This is cool 💯

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

I hope this brought back some fond memories of when you tore this place up back in the day 💪🏻

@jasonfields2798

2 жыл бұрын

THE Mark Martin watched this video... by gosh Markingham is the best comment I have read all year

@RoyJenkins777

2 жыл бұрын

@@Stapleton42 When Mark Martin comments on your video that's when you know you've made it . Good stuff brother. God Bless

@rickmoyerjr2845

2 жыл бұрын

Loved watching you and the Winston Cup race at the Rock back in the day!

@paulym5814

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Mark how are you doing.

Man, you owe that gentleman a huge thanks for showing you around the track. To say he went out of his way to give you a complete tour of the facility is an understatement, and he did it with such enthusiasm. Without him, this video would still be very interesting, but nowhere near as good. What a cool dude.

@Stapleton42

4 ай бұрын

I agree Jamie is a super cool guy

@rustyshackelford9612

3 ай бұрын

That's just how Jamie is as a person as long as I've known him

@chocolatetownforever7537

3 ай бұрын

@@rustyshackelford9612 Youre both lucky to know him. I grew up in the 80s and 90s in what I consider to be the greatest era of NASCAR, and I remember the Rock well. Id LOVE to walk around that place and see some of the history. Just watching this video was like going back in time. That dude is cool. And knows his stuff.

I'm so glad this track, along with North Wilkesboro are getting the love they so richly deserve. Even if neither track ever hosts another Cup series race, just having the tracks restored and brought back to life will preserve the rich history of racing in the state. As an adopted North Carolinian, I heartily approve and really look forward to attending racing events!

We have an abandoned Oval here in the UK called Rockingham too... i called the last ever motorcycle race there back in 2018 .. it was built to run Indy Races in europe, but the track had weepers that could never fix. Its now a huge car storage facility... loving this type of content.

@darth_autie_117

4 ай бұрын

i was in the pit crew for a Greenpower team a few years ago and my first and last races were at Rockingham

Your exploration videos are so much better then the illegal break and enter style exploration videos other KZread people do where they break in illegally. Having a tour guide and open access makes your video 1000% more enjoyable to go in with permission and help from someone with pretty good knowledge. 🥰

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

Glad to hear that it's being restored. Too many tracks and dragways being torn down or left to rot. Great vid!

@mikes.1882

Жыл бұрын

Expendable cash issues in America

My Dad (who wasn't around much) Decided to surprise me and Took me to this track when I was 10... Been hooked since. THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS MEMORY BACK

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome man. I’m glad you’re here

In 2007 when Andy Hillenburg owned the track, we raced Bandoleros and Legends cars on an inside road course that also used the front straightaway and turns 3 and 4. We were able to use the pits and all. Great experience.

I use to go to" bike week" every winter in Dayton with my converted bus and some friends, usually for a month, and always stopped on the way from central Pa. at THE ROCK! I was at the last race and couldn't believe after all the upgrades made they would just close it up! But it was right after #3 had died and everything that was NASCAR would never be the same! I have so many stories about Rockingham great memories now @ 66 is really special! Thanx for doing this series! ps, It always would rain and be a Monday race! made it even better.

@johnsnow1355

2 жыл бұрын

Nascar has made many many questionable choices. From the chase to the car of tomorrow to letting Camaro and mustang body into the top level sport. They are floundering grasping at straws to keep a dieing sport alive. They never understand it's about the drivers and engaging fans emotional support through the drivers personality. Fancy cars and weird track races are a temporary bandaid. The real issue is after Gordon, Earnhardt and the great personality on the 90s left the sport there is a big hole these rich kids buying a cup ride can't fill. Not to mention there is 0 set up now. Cars ride on the bump stops everywhere they race making shocks and springs meaningless. To go fast all u have to do is hit the gas and turn left. Back in the day ride height, sway bars, springs and shocks were a science to make a car go fast. Now they put Honda civic front springs in the car and the shocks do nothing the cars ride on rubber blocks up front where is the science in that.

