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  Darlington Raceway - Racetickets.com
Darlington Raceway is a driver's track in its purest form.
The original plan for the Darlington Raceway was a 1.25 mile oval track, however plans changed when the original landowner refused to relocate a fishing hole that was located where turns 3 and 4 were to be located.
Today the Darlington Racway is remembered as the original superspeedway and as one of the pillars of the NASCAR establishment.
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  Darlington Raceway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.
Darlington has something of a legendary quality among drivers and older fans; this is probably due to its status as the first NASCAR superspeedway and hence the first venue where many of them became cognizant of the truly high speeds that stock cars could achieve on a long track.
Darlington is also known as "The Track Too Tough to Tame", and rookie racers hitting the wall are considered to have received their "Darlington stripe".
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 Darlington, South Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Darlington is a city located in Darlington County, in northeastern South Carolina, and is a center for tobacco farming.
Darlington is best known for Darlington Raceway, a superspeedway that is home to an annual NASCAR race.
A famous native son of Darlington is baseball player Orlando Hudson, who won the American League Gold Glove Award in 2005 for his excellent fielding at second base for the Toronto Blue Jays.
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 Darlington Raceway News - Raceway Report
Darlington grandstand construction: The construction of a new 6,100-seat grandstand outside Turn 1 at Darlington Raceway is progressing according to schedule, according to the Elrod Corporation, the construction company which is overseeing the project.
Darlington signs agreement for 2006 Cup date: (Darlington Raceway) Track president Chris Browning says he has signed the sanctioning agreement to hold the Carolina Dodge Dealers 500 on May 13 and sent it on to NASCAR headquarters.
Darlington Hopes to Announce Sellout: Darlington Raceway officials hope to announce within the next two weeks their first sellout prior to race day since the track expanded to 60,000 seats in 1997.
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 Darlington Raceway Tickets : Darlington Raceway Nextel Cup Ticket @ BuySellTix
Darlington Raceway was the first superspeedway built with NASCAR racing in mind.
The Darlington Raceway was nicknamed The Lady in Black, because the walls around the track are painted white prior to a race, but are largely fl by the end of it due to a profusion of tire contacts.
The Darlington Raceway of the 21st century is an ultra-modern facility.
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 Darlington Raceway, Darlington Raceway Seating Chart, Darlington Raceway Travel Packages and Tickets, Darlington ...
As the legend of Darlington Raceway grew, she also helped make legends out of the men who managed to master her devious ways and find his way to Victory Lane.
The term “Darlington Stripe” came from the wear and tear drivers put on their cars as they scraped the wall trying to find the fastest away around the track’s treacherous surface.
As much history as there is at Darlington Raceway, anyone who’s ever seen cars race through the turns banked at 23 degrees at one end and 25 degrees in the other hopes there’s a long future there, too.
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 Darlington Raceway
The era of NASCAR superspeedway racing began at Darlington Raceway on Sept. 4, 1950, with the inaugural running of the Pepsi Southern 500, which has grown into a legend in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.
While its past is filled with history and tradition, Darlington Raceway continues to grow in leaps and bounds for the future.
Darlington Raceway also houses the NMPA Stock Car Hall of Fame/Joe Weatherly Museum, a priceless collection of historic race cars and driver memorabilia.
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 Darlington Raceway - Ballparkonline.com is your guide to Darlington Raceway.
Darlington Raceway - Ballparkonline.com is your guide to Darlington Raceway.
Years later, Darlington Raceway earned the title as the track that is "Too Tough to Tame." It is known as one of the original true superspeedways and a pillar in the NASCAR dynasty.
Jim Hunter, president of Darlington Raceway, is responsible for making sure that the facility keeps up with the changing times and the fast growing pace that is NASCAR racing.
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 Darlington, South Carolina (Cities)
Darlington is located in Darlington County, of which it is the county seat, between Hartsville and Florence along Highway 151 near Lake Robinson.
Darlington is rich in agriculture, industry, and tourism with the racing industry.
Darlington is also in close proximity to Columbia (78 miles), [charlott] (99 miles), Florence (15 miles), and Myrtle Beach (80 miles).
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 Darlington Raceway - Racetickets.com
Darlington Raceway, nicknamed the track "Too Tough to Tame" by NASCAR fans and drivers alike, has a very unique design.
The rest is history, and to this day, the Darlington Raceway still challenges drivers and crew chiefs as they work to set up their race cars to handle in a way that will be effective at both ends of the track.
Darlington Raceway will be 1/4 mile on the left.
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 Howstuffworks "Darlington Raceway"
Darlington Raceway is the granddaddy of superspeedways, having opened its gates in 1950 when most NASCAR races were held on short dirt tracks.
Darlington Raceway parking: Free parking to accommodate a full house of 60,000 fans is available on grassy areas around the track.
Darlington Raceway concessions: Stands are located at ground level, at the top of the grandstands, and on the concourses.
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 South Carolina State Library - Darlington County   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The origin of the name of this county is uncertain, but it may have been named for Darlington, England.
The county was formed in 1785, with the county seat at Darlington, and until 1800 it was a part of the Cheraws District.
Parts of Darlington County were removed to form Florence County in 1888 and Lee County in 1902.
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 Darlington Raceway Tickets - aaatix is the ticket for Darlington Raceway Tickets
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.
It was the first superspeedway built with NASCAR racing in mind and is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one of end of the track a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate.
Darlington has something of a legendary quality among drivers and older fans; this is probably due to its status as the first NASCAR superspeedway and hence the first venue where many of them became cognizant of the truly high speeds that stock cars could achieve on a long track.
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 RACING.UPS.COM Track Update Article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Darlington Raceway Is The Darling of the Palmetto State
As one of NASCAR's oldest paved speedways, Darlington Raceway's "Lady in Black" has sung her siren's song to generations of racers past.
Darlington Raceway Is The Darling of the Palmetto State »
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 2005 Carl Edwards Darlington Fast Facts
Edwards claims Darlington as one of his most favorite tracks and looks forward to racing at a track that has so much history behind it.
Edwards's average starting position at Darlington Raceway is 18.6 while his average finishing position is 11.3.
Darlington is one of my favorite tracks and it would mean a lot to win there.
www.roushracing.com /carl_edwards/articles/cg050705_072.htm   (527 words)

