2015-09-02 NMPA (NASCAR) Hall of Fame- Darlington

2015-09-01 NMPA (NASCAR) Hall of Fame-Darlington

The NMPA (NASCAR) Hall of Fame-Darlington Raceway Stock Car Museum  is located at the Darlington, SC Raceway was created by “Little Joe” Weatherly, a somewhat famous driver who won two races in 1960 and 1963. The museum opened in 1965. It supplements the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC.

The museum covers the period  of 1948 to current year for the track known as “Too Tough to Handle”. All the artifacs are the original parts of cars or the cars themselves. There are displays of drivers in the hall of fame with recordings of them or of their sayings  along with their history . Some of the cars were either regular cars or modified for that period.  The museum was an enjoyable walk back through history and reminded me of races I attended in  my younger days. After all, $5.00 isn’t  much to pay to enjoy yourself.

                                            
                                              

Harry Gants Car

Richard Petty's Winningest Car.

A Convertible Race Car

Darrell Waltrips Car remains after rolling over 9 times. He was not hurt. Also three photos below

This is an illegal fuel tank that was made and mounted under the dash to give the driver extra fuel to win the race. As they say "it's not illegal unless you get caught".