@throttlewatch4614

2 жыл бұрын

Richard Petty was the king of nascar but Dale Earnhardt was the Father of NASCAR it all went downhill after Dale was gone

@lynnlindsay4480

2 жыл бұрын

I know I'm sad about the old tracks and love them, and less excited about road course races and races out west. That is just not NASCAR. I won't watch those races and even in the 80's I hated Riverside. I despise Phoenix, and Las Vegas. I am pro southern races that go along tracks like Darlington, Atlanta, Bristol, Talladega, Daytona, and that one near Charlotte NC, Martinsville? Martinsdale?

I am so envy of you, to be able to see this history of Nascar in person. Absolutely loved this, to remember all the history of this track. Unbelievable, thank you so much for sharing the history of the Rock. From DW to this unbelievable

This is so amazing to me. The Rock is where I fell in love with NASCAR! I am happy to see that they are giving it new life!

I enjoy old signs. I could not have left that place without something finding its way into my car. Surprising mice and vandals had not destroyed most everything. Great video

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

It was abandoned but under watch for most of the time thankfully. It helps that it’s in the middle of nowhere too lol

So jealous of all the history stuff you guys do. Stoked for this video! Best part of Sunday morning right here!

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

We are glad you’re here for it 🤟🏻

I sat on the back stretch for the last race in 04. Also spent many weekends there as a kid from 91 all the way to 04. This is an amazing nostalgic video. Thank you

Glad to see these historic tracks are being brought back from the dead . The Rock, Atlanta, and hopefully North Wilkesboro

Mitch is like a kid in a candy store "What's that" *guy starts explaining* Mitch: "OH WHAT IS THIS?!??" lmaoo

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 yep

Hopefully they will bring more racing back to this speedway. I never minded Rockingham. The place was challenging and it had character. You could see drivers working it hard in the cars. You don't have tracks like that anymore.

During the race, my buddies were egging me on about jumping over the turn four wall after the race and go down into pit road... I said alright. [no fence at the furthest point]. End of the race-"where ya'll going?" I carried this big ass cooler and climbed over the wall, they followed. The banking, awesome is so steep. We made our way down into where the haulers were, walked right up beside Dales hauler, stepped over the rope thing they had set up. We had a great time. To hear these cars run at full speed is incredible.

Last race I attended at The Rock was after Dale Earnhardt had passed away at Daytona. I still vividly remember it was the largest funeral I have ever been too. Signed his Daytona hauler right next to Bobby Labonte which he signed to the "greatest driver he had ever raced" Lap 3 then eerillly Dale junior was rear ended by Ron Hornaday and hit the wall violently...... Then the sky opened up and it was tears from heaven. The race was postponed and they raced on Monday. In 1996 I had been given a pit pass and stood in Dale's pit during the entire race where he battled Petty's driver Bobby Hamilton and they had the best cars in the entire field that day and battled back and forth the entire race then Dale did what Dale does best and came away with a great victory. It gets better...... I actually wore my authentic Hardee's pit crew shirt that day so I rushed down to victory lane and got my hands on Dale's rear spoiler and helped push him into victory lane.....I had died and gone to racing heaven. The absolute greatest racing memory in my entire life having gone to over a hundred races. Nothing better than seeing your favorite driver win at a race you're attending and doesn't happen much. The Rock is my 2nd favorite track next to Richmond then Martinsville. Me and buddy had season tix to the Rock and were also lucky enough to see the "Flyin Aces" win a record 4 consecutive pit crew championships and that record will NEVER be broken. Kyle Petty's home track and he dominated there for a few years in his Mellow Yellow car and was a blast to see. Man that is a great racetrack!!!

As a motorsports history buff, this type of content is awesome! Thanks for taking us along.

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

We’re glad you’re here!

I am so glad you got to meet Jamie and he hooked you up with an exclusive tour of the track. Not many people have had that opportunity. As a deputy answering the alarms back in the late 80's early 90's, Frank Wilson or Ronnie Chavez would come out and open it up so we could check out the place, (this was on night shift), so I saw the entire place. Of course it was an active track then. Too bad I didn't know you were going to be in town, it would have been nice to meet you guys. Shit happens.

