Kyle Petty was never among the biggest fans of Darlington Raceway, once saying the big oval should be filled with water and turned into a stadium-sized bathtub. Petty never did well at Darlington - no wins and just five top-10 finishes in 51 career events - by he knows well the significance of its place as NASCAR's oldest superspeedway. For Petty and much of the NASCAR garage, Darlington was a touchstone of the past in an era where bigger and flashier has typically edged out older, now shuttered venues like North Wilkesboro and Rockingham on the circuit. More...