Southern 500 Race Odds

Sat, May 8, 2010
Darlington Raceway
Darlington, SC

The Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway has been around in one form or another since the late 50’s. With Dodge as the primary sponsor, this race has been known as the Dodge Avenger 500, Dodge Challenger 500, and is now tentatively being hailed as the Southern 500.

As I am sure all of you NASCAR fans know, the race names and sponsors change from year to year. Here are some helpful tools to help you find the race you are looking for:

Darlington Raceway Background Information

Harold Brasington knew what he was doing in 1949 when he started pushing dirt around an old peanut field. With every lap those graders and bulldozers completed, the Darlington Raceway slowly came to life. For those few select drivers who have won races at the granddaddy of super speedways, there is a priceless satisfaction in knowing they've conquered the unique egg-shaped oval nicknamed "Too Tough To Tame."

The Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 was the race, which took place at Darlington Raceway track since 1957. Originally it was a 300-mile race of Convertible division. It was called the Rebel 300. In 1966 the races distance was changed for 400 miles. Then again in 1973 the Rebel race was turned into a 500 mile one. Since 1979, under the CRC Chemicals support, the Rebel had been known as the CRC Chemicals Rebel 500. Then in, 1983, the race got the name of the TranSouth 500. In 1999 the TranSouth 500 again was changed to TranSouth Financial 400. Finally, under the Carolina Dodge Dealers sponsorship, the race got its most recent name - the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400. It was a NASCAR Nextel Cup race of 400 miles or of 293 laps, that took place at the Darlington Raceway every spring. The race was held till 2005. Then it joined with the Mountain Dew Southern 500 after that it was the Dodge Charger 500 and now in the NASCAR Nextel Cup it is known as the Southern 500.

Darlington Raceway:
Location: Darlington, South Carolina
Address: 1301 Harry Byrd Highway, Darlington, South Carolina, 29532
Capacity: 60,000
Year Opened: 1950
Major Events: NASCAR Nextel Cup - Dodge Charger 500

Southern 500 Winners

2010 SHOWTIME Southern 500 Winner

Denny Hamlin prevailed as the winner of the 2010 Showtime Southern 500 from Darlington Speedway. Hamlin's toughest competition was the two Jeffs, Gordon and Burton, but they both took themselves out of contention with miscues on the final pit stop. Hamlin led 104 laps, including the final 22, to earn his third Cup win of the season, tying him with Jimmie Johnson. It was his eleventh career Cup win; his first at Darlington Raceway. It was his first career Nationwide/Sprint Cup weekend sweep. Jamie McMurray finished second, followed by Kurt Busch, Gordon and Juan Montoya.

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