| The Darlington Raceway is the result of
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| | Car Racing, and was known for his zest
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| one man's dream. Harold Brasington
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| | for life - and the museum was his dream.
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| believed in the future of NASCAR, and
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| | After his death the museum was completed
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| worked to see his dream become a reality
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| | and stands as a memorial to his memory
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| in 1950 in the small town of Darlington,
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| | and to the greatness of stock car racing.
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| and the Speedway is known to be one of
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| | Exhibits include the winningest car in
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| the pillars of NASCAR. In recent years
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| | stock car racing, 1940 classic cars and
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| two additional grandstands have been
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| | even Darrell Waltrip's '91 Chevy Lumina
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| erected, more than doubling the seating
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| | that rolled eight times in one of the
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| capacity. New facilities include souvenir
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| | most ferocious crashes in history.
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| stands, food courts, and gift shops, and
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| | Admission to the museum is $5 for those
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| the Tyler Tower sits on turn 4.
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| | over 12 years old.
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| The difficult Speedway quickly earned the
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| | The Florence Motor Speedway offers races,
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| nick-name "Too Tough to Tame" and even
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| | events and programs to entertain race
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| top drivers such as Richard Petty dreaded
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| | fans of all ages. Races include Super
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| running on the track. Events include
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| | Trucks, Road Warriors, Chargers, Young
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| NASCAR, Nextel Cup series and much more.
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| | Guns and much more. General admission is
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| Tickets to most events start at $30 for a
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| | $10 for adults, $3 for children. Every
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| 1 day pass. Campers can find facilities
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| | fan has dreamed of getting behind the
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| for RVs, campers, and even tents. Camp
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| | wheel of a car and the Florence Speedway
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| Darlington is an over night camp site at
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| | can make that dream a reality. Maybe you
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| the rate of $75 a night. Petty/Pearson RV
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| | prefer just to ride with a professional,
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| Parking sites are $100 and puts you near
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| | driving his car. Which ever you prefer,
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| the "Too Tough to Tame" track, and is
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| | they can give you the ride of your life.
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| located behind the Tyler Tower. Share the
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| | The Speedway has packages for parties and
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| infield with NASCAR's top names when you
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| | large groups from battery powered cars,
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| camp at the Infield RV park. These spaces
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| | bikes and group rates to the races.
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| are limited and start at $475.
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| | The roots of racing run deep in
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| The Speedway is also home to the Joe
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| | Darlington and even though the track may
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| Weatherly Stock Car Museum, which houses
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| | be "Too Tough to Tame", it's a great
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| both old and new alike. Joe had a
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| | place for race fans.
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| reputation as the Clown Prince of Stock
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