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It is no secret that hWolds a speecial pllacec in theo heart mof every e to the City of Darlington! NASCAR fan and we are delighted to wel - come you to the 66th running of the Southern 500. During my 12 years as Mayor of the City of Darlington we have seen many changes at Darlington Raceway, but one thing has not changed. Southern hospitality and the Southern 500 go hand-in-hand. Please take time to enjoy the beauty of the City of Darlington and Darlington County during weekend. My hat is off to Darlington Raceway pres - ident Chip Wile and the job he and his staff has done in bringing the Southern 500 back to Labor Day weekend. We welcome you the race fan into our hearts and homes during this special time of year. Enjoy the Southern 500 and please drive carefully on the way home as we want you to return next year.

Anthony Watkins Mayor City of Darlington, SC

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David Pearson, NASCAR legend and Hall of Famer, , named one of NASCAR's ten-time winner at Darlington Raceway. 50 greatest drivers, won 1971-1972-1975. Local NASCAR Hall of Fame’s had five wins at Fonty Flock Southern 500 in Darlington. won the 1952 NASCAR Grand National Series Southern 500. PHOTOS: DARLINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL won in Darlington NASCAR Hall of Famer , winner of COMMISSION 1953-1960-1964. 200 career races, won in Darlington 1966-1967.

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SJoiniung Dtahrlinegtorn n 500 entertainment brings back sounds of 1970’s Raceway’s celebration of the early 1970’s during Labor Day weekend will be country music icon Tanya Tucker. Tucker, a longtime Nashville recording artist, will perform the National Anthem live on NBC for the Bojangles’ Southern 500 on Sept. 6. “We are excited to have country music icon Tanya Tucker perform our National Anthem for the Bojangles’ Southern 500,” track President Chip Wile said. “Tanya Tucker has been a mainstay in Nashville since the early 1970’s. Her rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner will be a history. Songs like Alex icon Grand Funk Railroad per - to Labor Day weekend than by includes original founding can’t-miss for our great race Harvey’s Delta Dawn, Dallas form the Bojangles’ Southern having rock legends Grand members and fans.” Frazier’s What’s Your Mama’s 500 Pre-Race Concert. Funk Railroad perform our bassist . Joining For four decades, Tucker’s Name and David Allan Coe’s Grand Funk Railroad, Bojangles’ Southern 500 Pre- them is singer , who sultry voice and vivacious Would You Lay With Me (In A known for its No. 1 hits We’re Race Concert Presented by is a rock veteran from 38 stage presence has helped to Field Of Stone) firmly estab - An American Band and The Coca-Cola,” Darlington Special, lead guitarist Bruce make her one of the most lished Tanya Tucker as an Loco-Motion, is one of the top- Raceway President Chip Wile Kulick is best known for his 12 admired and respected female artist from whom you could selling rock bands of the said. “Grand Funk Railroad’s years with KISS and key - vocalists in the country music always expect the unexpected. 1970’s. Their 1973 album, hit songs were some of the boardist . genre. Fitting into its platform of We’re An American Band, most memorable from the early Grand Funk Railroad’s Part of that appeal lies in celebrating the early 70’s dur - topped out at No. 2 on the U.S. 70’s. They are an iconic name drummer, Don Brewer, agrees, the fact that her resume con - ing its Labor Day weekend Billboard music charts. in and a tremen - declaring, “NASCAR and tains some of the most ground - events, Darlington Raceway “What better way to cele - dous fit for our celebration.” GRAND FUNK on Labor Day breaking songs of the format’s will have 1970’s rock ‘n’ roll brate the 1970’s and our return Grand Funk Railroad Weekend! God Bless America!”

