Tradition. That is the one word that comes to mind when I think about Darlington. This track is so rich in racing history that you could write an entire history book about it. Think about all of the big names in NASCAR since its inception more than 60 years ago, and each of them raced at Darlington. Each of them. Not too many tacks can boast that.
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In fact, if you were one of the good ‘ol boys back in the day, winning at Darlington meant more than winning at Daytona. Can you imagine that? Winning at that track was more important to a driver than winning at Daytona.
The Darlington tradition continues this weekend with the Nationwide guys running tonight and the Cups guys on Saturday.
Look for one of the Nationwide poaching Cup drivers to be in victory lane tonight, but I digress.
Wouldn’t it be awesome if a Nationwide regular were to win tonight? Perhaps even writing their own chapter in the aforementioned Darlington history book.
Here is the starting line-up (via nascar.com)
See you on the other side, in the comment area of course.
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