| The "Lady in Black" The "Track Too Tough to Tame" | |
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 Oval (1950–present) | |
| Location | Darlington, South Carolina |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (UTC−4 DST) |
| Coordinates | 34°17′44″N 79°54′21″W / 34.29562°N 79.90596°W |
| Capacity | 47,000[1] |
| Owner | NASCAR (2019–present) International Speedway Corporation (1982–2019) |
| Operator | NASCAR (1982–present) |
| Broke ground | 1949 |
| Opened | September 1950 |
| Architect | Harold Brasington |
| Major events | Current:
Former:
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| Website | www |
| Oval (1953–present) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.366 miles (2.198 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | Turns 1 and 2: 25° Turns 3 and 4: 23° Front Straight: 3° Back Straight: 2° |
| Race lap record | 0:28.332 ( Denny Hamlin, Toyota Camry, 2018, NASCAR Cup) |
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located in Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.