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Darlington will be a rough-and-tumble playoff test

September 3, 2021 07:20 PM

Since the first Southern 500 back in 1950, nothing has ever come easy at Darlington Raceway -- one of NASCAR's truest tests and the perfect place to kick off the 2021 Cup Series playoffs.

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