NASCAR's Weirdest & Most Historic Track: The Daytona Beach & Road Circuit | S1ap on Location 9
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- Thundering down a 2 mile stretch of US Highway A1A and then careening down the dunes onto the beach may sound like the start of a horrific accident, but this was one of the first races ever held in NASCAR competition, and the sight of NASCAR's birth back in 1948. So, what mad lad decided to start racing out here and why at Daytona? Let's find out.
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Music in order of appearance:
Oragami Pigeo - Bring Me Down
Oragami Pigeo - Lo-fi Waves
Ross Bugden - Black Heat
Daytona USA OST - Let's Go Away
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God I love this channel. It's good enough to where even people that aren't NASCAR fans can enjoy this 🙂🤘🏻
Return to NASCAR’s roots..... We had Bristol dirt.....future beach race? 🤔
Not gonna lie, on-location shoots are super hard for folk who make your style of content to get right, but between the audio mixing and getting a flow of talking outside of a studio, you absolutely nailed it.
@@hooters9800that would be awesome
Imagine a big wave crashing onto the backstretch and destroying half the field...
_Truly would be _*_THE TRACK IS WET_*_ moment_
Oh for petes sake
Yeah except its pretty easy to know the timing of tides.
Bernie Ecclestone's dream come true
Funnily enough, this has happened in F1. 1950 Monaco Grand Prix, first lap, a wave crashes into the harbour, flooding the Tabac corner, and half the field got wiped out in the wreck.
@@mandude03VideosYT What a way to start this event
Before NASCAR ever raced on _asphalt, concrete, other dirt, or even rain..._
We had *SAND.*
S A N D
S A N D
*S A N D*
*S. A. N. D.*
NASCAR raced on any surface, be it sand, dirt or asphalt; anywhere they could draw a finish line. 100 miles turned into 200. 200 into 500.
You know how cool it would be if this was a fantasy track in the next NASCAR game
Nascar thunder 2004 had it
@@dylanhale7300 The NASCAR games from 2000 through 2006 were some of the best.
I wish they'd just remake those with present day physics.
@@dylanhale7300 Yeah there are somethings from that game that they should bring back
It was in NASCAR Thunder 2003 but I think it was shorter version.
YES
If I was the CEO of NASCAR, I would have a race on Daytona Beach on every 10th anniversary of the 1st NASCAR race here. We can afford it.
I agree, just a 50 lap exibition race for $1 million. (And just for a little extra spice, make it a "semi unlimited race." Spec chassis, no rules on motor, tires, brakes, areo... so on)
@@dylanhale7300 amazing idea bro
Good luck convincing the city though.
@@dylanhale7300 Or do what they did for the Dirt race, let them run that type of car here.
Run the Clash at the beach. Now that would be something
This video brought to you by Slap writing his beach vacation off as a business expense.
Those were business margaritas. All 10 of them.
S1ap at his IRS audit: Yes, those 10 bottles of sunscreen were a business expense and this, czcams.com/video/M7OQ8_kLPTI/video.html, is the video that shows it.
Just like Curtis Turner woulda done it.
Back when the philosophy of racing was “if they die, they die”
Back when they had enough viewers to pay off the court
It's so surreal watching these races from the 40s, 50s and early 60s. Dudes wore button shirts or t-shirts and a moped helmet sitting on a bench seat, smoked cigarettes and as the stories go, on occasion they even had a beer or two during the race
@@TheRatic0n A beer or two would be fine. I can drink 5 shots of Jack Daniels and my BAC barely reaches .02.
That shot at 9:00 had me a little shocked at how close people dared to stand in those days. As a motorsport photographer I’m all for getting near the action but damn...
(Edit: I know Group B was the same deal. Big rally fan here! Part of why this surprised me more is that they are pack racing at top speed. One bump or side tap and it’s over)
Watch some old group B rally events, it makes this look almost tame
Group B Rally my friend. If you wanna see spectators getting way too close to the action that's by far the best example. Literally inches away in a lot of cases.
Spectators at Rally events during the Group B era used to try and touch the cars as they went by, a lot of mechanics said they found severed fingers in the grills and engine compartments.
@BlackWatchAmbush oh I’ve seen it many times. And to be honest I just had to build a reputation at my local tracks and events. I still haven’t gotten where I want to be yet, as I’d like to be full time for NASCAR or IndyCar. But it all takes time, patience, and practice
@BlackWatchAmbush initially yes I had to pay. But after building a relationship with drivers and staff you will eventually have friends there and typically people will want to see you out there shooting for them. In the drift community specifically I’ve noticed a lot of appreciation for media in general, and I’m sure that applies to other types of independent or small team racing. Many tracks and events have media applications for each event as well. If you have something to show or know people, they’ll usually start accepting you. And I don’t have much Fuji experience but I shoot Olympus Micro Four Thirds and it’s a perfect system for me. A decent telephoto lens is all you really need. I started out with an ancient Canon 5D with an 80 dollar zoom lens and just being out there let me improve a lot. (That and CZcams guides on panning and capturing motion)
also don't forget Milt Marion won the first ever race in 1936 winning the 1700 Dollar prize while bill pocked 500 dollars finishing 5th
"A guy named Bill France"
Never heard of him. :P
Have you heard of his drunken Grandson?
