Darlington Raceway names Amanda Bishop next ‘Lady In Black’
Darlington Raceway announced today South Carolina native Amanda Bishop has been selected as the Lady in Black for 2016. As the Lady in Black, Bishop will serve as a key ambassador for Darlington Raceway throughout the year. She will represent the track at various community and media events as well as the 67th annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 on Labor Day weekend. “We interviewed a number of very talented...
Seniors sensational in final regular season home game, beat Lakewood
By Drake Horton Contributing Writer It is what every coach hopes for and every player dreams of; riding off into the sunset with one final performance that can have a lasting impression on one’s legacy. This past Tuesday, April 19, the seniors of the Darlington Falcons baseball team did just that. In an atmosphere with so much emotion running through it, players can easily get caught up in the moment and lose focus on what is at hand....
JV Falcons win Region with win over Lakewood
By Mike Weatherford Contributing Writer The Darlington High School JV baseball season ended Thursday night with a region win against Lakewood 7 to 4. Keshawn Taylor pitched five innings, and both Jake Jones and Luke Flowers added an inning each to keep a tight hold of a pesky Gators team. First baseman Quay Gandy homered over the left field wall in the first for a three run homerun, and Jake Jones got his first of the season in the...
Chip Wile leaving Darlington
ICS promotes Wile to track president of Daytona International Speedway
Dale Earnhardt Jr. unveils throwback paint scheme for “Gray Ghost”
Dale Earnhardt Jr. arrived at the Darlington Raceway on Wednesday, April 13 to unveil the new paint scheme for the No. 88 Nationwide Insurance Gray Ghost Chevrolet SS that he will drive in the Southern 500 during Labor Day weekend in September.
Stranded runners leave Darlington stranded without a victory
Darlington – Sometimes a team just misses too many opportunities and that is what happened to the Darlington this past Friday as the Falcons dropped their second game in one week to the Hartsville Red Foxes, this time by a score 6-3.