SPARTANBURG: NASCAR’s Forgotten City

I hope my random number is generated. Love this channel.

Jeremy Clements runs Xfinity out of his shop in Spartanburg.

love the content,been a petty fan since I attended my first race 1970 trenton,nj. won by the King!

Love it so much!!!!! Thanks guys!

I work just around the corner from cotton Owens house. At my job I have been blessed to have met him and David Pearson and the great Bud Moore. I loved Buds stories. Spartanburg truly misses them. And you can’t forget about Ol Dick Brooks too. Love yawls channel. 👍🏻. #43

Here’s my comment to win the mug, and I believe Dan Gurney drive Bud Moores Cougars a few times in Trans Am.🏁

Awsome channel keep up the great work. Y'all should tell story on 1966 or 1967 Tennessee race where Richard hit the wall and Maurice put car back together and aligned with some string and won.

Spartanburg is a very interesting place I have been doing a lot of research on lately. You guys read my mind somehow with this one lol

I don't know if you guys can help me. Recently, I saw a picture taken with you and your Dad, Richard, Kyle and Lee by Lee's Oldsmobile at the museum. I have been trying to find a copy of that photo with no luck. This past weekend, I acquired a photo of Lee, Richard, Kyle and Adam by the same car and I believe it may have been taken about the same time. I would really like to acquire the one with all of you if at all possible. I always admired your Dad and I admire you three as well and I would like to at that to my collection. If you have any idea where I can obtain that photo, I would really appreciate it. Thank you for your great videos and keep up the great work

Thanks for keeping these memories alive!

Love to hear all of the history guys. Keep up the good work!

I always enjoy watching. Please tell us more about the last video clip, looks like the King himself giving a tour of Petty Enterprises. Is the entire video available?

You had Rex White, Mario Rossi, John Greenwood also had shops in Spartanburg.

Y'all are doing a fine job boys

Great show as always, guys! I had a distant cousin who married Jack Smith, and helped him get sponsorship from Atlanta's Boomershine Pontiac, because she was friends with the Boomershine family. Keep the great stories coming and thanks for keeping these memories alive!

I wanted to work for Bud when I was younger, and somehow got to meet Red(Ken). I would go buy his house some evenings and talk with him while he built gears in his out building. Gave me a Wrangler coat and shirt once. Bought some old programs from Miss Sue as well. Great people. Always made me feel welcome.

Still have my Bud Moore Norris Racing Wheels decal from the 1970s

Bob Rogers’ shop was in nearby Greenville. Fielded cars for drivers such as Mike Alexander, Tim Richmond, Donnie, and Neil. Where Larry Mc got his Cup start. Believe team became King Racing when sold to Kenny Bernstein.

Tex Powell shop in our area. Also clemets racing is in Spartanburg

I think BUD MORE used the Cleveland engine

That would've been cool to have a super speedway in Spartanburg. Home town of David Pearson and HQ of Holman/Moody. That would've been some horsepower burning at any cost, just for bragging rights.

Jeremy Clement’s

The track in Spartanburg was to be built near the intersection of Interstates 85 and 26. It would have changed the entire layout of Spartanburg if it had happened. Dick Brooks also was living in Spartanburg County, in Woodruff. My deceased father bled Petty Blue and was a MOPAR guy his entire life. When Earnhardt wrecked Bobby Hamilton at Rockingham, my father called him shi_teater for the rest of his life. He was raised in the North Georgia Mountain culture and saw it as taking food off another man's table. It was hilarious.

Long time Petty Family fan! Please keep these videos coming. Great history lessons from the real days of NASCAR!

Mecklenburg County taxes drove teams to Cabarrus, Randolf and Iredell County’s

Rex White was in Inman SC

great show guys

I believe the "Blue Laws" were the main reasons for Spartanburg not getting the node for the big track that Alabama got. Blue Laws if you don't remember didn't allow any business to be open on a Sunday. I just ran up on your site, I 'm up here in Smut Means territory, Forest City, NC, take care and keep the vids coming

wasnt haus elington in spartanburg

Jeremy Clements shop is in Spartanburg off of business 85

I live only a few miles from most of those shops. I dont know where Jack Smiths shop was. Its a shame what happened to Hyltons and Bud Moores places. Peach Blossom is still there ! so is Ikes ( by Bud Moores)

Thanks guys as always great show

Because South Carolina wouldn’t sell alcohol on Sunday was why it was built in Alabama instead of Spartanburg

Cup or no... I really like this channel.

Unfortunately peach blossom is closed down

Jeremy Clements

Those were back in the days when you could drive by unannounced and just yak with them. If they aint too busy.

Where was Rex Whites racfing shop ?

I grew up with greg moore we were best friends and i was in bud moore engineering most everyday from 1973 till 1996 when the closed and Ken Myler, Red was one of my favorite people in that shop. great guy. i miss him alot. great man. always super nice to me. my best friend Greg Moore passed away on feb 18th. left a hole in my heart

They were not apposed to the track being here. They did not want to give up the airport as it was the first commercial airport in the state. Other sites were offered. You forgot Jeremy Clements here in Spartanburg.

Just watched this video I worked for James Finch at the old Buckshot Jones shop. The shop is now owned by a roofing company

Enjoy listening you guys. Lot of memories. About the same age..Met Richard in 1973 at holiday inn around the pool in Atlanta.

Clement Racing STILL in Spartanburg. Got to meet the Bakers, Marty Robbins, Mario Rossi, Joe Frazzone and others there.

My dad was a was in Cotton's pit crew during the from 1964 to 1968 until my mom said he needed to give up his hobby and actually work in the profession that he went to school for, which was pharmacy. Dad was great friends with Cotton, Bud, Jack Smith, James Hylton, and David Pearson, who was my mom's 2nd cousin. I was born in 1980 but anytime my dad was off, we would go to Cotton and Dot's house, Bud's shop, and we would usually eat lunch with David at The Peach Blossom. I remember going to Cotton's garage and getting in and out of all the cars he had built in his shop. Bud would do the same thing. Cars they were building or were already built and race ready, I wasn't tall enough at the time to get in the cars myself, so Bud would either put me in the car or I would get in with a step stool. Bud would always ask me if the car passed my inspection, jokingly of course. Those are memories I cherish to this day. When my wife and I were married, Cotton', Bud, David, and Jack Smith attended our wedding.

The race trck that became Talladega was going to be built off I-85 just on the other side of Spartanburg. The land was bought, cleared, and ready for construction but the residents of the area didn't want the hassle of the crowds, potential traffic congestion, and noise from the track. So Spartanburg County turned it into a landfill. That still pisses me off to this day.

Hub city on the map

Inman here. Many many nascar relics in spartanburg county. Father in law and his brother are pictured in Daytona and talledega halls of fame pitting James Hylton . I have one of the boss 429 pistons from the winning 500 miler they won at talledega.

Inman here. Many many nascar relics in spartanburg county. Father in law and his brother are pictured in Daytona and talladega halls of fame pitting James Hylton . I have one of the boss 429 pistons from the winning 500 miler they won at talledega.

Love the history! To be honest I struggle watching NASCAR today it just ain’t what it used to be