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Darlington should be like Augusta

By Marty Smith
ESPN.com

Thursday, May 7, 2009

The Sprint Cup Series has Easter weekend off every year, and therefore so do I. As a result the NASCAR bubble that is my habitat takes a welcome hiatus, leaving me three or four seconds to sit on the couch with a cold beer and turn on the television. That, of course, means the Masters Tournament. I marvel at that golf tournament, specifically the manner in which the tournament organizers, the media, fans and, above all else, the players, embrace and appreciate its tradition and lofty position ...

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