The best going backwards on a game was NASCAR 98 because Bob Jenkins would just constantly say “hey buddy you’re going the wrong way!” over and over but it was worth it. So worth it.

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

Great memories. I worked the turn 4 fire/rescue truck at the Rock for five years before working Race Control in the tower for the last two Cup races. Views from the tower were fantastic.

so sad such a legendary and historic track left to decay. so glad its being restored to its former glory and i cant wait to see it back to how we all remember it. Thank You Mitch for showing us this and i would gladly donate to help!! Edit: mustache gang!

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

Ayyy 🤟🏻

The best part of these videos is your like a big kid that has found the best candy shop in the whole word and you are in 7th heaven! The history of NASCAR needs to be shown so that it can be resurrected so it can introduce a next generation of racers to the sport!

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

I agree!

I finally took the time to watch another of your great videos Mitchell. I wanted to comment on the little track you drove on. When Andy Hillenburg owned Rockingham, he built that track as an exact replica of Martinsville. He said that Martinsville was the toughest track to drive in NASCAR. I did an advanced race school on that track about 11 years ago. All day school, started with driving his K & N cars and he moved you into his ARCA cars if he felt you were ready. Awesome experience! Keep up the good work!

@Stapleton42

7 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

Been to Rockingham several times but never got to see the behind the scenes stuff. This is an awesome video. Thanks for taking me back to my early 20s.

Thats cool man to see the rock being restored to something that can host races again I can't wait

@thunderchaser2042

2 жыл бұрын

The Rock deserves to be on the Cup Series schedule!

I first became a Nascar fan when i was in my early teens (about 55 years ago) and have watched a lot of the evolution of the series over the years. I saw Dale when his first at Bristol in person (also many Darrel Waltrip ones over the years of his dominance there). I saw the loss of North Wilksboro and Rockingham as well as one at Darlington. Seeing one or two being restored and possibly used once again feels very good.

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

This place will be a staple racetrack again even if nascar doesn’t come back here. They don’t need it

@ChurchesMoney

2 жыл бұрын

I’m a relative of Wendell Scott.

@thebreatheezkeselowskifan6687

2 жыл бұрын

Now both are being restored

You gotta give Stapleton42 credit for helping to bring back such a legendary and iconic racetrack.

When you walked into that soundproof room, and he said “it’s pretty acoustically friendly in here,” I felt like I was watching some mockumentary horror movie and it was about to go sideways😂

This was one of my favorite tracks on nascar thunder 2003. Glad to hear its being restored

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

Us too!

This is my new favorite KZread channel. I went to all the races at The Rock back in the 90s up until they closed. Freaking awesome tour!

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man we will make you proud!

This is one of the coolest “urban exploring” videos ever, I think partly because it’s not really abandoned so it’s not typical urban exploring. Having the backstory to so many of your questions that are being asked just takes this video to a next level compared to typical UE videos. Super cool video. REALLY enjoyed it

I actually met Mark Martin at this track, 1996, I was in a pit crew pit stop competition on the start finish line. So many great memories, thank you

I'm watching and you said "if you're really into this stuff..." I'm thinking this is the best NASCAR related channel there is really. I'm sure we're about the same age and I'm still watching but have strayed. Your channel is making me get in Google Earth looking at this Speedway cause this is the most missed track of mine.

used to go here, charlotte, martinsville, and north wilksboro with my dad and his friend growing up. Used to park our campers on Saturday (or Friday for sat races) and spend the night at the track. There's something special about waking up in the morning and having breakfast while happy hour is going on and watching the fans trickle in. I think the last time I was there was 1996 for a Busch series race.