In Cars 3 there was the Fireball Beach based on obviously Daytona Beach, and named after obviously Fireball Roberts
F1 race, last night's Supercars races, Jimmy Broadbent upload, S1ap upload. Today is a good day.
yup
Not just S1ap. But S1ap on location 😭😭😂
This track should in the next NASCAR game as a DLC
YES
YES
Or right outta the box. Dlc breeds greed.
I do know that track was in an old NASCAR game made by EA Sports. I forgot which one though...
@@KayDizzelVids I know thunder 04 had it
F1, IndyCar, NASCAR, AND S1apSh0es all in one weekend? You're too good to us
So glad everyone gets to finally see this, so fun to work on this with you! Can't wait to do another! ;)
Nice camerawork 👍
Cody, how did you find out about the cruise? I'd love to go to one
Look, Slap really wanted to make a visit to Daytona Beach and needed a reason
Still remember playing this in Thunder 2003, was wondering what happened to this place
I'm so early s1apsh0es hasn't slapped someone yet
We need to stop this violent criminal
George Russel has though!
I'm surprised he hasn't slapped anyone else's shoes yet
"we know who designed the circuit"
God
14:33 Did anyone else see the #6 car, the Fabulous Hudson Hornet by any chance? 😃
Excellent catch.
@@LadyAnuB Thank you ☺️
Was just there, the north turn restaurant was closed from the hurricane. We did go in the streamline and of course drove the beach, we even went up the lighthouse at Ponce inlet
Just found your old/abandoned track videos. Gonna work my way through them all. You put so much work into these and I like your perspective as a true race fan. Fantastic work, much appreciated.
S1ap uploads are the absolute best uploads.
S1AP is bacc
I wanna see this return in NASCAR NXT
The Daytona USA arcade game nostalgia there at the end was just (*chef’s kiss*).
Congratulations on hitting 100k S1ap🥳
Red Byron was NASCAR's first champion in 1948 when Modifieds were their only series. He was also their second champion in 1949 when he switched to the new pure stock division. Byron was also a decorated bomber aviator during world war two.
Impressive quote at 8:16 -- "...but even then, the commerce of vice often comes with a heavy price, and is surrounded by the graves of so much lost potential."
I’m glad you pointed out the tracks beginnings as a Land Speed Record course. I didn’t know that until a few months ago. Great video!
DAYTONAAAAAAAAAAAA aahhaa, the end made me grin so much.
Daytona Beach is a classic track, but the Superspeedway needed to be built. Had the track still exist today, the amount of safety standards that the track would break would be longer than all of the comments in the comment section combined.
not only that, good luck convincing the city council to do an event like this. There was a bike race that was proposed to them that would run in downtown Daytona Beach on the exact same area but the city government wouldn't budge.
I remember racing on the beach course in Nascar 2004. So cool.
YAY ANOTHER S1AP UPLOAD!
Nascar may not be able to take the race to the beach, but I'd propose they take the beach to the race by covering Daytona's back stretch with sand giving the raceway a similar racing surface as drivers dealt with back when the beach race was a thing.
Awesome !!! S1ap on raceday !!! Wooooooo !!!
Excellent work, loved the research and production. Look forward to the next one
I remember I had NASCAR Thunder 2004 on the PC & I remember running races at the daytona beach track in the game. Man I miss playing it
This was a really great, really informative video. Also appreciate the song at the end, brought a big ol' smile on my face. I may not be the biggest NASCAR fan, but I can appreciate a well done video.
Awesome work as always, S1ap!
Awesome Vid! Peep the flying WV at 11:49
This is a really interesting channel. I've watched quite a few of your vids in the past few weeks and learned a lot. I don't watch NASCAR any more (the chase and the stages ruined it for me) but watching the old races is great and learnbing something new every time. Thanks man
Haven't watched your channel in a hot minute, but it looks like your presentation quality keeps getting better. Awesome job.
Great video! 👍 love the channel
Slap on the beach with the blinding bright light behind him is a definite metaphor of him as a devine saviour of motorsport brought to us
In later years something the motorcycle beach course had, that the cars didn't, were two places on the paved straight where 90 degree square corner "chicanes" were used to slow them down. The motorcycles were running the course faster than the cars!
I still need a history of the Truck Series. Why was it created, why are they trucks, and how are they different from other nascar series? As far as I can tell, nobody has told the story on CZcams.
