Construction of Darlington Raceway began in 1950 and went ... Sherman Ramsey owned a nearby minnow pond, and back then minnow ponds were almost sacred ground in the rural South.

The unique, oblong layout of Darlington Raceway was made by design ... Ramsey requested that the minnow pond on his property not be disturbed. The result was a set of turns on one end of the ...

he was insistent the minnow pond remain. This is why Darlington’s “oval” looks more like an egg. The east turn had to have a wider radius than the west to get around that minnow pond.

However, the concept feels almost spiritual at Darlington, where the past never truly goes away. Born from a minnow pond compromise, the Darlington configuration has played host to several ...

No, it was done to save a minnow pond. Thus, the track "Too Tough to Tame," or the "Lady in Black," was born. Ground breaking began in 1949, and a year later Darlington Raceway opened for competition.

Darlington Raceway calls itself the track ... designer Harold Brasington’s requirement to avoid a neighbor’s minnow pond during construction. Additionally, a track designed for 1950s ...

Both of Darlington Raceway’s nicknames hint at ... because Ramsey didn’t want his minnow pond disturbed on the west side of the track. Ramsey’s pond is still there. Brasington would also ...

The unique, oblong layout of Darlington Raceway was made by design ... there was one condition — Ramsey requested that the minnow pond on his property not be disturbed. The result was a set ...