Strange Tracks in NASCAR

[@VicarOfMayhem]

I saw the World of Outlaws at Flemington when it was dirt and the trucks once it was pave. But my favorite of these track was Louisville, described as having anywhere from 1 to 12 turns in the tri-oval configuration LOL

[@gth804f]

The Lakewood Speedway grandstands are still there, just overgrown. Amazing the nearby amphitheater hasn't done something with them. Louisville and Flemington were batty tracks. You're turning the entire time. They are on the NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition game by Papyrus/Sierra that was released with Cup, Busch, and Truck Series drivers and tracks (released in December 1998, and AFAIK the only single game released with Cup, Busch, and Truck Series tracks and rosters).

[@MrGoombasticveryFantastic]

Nascar racing 99 edition had Flemington in it was one of my favorites to race on back then

[@mpfefferle62]

Flemington closed due to neighbors complaining about the noise. The reason it was paved was because neighbors complained about the dust. Track was doomed due to its location. The area grew fast around from empty farmland. Could have been making millions but would have still closed.

[@EmmettB08]

Maybe don’t move next to a active racetrack on their part

[@stormsmith6772]

@@EmmettB08I think Nashville fairgrounds is probably doomed

[@jamesh2506]

Same thing has happened to the Milwaukee mile. It was built before the houses but neighbors complained about noise. Now the track is basicly done

[@EmmettB08]

@@jamesh2506 besides arca and trucks of course

[@crystaljon]

@@jamesh2506 "Basically done" Meanwhile, for 2024: August 25 - ARCA and NASCAR Trucks Aug. 31-Sept. 1 - IndyCar doubleheader

[@AeroGuy07]

My first NASCAR race was at Louisville Motor Speedway, the Truck race in 99.

[@DFSJR1203]

I always sat in the 2nd from last box seat in the 4th turn at Flemington. We got to know Paul Kool the owner as he use to sit with us a lot of times. When he sat with us he always brought us something to eat.

[@AshtainOneal45]

There was a track in Mobile AL called Lakeview Speedway that hosted a couple of NASCAR races in the 1950s and was shaped very similar Lakewood in GA

[@Not_So_Anon]

Fun to see Louisville Motor Speedway represented, was young when it closed but my love of motorsport comes from the time I got to spend there. Now it's a UPS facility, which took way too much time for them to get started building. (The track just sat there to rot for a few years as I recall.)

[@ThePhotoDemon]

I miss Louisville Speedway. Not sure if it was the first night they raced, but I was there very early on. Went many times for various races, including monster trucks, NASCAR trucks, Dash series. Ron Hornaday described it to my dad and I as "nine turns and a jump", as there was a bit of a ski jump off the fourth turn onto the front stretch. It's a shame the way it closed. All that remains is the frame of the sign at the entrance.

[@Rebelscum320]

Lakewood Raceway was also notably featured at the very end of Smokey & The Bandit.

[@bigb4894]

I was going to say the same thing. Actually, it’s hard to believe it lasted as long as it did. It’s a track that probably should have died at the end of the 50’s.

[@CallmeDaBreeze1971]

I grew ip going to Louisville Motor Speedway. It was a lot of fun. Brunton Smith bought it just to move the Truck race to the just completed Kentucky Speedway. Nascar was pissed and so were local fans. A warehouse stands on the site now.

[@PaperBanjo64]

How many great tracks has Bruton Smith killed!? I mean he had to have security guards for the last North Wilkesboro weekend in 1996 because he was scared someone would attempt to attack or kill him for taking away the dates! At least his son is trying to atone for his father's sins against stock car racing. North Wilkesboro should have NEVER left the NASCAR calendar, and it needs an Xfinity race too!

[@stevenhyde4855]

Great information. I would like to see more videos like this. NASCAR has lost its roots for the most part. They need to return to tracks like N. Wilkesboro among others.

[@SuperNASCARrocks]

Those Louisville figure 8 races seemed exciting

[@Not_So_Anon]

They were, and luckily we still had the Sportsdrome just over the bridge. If you want insanity though, check out the Speedrome in Indianapolis.

[@MikeKalasnik]

Definitely missed a lot of important info on Flemington. Louisville was intriguing to me. It's odd they expanded it into essentially a circle. Not sure who thought that was going to be a good idea! Trenton also should have made this video.

[@nachobroryan8824]

I only know about Flemington, and Louisville because of the Papyrus game NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition. You could have also mentioned Trenton Speedway and Bowman Gray

[@nickcassararacing]

If you do a part 2 I suggest Langhorne

[@markdemars7648]

Langhorne Speedway was a 1 mile circle I believe if I heard from NASCAR legend Marvin Panch.

[@nickcassararacing]

@@markdemars7648 Yeah drivers spent a majority of the race in a 2 or 4 wheel drift that’s why it’s strange

[@markdemars7648]

@@nickcassararacing That's what I thought.

[@kchez5586]

The region of Northeastern Pa./Western NJ had the most unique tracks in the United States - you had Langhorne, Flemington, Pocono, Trenton and Nazareth, all one of a kind layouts that have never been duplicated. (Except Langhorne - Mahoning Valley Speedway is also a circular track but a 1/4 mile also in the same area & is still in operation today)

[@MetallicaKen]

Louisville was also a classic Monster Truck figure 8 track!

[@Azeria]

back in the 90s it was a ‘wreckfest’ but these days 12 cautions per race in the truck series is clean race

[@caseysmith544]

Look at Flemington in 1990's hey had a in corners a form of early Safer barrier first in NASCAR and one of earliest tracks to do so in NASCAR.

