- Myrtle Beach 250
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Myrtle Beach 250 Venue Myrtle Beach Speedway First race 1988 Distance 134.5 miles (216.5 km) Laps 250 Previous names Myrtle Beach 200 (1988) Carolina Pride / Budweiser 200 (1989-1990)
Carolina Pride / Budweiser 250 (1991-1994)
Carolina Pride / Red Dog 250 (1995-1996)
Advance Auto Parts 250 (1997)
The Myrtle Beach 250 was a NASCAR Busch Series stock car race held at Myrtle Beach Speedway, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Added to the Busch Series schedule in 1988, Myrtle Beach Speedway hosted one race per year through the 2000 season, after which it was removed from the schedule. The first three races held were 200 laps, covering 107.6 miles (173.2 km). The distance was extended to 250 laps starting in 1991, where it remained for the rest of the race's history. Jimmy Spencer and Jeff Green were the only drivers to win twice in this race. Spencer won at both the 200 and 250 laps race lengths, while Green won the final two races ever held at Myrtle Beach.
Two other short tracks, Nashville Speedway USA and South Boston Speedway, were also removed from the Busch Series schedule after the 2000 season. This extra room created on the schedule was used to help add new races at Chicagoland Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Nashville Superspeedway, and Kentucky Speedway starting in 2001.
Race results
Year Date Winner Make Winner's Prize
(USD)Average Race Speed
(mph)2000 June 17 Jeff Green Chevrolet $48,250 69.399 1999 July 17 Jeff Green Chevrolet $33,600 84.179 1998 July 11 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet $36,875 80.754 1997 July 12 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet $30,750 81.419 1996 June 22 David Green Chevrolet $22,375 71.049 1995 June 10 Larry Pearson Chevrolet $16,700 79.599 1994 June 11 Elton Sawyer Ford $19,150 66.529 1993 June 12 Jeff Burton Ford $25,150 68.984 1992 June 20 Jimmy Spencer Oldsmobile $12,200 57.139 1991 June 22 Chuck Bown Pontiac $15,284 73.867 1990 June 30 Mark Martin Ford $11,525 76.072 1989 July 4 Jimmy Spencer Buick $11,825 75.938 1988 July 2 Rob Moroso Oldsmobile $5,475 66.971 References
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