My family and I dined @ the Nascar Cafe during a family vacation in 2003. From what I remember, what a cool themed restaurant it was. You didn't have to be a NASCAR fan to appreciate how cool the stock cars looked above on the mock racetrack black top from dining room area. Most definitely a unique dining concept. Oh and great burgers and fries too. I'm sorry, to hear it closed. It's a shame, but nothing stays the same for too long anyways these days. What can you do, right? RIP NASCAR CAFE. You were a winner while your race career lasted. That being said, thx for sharing.
All NASCAR Cafe's closed in 2006. The cars on the fake track are historic pieces worth about 50k-350k a piece. The coca cola #3 was Dale Earnhardt's car in the Japan exhibition race run in 1998. Also, the racing suits, trophies and other race used memorabilia is probably work a few hundred thousand dollars total in and of itself in the collector market. Trust me, even with the current waning of NASCAR's popularity, this is an era of the sport even disenfranchised fans would go crazy over. You not being a NASCAR knowledgeable person, didn't know what you were filming here. huge simulator aside, you probably rubbed up against a cool 2.5 million dollars worth of NASCAR artifacts that day.
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a cool 2.5 million in artifacts... I have never been to anything race related and you could give me all that stuff and it wouldn't mean crap to me, much less worth any $$$. A fool and his money are soon parted.
What a find! I'm a racing fan and went to the NASCAR Café location in Myrtle Beach, SC in 2002. It's unreal how well preserved this one is after 12 years. Those car bodies and uniforms will draw some big bids at auction. Thanks, Jacob!
I totally disagreethe championship system they have today is absolutely phenomenal you actually have to win your way in and earn it. not like back in the day when a driver would have a 400 point lead and you already knew the champion was the three races to go. And the racing this year has been phenomenal since they lowered the horsepower.
Then again their food may have been atrocious and smell like gasoline. I don’t even WANT to know how much reinforced steel they would’ve put in their burgers.
What a waste. Obviously a nascar-fans dream. A lot of cool racing memorabilia though. Auctioning the stuff off is probably more lucrative than running the business in this throw-a-way society. Sell, demolish, rebuild... Thanks for the last look Jacob!
The wife and I went to this one a few times in the past. If I remember correctly, ambiance was great, the service was good, but the food, while good, didn't really wow you. That may be the reason it closed. It is blood thirsty competition up there. Great job Jacob
SuperNavatar Sometimes the food is pretty good. However I always try to do a local place because the food is going to be different and taste amazing sometimes. I guess the chain restaurants while the food is pretty good you know it's going to be the same everywhere
KpopNiDontStop I live in Buffalo, NY & the closet Nascar Track is Watkins Glen. Those drivers are brave going 200mph. Its crazy they drive 2 miles in 48 seconds. I did hear they want to get rid of the 2 mile tracks. Watching on TV is like watching a 3 hour Baseball game. I once heard people only go to see the crashes. Ill stick with my Buffalo Bills, even if I need to pay $ 10.00 for 1 Beer. Even though our team sucks we have loyal fans sellout almost every game. Bills fans like to party they tailgate 4 hours before the game. It sucks people look down on us because of all the snow we get. Its true we get 10-12 feet every winter from Lake Erie. Always a WHITE XMAS IN BUFFALO
Great video. NASCAR lost its innocence and then became too commercial for its own good. I'd love to own those race cars and anything Bill Elliott related.
All 80 million millennials prefer video game racing to watching a parade of Toyota’s circling to the left all day.nascar as we know it is over and dead.
There was a similar place in the Orlando area a mile or two from Universal Studios and about 80 miles west of Daytona International Speedway called the Race Rock Cafe. I went there a few times in the late 90's and early 2000's. It was a restaurant somewhat like the nearby Hard Rock Cafe except full of Nascar stuff. There was also a NHRA Top Fuel Dragster simulator at nearby Old Town. I rode that one a few times as well. It had fiberglass Mustang funny car bodies mounted on the end of a 600 foot hydraulic cylinder like used in elevators. There were a pair of these next to each other, each connected to a large compressed air tank which was pumped up to a bazillion PSI with air and dumped into the cylinder when the go pedal was pressed. Zero to 160 MPH is less than 1 second! It made you realize that it would take some serious concentration to deal with the launch and still steer the car. Sadly both of these attractions are gone now.
