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Darlington's Wile thinks date change will stick (The Associated Press)
 Darlington Raceway President Chip Wile likes where his old, country track stands in NASCAR, even if it's no longer the sports' backdrop for honoring mothers this week. The 65-year-old facility had spent the previous nine years building the formerly off weekend of Mother's Day into a can't-miss race for NASCAR moms, who walked across the stage with their sons or daughters during driver introductions and combined for the combined for the unique call of ''Drivers and sons, start your engines!'' But Wile believes that the switch in is Darlington's best interest long term and will keep NASCAR's oldest superspeedway relevant with a new generation of race fans. ''Look, it's an old place, but there's lots of things going on,'' Wile said Thursday. Wile said he's heard little except raves from NASCAR leaders and officials at Darlington's parent company, International Speedway Corp. The compliments about the strong crowd and the good show continued last week at Talladega where Wile was in attendance. More...
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