  
 Darlington Raceway gets more than $10M - Boston.com
The money, requested by Darlington officials last month and approved by International Speedway Corporation's Board of Directors, will go to repave the tire-chewing track in time for a potential 2008 race.
Darlington abrasive surface had been patched up too often, Browning said, that repaving was a must.
The last time Darlington was paved 12 years ago, NASCAR speeds increased the next race here with Ward Burton winning the pole at the TranSouth 400 in a track record of 173.797 mph that hasn't been approached since.
www.boston.com /business/articles/2007/04/06/darlington_raceway_gets_more_than_10m   (646 words)

  
 LancasterOnline.com: Darlington Raceway Finds New Niche
Since Darlington Raceway was warned about underperforming by then NASCAR chief Bill France Jr., track officials have made over the image of a crumbling layout that didn't have a future in the super-sized sport.
Darlington Raceway president Chris Browning knew he was in a fight for survival two years ago when he moved over from North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, N.C., itself a track on the endangered list that did disappear from NASCAR's schedule after nearly 40 years of racing.
And perhaps worst of all, Darlington was given a dog of a day for its lone race, the long dark and barely promotable Mother's Day weekend.
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 GM Racing Weekend Ahead - Darlington Raceway   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A 55 year-old venue, Darlington Raceway has long been known as the track too tough to tame.
Jeff Gordon, who has amassed six wins at Darlington the most of any active driver, knows what it takes to be successful on the 1.366-mile egg-shaped track.
"Darlington is a fun track to drive because it challenges the driver on every lap," Hamlin said.
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 USATODAY.com - Changing times test track 'Too Tough to Tame'
More than a racing shrine, Darlington Raceway is a monument to a kind of bliss that can be savored even by those who have never cranked a socket wrench.
Darlington has spent $3.5 million on lights to join about a half-dozen other tracks that have night races, and the scheduling quirk has been embraced.
Although Darlington's potential ouster from the Nextel Cup circuit often is blamed on NASCAR greed for bigger gates, Willis readily notes that South Carolinians have largely taken the track for granted.
www.usatoday.com /sports/motor/nascar/2005-05-05-darlington-future_x.htm   (1970 words)