Seconded
Slap and I'm one of your patreon supporters thank you so much for your content. as a longtime Nascar fan it's greatly appreciate
Amazing video as always
To debut the Next Gen car, they should run it out there where it all began. Thank you for the history lesson S1ap.
Excellent work as always, thank you
Another good one s1ap
NASCAR: You’ve heard of the Throwback Race, you’ve heard of the Bristol Dirt Race. Now, WE DO THEM BOTH!! IN DAYTONA!!!
Nice work and packed with info. Thanks
Awesome installment of S1ap on Location!
Where it all began for NASCAR... One of the most iconic tracks in NASCAR history.^^
I don't even watch NASCAR, i'm almost exclusively an F1 fan. But boy are your videos entertaining! I love them.
You loved the beach!!! haha. A racer...Big Bill...Joe Weatherly was the Yunick car. Don't forget the Flocks! Uber cool they still have checkered flags hanging. Great video Slapshoes.
Way cool man, keep up the quality content
this was the episode ive been waitin for!
Great Job ( as usual ) !!
Great video! Lots of cool information. Thank you.
Slap is the premier nascar historian, as an Aussie who’s not massively into the sport, you’ve really peaked my interest in the sport and it’s history. I hope one day nascar recognise this and make you apart of the media team somehow.
Keep doing what you do man, love the channel
I love your video dude! Why? I don't know particularly, but your view and take on all things NASCAR just resonates well with me.
Love your videos slap!
S1ap, ik it would be a hike for you, but I'd love for you to come to PA and do Nazareth speedway, the track (as well as the smaller dirt course) have so much history to it.
i've been waiting for this one
Loved racing on this track on NASCAR Thunder 2004
Nascar went back to the dirt this year. This seems like the next logical step. 👀
No
Good luck convincing the city though.
Excellent. More detailed info. of the exact location than i've ever seen before.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Really dig the production quality on this vid
You rock slap. Love the videos.
GG on 100K Slap
This is really cool good vid
The turns were plowed & shaped with a bulldozer. They were loose compared to the hard-packed beach straight. Most of the early drivers were also moonshiners so they were well adapt to different & changing surfaces.
I lived in Daytona from 1981 to 86. This video definitely brought back good memories.
Finally another s1ap on location
Surely this most inspiring story is a significant feather in the cap of The Great American Dream!
The friggin daytona usa soundtrack at the end is priceless
Had the pleasure of going down to a diner along the old turn in 2019. So much history there.
Loyd seay was good but don't forget about Roy Hall he was also good during that time as well in 1940 he was 19 gained fame as well
Thanks for the history!
Thanks Tank Slapper,
Been to the 500 several times, Yes, even the JPMJetdryer 500 that lasted past 2am... (My wife almost left that night)Spent time at the beach too, but couldn't find as much info as you had, I could get one fact or two from 'anybody' on the beach, but nothing nearly as comprehensive. As usual, thank you so much - Caio Caio
Very cool!
Great video. I hope to go down there some day and check it out
Paul Goldsmith is the undisputed master of the beach course. He is the only one to win races there on two wheels & four. In 1953 he won the 200 riding a factory-backed Harley (which Smokey had "played with"). In 1958 he won the very last beach race driving a Smokey Yunick Pontiac. The Grand National beach races were 40 laps, 160 miles.
I've been to that location to pay respects for the origin of it all. There is still a restaurant at the North Turn with a cool deck to eat on
ending song brought such a big smile to my face
Bring it back, we had dirt at Bristol this year. Why not have the beach at Daytona next year?
2:30 damn that is like what, 70 drivers on a track ? Wild.
I would love to see this track in a nascar video game as a mod like in NR2003
It was in both Nascar thunder 2003 and 2004
Not a huge NASCAR fan but I enjoy history. Love your videos man!
Old Daytona Beach should be on iRacing's bucket list of laser scannings
The first race in the late 1930s was held downtown Daytona with the paved part of the course running right down the main drag. Needless to say, it produced a massive sand storm and left "a ton" of sand to be shoveled up.
Crazy!
Interesting story, one of the old timers in my Dad's car club always wears this old leather jacket, one day they are talking and he reaches into his pocket, and hes gets a puzzled look on his face. He pulls his hand out and he pulls out some sand, my Dad is confused and naturally asks, "Whats that?" and he says "Oh, that must be from Daytona" and thats how we found out that he raced on the beach course back in the day. Small World.
They should put this on next year's cup schedule
ain't possible. The city council wouldn't budge on that.
Makes me wonder how well a modern half dirt oval would be received on the current NASCAR circuit
good luck convincing the city council to do this.
Love NASCAR & the Daytona race track !
Hey Slap, if you ever come to Kannapolis, let me know. I'm from there and can help you around town.
You should do a video about the Myrtle Beach Speedway
done