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Darlington Raceway Gets a Facelift
Published Apr 17, 2008

One of the oldest racetracks in NASCAR is getting a new surface.

A $10 million renovation project has been taking place at Darlington Raceway, with most of the money geared toward repaving the 1.366-mile oval. The track that opened in 1949 had last been repaved in 1995, and the asphalt had become marred by several cracks and small ruts.

The renovation is to be completed in time for the track’s Sprint Cup race on Mother’s Day weekend 2008.

Darlington Raceway, which seats 65,000 and is nick­named The Track Too Tough to Tame, was the site of the first stock-car race run entirely on pavement.

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Business Images Florence, 2010 Edition

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Darlington Raceway Gets a Facelift

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One of the oldest racetracks in NASCAR is getting a new surface.

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