Drivers unsure of new Darlington
Posted: Friday May 09, 2008 07:04AM ET
NASCAR returns to its roots Saturday night with the Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. The tight, egg-shaped oval, which held its first race 58 years ago, is legendary in NASCAR and known as "the Lady in Black" because drivers routinely scrape its walls -- or worse -- as they maneuver around the 1.4-mile circuit. The track will have an added quirk because it was repaved after last year's race. Drivers aren't sure how that will affect this year's event, although testing on the new surface indicated speeds will go up.
Darlington Raceway, AP
Comments (13)
Boogity........great photo......and that is..........?
jackmanrob | 05/09/08, 07:37 AM
Report Offensive CommentNot in response to jackmanrob, who has a very cool avatar btw, but is that a Gran Torino?
Jazinho | 05/09/08, 07:38 AM
Report Offensive CommentThat's David Pearson's old Mercury
nin_man | 05/09/08, 08:03 AM
Report Offensive CommentIt will be the same old Darlington, just with a new surface. You'll still see guys scraping the wall in the turns. The lap times won't decrease the 2 to 3 seconds like in years past. Recent tire tests showed only a few tenths of a second drop over long runs.
Red Zone | 05/09/08, 09:12 AM
Report Offensive CommentAh, the Mercury Cyclone Spoiler....FINALLY a pic of a REAL race car, driven by the best NASCAR driver ever...
gstrdr | 05/09/08, 09:15 AM
Report Offensive Commentis it possibly yarborough?.................thats who it looks like to my untrained eye
Lydia Lipshitz | 05/09/08, 09:31 AM
Report Offensive CommentNotice there isnt sponsor stickers covering every square inch. No Rotor Router on the roll bars I bet too.
jackmanrob | 05/09/08, 10:26 AM
Report Offensive CommentThey'll be getting new tires every ten laps, and still complaining.
Rickapolis-Bard of Who's Who | 05/09/08, 11:05 AM
Report Offensive CommentAs a south Carolina resident i hope it is only a taste of things to come with the new pavement..6 years ago track was in danger of being kicked to the curb along with rockingham and wilkesboro. now they have added new seats and new pavement and now they are planning on making a $11m dollar renovation of the garage area..and while half the tracks that have 2 dates rarely sell out ..it would be nice to see Darlington get its second race back
rwillis24 | 05/09/08, 01:30 PM
Report Offensive Commentyarborough in the 21,,, Christ where did this twit come from?????????
Hawkman. | 05/09/08, 03:50 PM
Report Offensive CommentI hope this race is as much fun as it was! I put this up there with my trip to Bristol!
Hillary Clinton | 05/09/08, 07:35 PM
Report Offensive Commentyarborough in the 21,,, Christ where did this twit come from?????????
Hawkman. | 05/09/08, 03:50 PM
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put on a happy face dude
jackmanrob | 05/10/08, 09:33 AM
Report Offensive Commenthawkman please read the name on the door of this avatar.............the word twit should not be thrown around loosely
Lydia Lipshitz | 05/10/08, 10:04 AM
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