We used to go to that several times per year since we lived in Bryson City. It was always packed. All of a sudden, everything in that entire block closed. We always wondered why. Always crowded and lots of fun with the real cars that would start up and rev their engines. Tires would also spin as you were eating. Never should of closed. Kind of like fast food though. But was good.
Sally 0518 So glad you mentioned the engines revving up. We ate there only 2 times if my memory serves me right. I remember the engines revving up and how noisy it would get. It was a fun place to eat.
Man this brings back memories. I rode in that same simulator when I was a kid and I think I even ate at the very same table you were sitting in at the end of the video. Good times. I remember they had an arcade we always played at as well.
As someone who grew up in Sevierville my childhood was spent always seeing that place. It feels weird driving through town and no longer seeing the building up on the hill.
The fact that you said, "NASCAR cars..." impresses me greatly! So many people - even if they claim to know the sport - will say, "NASCARS." Irritates me to no end. Nice vid too.
Hey there, Carpetbagger! The NASCAR Cafe was where I and my husband had our wedding reception back May12, 2002. The chapel we got married in was burned to the ground in the fires that ravaged the area a couple of years ago. Now there is no evidence left that we even got married! Ha!
I grew up in the Lake Norman area of NC where the majority of the race teams are located. My wife worked for JR Motorsports and I’m amazed at the sharp decline. Hopefully NASCAR will get away from the France family
I remember the one in Universal Orlando. A lot of the NASCAR Cafes closed because they weren't in the best locations and people going to those areas were more interested in other things to do there. Now, if you had one by the NASCAR Hall of Fame or the Daytona International Speedway, it would actually work and maybe a great idea for someone doing a NASCAR themed vacation.
Excellent video! I am a long-time racing fan and recognize practically every piece of memorabilia in that place. But for the reality of what is happening (bulldozer), I appreciate the non-sentimental commentary. It has always seemed to me that for NASCAR and all related businesses, "race fans" are really just "walking wallets". A $17 mediocre hamburger (as mentioned by other folks commenting on this video said) is case-in-point.
I've passed that place a few dozen times since it's closed. I can't believe everything is still there. I ate there once when I was really young. I forgot what it looked like inside. If I had the money, I'd probably join the auction. I'm happy to see that something new is going on that lot though. Sevierville sure has grown since I was young. Now it's Pigeon Forge 2 on U.S. 441. There's so much in that area, and then there's the old NASCAR Cafe wasting space for 12 years.
pat goff usually, the layout of the floor plan is too specific for another potential client vs. a more generic layout, and the cost of gutting the building vs. starting a new is not feasible. There could also be damage from weather and a lack of maintaining the building.
I worked at Nascar Cafe at Universal city walk in 2003 to 2004.. it was so much fun! I got to serve Shaquille O'Neil and Brendan Frayser.. both extremely nice guys!
I've been there so many times when it was opened! The cars on the wall wild start up every 30 minutes and the wheels would turn and smoke came out of the back!
Rob well we don't know if this fake shit is true. But we dont think it closed in 06 because in Nascar thunder 03 Atlanta & Dover had a MBNA 400 race. I think that one of those races was on that date of June 3rd 06. It didn't say which track but I think it was Dover because they had MBNA American 400 and Atlanta had either the MBNA Platinum 400 or the MBNA 400
This is so neat!!! I'm a huge NASCAR fan and I never even heard of this place. What I find interesting is most abandoned/close places you visit looked run down and looks like the place hasn't been touched in years. Not this one! This place looks like it just closed just a few months ago. To bad I don't live close or I would go to the action to have a look around this place. Keep up the good work, Jacob!!!! :)
Yes! The cars did start up and Rev up their engines...I remember that now :) back in the day, they had some pretty nice BBW ribs. I haven't been in there since around 2001.
Ha I saw another video about this place a year ago but he couldn't get inside at that time. It looked so clean though the window. And now here we are. Nice video.