@kowalski3769

2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that!! I remember that time of year you could go to all those tracks plus Darlington, 3 or 4 weekends in a row! You could camp but even if you didn't the ride home was only a couple of hours. It was a glorious time. You could go to 6-10 races a year easily. Got to see Harry Gant win 2 of the 4 races he won in a row back in 1991! This video reminds me of the time a friend and I made our pilgrimage to Charlotte Motor Speedway. We met a security guard and he let us in the track and allowed us to drive on the track with him while he did his security rounds!! We were like little kids we were so excited! We took pictures of EVERYTHING! The guard let us climb up the banking and sit underneath a HUGE Winston Cup sign in turn 1 while he took a picture of us. I was laying on the pavement and taking pictures of the track from ground level. We thought we had won the lottery. It was a blast! It's a shame that nascar abandoned it's roots and fans here in the South. They lost a lot of fans including me by doing that and it shows every week with less and less people in the stands. It breaks my heart because nascar was such a big part of my life back then.

@robtans5042

2 жыл бұрын

Nascar

@robtans5042

2 жыл бұрын

Nascar outgrowed their roots and turned their back on the south. Hell theyve taken seats out of the remaining tracks because they cant fill them. A common person has trouble affording to attend a race now days. I checked nashville 400 dollars for cheap seats. No way I would spend that much to watch a bunch of drivers of today. In 1977 I drove to bristol bought a 12 dollar ticket and even went to the pits after the race. Today that would cost me a hell of a lot more. And the biggest difference I got a hell of a lot more for my money. I got to brang my cooler of beer my own food and smoke a cigarette if I wanted to. And most of all I got to watch the greatest drivers in the history of the sport. The allisons yarbrough buddy baker benny parsons darrell waltrip and david pearson if he chose to run and of course the King Richard petty. Them guys were class acts and I guarantee you they knew what restroom to use

I am a forest ranger at rockingham, that burned out skid steer in the bone yard started a hell of a wildfire

Great tour! I was in those suites in the mid 80's. The one I was in was called "The Carolina lounge." You could here the cars some, but there was catered food as well as full bar. Food was free as well as full bar. It came the price paid for the suite. I enjoyed going out and down to get the full sound and rumble of the cars. The races were always in March and October, so it was usually cold and uncomfortable. Just great racing there. The track was more commanding of respect than Darlington. Chewed up the tires faster.

This might just be the single best video ever!! Although I’ve enjoyed all your videos in this series…Thanks for taking us places we’d never be able to see

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man that’s what we are here for 🤟🏻

Thank you for your contribution to the vintage nascar community. I loved the rock i went there just to take a pic of the outside. To see inside brings me tears of joy thank you.

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

That’s great to hear man we appreciate your support

@graysonbyass-rascoe4326

2 жыл бұрын

@@Stapleton42 Yooooo my dude i love you man thanks for responding, you're channel is awesome i hope to see it grow more. I laughed at the rcr video where you went on the red is orange rant about sr's cars lol. Keep it up! Stay safe!

I never went to this track but loved watching the racing there on the tube. There is so much history and memorabilia that is priceless. That is a lot of work to do these restorations just like the cars raced there and the equipment to support it. Awesome job guys, can't wait to see it finished if I am still around. Great vid and I am sharing with my gearhead buds.

This brought back fond memories for me. Great tour behind the scenes of the track I raced (very fast) go karts on many years ago. The Kart had two 135 cc engines and 4 wheel disk brakes. During a practice session I was entering the road course at over 130 mph from the back straight and my front brakes failed. My friend who was watching me saw me locking the rear wheels up and trying to slow down enough to make the turn (I did barely make it) said he was wondering what had happened. Great times and a lot of fun. Thank you for this great video!

Absolutely love your videos, I remember the first time I saw the Daytona 500 in 1982 and it was incredible when they threw the green flag and 43 cars came screaming by. I was at all the Ontario Motor speedway races as a teenager and at Riverside International Speedway when I was a youngster. Dale Earnhardt was always my favorite even when it wasn’t popular to be his biggest fan.

That dude has done a great job and it shows in the pride he takes in his work. I wish more tracks could be brought back to life.

When you said go the wrong way and hit everybody that brought back so many memories!

