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Darlington Raceway
Darlington Raceway is an attraction in Darlington, SC, part of the South Carolina Midlands guide. Cost: under $25.
1301 Harry Byrd Hwy · Darlington, SC
Why you should go…
Darlington Raceway opened in 1950 and hosted the first Southern 500 that September, won by Johnny Mantz. The 1.366-mile oval is egg-shaped because founder Harold Brasington tightened turns 1 and 2 to spare a neighbor's fishing pond, and it is known as The Track Too Tough To Tame and The Lady in Black. The Darlington Raceway Stock Car Museum beside the track displays race cars, including the 1950 Plymouth Mantz drove to that first win.
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