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TheB y SSamoanthua Lyltes hern 500 Parade: star-studded past, bright future Staff Writer [email protected] By JaLna E.a Pye dy in Black: Kaitlyn Bailey On September 5, the Darlington Editor [email protected] Public Square will once again play host to luminaries and racing leg - Kaitlyn Bailey is serving as the ends with the return of the Darlington Raceway’s “Lady in Black” for Southern 500 Parade. For decades, a second Southern 500 race, and recent - the parade drew thousands of spec - ly shared her favorite memories of being tators downtown to greet their the ambassador for her hometown’s rac - favorite drivers, wave at beauty ing heritage with the News and Press. queens, dance along with marching bands, and – on special occasions – What was your earliest memory say ‘Hey!” to a celebrity. of the Southern 500 race? In its heyday of the , the My grandmother and mother were Southern 500 Parade laid out the both members of the Miss Southern 500 red carpet, and more than a little pageant committee for many years. My money, to secure big-name actors grandmother chaperoned the queens and as parade Grand during race weekend each year, and I Marshals. Small town natives remember the stories she would tell me thrilled to the sight of their favorite of all the drivers she would get to meet TV cowboys shaking hands with James Arness, who portrayed Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 seasons of “.” in the process. As a young girl who was locals, chatting with youngsters, involved in pageants myself, I thought it and even goofing around with law with his easygoing, sociable nature. notable exception: the visiting Miss was so cool that my hometown race has a enforcement. When he visited Darlington in USA of that year, a Latvian native pageant queen to represent the The parade’s earliest celebrity 1963, Clint Eastwood was a young with Broadway ambitions, told a Darlington Southern 500 at Miss South was also one of its biggest, in actor in the first blush of fame. As local newspaper that she had no Carolina. I always dreamed of being Miss every sense of the word. Beloved handsome cowhand Rowdy Yates in interest in the dashing Eastwood, Southern 500 when I was old enough, television lawman James Arness, TV’s “Rawhide,” Eastwood was but preferred to focus on her own but since the pageant is no longer who portrayed Marshal Matt Dillon already making young ladies career. Must’ve been a purely pro - around, representing the track as the for 20 seasons of “Gunsmoke,” swoon, and he turned many heads fessional smile she flashed in their Lady in Black was the next best thing! wowed crowds with his heroic while judging the Miss Southern photos together. stature (6’6”) and charmed folks 500 beauty pageant. There was one The Southern 500 parade is Continued on 8 returning this year; do you have a favorite memory of the parade? In 1994 when I was just 3 years old I was Tiny Miss Southern 500. I had the opportunity to ride on the float with all of the other winners and had the best time. I remember my Mom always telling me that if I won I would be able to ride in the parade. So, every year after, until I was too old to compete, I made sure I tried my very best to win so that I could Kaitlyn Bailey, Darlington Raceway’s Lady in Black. ride in the parade. What were your most memo - Kaitlyn is a 2010 honor gradu - have to be . I have been a What has been your favorite rable moments of the past two ate of Mayo High school for Math, fan since I was old enough to name each NEW! MAKE ANY SUB part of being the Lady in Black? years? Science and Technology, and color of the rainbow. When I was only a My favorite part of being the Lady in Over the past two years there have earned a Bachelor’s degree in couple years old, I would watch the Black has been getting to represent my been so many memorable moments. One Political Science from the races every Sunday on television with hometown of Darlington. No only have that stands out was when Jeff Gordon University of South Carolina. my father. I always kept my eye on what the people of Darlington grown to show came to the track in March of 2014 to What does the future hold for you, I called, “the rainbow car”. At the time, more and support of the past years, but meet some fans and to donate a check of Kaitlyn? DELUXE Jeff Gordon drove the 24 DuPont Car so have fans all across the U.S. It has $5,000 to The Lord Cares food bank in I am currently a 2L at Charleston and the paint scheme consisted of an been such an honor to work with such an Darlington on behalf of his sponsor, School Law and will be graduating in orange hood with 3 arched rainbow AARP. Another one of my favorite memo - amazing staff at the track. It has been so May of 