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. Today, the track's specifications remain true to Mr. Brasington's vision, save a few minor adjustments.

Here are the measurements for our feisty 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval:

Turns 1 & 2
Banking: 25 degrees
Width: 79 feet
Radius: 600 feet
Brand new blacktop...

Turns 3 & 4
Banking: 23 degrees
Width: 62 feet
Radius: 525 feet
Trivia in the Turns

Frontstretch
Length: 1,229 feet
Width: 90 feet
Banking: 3 degrees
Do you remember...

Backstretch
Length: 1,229 feet
Width: 90 feet
Banking: 2 degrees
Name that grandstand...

Pit Road
Length: 2,025 feet
Width: 46 feet
One for all...