Lost Speedways

Founded by @matthewdillner & others w/ a selfless passion to unearth history & document abandoned tracks. Created in 2011, inspired by 1984. tv show on @peacock

[Lost Speedways @LostSpeedways]

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[Dirty Mo Media @DirtyMoMedia]

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗪𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘

You can watch now on @peacockTV!

[Lost Speedways @LostSpeedways]

STRONG WORDS

At first the developers wanted the track to co-exist with their proposed development. That’s not true anymore. The future of @GPSspeedway1 is very very uncertain. Redevelopment looms.

[Lost Speedways @LostSpeedways]

The good fight…

[Matthew Dillner @MatthewDillner]

Already a big turnout at Pickens, SC City Council Meeting. Many here to help Save the Greenville-Pickens Speedway. Local news. Let’s go! @GPSspeedway1

[Lost Speedways @LostSpeedways]

Intriguing. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

[FloRacing @FloRacing]

🧱 @matt_tifft sat down with @MatthewDillner for a candid conversation about his vision for resurrecting Mansfield Speedway and putting it back on the racing map! 👇 https://t.co/5Kq5HeeDb8

[Dale Earnhardt Jr. @DaleJr]

Took off from Cordele Georgia after visiting to sign some autographs in support of our @zMAXFormula @CARSTour event this weekend and got a shot of the old Middle Georgia Raceway. @LostSpeedways @MatthewDillner @DirtyMoMedia

[Lost Speedways @LostSpeedways]

This is awful hard to see.

[Ryan Vargas @RyanVargas_23]

The grandstands at Irwindale Speedway have come down.

It’s officially over for my home track.

(Ernie Algorri Photo)

[Lost Speedways @LostSpeedways]

End of an era.
The West Coast racing scene has suffered a giant loss.
The winds of change are blowing hard on the sport. Cherish these places before they are gone.

[Ryan Vargas @RyanVargas_23]

The clock strikes midnight, the final ever fireworks show has started.

Irwindale Speedway has officially, hosted its final ever racing event.

[Lost Speedways @LostSpeedways]

😔Dirt is moving.
All in the name of what they call “progress.”

“While developers claim South Carolina needs more housing, retail & warehouses, racetracks like Myrtle Beach & Greenville Pickens fall victim. Which one is next?“ @MatthewDillner

[WBTW News13 @WBTWNews13]

Historic Myrtle Beach Speedway redeveloping into townhome community https://t.co/6jm66vDrXP

[Lost Speedways @LostSpeedways]

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Stage one is said to not effect the footprint of the speedway.

(Opinion) However, we learned when attending the zoning meeting that the plan includes a drive path that cuts across the land. Tactical. It’s beginning. - Matthew. https://t.co/rBrPrd6VNY

[Matthew Dillner @MatthewDillner]

UPDATE THREAD @GPSspeedway1 Pickens County zoning public hearing:

Well attended by racing community.
A small victory. Land sale not complete. Re-Zoning for a section of land (phase 1 - Manufacturing buildings) was passed w/ an amendment to not touch the track.

However….

[Lost Speedways @LostSpeedways]

Hey…
Show up.
@GPSspeedway1 needs us.

Don’t let a historic track become warehouses without letting your voices be heard.

[Lost Speedways @LostSpeedways]

Awful. Almost made a return but the pandemic eliminated the comeback race. It was so close.

[Boo Carlisle @BooCarlisle]

For the folks that ask me what is going on with Gresham Motorsports Park. I stopped by after lunch today.

It’s now a Copart Junkyard 😢

[Save The Speedway @savethespeedway]

Three lanes down, one to go at Rockingham.

📸 @Rockingham1965

[Augusta International Raceway Preservation Society @augusta_raceway]

Sportsman car driven by Floyd Powell. In 1961 this became the first car to go to Victory Lane at Augusta Speedway (the dirt 1/2-mile) which was constructed prior to the road course.

@CalebBoatwright @savethespeedway @BobbyMarkos @MatthewDillner @TheSceneVault

[Lost Speedways @LostSpeedways]

Renovations well underway at historic @HinchliffeStad. The #LostSpeedways show on @peacockTV featured this Stadium. So happy to see progress.

https://t.co/rp1Jvjc87H

[Lost Speedways @LostSpeedways]

Mansfield. A shame to see what has happened. Share a memory below..

[Lost Speedways @LostSpeedways]

Congrats to our Hall of Famer, @DaleJr.
@NASCARHall

[Lost Speedways @LostSpeedways]

Much love to our brother @bobby_markos. He’s a huge part of #LostSpeedways core & an all around good human. @Myndfuneral

[Bobby Markos @BobbyMarkos]

Had the chance to speak with @GregoryAdamsBC about @Myndfuneral and @LostSpeedways and how they coincide in my life. Love anytime I can bring music and auto racing together. I also love that I can talk about @DaleJr and @dronecoma in the same interview
https://t.co/raSANffqNw

[Lost Speedways @LostSpeedways]

Hinchliffe Stadium, best know as a Negro League Baseball Stadium, was also the epicenter (Paterson, NJ) of the east coast’s Midget Car Racing boom. It was featured in season one of #LostSpeedways w/ @DaleJr on @peacockTV
Fantastic to hear it is getting the attention it deserves.

[Front Office Sports @FOS]

MLB analyst and former All-Star Harold Reynolds is pushing for a “Field of Dreams”-style game at Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, New Jersey.

Hinchliffe is one of the last-standing Negro League ballparks.

The 10,000-seat stadium is undergoing a $94 million renovation project.

[Lost Speedways @LostSpeedways]

The war that nearly ended the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Most people don’t realize it was nearly a Lost Speedway. The images are haunting.

[nascarman @nascarman_rr]

December 29, 1941: It was announced that the Indy 500 would be cancelled until the end of World War II

[Lost Speedways @LostSpeedways]

It’s almost gone, but the memories will last forever.
@MyrtleBSpeedway |
📸@ChrisOwens62