2017 with a Juris Doctorate stripes of yellow, green, and blue- with ries was only a couple weeks ago, when degree. I am a member of various clubs great to be a part of so much positive the same pattern as the hood on the change over the past two years at and came to and organizations throughout the rear of the car. Darlington Raceway. I have enjoyed see - South Carolina to help promote the Charleston legal community and plan to As I matured and began to under - ing the track regain so much support Bojangles’ Southern 500 return to Labor call Charleston home upon graduating. from locals as (track president) Chip Day. We traveled to the State House and Over the next ten years I see myself stand the sport, I began to appreciate Wile and his staff has worked diligently the governor’s mansion, and were joined becoming a successful attorney and Jeff Gordon for his actual driving skills 1001 Pearl Street, Darlington to bring back the excitement to by many state political figures and potentially run for a political office on as he won seven Southern 500 titles. As Darlington Raceway. It has also been Bojangles’ CEO, Clifton Rutledge. It was the state level. Who knows, you may see much as I love so many other drivers, I 843-393-6529 amazing to see how much NASCAR driv - amazing to see the two drivers and meet my campaign sign on your local street would love to see Jeff top off his last ers appreciate Darlington Raceway. Each Governor, Nikki Haley. It was also very corner in a few years. year racing with his eighth Southern Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. and every driver I have spoken with has rewarding to see such outstanding sup - 500 win. With all the nostalgia sur - always said that they look forward to port from our state representatives, and Who is your favorite racecar rounding the track this year, a win here Saturday: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. their time at Darlington because it is their excitement for the tradition return - driver of all time? Who you think for Jeff would be another great example Sunday: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. such a challenging track. ing to Labor Day weekend at Darlington (or hope!) will win this year? of how the tradition has returned to Raceway. My favorite racecar driver would Darlington Raceway.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 6 7 NEWS AND PRESS DARLINGTON, S.C. SOUTHERN 500 1965 brought a visit from two more City denizens when Milberne Stone (Doc) and (Festus) arrived. Fully cos - tumed and looking like they just stepped off the “Gunsmoke” set, the pair were photographed numerous times joshing with young fans, and even pantomimed an arrest scenario with Darlington County Sheriff John Hatchell. drama stars were parade favorites, with (“Cheyenne”) visiting in 1962, Peter Brown and William Smith (“Laredo”) in 1966, and James Drury (“The Virginian”) in 1970. Handsome actor Rory Calhoun, star of Darlington-cen - tric feature film “,” was also a parade and pageant guest. Musicians and comedic actors were also big hits in Darlington. “Goober Pyle” – George Lindsay of “The Andy Griffith Show.” Alan Hale, beloved for this role as Other notable parade marshals, celebrity appearances dwindled, The Skipper on “Gilligan’s Island,” pageant judges, and Southern 500 the tradition of renting a star for served as parade grand marshal in race guests included America’s the Southern 500 Parade slipped 1967. George “Goober” Lindsay of favorite First Brother, Billy Carter into the past, and the parade “The Andy Griffith Show” (brother of President Jimmy ceased in the 1980s. When the shucked-and-grinned his way Carter), Christopher George of Darlington Raceway learned that through town in 1969, and Donna WWII desert adventure show “The NASCAR racing would resume its Douglas, immortalized in TV syn - Rat Patrol,” Buck Owens of long- old Labor Day Weekend tradition, dication as dogpatch goddess Elly running country comedy staple it only made sense to revive the May Clampett on “The Beverly “Hee-Haw,” and actor James parade and celebrate this welcome Hillbillies,” did the honors in Brolin of “Marcus Welby, M.D.” news. Clint Eastwood, then starring on TV’s “Rawhide” with the visiting 1970. As time passed and money for Continued on 9 Miss USA in 1963. RACE ON IN FOR GREAT PRICES Don’t Forget To Stock Up On Ice Beer Snacks Paper Supplies Soft Drinks We have all your race time favorites! piggly wiggly Local Since Forever! • 401 Pearl St., Darlington

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 8 NEWS AND PRESS DARLINGTON, S.C. SOUTHERN 500 This year’s parade will feature a new crop of floats – competing for “Best in Show” honors – and flashy, rhythmic high school bands livening up the “Line of March.”

