Tucked away in the South Carolina Midlands, this dirt track in Sumter, SC is a terrific opportunity…read morefor a great evening with your family. Adults are wrapped in nostalgic memories of race tracks years ago and youth (especially boys) are thrilled with the cars roaring around the track with the clouds of dirt flying in the air. Concession stands are available. Unfortunately, many people living in Sumter temporarily never realize this track is here. Be sure to visit for great summer evening memories! You can purchase seats in the bleachers or a pit pass. Great discounts for active duty military! As another reviewer commented, this track has hosted many well known drivers over the years.

Not too bad for a small town dirt track. The only advice I would give is don't sit too close…read morebecause you will get mud thrown on you.

The Track - Myrtle Beach kept our family entertained for two hours!…read more The go karts were very fun and they follow a nice uplifted track! There is also a nice arcade inside. We paid for the rides and you'd need to pay additional for the arcade use. The price for the rides (all included) seemed to be pricey to me but it did entertain us. Overall, a good experience. Two downsides were that the smaller kid rides weren't always staffed and the staff members really didn't really seem to desire to open up the huge shades for us despite it being very hot outside.

This is a fun stop for a little family outing - even as an adult, I brought my parents here to kick…read morebutt on the go carts. The tracks are pretty long and go up three stories with a few courses to choose from. The carts are well....slow but what can you expect from electric go carts. They still give a thrill and the staff are there to help you have a good experience. The arcade is also another place to play some fun games like skee ball and air hockey. We were the only ones there on a Thursday afternoon in the off season, but the staff was quick to welcome us in. I highly recommend! Check the Monster coupon books for $10 off your credit purchase

Florence Motor Speedway was just bought out by racing family from Myrtle Beach. They have a lot of…read morethings to improve upon and I look forward to seeing those changes implemented as business picks up and that cash flow leads to changes. I recognize my own bias because it seems like Florida tracks (whether it's Daytona International Speedway for NASCAR or New Smyrna for late models or Volusia for dirt track racing) have spoiled me. I drove up from FL for the SC 400 to see Dale race. This was by far the biggest crowd this place had ever seen and they oversold, so it was standing room only. I managed to get a spot on the bleachers which are in bad need of replacement and paving in the surrounding area. It was very difficult for people to navigate because the seats are so tightly clumped together that knees are in everyones' backs and if you dropped something or it fell into the abyss beneath the bleachers, there was no room to retrieve it. This place obviously does not see this kind of crowd regularly, but these seats are a pain regardless if it's a full house or not. The concessions need more line points, but I did like that alcohol/snacks and food/drinks were separated. They had 2 food trucks on the premesis for this race and I think they should definitely bring in more. Merch area was good but they seemed to be running behind schedule for setting a lot of stuff up, so cars going through the pedestrian area while trying to look at/buy merch was frustrating for both drivers and patrons. A new addition to this track (inevitably purchased due to new ownership or the influx that Dale brought in) was the stage used for driver intros and awards at the end of the night. It seemed flashy and I hope that future investments will be put towards improvements for the fan experience, but I understand that this stage is a great way to obtain sponsorship money and maybe bring in new race fans. Regarding this race in particular, they should make sure that they don't oversell and figure out parking so that cars don't line for incoming road and overflow into surrounding businesses for 1+ mile around.

We bought the unlimited bands and had a great time for hours. It was dissapointing that many rides…read morewere not staffed or understaffed. If you don't get to use the whole facility you shouldn't be paying the whole price. However, every activity that costs extra money or vendor was staffed. Scoundrels! It was clean and easy to navigate the grounds.

Very expensive for what you get. We spent a lot of time standing in long lines, and the staff…read moredidn't seem particularly interested in providing good customer service. The go-karts were fun--especially for my 12-year-old--but the rest of the experience was underwhelming. The arcade was mediocre, the bathrooms were dirty and poorly maintained, and the food and drinks were priced like a major amusement park without offering the same quality or experience. Overall, it felt like a tourist trap, and I left feeling like I'd overpaid for what we received. I wouldn't choose to go back. Very expensive for what you get. We spent a lot of time standing in long lines, and the staff didn't seem particularly interested in providing good customer service. The go-karts were fun--especially for my 12-year-old--but the rest of the experience was underwhelming. The arcade was mediocre, the bathrooms were dirty and poorly maintained, and the food and drinks were priced like a major amusement park without offering the same quality or experience. Overall, it felt like a tourist trap, and I left feeling like I'd overpaid for what we received. I wouldn't choose to go back.

