| NASCARBusch Series | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Myrtle Beach Speedway |
| First race | 1988 |
| Last race | 2000 |
| 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) Carolina Pride / Advance Auto Parts 250 (1996) Advance Auto Parts 250 (1997) Myrtle Beach 250 (1998–2000) |
TheMyrtle Beach 250 was aNASCARBusch Seriesstock car race held atMyrtle Beach Speedway, inMyrtle Beach, South Carolina. Added to the Busch Series schedule in1988, Myrtle Beach Speedway hosted one race per year through the2000 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 in1991, where it remained for the rest of the race's history.Jimmy Spencer andJeff 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 othershort tracks,Nashville Speedway USA andSouth 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 atChicagoland Speedway,Kansas Speedway,Nashville Superspeedway, andKentucky Speedway starting in2001.
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