RC RACER 88 lmfao “best sport in the world” lmao ok. Watching cars go in circles for hours is nothing but boring. Now rally racing is fun, not to mention most other sports being far better to enjoy (except baseball, fuck baseball)
I've been there twice. Once in 1999, found the place by accident. Went again for my May 5 birthday back in 2001. Seeing it was a lot of fun. The car replicas on the wall would spin the tires like they are racing. When there was a race on, the place would stay open till whatever time the race ended. It was really good food, good cheeseburgers, but it was really expensive! I never got to go back.
I went there once a long time ago with my dad. Don’t remember how the food was, but the atmosphere was totally awesome. They even had a full arcade room in the back and more cars in the front and on the roof of the building. Definitely brings back memories, thank you for making this video!
I always enjoyed visiting the Nascar Cafe in Myrtle Beach SC when I was younger. It used to be across the street from Broadway at the Beach where the Hollywood Wax Museum is now. Next door to the museum is Broadway Grand Prix which was formally known as Nascar Speedpark.
I remember going into NASCAR Café with a rollercoaster over in Las Vegas for the very last time. It was very sad that they took it out. R.I.P NASCAR Café
clout vibes I think when it got an update before the whole place was demolished it turned into that. Not certain. I do remember there being a nascar Rollercoaster.
clout vibes on Cheyenne it was called the speedway I I to go there since I was a lil kid now it's lucys bar or diner good food but i.miss that NASCAR retro vibe
Here's a picture of it off Google when it was the Nascar cafe in Las Vegas at the Sahara. You can clearly see the very same Nascar Cafe logo on the building between the palm trees as this one Jacob was at... www.themeparkreview.com/forum/files/saharahotel_180.jpg
I’ve been to the Bascar Cafe in Las Vegas, the place closed after the 2013 season. Such a shame to see a franchise that Brian France killed. Although the food was decent it had artifacts of NASCAR from the 90’s, the true NASCAR years. Now when I visit, I buy from the Racetrack
The fact im british and i dont know a lot about nascar other than heat 3 on the ps4 (which i enjoy) makes me realise i know a hell of a lot more than you obviously do......that was painful to watch!
It amazes me how they sat there for over a decade without any major vandalism. Impressive. I do wish a restaurant like that existed again because thatd be a cool place to just watch a race or two while ya eat and hang
Pigeon forge is like Las Vegas,you need to tear down old structures ,and replace it with something else that will bring in the tourists,obviously Nascar is Dying a slow Death.
I was at that very Nascar Cafe for it's grand opening and saw all the drivers and celebs, such as Dale Earnhardt Sr., Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, Jr. Johnson, Sterling Marlin and others. I really hated to hear that it shut down many, many years ago and hate to see it bulldozed now. I wish i had some of those driver stepping stones or one of those cars...WOW!!
I remember this place! I used to love it when I was little. I can say it hasn’t changed a bit! They used to have a button they’d push and speakers near the cars on the ceiling would make engine sounds. One time the employees let me push the button when I was younger! Sweet memories!
My wife and I used to go to never NASCAR Cafe in Vegas looks just about the same. We always enjoyed it had a lot of fun very crowded. Stop going after my wife passed away for years ago we were big Nascar fan.
Stuff looks pretty good for being closed for 11 years.
Would be a shame if a nascar disappeared 👀
"The winner ain't the guy with the fastest car, It's the guy that refuses to lose" - Dale Earnhardt Sr
My family and I dined @ the Nascar Cafe during a family vacation in 2003. From what I remember, what a cool themed restaurant it was. You didn't have to be a NASCAR fan to appreciate how cool the stock cars looked above on the mock racetrack black top from dining room area. Most definitely a unique dining concept. Oh and great burgers and fries too. I'm sorry, to hear it closed. It's a shame, but nothing stays the same for too long anyways these days. What can you do, right? RIP NASCAR CAFE. You were a winner while your race career lasted. That being said, thx for sharing.
All NASCAR Cafe's closed in 2006. The cars on the fake track are historic pieces worth about 50k-350k a piece. The coca cola #3 was Dale Earnhardt's car in the Japan exhibition race run in 1998. Also, the racing suits, trophies and other race used memorabilia is probably work a few hundred thousand dollars total in and of itself in the collector market. Trust me, even with the current waning of NASCAR's popularity, this is an era of the sport even disenfranchised fans would go crazy over. You not being a NASCAR knowledgeable person, didn't know what you were filming here. huge simulator aside, you probably rubbed up against a cool 2.5 million dollars worth of NASCAR artifacts that day.
a cool 2.5 million in artifacts... I have never been to anything race related and you could give me all that stuff and it wouldn't mean crap to me, much less worth any $$$. A fool and his money are soon parted.
yep, the one in vegas closed too.
