{"id":1576043,"date":"2023-08-24T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1576043"},"modified":"2023-08-24T08:45:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T12:45:12","slug":"southern-500-incredible-history-nascar-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/southern-500-incredible-history-nascar-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern 500: The Incredible History of the 73-Year-Old NASCAR Race"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NASCAR<\/a> is one of the most popular American pastimes. A key feature of NASCAR is the number of different and unique races the drivers face<\/a>. One of the most unique and difficult tracks is Darlington Raceway<\/a>, home to the Southern 500 race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here's a look at the over history of the Southern 500 and all facets of the race<\/a>, including how it's changed over the years and who's won the Southern 500 the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When was the first Southern 500?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

NASCAR's Hall of Fame<\/a> reports that the nearly 500-mile race first began on September 4, 1950. The Southern 500, and the racetrack it takes place on, Darlington Raceway, were unique at the time. NASCAR was in its infancy back then, and most of the race tracks were less than a mile long and on dirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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