Man!!!! Brings back memories. Seen many, many races there. Including the last one!! Camped out on the Hamlet side off the backside!!! I hope this place makes a comeback!!!

This might be the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. Thank you for showing me all the cool things in the last five or six videos

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

We won’t stop here 🤟🏻 let’s gooo

Ooohh Rockingham! :) Another one of my favorite 1990`s Nascar tracks!

I’m a fellow NC born and raised in NC and This was a awesome video!! I go to a lot of truck and car shows across the street from the racetrack at the drag strip and I’m always like man I wish I could tour the old rock!!! And I just did Man what a sweet video!!!

You were so right. What a great trip back through time. My favourite race of all time is ABFD’s lapping the field twice in 85 Southern 500 I believe. First Million win

This is BY FAR the best video you've posted!! Thanks and please keep the vintage NASCAR stuff coming!!

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude we will!! Glad you’re here for it we appreciate you

This is crazy. Love how ur fine all this nascar history. Im a jeff Gordon type of guy but all the stuff ur finding is awsome. Keep up the great finds

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude we appreciate you 🤟🏻

I was at my local watering hole, Saratoga"s Cafe, in Maggie Valley NC the night before a race at Rockingham... A buddy of mine had 4 tickets for the race. I bought all 4 for $120. I invited another friend of mine who was at the bar, offered to two others, but they declined. So I called my mom and stepdad, told them to be ready the next morning. Neither of them had ever been to a NASCAR race... We had a blast... Great track, awesome memories!

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you’re here man!

I also remember my uncle worked for the local Coca Cola plant in Hamlet NC and he would work most of the races in the late 70’s and me and my grandma would get up at like 5am so we could get in the truck with him and ride into the gate at the racetrack so we could watch the race

One of the coolest videos yet, love the history tours. My granddaddy took me there is the late 60’s I been hooked on racing ever since. And I can’t wait to see the race car you bought and please make a run on a track we can come watch! Cheers and keep up the good work

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pat!

Can't say it enough Mitchell I absolutely love this content. And I can't wait too see the Escalade and your other vehicles back in action as well. Seeing the Rock was amazing last time I was there was 1986. Have to say some things still looked the same. Can't wait to see where you go next.

@blknightsixtyfo

2 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to see what happens with this track.

Thanks for bringing me back to the 80’s when racing was fun and enjoyable

So many memories around there. I was at the last race, we had a 300’ sand drag track on the back side that I broke my back and found out I had kidney cancer in 2011, and brought home a few W’s across the street lol

Mitch I am pretty sure somewhere I KZread there is a home video from a fan who didna your at Rockingham in the mid or late 90s during a race weekend that is pretty cool too watch..AND something cool is winner's circle I used to think back in the day up until the late 1990s had a ramp that led the car up into the checkered flag part of it... keep doing these great videos man

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

I wanna find that video!

Badass that you moved to north Carolina and get to explore and dig into some of the old nascar history. By far my favorite state to vacation because of the racing their!

I remember driving by this track all the time and feeling sad it was sitting unused. Bring it back to life !

This is my home town. This track opened when I was in high school and I went to the open house. We were invited to drive on the track if we wanted. I was there with a friend and her slightly older sister, who had a brand new Impala Super Sport with all the bells and whistles. She chickened out at the last minute, so I drove her car on the track. I was doing 100 miles per hour high up in the turns until a deputy pulled up beside me, wagged his finger at me, and I had to slow down. I probably had not even had my license for a whole year. Never was afraid of speed. That's a memory I'll take to my grave. My aunt was also credit manager of Goodyear and many of the drivers who ran Goodyear Tires stopped in. She had free tickets all the time, so we were able to attend the races for free. It was a different era and life was so much simpler then. Gee, I sounds just like an old lady, don't i? 🙂

The reason you found that battery backup from Darlington Raceway is the two guys that built Darlington a few years later the same two guys built Rockingham originally.

