Darlington is known as the track too tough to tame, and it's almost considered an insult to not hit the wall at some point during the race weekend. Mostly because if you don't hit it at least once, then you probably aren't trying hard enough.
The track opened in 1950 and hosted NASCAR's first ever 500 mile race. Hard on tires and even harder on drivers, Darlington is a race that everyone wants to win. It's a tough ask to even get the cars to the finish line, as Kyle Busch unfortunately learned while leading in the closing laps of the 2022 Southern 500.
