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Darlington Raceway on Thursday released its commemorative ticket design for the 2016 Southern 500 throwback weekend over the Labor Day holiday, Sept. 2-4.
This year’s commemorative ticket will hearken back to the ticket from the 1978 Southern 500, featuring South Carolina native and Darlington Raceway legend David Pearson. It will be used for both the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ Bojangles’ Southern 500 and the NASCAR XFINITY Series’ VFW Wport Clips Help a Hero 200 races.
The design gives nods to the present and more recent past, as well, honoring the 2015 Souther 500 winner, Carl Edwards, and featuring more photos spanning the track’s history.
“The retro-style ticket was one of many touchpoints fans enjoyed during last season’s throwback festivities,” track President Chip Wile said. “We felt that it was important to continue to honor our rich history with a tremendous champion like David Pearson, while also celebrating last year’s winner Carl Edwards, on the ticket.”
The 2015 throwback event was so popular that Darlington Raceway won the NMPA’s Myers Brothers Award for the event. The 2016 theme focuses on the 1975-1984 era in NASCAR.
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