The Grand Marshal of the Parade will be Darlington native and famed NASCAR Pit Crew Chief Trent Owens (Richard Petty Motorsports #43 car driven by ). Other notable participants include: • NASCAR driver and NBC Sports announcers Steve Letarte and Rick Allen • NASCAR Hall of Fame driv - Donna Douglas, Elly May Clampett from “The Beverly Hillbillies.” ers , Bobby Gardener, Cheryl Helms Rutledge Allison, , Jack • Former Miss Darlington, Mrs. • Darlington Raceway president Ingram, , Terry South Carolina and Mrs. USA Chip Wile Labonte, , Patsy Hathcock) • Current NASCAR Drivers • Miss South Carolina titlehold - Boasting almost 90 entries, the with dad , ers from various pageants includ - 2015 Southern 500 parade is , , ing S.C. Sweet Potato Festival scheduled to begin Sep. 5 at 7:15 , and • South Carolina legislators and p.m. in front of Darlington City • Lady in Black Kaitlyn Bailey, dignitaries Hall at 400 Pearl Street, and Darlington native • Darlington Police and Fire should keep the festive atmos - • Roxie Buck, Star of TLC’s Departments, Darlington County phere going after the NASCAR “Myrtle Manor” and a Darlington Sheriff’s Office, EMS, and XFINITY Series VFW Sport Clips native Darlington County Fire District Help A Hero 200, which drops the • Darlington High School • The Budweiser Dune Buggy green flag at 3:30 p.m. For nearly Marching Band • Custom wrapped two miles, the parade route will • Recording artist Matt Stillwell Camaros from Operation Mend continue down Pearl Street all the • Former Southern 500 Camaro way to the Darlington Raceway Television stars Milberne Stone (Doc, right) and Ken Curtis (Festus, Queens (including Danyele • CEO of Bojangles Clifton infield. left) pose with Darlington County Sheriff John Hatchell.

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Picnicking, tennis Rd., Darlington. 843-393- The eleventh annual turing art, crafts, food and Darlington County. service in the 1930’s. courts, playgrounds and 4201. Darlington Car Hauler farm produce vendors. Hartsville Museum , fishing. Beaver Creek Golf Parade & Festival returns Southern 500 Parade 222 N. Fifth Street, Kalmia Gardens 1624 PARKS & Club , 1133 E. McIver on September 3rd to the The Darlington Area Hartsville features many W. Carolina Ave., Hartsville. Road, Darlington, 843- Florence Civic Center at 4 Recreation Department, child-friendly exhibits TENNIS 35-acre botanical garden 393-5441. p.m. at the Florence Civic City of Darlington, and including cotton history, Bill Cain Tennis and historic house on the Fox Creek Golf Club , Center, featuring entertain - Darlington Raceway will and Native Americans. The Complex , corner of National Register of Historic 2433 Tomahawk Road, ment and live music by be bringing back the museum is open Mon. - Fri. Orange and Liberty Streets Places. Boardwalks, walk - Lydia. 843-332-0613. Painted Man; KidsZone Southern 500 Parade on from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sat. in Darlington. Free. Tennis ing trails, bird watching, Governor’s Run , 665 inflatables and new race Saturday, September 5. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The muse - courts, picnic area and play - picnic area. Open 365 days Club Dr., Lamar. 843-326- themed-games; demonstra - The nearly 2-mile um has no admission ground. a year from dawn to dusk. 5513. tions from ScienceSouth parade route will begin at charge, and is handi - Williamson Park , Hartsville Country and the robotics team; and City Hall, 400 Pearl St., capped accessible. located just off Spring FITNESS/GYMS Club , 116 Golf Course The GameTruck® will and continue down Pearl Coker Farms Street from the Public Road, Hartsville. 