Omg nascar thunder! Broooo in reverse causing crazyyyy wrecks! Lol you just took me back! 🤣😂

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahah

That was awesome! Glad you could get a full tour and bring us along with you. 🏁

Back in 1982 my step dad was a dirt track promoter. We were invited to take pace car for pace lap before race. I got a pit pass for the whole weekend and stayed very close to Harry Gants pit. I was 16 and it was a memory I will never forget.

Dude, the content in NC is freaking awesome!!!! I live in eastern NC and racing is on a down swing right now, but it'll pick up again!!! Thanks for the videos!!!

@bonvct

2 жыл бұрын

We need more racers and racing facilities!

@TheMallen07

2 жыл бұрын

@@bonvct we need our good ole boy racers from small town NC.

@donaldbarfield1926

2 жыл бұрын

Eric allen

"There's two kinds of people, people who did that and liars" fucking great hahahhaa

I remember DW unveiled his 17 western auto car there in fall 1990, and Gordon's 24 took parade laps to show off the new car in 1992. Then, they used to have the Pit Crew Challange there as well.

Im a recent convert to NASCAR from Australia, used to watch it as a kid back in the 90's with my Dad but never really understood it, was more about Touring Cars (V8 Supercars) at that time, but have fallen in love with the History of the Sport and your videos have been AMAZING Keep it up man, LOVE IT!

So sad that Rockingham closed. That was a awesome track to see a race.

The numbers on the dsl stuff probably correlates to a position on the patch panel in the server rack so it's easier to troubleshoot 🙏🏻. Great video man, keep it up, we're all living out part of our childhood dreams through you and logan and I for one am grateful 🙏🏻 #69 out 💪🏻

The Rock was the best track to see a race at. Went to every one from 96 and even went to the truck races they had there. In 2001 it was the next race after Dale was killed. On the third lap everyone stood holding up 3 fingers. It was Harvick first cup race and I still have my ticket that I had Harvick autograph. Love Rockingham and would love to see racing on that track again. Great video.

WOW !! this brings back memories . I was selling an airplane and the interested buyer ( Davy Allison ) Invited me to the Rock with the airplane to check it out. We landed on the drag strip beside the track. Picked up my tickets at the Will Call booth. ( you showed the sign ) watched the race from Davys pit. His carburetor broke, he went down a couple of laps before they could get a spare. We had to fly over to a little airport called the Hamlet to get away from the fans so he could check out the plane. Great memories!!!

What a Great tour guide!!! So syked to hear THE ROCK is coming back to life...

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We are too!

@jimbernard71

2 жыл бұрын

@@Stapleton42 Do you think Nascar will race there again, Or smaller races? Either way, wicked COOL😎

I’ve been a fan of nascar since as long as I can remember and oh man to see something like this is just the coolest thing

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man I’m glad you’re here for it

Definitely went backwards on NASCAR 2003 a few times. And on 98, 99, 2000, 2001, etc. awesome video!!!

Growing up a hour from Rockingham im am very happy to see it being restored once again I remember going there in the early 80’s when i was a kid

Just love your videos commemorating NASCAR's prime, its legends and its history. This stuff is as fascinating as it is entertaining. It's great that you're archiving all of this for the rest of us to enjoy. You're really on to something here.

@Stapleton42

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian! We are doing our best.

WOW, WOW, WOW. Your content is some of the best on KZread! Thank you for sharing. Keep this history coming please!!

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

We will!

When I was a fireman, we got the opportunity to work on the fire rescue crew at the Rock. Our duty station was the middle of turns 3/4. I participated from 91-2001 twice a year. We camped in the infield and stayed the whole weekend and had a ball. It was cool when they had the Union 76 Pit Crew Competition there each year. I still have a lugnut from Dale Earnhardt's Goodwrench car after they did their pit stop. The best part of working the races was occasionally getting to meet the drivers, owners, and crew members. I actually got to eat breakfast and talk to Alan Kulwicki in Feb of the year he was killed in the plane crash later that year. A lot of great times/memories at that track.