3 April 2016 The…read moreboyfriend and I decided to run the All American Marathon this year as we cumulatively ran around 26 miles over the month of March and should be fit enough. I tried, but the boyfriend tried harder and was subsequently injured due to massive blisters developing at mile 3. I had my no-rub glide stick, and applied liberally every few miles to my feet and chicken wings. I was told there were food (banana, shot bloks) on the course but I ate all my shotbloks and starved from miles 19-26.2. Then I stuffed my face with muffins at the finish line. - Expo: The health and fitness expo was your typical runner's expo. Not really much to do expect make a loop around, check out the non-deals and head home. + Shuttles: I signed us up for the morning shuttles at 11pm the night before the race, but nobody took our names when we boarded on the All-American side. - Parking: Park on the Riley side of the hospital or in the neighborhoods around Iron Mike. The walk from the finish line to the All-American side parking lot of the hospital is, the boyfriend claims, really, really far. + Start: The shuttles dropped us off a short ways from the start with enough time to stand in line for the porta-johns and then head to the start. Apparently there are plenty of clean bathrooms at the stadium, but most people opted to wait for the porta-johns closer to the start line. - Temperature: Cold, terrible, but not raining. I brought a foil, others brought old sweaters to throw away during the course, boyfriend brought nothing and suffered. I didn't ditch my foil until maybe a mile out but then regretted it because it didn't get any warmer. - Wind: Head winds alert - Course: Start at Downtown Fayetteville's Festival Park to historic downtown Fayetteville to Veterans Park, the Airborne and Special Operations Museum, then hills and pavement until the All American highway. Halfers turn right onto Normandy once onto Ft Bragg and Marathoners turn left and prepare to zig zag through walkers on the scenic barracks route. We pass one Exchange on the way on Butner but otherwise for the hungry, you're SOL. I drank a U-can and a water at every water station, basically every mile cause I was desperate. + Finish: Nice neighborhood areas make for an enjoyable last mile. The finisher's medal was heavy and the duffel was great. I stuffed my face with granola bars, bananas and muffins. PDQ was on the scene, but it's not for the penniless. Overall the course is not hard if you're okay with a 5 hour marathon time. The scenery does get boring so bring a fun audiobook (I brought Harry Potter!) and if you get hungry during runs, bring money and look very hard around mile 10 for bananas. On to the next race!

I really enjoyed this race. I have been to 30 different race tracks across the South and I have to…read moresay that this is one of the best oval dirt tracks I have been to. Let me just say that it is big. Everything is big about this race track. It has a big parking lot, a big race track, a big grand stand and etc. You can see the whole race track from any seat. I had no problems in parking and left the race track easily. The race track food was delicious as expect to stand in long lines at the concession stands but they are not real long. On Scene: I parked next to some other pickup trucks that happen to be tailgating. I never been to an oval dirt race track where I have seen tailgating. I have only seen this at NASCAR race tracks and football games. Anyway, I sat on my tailgate for a few minutes to prepare for watching the races. Then, I grabbed my lawn chair and bought a pit pass for so I can go wherever I wanted including the grand stands. I walked through the pits looking at some of the race cars as I was going to the grand stands to set up my lawn chair. I picked a place to put my chair as high up as possible so I could see all of the race track. This way, I can see everything and really enjoy the entertainment. Next, I left my seat for the pits to take pictures of race cars and talk to put crew members. One tip I would give is to be alert and make sure you don't get in anybody's way while in the pits as you don't want to bother them. I like walking in the pits a few hours before the race during the day. You can take pictures like I did and can easily see the race cars. Then, at night you can sit in the grand stands and watch the race.

I've been here for a dirt track race or two, but on this visit I was here for some live music and a…read morerelease of hundreds of Chinese lanterns into the night sky. I didn't read up on it enough to learn why the lanterns were released, but it was definitely a cool event. Summer time races typically occur late in the evening when the weather has cooled down and the cars run better. This is always a fun and welcome atmosphere for anyone looking to enjoy a good race or demolition derby (when scheduled).

I've done the Richard Petty Driving Experience twice: June 2013 and June 2014…read more First time was great as I had the "Rookie" experience for 8 laps in a 600 hp stock at on Charlotte Motor Speedway. The RPDE instructors teach you what you need to know to be successful and then let you go. My first time out, I hit a top speed of 144 mph with a best lap if 42 seconds. Second time with RPDE was PHENOMENAL!!! I had TWO of the "King's Experiences" for a total of 36 laps. I hit a top speed of 158 mph with a best lap of 37.99 seconds. Great instruction, fast cars and an emphasis on safety. If you have a need for speed, Drive Petty. Here's my RPDE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_sz_BE1YlI (Copy & paste URL into your browser)

What a great experience. Went out and started racing right away. Ran 38 second laps and was never…read moreheld back. I was even able to pass other slower cars. A true race experience. Jarren Lippard was my in car instructor and was great. I will definitely do the 50 lap next time to be able to get to the Advanced Racing Experience my ultimate goal. Thank You Jarren and Richard Petty Driving Experience. Your review helps others learn about great local businesses. Please don't review this business if you received a freebie for writing this review, or if you're connected in any way to the owner or employees.

Clearly the cleanest and most fan friendly of any of the NASCAR race shops. Features a wonderful…read moreviewing platform with excellent sight lines to see some of the actual race cars for #42 Montoya & 1 McMurray. Gift shop has a wall of media screens to view several years of racing history. There are also many great pieces of race used sheet metal available for purchase. Sheet metal can be hard to find at other race shops.

We were invited to a special walk thru. We saw all the cars being worked on. All the different…read moregarages! Very interesting.