Those cars on the track are not full sized stock cars. They are scaled down.
Nah all reproductions
Anyway to get the stuff in there
What a find! I'm a racing fan and went to the NASCAR Café location in Myrtle Beach, SC in 2002. It's unreal how well preserved this one is after 12 years. Those car bodies and uniforms will draw some big bids at auction. Thanks, Jacob!
Doug Goodwin to say nothing the signed tile by dale Earnhardt. Love to have that, but I bet it will go for a fortune.
Three nails in the coffin.
1. Closed iconic tracks that helped get NASCAR started.
2. Car of tomorrow.
3. Race for the chase.
kneelz s I miss pack racing. It’s so predictable now
Car of tomorrow had them ring shank nails in the coffin!
I totally disagreethe championship system they have today is absolutely phenomenal you actually have to win your way in and earn it. not like back in the day when a driver would have a 400 point lead and you already knew the champion was the three races to go. And the racing this year has been phenomenal since they lowered the horsepower.
i love the oblivious comments "there's real nascars, we have some sort of engine here" hahaha
i miss old nascar so so much. it's the one thing i want back from the late 90s and early 2000s
that place is clean and in great shape. it looks like it could be reopened tomorrow, and they're going to bulldoze it? Shame.
Adam Vickers thats what im thinking
Nascar is in a death spiral. Nobody would sink money into that.
Pretty soon that's going to be with any other sport
Rob Basich ever since the cot and the chase nascar has been dying thanks Brian France u fuck
Welcome to America. Land of the free, home of the waste
Collision Chicken is Danica's Favorite.
She wrecked more cars than a salvage yard.
John LaFever but a very real way
Graham Williams you have a point
1keykneedeep I mean, she is a woman, what did you expect?
What kind of food would they have at a NASCAR restaurant?
FAST food, of course!!!
If they actually went with that model, they might’ve survived past NASCAR themselves!
Gene Savage. Haha!
Then again their food may have been atrocious and smell like gasoline. I don’t even WANT to know how much reinforced steel they would’ve put in their burgers.
BADUMP PSSSSSS
Not gonna lie that was good
Nascar cafe? Hmm no I've never been to this place.😮
Sounds like a great place to visit.😊😊😊😊
What a waste. Obviously a nascar-fans dream. A lot of cool racing memorabilia though. Auctioning the stuff off is probably more lucrative than running the business in this throw-a-way society. Sell, demolish, rebuild... Thanks for the last look Jacob!
The wife and I went to this one a few times in the past. If I remember correctly, ambiance was great, the service was good, but the food, while good, didn't really wow you. That may be the reason it closed. It is blood thirsty competition up there. Great job Jacob
SuperNavatar Sometimes the food is pretty good. However I always try to do a local place because the food is going to be different and taste amazing sometimes. I guess the chain restaurants while the food is pretty good you know it's going to be the same everywhere
I am no Nascar fan but I never thought Nascar would die out in America.
KpopNiDontStop I live in Buffalo, NY & the closet Nascar Track is Watkins Glen. Those drivers are brave going 200mph. Its crazy they drive 2 miles in 48 seconds. I did hear they want to get rid of the 2 mile tracks. Watching on TV is like watching a 3 hour Baseball game. I once heard people only go to see the crashes. Ill stick with my Buffalo Bills, even if I need to pay $ 10.00 for 1 Beer. Even though our team sucks we have loyal fans sellout almost every game. Bills fans like to party they tailgate 4 hours before the game. It sucks people look down on us because of all the snow we get. Its true we get 10-12 feet every winter from Lake Erie. Always a WHITE XMAS IN BUFFALO
Cool café! Why it went out of business, I don't even know.
@Gusdog 500 it closed down
@Gusdog 500 location
Great video. NASCAR lost its innocence and then became too commercial for its own good. I'd love to own those race cars and anything Bill Elliott related.
I would love to own a coors thunderbird!
