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Win The Southern 500 Trophy – Really!

by Jeff Gluck

According to a press release (and you know how accurate these things can be, thanks to those jokers at Texas Motor Speedway), a fan has never before been awarded with the identical trophy the winning driver receives at a NASCAR race.

↵But that will change next month at the Showtime Southern 500 when Darlington Raceway, as part of a giveway with Showtime, awards an actual race trophy to a fan in victory lane.

↵The three-foot-tall trophy, which weighs nearly 50 pounds, is being given away as part of the “Ultimate NASCAR Experience” at Darlington. In addition to the trophy, the winning fan gets free airfare and hotel for two, infield access, suite passes for the race and a trip to victory lane.

↵To enter the giveaway contest, click here.

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