was called that
Raleigh is just a massive Martinsville.
@@SockyNoob AKA New Hampshire lol
Yo NASCAR chronicle was how I got hooked on NASCAR. I got the 2002 edition from my local bookstore when I was very young. I now am a self proclaimed NASCAR genius/god.
Mark Sherrill I have the one that goes from mid 1930s to 2004
Very interesting. I've lived in this area almost my whole life and never knew Raleigh had a super speedway.
Sean Haley i live about 20 minutes south of raleigh. i learned about it a few years ago and keep meaning to get out there
One day S1apSh0es will write the definitive history of NASCAR...
He admits this chapter was already written. He added to it brilliantly, though.
And he will likely write it honestly.
This is awesome. I actually work just around the curve on Tarheel from there. I walked back there earlier this summer and brought home a chunk of the track.
I love your channel and you have the perfect voice for this style of videos. You woke an interest in Nascar in me I never knew I had. Thank you!
I was just there a few weeks ago. The stretch of road at 8:16 I believe was a road to the right of the back straightaway. Looking at where the back straightaway was and where that stretch is doesn’t line up. I found some pieces of asphalt farther down and to the right that I believe were part of the track
I moved to the subdivision (Brentwood) just east of the Raleigh Speedway in 1969 when I was 11 years old. We use to ride our bike on the remaining sections of the old track but had no idea it use to be a speedway. In 1986 I returned to Brentwood buying a house for my family and lived there til 1992. Still never knew about the Speedway until I saw a post like this on Facebook about 5 years ago. Thanks for covering this again. It is all but forgotten here in Raleigh.
No-one:
NASCAR: Let's leave NASCAR tracks to rot
*opens Daytona International Speedway*
"Looks like we won't need this track we just opened a few years ago. Not like it brings in revenue or anything amirite?"
I want remaining old tracks to be used in lower series
@@oeanutbutter982 same
@@sludge4125 part your hair with a rifle
Martinsville and richmond are still in the schedule
I searched for new video minutes before this was posted... Thank you so much Slap. Thank you for all that you do
Jocko Flocko
*Cars 3 has entered the chat*
I was impressed with Cars 3. The people who worked on that movie did their research
Ash Ketchums Dad yeah that’s was a good movie but i still think the very 1st one was the best of all
@@claytonhellner1701 i probably agree. But i love the Smokey Yunick significance in the 3rd movie. A fucking kids movie gets it. But the NASCAR hall of fame doesnt lol
One of the best TH-camrs by far, been watching since day #1 man, keep up the insanely good content! Love all these videos!!
I had completely lost interest in nascar since when I wad a kid, but ever since I stumbled across your channel, I have began to fall in love with nascar again
You know some real things are about to go down when S1ap doesn't use the normal intro for these videos
I never knew about this speedway, thanks for making me that bit smarter.
I'm honestly amazed. For the past five years I've been working where turn 1 once was. If it wasn't for this video I'd have no idea. This is an amazing piece of history. It's nice to know that at one point exciting things happened there.
5:00 I cannot believe this is a real story lmao
This isn't related to the video itself but more to the channel as a whole. I absolutely adore your videos are your style man. I grew up with NASCAR being from central Florida originally, but over time I felt out of love with it as it got boring to me and got more interested in IMSA, F1, WEC, WRC and other racing series. But over the last year I've been binging your vids and as a result I've remembered why I fell in love with NASCAR and stock car racing as a whole. Thank you man, I can't we wait to see the next video from you man.
Interesting video! This track actually reminds me a bit of an abandoned road racing course about 30 minutes out from where I live (Shreveport/Bossier City Louisiana) in a town called Haughton. It was called Hilltop Raceway and from the slim information I could find on it was used as an SCCA and motorbike racing course from April 1, 1960 until sometime around 1965 before being abandoned due to financial restraints. There's a campground situated in the area it once was only that the majority of the track pavement is actually still intact and accessible with the exception of the pit area and the former dragstrip that was in the center, it was ripped up unlike everything else for some reason. The commentators box and a couple of maintenance buildings are also still intact, albeit in a shabby and unusable state. I used to go out on long runs for cross country training in high school there, lots of banked turns and a crazy incline and banked turn at the end of a lap, which is probably why it was given the nickname "Top O' The Hill".