Not real cars
"Countdown clock" Holy hell.........................
Stealthcola Jesus Christ I know
Yep, the classic NASCAR count down clock.
What an idiot.
I had a good laugh at that lol
All 80 million millennials prefer video game racing to watching a parade of Toyota’s circling to the left all day.nascar as we know it is over and dead.
@@mikecastellon3022 If Toyota hadn't gotten involved in NASCAR when they did Chevy and Ford would have bolted in a heartbeat after Dodge left.
Doesn't know anything about NASCAR, but knows where every elementary school is in 50 square miles.
Thank you for the content. Excellent time capsule and shows how popular the sport of NASCAR used to be.
There was a similar place in the Orlando area a mile or two from Universal Studios and about 80 miles west of Daytona International Speedway called the Race Rock Cafe. I went there a few times in the late 90's and early 2000's. It was a restaurant somewhat like the nearby Hard Rock Cafe except full of Nascar stuff.
There was also a NHRA Top Fuel Dragster simulator at nearby Old Town. I rode that one a few times as well. It had fiberglass Mustang funny car bodies mounted on the end of a 600 foot hydraulic cylinder like used in elevators. There were a pair of these next to each other, each connected to a large compressed air tank which was pumped up to a bazillion PSI with air and dumped into the cylinder when the go pedal was pressed. Zero to 160 MPH is less than 1 second! It made you realize that it would take some serious concentration to deal with the launch and still steer the car.
Sadly both of these attractions are gone now.
Closed for that many years and there is still power to the building? 🧐
We used to go to that several times per year since we lived in Bryson City. It was always packed. All of a sudden, everything in that entire block closed. We always wondered why. Always crowded and lots of fun with the real cars that would start up and rev their engines. Tires would also spin as you were eating. Never should of closed. Kind of like fast food though. But was good.
Sally 0518 So glad you mentioned the engines revving up. We ate there only 2 times if my memory serves me right. I remember the engines revving up and how noisy it would get. It was a fun place to eat.
*should've
So,that begs the question.Why did it close.
Fast Food? Pun intended?
Maybe it closed as the newer malls got more popular and more restaurants opened in gatlinburg
Man this brings back memories. I rode in that same simulator when I was a kid and I think I even ate at the very same table you were sitting in at the end of the video. Good times. I remember they had an arcade we always played at as well.
Damn, 2006? Nelly furtado was tearing up the charts back then and Saddam was still alive
Ha!
And Bin Laden was still wanted
This was SUPER COOL back in the day!! Thanks once again Jacob for the memories & great video!! 💞
As someone who grew up in Sevierville my childhood was spent always seeing that place. It feels weird driving through town and no longer seeing the building up on the hill.
Some legit racing memorabilia. Big bucks to collectors. The autographed tiles, the helmets, and of course the cars.
Yeah, it's a countdown clock, that's what it is.
LOL.. I said the same thing ,.
The fact that you said, "NASCAR cars..." impresses me greatly! So many people - even if they claim to know the sport - will say, "NASCARS." Irritates me to no end. Nice vid too.
Hey there, Carpetbagger! The NASCAR Cafe was where I and my husband had our wedding reception back May12, 2002. The chapel we got married in was burned to the ground in the fires that ravaged the area a couple of years ago. Now there is no evidence left that we even got married! Ha!
If not for that pesky piece of paper your man could get away scot-free!
RoseMary Courts was it the one in Gatlinburg? My parents got married in a small Chapel there. It's also the same place Billy Ray Cyrus got married.
"NASCAR Cafe was where I and my husband had our wedding reception"
Good god.
Carpetbagger “wonder what food they served here”
Me”FAST-FOOD
Very cool relics for a true NASCAR fan! Thanks Jacob!
The guitar playing near the end of the vid is GREAT!!!
They should just auction the entire property including the building with the stuff in it!
I loved NASCAR since a loooooooooong looooooooooong time, Decades and Decades ago !!! Love it so much!!!!
This is foreshadowing the fate of NASCAR itself
truth.
Wesley Younger Very true!
Sad truth
I grew up in the Lake Norman area of NC where the majority of the race teams are located. My wife worked for JR Motorsports and I’m amazed at the sharp decline. Hopefully NASCAR will get away from the France family
Last night might have saved it
I remember the one in Universal Orlando. A lot of the NASCAR Cafes closed because they weren't in the best locations and people going to those areas were more interested in other things to do there.
