Darlington Raceway Considering The Addition Of A Boxing Ring Behind Pit Road
May 14, 2012
Driver/team confrontations on pit road in back-to-back seasons make for exciting outcomes at the Lady in Black
DARLINGTON, SC – May 14, 2012 – Following a second-straight year ofpost-race altercations on pit road between NASCAR Sprint Cup Seriesdrivers and their teams, Darlington Raceway President Chris Browning isconsidering the idea of constructing a permanent boxing ring behind pitroad so drivers have the ability to work out their differences beforethey leave the track Too Tough to Tame.
The idea developed after Saturday night’s confrontation with crewmembers from competing teams following the conclusion of the Bojangles’Southern 500, which was won by Jimmie Johnson.
Darlington Raceway has always fueled high emotions among drivers andteams because of the importance and magnitude of what a win at thehistoric track means. The stress and tension brings out that unique‘Southern 500 emotion’ in teams, as perfectly described by MichaelWaltrip during the race broadcast on FOX last Saturday.
“After having post-race altercations in back-to-back seasons, we areconsidering the idea of adding a boxing ring on the turn 4 side of pitroad to accommodate the drivers should they need to settle theirdifferences after the race,” Browning said. “With all the drivercontroversy that comes out of our exciting events it only makes sense toconsider the idea for the 2013 season.”
Darlington Raceway
Darlington Raceway, or thetrack Too Tough To Tame, as it is known to many, is where the purest ofNASCAR competition meets true southern hospitality. A NASCAR staplesince 1950, Darlington Raceway has seen some of motorsports mosttalented drivers thunder to Gatorade Victory Lane. On Mother’s Dayweekend, May 11-12, 2012, NASCAR’s biggest stars return to battle thetrack Too Tough To Tame in the Sprint Cup Series Bojangles Southern 500®and Nationwide Series VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200.
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