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Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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Darlington Raceway

Watch NASCAR race on an egg-shaped oval open since 1950, or visit the stock car museum beside the track.

1301 Harry Byrd Hwy · Darlington, SC

About Darlington Raceway

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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