Now, if you had one by the NASCAR Hall of Fame or the Daytona International Speedway, it would actually work and maybe a great idea for someone doing a NASCAR themed vacation.
Excellent video! I am a long-time racing fan and recognize practically every piece of memorabilia in that place. But for the reality of what is happening (bulldozer), I appreciate the non-sentimental commentary.
It has always seemed to me that for NASCAR and all related businesses, "race fans" are really just "walking wallets". A $17 mediocre hamburger (as mentioned by other folks commenting on this video said) is case-in-point.
As a NASCAR fan. Thank you for not “dogging” the sport! I will donate soon!
NASCAR is abandoned. It makes sense a NASCAR cafe would be abandoned as well.
I've passed that place a few dozen times since it's closed. I can't believe everything is still there. I ate there once when I was really young. I forgot what it looked like inside. If I had the money, I'd probably join the auction. I'm happy to see that something new is going on that lot though. Sevierville sure has grown since I was young. Now it's Pigeon Forge 2 on U.S. 441. There's so much in that area, and then there's the old NASCAR Cafe wasting space for 12 years.
Most actual Nascar races are abandoned these days also.
Just because you are in denial does not change facts....Nascar has tanked in popularity.
Wilkesboro, Texas, Rockingham, & the one Nashville. All of them are gone but the track remains.
Mark Lanfier - TwoGun texas? They still race there dumbass
Joe Schmoe yea but the diehards are still here so its not dying
Puppy Monkey Gaming no need for bad language but Texas Superspeedway was closed in 2017...
I would give anything to own even just those old pictures on the walls. So much history packed in there.
So sad to see it demolished. I will never understand why it is cheaper to demolish it instead of remodeling it.
pat goff usually, the layout of the floor plan is too specific for another potential client vs. a more generic layout, and the cost of gutting the building vs. starting a new is not feasible. There could also be damage from weather and a lack of maintaining the building.
pat goff Or turn it into strip club
@@GodWeenSatan That'll go tits up very quickly. :-)
I worked at Nascar Cafe at Universal city walk in 2003 to 2004.. it was so much fun! I got to serve Shaquille O'Neil and Brendan Frayser.. both extremely nice guys!
I remember eating at the one that used to be in City Walk at Universal Orlando. It too closed a number of years ago.
Mustang Cindy went there for spring break this year for the first time in a while and I was very dissapojned that it wasn't there anymore
'They race cars, with race cars' yea thats pretty much it✊️ you got it
I've been there so many times when it was opened! The cars on the wall wild start up every 30 minutes and the wheels would turn and smoke came out of the back!
I would worry about carbon monoxide poisoning
The Carpetbagger okay, fake smoke! Is that better? LOL
It's a shame. A beautiful building! Thanks Jacob! Great one!
NASCAR will probably have the same fate soon.
Just checked your video out for the first time. Considering you admitted you knew nothing about nascar you did a great job. I'll be following you now
Wow! Closed since 2006. That was at the peak of NASCAR's popularity, before the long decline set in.
Rob well we don't know if this fake shit is true. But we dont think it closed in 06 because in Nascar thunder 03 Atlanta & Dover had a MBNA 400 race. I think that one of those races was on that date of June 3rd 06. It didn't say which track but I think it was Dover because they had MBNA American 400 and Atlanta had either the MBNA Platinum 400 or the MBNA 400
Jacob, thanks for checking this place out.
The fastest car doesn’t always win
This is so neat!!! I'm a huge NASCAR fan and I never even heard of this place. What I find interesting is most abandoned/close places you visit looked run down and looks like the place hasn't been touched in years. Not this one! This place looks like it just closed just a few months ago. To bad I don't live close or I would go to the action to have a look around this place. Keep up the good work, Jacob!!!! :)
Yes! The cars did start up and Rev up their engines...I remember that now :) back in the day, they had some pretty nice BBW ribs. I haven't been in there since around 2001.
Tobby Martin haha....glad I made the typo, because I love your comment.
Ha I saw another video about this place a year ago but he couldn't get inside at that time. It looked so clean though the window. And now here we are. Nice video.