Chandler Burns I remember a place called Hill Top Raceway but I never went there. 1973-75 timeframe.
@@timnell9423 Well, I do know that Hilltop Raceway had reopening plans around that time, but they fell through and that's when the campgrounds took over which are still there.
Chandler Burns I just remember a sign on I-20 I think
Dude, you have such a great channel here. I've never watched Nascar and never plan on it but I'm still hooked on all of these stories. Good job.
I'm not even into Nascar, but this was absolutely fascinating. Thanks for posting! I stumbled upon your channels and really enjoy your videos.
I LOVE your use of the word "yeeted"
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
Keep up the awesome work, love these vids!
I love his hesitation
"Yote" would have been the correct form
Thanks S1ap for sparking my interest in nascar
Thank you for being the NASCAR “archaeologist”, I don’t live anywhere near the east coast, so I LOVE the virtual trips to old locations
I would also love to have someone clean up as much as they can of the remaining “track” and laser scan it into a nascar sim and fill in the rest using old pics, so we could virtually race these old tracks
Not a hardcore nascar fan (watch indy though) but fascinated with the rich history behind the racing, love the series for being a window into the past and also showing what abandoned track locations look like now, great series will be tuning in for future episodes for sure
Wow. I used to go to that scout shop all the time when I was a kid, and I had *no* clue that this was back here. Also very surprised that you managed to get *anywhere* on Capitol Boulevard in 15 minutes...
My grandpa was a Raleigh Police Officer from the mid/late 60's to the early/mid 80's and he told me that sometime in the late 60's they cut grooves in the track to keep people from racing on it. Well, once in the 70's, apparently some drunk kids went out there for a joyride and hit one of those grooves (they were like 5-6ft deep) and got killed. Also, as I've grown up in Raleigh and live not 20 mins away, I've never been but have a yearning to go and see it!
Also: S1ap on Location: Occonneechee speedway
Interesting, I always thought they piled dirt in the turns. Also, Occoneechee is in the works 👍
Hey can you guys give me an address so I can find this location, heading to north Carolina in 2 weeks love racing and love racing history, thanks mike
All the times I have driven that road, I never knew about that speedway. Thank you.
Man I’m a Raleigh native and never knew about this track, thanks for shedding some light on it!
Awesome video as always!
I know a little bit of this track and Black Saturday from NASCARman History's video, but your video made me know this track and Black Saturday even more as well as knowing what remains of this track.
Please tell me that's a Wyoming hoodie. Please. Because if so, Slap, you are even more a legend than I thought.
Yes it is! I love repping merch of obscure college teams. 😂
@@S1apShoes How do you feel about repping Canadian school gear lol
S1apSh0es : In which case I’m sending you a Sheffield United top. I expect to see you ‘repping’ the mighty Blades in one of your upcoming videos.
@@frazerguest2864 I would LOVE to see this.
@@S1apShoes I recognize that logo because along with college football, they apparently play a decent, for U.S. standards anyway, game of rugby union. Rugby in the big sky. Who knew?
I'm from Raleigh and I had no idea about this! Thanks for the video pal~
As big of a Nascar fan I am, I had no idea my home city had so much in Nascar's history
woot that Wyoming hoodie, love these vids, keep up the good work
Sounds like that Blue Jay chirping in the background didn't appreciate the history lesson. Appreciate the content...TY S1ap
Very nice job! I was surprised at how much you taught me. Abandoned race tracks make me sad and get me a little stiff at the same time.
What an odd series I am starting to really enjoy. Rotting nascar tracks have a bit of an archeological discovery feel to them. Another 50 years and these things might be completely gone.
Thanks for sharing, sure there is more to come. Plenty of abandoned old NASCAR tracks around.
