www.newsandpres.net WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 Return of the Southern 500 Parade ALSO INSIDE l WELCOME TO DARLINGTON l TANYA TUCKER & GRAND FUNK RAILROAD l THE LADY IN BLACK l THINGS TO DO CLASSIC DRIVERS A special publication of The News & Press , Darlington, S.C. SOUTHERN 500 B`oodibtjp]\^fjiom\^fÊ a\no) Ij<kkjdioh`ioI``_`_Ê Jk`i2?\tn\R``f ) McLeod Urgent Care Centers WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 2 NEWS AND PRESS DARLINGTON, S.C. SOUTHERN 500 It is no secret that Darlington Raceway Wholds 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 Labor Day 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 Car Museum, 1301 Harry 1765 Harry Byrd Hwy. For The News & Press Byrd Highway; Scarlett’s barbecue, there’s Nick’s Serving Darlington County since 1874 Antiques, 500 E. Broad St.; BBQ, 310 S. Main St., or 117 S. Main St., So-lina Auction Market Inc., Lindbergh’s BBQ, 1215 S. Darlington, SC 29532 Welcome 2085 Lamar Hwy.; and The Main St. Phone (843) 393-3811 Jeweler’s Bench, 60 Public Check out unique fash - Fax (843) 393-6811 Race Fans! Square. ions at Adore Fashions, 601 www.newsandpress.net By Lisa Chalian-Rock Getting hungry? Step Pearl St.; Annie’s Fashions, DDRA Director back to the 1950s for 109 Pearl St.; Encore STAFF While you are here for the race, the American and Greek special - Resale Shop, 105 S. Main General Manager: Morrey Thomas Darlington Downtown Revitalization ties for breakfast, lunch, or St.; Raven’s Closet, 18 mthomas@newsandpress .net Association invites you to dinner at Taki’s Diner, 609 Public Square; Luna’s Editor: Jana E. Pye #ShopDarlington with our local stores, Pearl St. Fill up at a meat- Closet, 107 Pearl St.; editor@newsandpress .net restaurants and shops. Take a photo of you and-three full of Southern Goody’s Department Store, Staff Writer: Samantha Lyles at your favorite, and tag the DDRA, charm at Jewel’s Deluxe on 514 Lamar Highway; or slyles@newsandpress .net the Public Square or Joe’s Roses, 502 Pearl St. Design: Duane Childers @ddraSC, using the hash tag ads@newsandpress .net #ShopDarlington. 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Try We hope you enjoy your time in Out-of-state subscriptions: $40 Darlington County Historical Commission, some tasty seafood at Bay Island Seafood, Darlington, and come back to see us! 204 Hewitt St.; Darlington Raceway Stock 1316 S. Main St., or Mayflower Seafood, NEWS AND PRESS DARLINGTON, S.C. 3 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 SOUTHERN 500 Classic drivers who earned their stripe in Darlington David Pearson, NASCAR legend and Hall of Famer, Bobby Allison, named one of NASCAR's ten-time winner at Darlington Raceway. 50 greatest drivers, won 1971-1972-1975. Local NASCAR Hall of Fame’s Cale Yarborough had five wins at Fonty Flock Southern 500 in Darlington. won the 1952 NASCAR Grand National Series Southern 500. PHOTOS: DARLINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL Buck Baker won in Darlington NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty, winner of COMMISSION 1953-1960-1964. 200 career races, won in Darlington 1966-1967. Enjoy the race with an ice-cold Pepsi ! 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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 Don Brewer and fans.” Frazier’s What’s Your Mama’s 500 Pre-Race Concert. Funk Railroad perform our bassist Mel Schacher. Joining For four decades, Tucker’s Name and David Allan Coe’s Grand Funk Railroad, Bojangles’ Southern 500 Pre- them is singer Max Carl, 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 Tim Cashion. 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 rock music 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!” “Sport is a preserver of health.” – Hippocrates Carolina Drug Store, Inc. 52 Public Square • Darlington • 393-2865 Jean Weaver • Whittie Weaver • Pharmacists Pharmacy Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. WELCOME RACE FANS & FRIENDS Visa • Mastercard • Discover • American Express www.darlingtonsconline.com • 843-398-4000 NEWS AND PRESS DARLINGTON, S.C. 5 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 SOUTHERN 500 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 Hollywood celebrity. of the Southern 500 race? In its heyday of the 1960s, 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 musicians 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 “Gunsmoke.” in the process.