The tracks will be next! NASCAR killed its fan base with greed, it will never recover.
FUCK YOU BITCH Distant Light Your the "Aggressive Goes Around"
You got that right! They Politically Corrected it to death!
Bam Bam you're a dumbass piece of shit
jordan adkins is Jordon a girls name or a boys name...? Or does even asking offend you?
Bam Bam illiterate imbecile
Im proud to thank you for visting my home town of Sevierville
Try watching Days of thunder..with Tom Cruise.
Little more realistic than Talladega Nights..wich was just a comedy..
blink of an eye
The fact you got a video of an abandoned NASCAR cafe is dope.
-See, You know more about NASCAR than you think..
Some one tell Cleetus McFarland !! Bet he would buy it! :):)
Agree
NickPDX22
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Hell yeah brother
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Clitus licks ball saks
the world needed these things. now we have the nascar hall of fame building but back then, this garbage was required.
Oh my god. I literally went to this place when I was like 7.
I could care less about Nascar, but hearing that it closed makes me sad. :(
catbeweird you should care it's the best sport in the world exciting action packed and unpredictable
catbeweird You were “like” 7? So not really 7?
RC RACER 88 yeah, so exciting watching people turn left for 500 laps.....thrilling! Watch rally racing instead
RC RACER 88 I don't actually agree that it's the best sport especially in the current state it's in. F1, Le Mans, Indy and GT are better.
RC RACER 88 lmfao “best sport in the world” lmao ok. Watching cars go in circles for hours is nothing but boring. Now rally racing is fun, not to mention most other sports being far better to enjoy (except baseball, fuck baseball)
I've been there twice. Once in 1999, found the place by accident. Went again for my May 5 birthday back in 2001. Seeing it was a lot of fun. The car replicas on the wall would spin the tires like they are racing. When there was a race on, the place would stay open till whatever time the race ended. It was really good food, good cheeseburgers, but it was really expensive! I never got to go back.
If they built that in Georgia or South Carolina it would probably still be open today.
We had one in Myrtle beach South Carolina but it got shut down years ago.
secondswell oh yes I remember that one it was next to that large go kart track right? Just on the outskirts of Broadway at the Beach.
Unkindly, I think it would be driven out of business by the local mom 'n' pop joints quickly...
It was a franchise in its day, there were many of them all over, it just had its day! Sadly but true.
This place would of been ideal in Mooresville, NC aka "home of NASCAR"...shame its getting bulldozed...
This was around the last real heyday of NASCAR. Right around 2007-2008, the sport went downhill and 10 years later, look where it is. It’s truly sad.
Keep up the great work Jacob
I went there once a long time ago with my dad. Don’t remember how the food was, but the atmosphere was totally awesome. They even had a full arcade room in the back and more cars in the front and on the roof of the building. Definitely brings back memories, thank you for making this video!
Love this place I'm a big nascar cafe ive seen that place ive been a sub to u for over a year and love all the content especially the abandoned places
Gohant123 cool guy You’re a big NASCAR cafe?!? I would imagine the Internet be hella slow for you - if there even is a router to connect to.
I always enjoyed visiting the Nascar Cafe in Myrtle Beach SC when I was younger. It used to be across the street from Broadway at the Beach where the Hollywood Wax Museum is now. Next door to the museum is Broadway Grand Prix which was formally known as Nascar Speedpark.
El Diablo... it's Spanish for Fighting Chicken!
Nanda Rox with the claws!
Lmao you don’t know Spanish very well 😂 . El Diablo translates- The Devil. 🤦♂️🤦♂️😂😂😂😂🤦♂️
The Devil = Fighting Chicken? Don’t think that’s correct...
It's from a movie. Talladega Nights.
Nanda Rox It is? I just watched that movie a couple months ago, and I had no idea that line was even there.
I remember going into NASCAR Café with a rollercoaster over in Las Vegas for the very last time. It was very sad that they took it out. R.I.P NASCAR Café
There was a Nascar Cafe inside the old Sahara Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
clout vibes I think when it got an update before the whole place was demolished it turned into that. Not certain. I do remember there being a nascar Rollercoaster.
clout vibes on Cheyenne it was called the speedway I I to go there since I was a lil kid now it's lucys bar or diner good food but i.miss that NASCAR retro vibe
Here's a picture of it off Google when it was the Nascar cafe in Las Vegas at the Sahara. You can clearly see the very same Nascar Cafe logo on the building between the palm trees as this one Jacob was at...