843-332- bring a wide selection of Street to the track and into National Historic Square, this quiet park YMCA of the Upper 1441. games for Xbox360, Wii the infield. The parade is Landmark , 1257 S offers a three-mile board - Pee Dee Darlington and PS3. At 7 pm, the tentatively set for 7:15 Fourth St., Hartsville walk, five miles of nature Family YMCA: 123 parade of NASCAR haulers p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, Coker Experimental Farms trails, countless birds, and a Exchange St. Darlington, LIBRARIES will leave the Florence Civic though any delays in the and parent company, statewide variety of plants 843-398-0844 Hartsville Access to free Wi-Fi and Center and make the 12- Saturday race will impact Coker's Pedigreed Seed and trees. Open daily; Family YMCA, 111 E. computers. Darlington: mile drive to Darlington the start time. Company, founded in the hours: dawn to dusk. Carolina Ave. Hartsville 204 N. Main St., 843-398- RaceFest on the Darlington Darlington Raceway early 1900s developed Byerly Park 843-383 4547 4940 Hartsville:147 W Square, where there will be Race Weekend new, improved varieties of Recreation Complex , World Fitness Gyms College Ave, 843-332-5115 added entertainment. NASCAR XFINITY crop seeds and the first 700 Russell Road, Darlington: 1032 Pearl St, www.darlington-lib.org Parade Route: Series VFW Sport Clips cotton breeding program The Parade will leave the Help A Hero 200 in the US. Exhibits housed Florence Civic Center on Saturday, September 5. in a replica of the site's Woody Jones Blvd. then turn Official start time 3:30 original dairy barn. Free, right onto David H. McLeod p.m. self-guided interpretive Blvd. It will then continue O'Reilly Auto Parts exhibits are open from 9 into Florence making the left Race Day Car Show a.m. – 6 p.m. daily. turn onto West Palmetto St. Sunday, Sept. 6 at 9 a.m. and head towards 5 Points. Awards for: Darlington The Parade will make a left Legends Award, SITES OF at 5 Points onto Cashua Dr. President's Choice Award, INTEREST and continue out to US 52. People's Choice Award, Liberty Lane Walk of Then it will turn left on US and Sponsor Award. Show Fame and Darlington 52 (Lucas St.) and follow open to: all classic autos Raceway Mural , 114-116 that all the way to the year model 1980 and Pearl Street, Darlington. Darlington Square, continu - older; and all Camaros, Free. Winston Walk of ing on until they reach the Chargers, Challengers, Fame, honoring NASCAR track. Corvettes, Mustangs and stock car drivers who have Part 2: Darlington Rat Roads regardless of won at Darlington, featur - RaceFest model year. ing handprints of Neil Bojangles' At Darlington Square: Bonnett, , R Race Fest, FREE admis - Southern 500 Sunday , and sion. Activities begin at 6 Sept. 6; official start time Richard Petty. Open year- p.m., (car haulers leave 7:00 p.m. round, during daylight IGA Florence at 7 p.m.) Fire IGA hours, seven days a week. performers at 7:30 p.m. at The racing mural is a recent the intersection of Pearl DaMrlUinSgtEonU MCoS unty addition, and painted by and Main Streets; balloon Historical Commis- Blue Sky, noted mural tying; LED performers; sion , 104 Hewitt St., painter from Columbia, S.C. race car show; live music - Darlington, 843-398-4710. “Old Darlington Josh Brennan Band; and The commission, housed in Public Square” mural fireworks as the trucks a historic county jail, serves by Blue Sky mural, adjacent enter the track “Too Tough as a county archives and to County Courthouse in to Tame” contains various South Downtown Darlington. Market on Carolina and regional his - Unveiled 1985, this historic Darlington Square torical items, books and mural depicts Darlington as SOUTH MAIN STREET – DARLINGTON Saturday, September written records. it might have looked in 5th from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Cultural Realism 1939.

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