Myrtle Beach Speedway, Motorsport track in the United States
Myrtle Beach Speedway was a semi-banked asphalt oval of 0.538 miles (0.866 km) on U.S. Route 501 near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with a dogleg tri-oval layout. It opened in 1958 as the dirt Rambi Raceway and was paved in 1974. The track closed in August 2020 and most of it, including the oval, outer walls and pit road, was demolished in December 2021; only the dirt of turns 3 and 4 remained.
Opened in 1958 as the dirt Rambi Raceway, the track hosted nine NASCAR Grand National (Cup) races through 1965. Nick Lucas bought it in 1968 and paved it in 1974; after a 1981 closure it reopened in 1986 and was permanently asphalted in 1987. The final race, the Sun Fun 101, ran in August 2020, and most of the track was demolished in December 2021.
The track closed permanently in August 2020 and most of it, including the oval, outer walls and pit road, was demolished in December 2021. As of December 2024 only the dirt of turns 3 and 4 remained, beside a new pond and housing. Nothing is open to visit; the site lies off U.S. Route 501 near Myrtle Beach.
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