Walt Disney World Speedway

[ChexOrWrex]

If spruced back up and modernized, do you think "The Mickyard" would be a practical NASCAR track?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_World_Speedway

 

[kkfan91]

I'm pretty sure they announced plans to tear it down

 

[dpkimmel2001]

Mickey to the #5 car! Remember, you heard it here first.

 

[AustinDillon3]

I'm pretty sure they announced plans to tear it down

That's what I thought. Well, I thought it'd already been torn lol

 

[kkfan91]

Mickey to the #5 car! Remember, you heard it here first.

I actually have a bobble - head mickey in a race car I bought at Disney world

 

[DUN24]

'The Mickyard' lol nice.


I've always liked the unique layout. A shame they are talking about tearing it down


Edit: they did tear it down. Sad

 

[AdoubleU24]

I voted yes because I wish FL had more tracks lol. It has been torn down though - future parking lot.

Cause Disney isn't getting enough $17 parking off of people...

 

[ChexOrWrex]

'The Mickyard' lol nice.


I've always liked the unique layout. A shame they are talking about tearing it down


Edit: they did tear it down. Sad

Thats a shame

 

[AdoubleU24]

Not sure if you guys knew or heard about it, but someone was killed there in a Lamborghini a few years ago and that ultimately snowballed into its closing down.

 

[DUN24]

Not sure if you guys knew or heard about it, but someone was killed there in a Lamborghini a few years ago and that ultimately snowballed into its closing down.

Figures... Joe Schmoe rent-a-racer kills themselves and everyone pays.

 

[R Clarence]

Mickey Mouse 'n today's NASCAR.

A marriage made in Heaven.

 

[Efisher131]

That track was the site of Tony Stewart's first IRL start. He finished 2nd

 

[FLRacingFan]

Not sure if you guys knew or heard about it, but someone was killed there in a Lamborghini a few years ago and that ultimately snowballed into its closing down.

Yeah, and that's why you don't run race tracks backwards.

 

[Hotrod]

Wow , all this stuff about this track has completely left my
memory banks. Interesting blast from the past. I would of
guessed Schmidt hurt himself at Indy, but it was here.

 

[ChexOrWrex]

Mickey Mouse 'n today's NASCAR.

A marriage made in Heaven.

 

[Bowtie3]

I always loved the layout. Too bad it didn't work out.

 

[Skoalbandit33]

Like many things these days the track had a relatively short lifespan and I understand it now being used as a parking lot.

 

[jws926]

Maybe TRD could hold a private race for Toyotas only, that way they could get a victory.

Toyota won the 2016 manufactures championship, but lets not let those pesky facts get in the way of your hatred towards Toyota.

I think you need to try harder, just saying.

 

[jws926]

If spruced back up and modernized, do you think "The Mickyard" would be a practical NASCAR track?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_World_Speedway

The Truck Series did race DWS a few times during the early years of the CTS, I would be down for seeing NASACR return to the track.

 

[ChexOrWrex]

The Truck Series did race DWS a few times during the early years of the CTS, I would be down for seeing NASACR return to the track.

 

[The Nature Boy]

Is there a reason why IRL and the Trucks raced there in January and not during a more traditional race month? I assume that it was because Disney didn't want a race there during peak tourist season.

 

[Kiante]

Nothing happened at the track except for the Petty Experience.

Someone had a bad accident there some years back as well, I think that was the nail in the coffin for WDW.

 

[sprinterv6]

Nothing happened at the track except for the Petty Experience.

Someone had a bad accident there some years back as well, I think that was the nail in the coffin for WDW.

Auburndale still there?

 

[Kiante]

Auburndale still there?

Yep, still busy there in the weekends.

Even have a car dealer next to the track.

 

[Taco]

Yep, still busy there in the weekends.

Even have a car dealer next to the track.

PEEBLES Barbecue?

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

Bring back Nazareth.

 

[Kiante]

PEEBLES Barbecue?

Still great.

 

[kkfan91]

Bring back Nazareth.

I'm pretty sure that's gone entirely

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

I'm pretty sure that's gone entirely

And Walt Disney World Speedway is about to be.

And North Wilkesboro isn't coming back.

And neither is Rockingham.

 

[darlingtonfan]

I contributed to a fellow employee retirement surprise gift of a Walt Disney World vacation.I don't know how families can afford to pay these prices they charge now.

 

[MRM]

I'm pretty sure that's gone entirely

I think the track is there (at least it was a few years ago), but the grandstands have been long gone.

 

[DIDIT]

Figures... Joe Schmoe rent-a-racer kills themselves and everyone pays.

It was the instructor that was killed while someone else drove the car.

I went to every race they had there. Always enjoyed them.

 

[Efisher131]

I think the track is there (at least it was a few years ago), but the grandstands have been long gone.

The track is still there at Nazareth but yes the stands were removed in 2006 I believe.

 

[donthaveanickname]

That track was the site of Tony Stewart's first IRL start. He finished 2nd

Not only the site of Smoke's first IRL start. The first ever IRL race was held there.

 

[Yogisd1]

It looks like Pocono with a short front straight.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Totally forgot this place existed, a neat little track. "The Mickyard" reminded me of a mini version of Pocono. I really miss Indy Car at Nazareth though.

 

[LARRY]

They kept playing "It's a Small World" over and over and drove everyone away.