DAR01 Darlington Raceway
Darlington, SC
length = 8", height = 4-1/8 inches
3/4 inch thick
Retired 12/31/2000, Price 
Information & history on rear of plaque:
Built in 1950, Darlington Raceway was the first superspeedway, and is one of the oldest tracks used by NASCAR. The track "Too Tough to Tame" has changed little since it opened; the 1998 move of the startline into the original backstretch to accomodate grandstand renovations was the first change made to track design. Darlington Raceway is widely recognized to be one of the biggest challenges that a NASCAR Winston cup hopeful will face. The unusual egg shape of the track, which is caused by turns 2 and 4 having decreasing radiuses and compounded by their 23+ degree banking, causes a large number of cars to scrape the walls protecting those turns. This is so common an occurance that the strip of metal that's been ground bare of paint on such cars has been dubbed the "Darlington Stripe" - just a little love-mark left to remind the drivers of their race on the "Lady in Black". Despite the tough curves, drivers regularly reach speeds over 170 mph on the 1.36 mile track.
Information was gleaned from
Hometowne Collectibles, Inc.
DAYTONA and marks are used by permission of ISC Properties
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