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Historic Darlington Raceway gets new track surface, new look for '08

By David Newton
ESPN.com

Friday, May 9, 2008

DARLINGTON, S.C. -- The old rusty fence that lined Highway 151 in front of Darlington Raceway has been replaced by a black wrought-iron one. The track surface that chewed up tires so badly that legend has it crushed seashells were mixed into the asphalt has been replaced by a slick blacktop. The entrance over the track that haulers used because the tunnels were too small has been replaced by a gaping entrance underneath Turns 3 and 4. There are four new monuments outside Gate 16 near the mai ...

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