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

Dang man that’s a really cool experience

Cool enough I used to live in a town called “Rockfish” it was pretty close to rocking ham but I remember going to the drag strip next to the track with my dad and seeing the drag strip races, but knowing that I used to love live near a abandoned piece of history makes me happy

This is so awesome, what a trip back in time. I loved going to Rockingham in 2002. I live about an hour from the track and if I could, I'd help with the cleanup, etc haha 👍

Damn its crazy seeing it deserted like that because my last memory of seeing that track was on a race day in 1999. I still have that program and car from that race lol.

@ 45 . 45 here..... love the early 2000's gmc crew cab rig on the shirt...... ( it's got the ob-long headlights in it here ) its my ' 02 gmc crew cab... mine is yellow on top from body line up...... & body line down it's all black.......

I randomly stumbled onto this video and I'm so happy to see The Rock coming back! I flew out of Ft Bragg from 2010 till late 2012, and did a lot of motorcycle riding out in that area, as well as attending quite a few drag races at the strip across the street. Every time I passed that track I longed to get in there and ride just one lap! It's really cool that you got to get in and take the grand tour. It makes you realize just how massive the entire facility is, and it makes you realize just how much work is going into bringing everything in it back up to code and ready to work. This is a great video. Thanks so much for bringing back all of the great memories!

@Stapleton42

4 ай бұрын

Glad you found us man! You’d love the other racing/nascar history stuff we’ve done very similar to this

@grumpyoldbiker1118

4 ай бұрын

Definitely gonna dig in. I've had family in coastal Carolina since the 1940's. Just finished your North Wilkesboro video as well and heard some familiar last names in it. Great content, Sir!

Another killer cut. Love the history

Oh hell yes! Love this channel more and more each post! You guys are awesome!

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man we appreciate you!

My first race was 1990 ac delco 200 and 500. I think the 200 was Gordon's first race in the outback pontiac. The 500 was dominated by Kyle Petty, but Kulwicki won. It's such a great old track and so special to me.

Love Rockingham. Awesome video. Like Dale Jr's lost speedways. But bringing back Rockingham and seeing everything that is still there from the past is really unreal. Thank you for sharing.

Been a subscriber since the beginning and this is up there with one of the best videos you have done so far!

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah man I appreciate you!

She’ll be back on the cup schedule someday mark my words

@Stapleton42

4 ай бұрын

I agree. It’s coming

In 1996 my wife and I were married in Victory Lane at Charlotte Motor Speedway while I was taking Fast Track school again, we had their black #3 Monte Carlo race car for our backdrop as we're both Earnhardt fans. We honeymooned the following weekend at The Rock. We were back when Andy Hillenburg had the track and ran truck Series races, drove down from NY to support him.

My stepmom has been a nurse in the Rockingham area for 30 years and back when racing /briefly/ returned to the track I was lucky to get to see things from the infield on race day including that admittedly VERY dated looking care center.

Like a kid in a candy store...My dad took me to the first race at The Rock. I was hooked ever since. Btw you can never have too many cars. 😁

Loved this vid, man holy shit. Lots of fond memories popped up immediately for me. Loved Kyle Petty during the Sabco years. I think he won 3 years in a row here and had several top 10s. Always loved Rockingham for giving me those great memories as a youngin. Huge thanks for making my day with this!

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

That’s man we appreciate you!

This is very cool! I do know @39:32 where stepping through the box suites - the far right suite going into turn 1 was the Pepsi suite. I don't recall the wall mounted AC units even being on during the Feb and Nov races - prob why they've lasted all these years. At the time, it was actually nice to sit inside where it was warm. I sure hope NASCAR can make it back to the Rock; especially a night race

I raced at Rockingham back in the 90's...was heartbroken when it shutdown. It was brought back to life for a few years for truck races, but then went dark again and it was not expected to ever come back...and here we are...AND North Wilkesboro! I recently moved to Bear Creek, NC...right off 421. I can go south to the Rock or North to Wilkesboro.

Your tour guides laugh had me cracking up!

@Stapleton42

2 жыл бұрын

He’s a cool dude!