  
 Darlington Raceway - ArmchairGM - Sports Wiki Database
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located in Darlington, South Carolina.
Darlington is also known as "The Track Too Tough to Tame", and rookie racers hitting the wall are considered to have received their "Darlington stripe".
For many years Darlington has been the site of two annual Winston Cup races; one was held in the spring and the other, the Southern 500 was always held on Labor Day weekend.
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 Damon Lusk   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Harold Brasington, a local Darlington businessman, returned home from the 1933 Indianapolis 500 with the idea of little ol' Darlington having a paved superspeedway, a place to hold big-time stock car events.
Brasington and his crew toiled for a year to build the Darlington Raceway, with Brasington himself often at the controls of bulldozers and grading equipment.
Remembered today as the original superspeedway and as one of the pillars of the NASCAR establishment, Darlington Raceway is known as the track "Too Tough to Tame."
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 Darlington Raceway : Schedule & Tickets available online
To place an order over the telephone you can reach one of our knowledgable and friendly customer service representatives, toll free at 800-Stage90 (800-782-4390), who are standing by to assist you with your Darlington Raceway tickets purchase.
The Darlington Raceway is a great venue to catch a live event.
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 Texaco: Casey Mears and No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge Charger 500 - Darlington Raceway Track Facts
History: Darlington is the site of the First NASCAR NEXTEL Cup (Grand National) race to be held on a paved raceway and the first 500-mile race on September 4, 1950.
Lady in Black: Darlington is often referred to as The Lady in Black, allegedly because the walls around the track are painted white before the race and are almost fl by the end of the race due to tire contacts.
Darlington is also known as "The Track Too Tough to Tame," and racers hitting the wall in the exit of turn two are considered to have received their "Darlington stripe."
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 Motorsport.com: News channel
DARLINGTON, S.C. (March 15, 2001)-Built in 1949, the Darlington Raceway is entwined in the history of Dodge's early years in NASCAR.
Known as the track "too tough to tame," the Darlington Raceway is a 1.366-mile egg shaped oval.
Built with 25 degree banking in turns one and two and 23 degree banking in three and four, the feisty racetrack is one of the drivers' favorite.
www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=59801   (480 words)

  
 Darlington Raceway carves new niche - Sports - Greenville, NC
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) - Five years ago, Darlington Raceway was on the verge of falling off the NASCAR map.
Now Darlington's once dark future is as bright as the megawatt lights that made night racing on Mother's Day weekend possible.
Raceway president Chris Browning said the revival begins and ends with the region's fans, who have helped sell out all four events since the track's remaining race date was moved to Mother's Day weekend.
www.wnct.com /midatlantic/nct/sports.apx.-content-articles-NCT-2008-05-13-0054.html   (174 words)

  
 Mobil 1 Racing
The popularity of NASCAR and Darlington Raceway has continued to grow over the years, and Darlington has added to and adjusted the track and its facilities.
Darlington Raceway installed the SAFER (Steel and Foam Energy Reduction system) barriers in 2004.
Two miles west of Darlington, South Carolina, and just an hour and a half from Columbia.
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 Bluegatco - Darlington Raceway   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The 2003 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway will be the last NASCAR Labor Day classic at this historic venue as the race will be moved to California (ouch!).
With every lap the bulldozers completed Darlington Raceway slowly came to life.
Racing began at Darlington Raceway on Labor Day 1950 in a race that took over six hours.
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