I love the NASCAR community because of the diversity in essentially everything. Especially you Slap. You have such a great way of storytelling that’s intriguing to watch from start to finish
Always makes me happy when you post a video😃.
Black Saturday is a terrifying story 😱 it reminds me of the 1960 Belgian Grand Prix, where two drivers (in separate incidents) died in the same race weekend. It was probably the darkest weekend in F1 history, far worse than Imola 1994 in my opinion
This is such a great series, man. Thanks so much for the history lesson!
I wrote the Wikipedia article on this track about a decade ago. Nice to see my map in your video. Great job!
for some reason seein this type of videos made mi see nascar more often
I don't watch nascar like I used to but this is very cool. Love the videos
Excellent content! Can’t wait to see you at a million subs.
🏁 I'm over 50 year racer, pitcrew, & Grandstand Fan { Appreciate Your Efforts }🏁🏁
Good stuff. I’m always chomping at the bits for your videos lol. Great job as always
❤️ this channel. So much history, so little time.😊
Great video. Thanks for preserving the history of this famous but tragic site. Even though it's bad, the bad things should always be remembered. Take care. Jpol.
like if slapshoes is the best kind of nascar documentator
Between him and Brock Beard.
disagreed slap is easily the best
Yes, but he needs to either stop turning his head, or get a better mic system.
Still, great videos.
Don't beg for likes man. It''s sad.
I like how you do your videos man. You know how to keep it interesting just by telling it
I'm honestly amazed that you once again managed to find ANY remains from a track that's been gone for so long, especially when the whole area has basically been developed over it (again).
S1ap on Location: Metrolina Speedway
They just recently tore up the last remaining parts of metrolina..... It was a flea market from 1987-2000 , they used the garages as flea spaces lol
G C yeah, I remember going to the Metrolina Auto Fair when I was a kid. Being the dumb kid that I was, I never realized it was a race track until later 😂
6:12 - I had wondered how far apart this Raleigh Speedway is from NC Fairgrounds race track.
Cool as hell. I kinda wish i had time to do stuff like this. Love these types of videos
Do Tennessee-Carolina speedway. Cup series ran 2 races there in the mid 50’s. Was at the current Cocke County A&I fairgrounds in Newport TN. If you just look on google maps you can see it, stands and I’m guessing the ticket booth is still there
A lot of cool information. Thanks for sharing.
Dude love the channel!!!
I go by here often. Had no idea this was out here. Thanks. Also, I grew up in Greenville
These videos are amazing. I'm a huge Nascar fan and I do abandoned videos too. I would absolutely love to be doing videos liked this.
yay. yeah i commented on you NC Fair video the first time it was uploaded for you to check this place out. i never saw if you replied. i’m glad you went here
Thanks for sharing. I never heard of a track in Raleigh.
Hello Slap! It is me the guy who KINDA got mad about what you said about A. Senna. Sorry I am seeing this late. I enjoy your videos alot and i would like to see more "Slap on Location". Very good video. I think i am going to go check this place out myself cause I'm not far from it.
Q.A. what is your favorite speedway that is no longer used.
Awesome series. Great job.
S1ap on location: langhorne speedway
Edit: yes , i was noted
Please do Langhorne!
Yussssssss. I've been wanting somebody to explore the remains of this track. Thank you.
Great job, keep up the informative videos!
Great video, Slap. Myself, I go and try to find evidence of 19th century cemeteries. (And I find them, too.)
Attendance didn’t seem to be a problem, but if nimbys don’t want you there, you have a problem.
love these abandoned speedway videos
Slap on location 4: Riverside International Speedway
Lol he'll be walking through someone's front yard..lol or walking around a shopping center.
Was my hometown track since 1960s dam mall now
The track is torn down and has been since the late 80's. Now its a shopping center I think.
Great videos slap shoes keep up the good work. I really enjoy watching them 👍👍
Very interesting. You should do a piece on the nascar track in Columbia, SC
Done and done ✅
Next time you're in Raleigh head up I-40 to Hillsborough and check out Occoneechee Speedway. Public park now but lots remain. Grandstands, Cars, Ticket booth, concessions, and you can walk the entire track. It was one of the first NASCAR tracks around.
