Darlington Raceway, NASCAR racing track in Darlington, South Carolina.

Darlington Raceway is a 1.366-mile (2.198 km) oval in Darlington, South Carolina, with 25° banking in turns 1 and 2, 23° in turns 3 and 4, and 6° on the straights. Turns 1 and 2 have a 600-foot radius, while turns 3 and 4 are tighter at 525 feet, giving the track its egg shape. The frontstretch and backstretch each measure 1,229 feet.

The raceway was built in 1950 by Harold Brasington, who purchased land and preserved an existing fish pond within the grounds. It was the first paved oval racing facility in the United States designed specifically for long-distance racing events.

The track is nicknamed The Lady in Black because its outer retaining walls, painted white before each race, end up mostly black from wall contact. Drivers call it A Track Too Tough to Tame, and the scuffs novices leave on the wall are known as Darlington Stripes.

The venue holds 47,000 spectators as of 2021, according to The State. It is reached by U.S. Route 52 and the concurrent South Carolina Highways 34 and 151. The seating capacity remains limited by the pond on the west side and a highway behind the backstretch.

The pond belonged to farmer Sherman Ramsey, who fished in it; Brasington had promised to leave it untouched, so the west turns were drawn tighter around the water. The result is a 1.366-mile oval whose two ends differ in radius and banking, with turns 1 and 2 at 25° and turns 3 and 4 at 23°.