Darlington: Here to stay
Or so Marty Smith reports over at nascar.com:
There's something special about an old, cranky joint in the middle of nowhere. Character is earned, not given, and no place has more character than Darlington.Plus, it has mainstream appeal. Retro is in. Darlington is as retro as your grandfather's dentures.
Losing Darlington from the Nextel Cup schedule would be the last straw for many folks, an unforgivable transgression.
Agreed. Now if we can just get some ironclad assurances that Martinsville will remain on the schedule. It wouldn't be any fun if every track on the circuit was the same ol' same ol' 1.5-mile tri-oval.
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Don't even say that. The only race I've ever been to was the Rebel 500 in Darlington back in 1978. I would have been It was a day trip with my boy scout troop (of all things,) and I remember a few driver's names: Cale Yarborough, David Pearson and some dude named Richard Petty. I've been a Petty fan, no pun intended, ever since. But the allure of nascar wore off for me sometime in the early 80's.
Then again, maybe there's still something to this racin' thing. I enjoy your posts - they've stoked my interest.
Posted on April 16, 2005 1:38 AM