It used to be a speedway. But with the overgrowth and nature, it's now a Raleigh stage!
That’s a nice Wyoming hoodie you have
Next time you’re close to Raleigh you should come check out Wilson County Speedway. It’s about 45 minutes from Raleigh. It’s now a parking lot for the fair grounds here but cup raced here back in the 50’s and I have a picture of Dale Earnhardt racing a dirt late model here sometime in the 70’s
You could totally pitch this as a tv show, hunting around old abandoned tracks all across America
Great job s1aps, keep it up
Friggin awesome content!
How did I never catch you were wearing a Wyoming cowboys hoodie?
love the work with re-tracing the history of classic tracks. drop me a line if you come up to Bowman Gray for a race in the coming season.
Great vid as always Slap.
Music is so over the top. I love it :)
Awesome video as always
" Why is this asphalt in the forest ? " Many share your interest in exploring. The same fate for regular roads, too.
i came up with a couple top 10 videos, like top 10 drivers first win in less starts in the cup series, like jamie mcmurray second start in his career or justin haley third start you know what i mean? or top 10 best rookie of the year drivers, well you don't have to but it's really interesting to do even for your viewers, take your time i know it's hard but good luck for great content
In the modern era, Jamie Mcmurray and Trevor Bayne both hold the record, both winning in their second start. Now, back in the 40s and 50s, there were multiple drivers who won in their first start, but that was to be expected in that time period.
As for rookie seasons in the modern era, Tony Stewart is argued to have the best, with 3 wins, 12 top 5s, 21 top 10s, 2 poles and a 4th place finish in the standings.
@@JohnSmith-mk5jt right and that's what makes the top 10 list interesting even it's possible to win in your first start, it takes like a billion to 1 justin haley got lucky winning his first and other drivers mite do the same
@@JohnSmith-mk5jt I was @ Charlotte for Jamie's first. It's not recorded as such, but was rain delayed for several hours and was their first cup event to finish under the lights. The team let him stay out during a caution to 'let's see how he does in the lead' and he never looked back.
@@GregBrownsWorldORacing I remember hearing about that, how the team let him stay out. I always found it odd how he was able to win in his second start in slightly above average equipment, yet he ended up having just sort of a mediocre career. He had couple wins, sure, but definitely not a legend.
Now, I don't feel the same way about Trevor Bayne. As much as NASCAR doesn't like to say it, anyone can win a Daytona 500. Especially in 2011, when tandem drafting was a thing. If you can stay out of trouble and just stay in the draft, you've got a pretty good shot. Trust me, if Michael Waltrip can get 2 of them, anyone can get at least one.
@@JohnSmith-mk5jt Odd you should talk about tandem drafting while we're talking about McMurray. I was also at the first race at Talladega where they discovered that effect .... crazy ass race anybody would be friends with anybody and as you know Harvick Just Nicked Jamie by a little.
Regarding Jamie's first win and Dodge's success with Kasey Kahne, at Charlotte & Atlanta I speculate there may have been something in the Dodge's wake, outwash that made the aero push harder for other cars to pass. I have the same evidence as the vortex theory...
Hey it would be cool if you could investigate the Hickory Motor Speedway which had races there in Hickory, I can remember going by there as a kid on the way to the mountains of North Carolina!! Also look into what happen to Rockingham Speedway just across the border of South Carolina!!!
30 minutes from me bro. Thanks for the great video.
You should leave some flowers on the paved section where they crashed
Have you heard of Peacehaven Speedway in Winston- Salem? That track was somewhere near /off of Peacehaven Road. In the early 80s I learned of Jocko Flocko and spoke to a few old timers who remembered the track. This was/is not Bowman-Gray or the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds.
Love the wyo hoodie,
Great to see thanks for making this
This is awesome!
Great channel can you do one on palm beach fairgrounds speedway
You should check out the Rockingham speedway some time.