Myrtle Beach Speedway

Myrtle Beach Speedway, formerly Rambi Raceway, is a racetrack in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It has the shape of a tri-oval and a length of 0.538 mile n or the equivalent of 0.865&nbsp km. Races of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series take place on the speedway.

Currently the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series race on Saturday nights from late February through November. The track also runs various other classes of racing including Late Model Charger, Super Trucks and Mini Stocks. The speedway is home of the Myrtle Beach 400, IceBreaker 200, NASCAR Racing Experience, Monster Jam, NOPI Nationals and Horry County Fair with recent additions of Wheels of Destruction Thrill Show and the Myrtle Beach BikeFest.

History
The speedway was opened in 1958 as the Rambi Raceway. At that time it was still a pure "dirt" course on loose, unpaved ground, on the races of the NASCAR Grand National Series, today's Sprint Cup, were held. Among others, drivers like Richard Petty, David Pearson,  Donny and Bobby Allison and Ned Jarrett to these races.

Nick Lucas bought the track in 1968, before Billy Hardey co-owned it in 1987. In 1978 the oval, which has been paved since then, was rebuilt. From 1988 to 2000 the speedway was in the racing calendar of NASCAR Busch Series.

NASCAR Southeast Series had ran 17 races at the facility between 1991 and 2004.

The Busch Series race (the Myrtle Beach 250) in 2000 was the last major NASCAR event at the track.

In a deal that closed April, 2012, Speedway Group Inc. bought the facility, including 48 acres. Robert J. Lutz, one of the new owners, said Lt. Gov. André Bauer arranged for the deal to take place. Bauer said he wanted the track to help improve Myrtle Beach's economy with new events. Upgrades to the track are planned, and plans call for the NASCAR Racing Experience to attract drivers and tourists. One goal is another top-level race.

The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour had one race at the speedway in 2009. After merging the two NASCAR Whelen Modified Tours at the end of the 2016 season, beginning in 2017, the newly unified tour hosted three events at the track from 2017 through 2019.

CARS X-1R Pro Cup Series had 24 races at Myrtle Beach between 1998 and 2014. CARS Super Late Model Tour and CARS Late Model Stock Tour had 3 events each at the facility, between 2015 and 2018.

In May 2020, it was announced the track would close its doors for good once the season was complete as the result of a sale to a land developer.

Weblinks

 * Official Website (English)