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I’ve been to the Bascar Cafe in Las Vegas, the place closed after the 2013 season. Such a shame to see a franchise that Brian France killed. Although the food was decent it had artifacts of NASCAR from the 90’s, the true NASCAR years. Now when I visit, I buy from the Racetrack
NASCAR
Wow cool, I thought you quit doing videos, haven't seen anything from you in a while, glad your back Jacob.
The fact im british and i dont know a lot about nascar other than heat 3 on the ps4 (which i enjoy) makes me realise i know a hell of a lot more than you obviously do......that was painful to watch!
It amazes me how they sat there for over a decade without any major vandalism. Impressive.
I do wish a restaurant like that existed again because thatd be a cool place to just watch a race or two while ya eat and hang
I guess they couldn’t compete with “Race Rock Cafes”
Thanks for sharing. 👍🏻
Ian Y Gath Race Rock was only one restaurant. This was a chain throughout the US.
Jerry Smith tHis I did not know, obviously. lol Thanks for the info
Ian Y Gath race rock was in Orlando wasn't it?it's been gone for some time now if I remember right..had a Bigfoot10 truck outside?
hardracer it was in Orlando and yes they had many motorsport vehicles on display.
Jerry Smith I only ate there once and that would have been back in about 2004. The food was good as I remember. I still have a "Race Rock" pin. lol
I remember going to that exact same NASCAR Cafe back in 2006. Good times.
NASCAR became like the wwe prearranged outcomes and too much commercialization.
Wwe is still great
What??? No...
This is crazy cool. First view inside I've seen yet
Pigeon forge is like Las Vegas,you need to tear down old structures ,and replace it with something else that will bring in the tourists,obviously Nascar is Dying a slow Death.
Wow what an awesome restaurant. What a shame to see it be demolished. The details are what make it so special.
You were right - you don't know a mofo thing about motorsports. Cool place anyway.
I was at that very Nascar Cafe for it's grand opening and saw all the drivers and celebs, such as Dale Earnhardt Sr., Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, Jr. Johnson, Sterling Marlin and others. I really hated to hear that it shut down many, many years ago and hate to see it bulldozed now. I wish i had some of those driver stepping stones or one of those cars...WOW!!
Not a huge fan anymore as I once was, but damn that place is cool.
5:03
that's good comedy
I thought what he was saying was stupid until the very last line then I laughed out loud
That’s a damn shame I’m a huge NASCAR fan.
I remember this place! I used to love it when I was little. I can say it hasn’t changed a bit! They used to have a button they’d push and speakers near the cars on the ceiling would make engine sounds. One time the employees let me push the button when I was younger! Sweet memories!
8:15 I wonder what a Carpetbagger themed cafe or restaurant would look like…
That would be AWESOME!!
Northerners coming down to the south and then bitching and complaining that they don’t like it down here.
that sounds cool
It would be Awesome Pawsome
Probably with No disclosure sex restroom and gun free zones....
NASCAR IT SELF IS HEADED THIS DIRECTION IF THINGS DONT CHANGE,THX FOR THE TOUR
I haven’t seen these on your channel in a while.
My wife and I used to go to never NASCAR Cafe in Vegas looks just about the same. We always enjoyed it had a lot of fun very crowded. Stop going after my wife passed away for years ago we were big Nascar fan.
You got in all by yourself? I remember one in Nashville?
I’m a huge NASCAR fan and I vacation in the Sevierville area ever year, I would give anything to experience dinner there
Sometimes these themed restaurants work and sometimes not.
Mostly not.
Wow!
It looks vast and pretty large for a small looking building!
What was your take on it?
The different parts of it?
Abandoned and NASCAR in the same title? Awesome already!
Tampa Jay i hope football is next.
Tampa Jay go back inside next time go up were the cars are
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NACAR DYING SLOWLY,
Milk382011 who me?
I remember going to the one they had in downtown Nashville in the early 2000's. It wasn't far from the Wild Horse Saloon. They had pretty decent food.