[@3Dsjk]

Oswego Speedway in New York did the same thing. I guess it worked, but cleanup took forever because the foam just broke apart and left debris everywhere.

[@roydrink]

Why does Louisville Motor Speedway look like Pepe the Frog?

[@jacasoasheland6815]

??never seen that clip where Ron Hornaday Won and Spun at the same time.. never heard of Flemington either lol Great vid

[@badad0166]

Pavement Modifieds in the late '80's were spooky. Built so strong and stiff for improved and predictable handling , the cars would survive a crash, looking relatively unscathed, but the driver would be dead from deceleration trauma. Thankfully, life has become more precious as we go along. I still think the "cocoon" could be even more forgiving, designing race cars from the cockpit out. No true fan wants to see a driver hurt.

[@gojiman1649]

Giant misconception. The Daytona Beach course was NOT a road course. It was more like a giant Martinsville

[@RooneyMac]

Wrong. It was a street course

[@gth804f]

Yeah, that's what the creator meant.@@RooneyMac

[@localcrew]

I knew that thumbnail was Louisville Motor Speedway. The expansion absolutely ruined a great track. I used to go most weekends and the place was family-friendly, clean, and well-appointed. The tri-oval was met with a collective “Thumbs Down” from one and all. Just as is mentioned in the video, it was a crash-fest when they raced the big track because of the huge bumps where the old oval track joined the new section. The cars would get out of kilter and wipe out, lap after lap. Everyone hated it and the track soon closed. One of the biggest “Self-Own” needless failures I’ve ever seen. Still mystifies me after all these years.

[@Brand3nThund3r]

If you do a part 2 I suggest Kil-Kare Speedway in Dayton ohio

[@ToLiveNDieInNJ]

I only know of it due to drifting, but would love to learn the oval racing history!

[@Brand3nThund3r]

​@ToLiveNDieInNJ hosted some arca and k&n races and currently hosts late models stocks and Compacts. Even has a drag strip there

[@localcrew]

I’ve been to swap meets there but that was decades ago.

[@Magicwhitespot]

Use to live right down the road in Beavercreek

[@JayStephens8]

NASCAR in some way needs to go to the freedom factory

[@Clancysway]

Can't, shorter than a half mile

[@JayStephens8]

@@Clancysway arca can’t????

[@drdetroitwheels]

I needed to add that also the 1958 Rookie of the Year died in 1959 at Daytona three days after Marshall Tiegs his name was George amick

[@JoshuaFarmer-bv7ip]

Teague*

[@drdetroitwheels]

I don't know what you're trying to reply maybe I didn't use spell check but you know what bro at least I know what the hell I'm talking about 60 years old been around racing my whole life I've been in the the automotive industry my whole life I've known people that you can only dream about knowing hung out with people like Carroll Shelby Chip Foose Richard Petty and we can go on and on and if those are not casual conversations with people that I know have therefore have their phone numbers

[@BurningEmerald]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@drdetroitwheels > “At least I know what the hell I’m talking about” > Literally doesn’t know how to spell the driver who he’s talking about’s name

[@drdetroitwheels]

@@BurningEmerald You sound like you're about 12 years old and I know how to spell their names I just didn't use spell check that's just typing as fast as I could you probably don't know shitt I'm 6 years old with been around Racing for 50 years I've been around the automotive industry for 45 years I can't work for company such as Roadster Wheels Avanti Motors collaborating with some of the biggest Automotive companies in the United States and in the world

[@stephenrobert7987]

Trenton Speedway would be good one, 5 turn track. Isip Speedway was 0.250 track ran in 63 or 64, 5 drivers claimed to win

[@snoman003]

We used to race "hit to pass" where you had to actually sideswipe the guy you were passing in order to be considered a legit pass and figure 8 racing...figure 8 racing...never again. Insane.

[@drdetroitwheels]

Hey my friend you're generally accurate 99% of the time Marshall tiggs never made an F1 start he was he left NASCAR to drive Indy cars Indy cars ran their as to see if it would be something that would work out chance to break the record that was set by Tony Bettenhausen at Monza at the race of Two Worlds Indy cars racing F1 cars but Marshall tiggs did not enter that race any died trying to break the record in the sooner special and it wasn't in 1958 it was in 1959 and it was the first race held at the track it wasn't a NASCAR race it was an Indy race

[@coletrickle-km7cl]

Don't forget oakland stadium speedway (no not the baseball field) with its crazy 62 degree banking on the outer lane. There's you tube video of this track.

[@thomasturner9524]

Pocono is an amazing race

[@aldouscoroza]

The Thumbnail for this Video made ROFL 🤣🤣🤣

[@darrelladams4188]

Would like to see the SRX race there before NASCAR.

[@johnathonwaggoner358]

I wanna see some of the tracks on iracing

[@revrasheemstewart]

This is a very cool 😎 video 📸

[@realbaron5714]

Nascar should run into a pentagon or hexagonal track.

[@Keeby256]

That thumbnail tho

[@RooneyMac]

Daytona was the first street course

[@danieltroxell8558]

Had he not been a back marker driver the race would have been cancelled as he was obviously dead in the truck pathetic how blood hungry and greedy motorsports was during those years. As far as soft walls go it may not have saved his life. What kinda pressure was on him to be trying to go three wide in the tri oval at texas motor speedway. Its not like he was trying to pass some backmarkers . Senseless

[@phillipvennemann503]

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[@lucastraman706]

Goofiest thumbnail

[@KellieLeigh48]

Goofiest comment /\

[@localcrew]

Oh, SNAP!

[@mikecrawford34]

Who cares

[@KellieLeigh48]

U cared enough to comment

[@jacksoncook38]

@@KellieLeigh48^^^^