Darlington Raceway
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Darlington Raceway is a historic, uniquely shaped oval racetrack in South Carolina known for its challenging layout and long-standing role in NASCAR racing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Darlington Raceway canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5755186 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Darlington Raceway Context triple: [NASCAR Xfinity Series, notableTrack, Darlington Raceway]
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A.
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a major motorsports complex in Concord, North Carolina, best known for hosting prominent NASCAR races such as the Coca-Cola 600 and the Bank of America Roval 400.
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B.
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway is a famous short-track NASCAR racing stadium in Bristol, Tennessee, known for its steep banking, loud atmosphere, and major stock car events.
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C.
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway is a famed high-banked NASCAR racetrack known for its extreme speeds and dramatic pack racing.
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D.
Hickory Motor Speedway
Hickory Motor Speedway is a historic short-track auto racing venue in Hickory, North Carolina, often called the "Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars" for its role in developing many prominent drivers.
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E.
Talladega
Talladega is a city in east-central Alabama known for its historic downtown and proximity to the Talladega Superspeedway and Talladega National Forest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Darlington Raceway Target entity description: Darlington Raceway is a historic, uniquely shaped oval racetrack in South Carolina known for its challenging layout and long-standing role in NASCAR racing.
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A.
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a major motorsports complex in Concord, North Carolina, best known for hosting prominent NASCAR races such as the Coca-Cola 600 and the Bank of America Roval 400.
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B.
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway is a famous short-track NASCAR racing stadium in Bristol, Tennessee, known for its steep banking, loud atmosphere, and major stock car events.
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C.
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway is a famed high-banked NASCAR racetrack known for its extreme speeds and dramatic pack racing.
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D.
Hickory Motor Speedway
Hickory Motor Speedway is a historic short-track auto racing venue in Hickory, North Carolina, often called the "Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars" for its role in developing many prominent drivers.
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E.
Talladega
Talladega is a city in east-central Alabama known for its historic downtown and proximity to the Talladega Superspeedway and Talladega National Forest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASCAR track
ⓘ
motorsport race track ⓘ |
| alsoHostsSeries |
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NASCAR Xfinity Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityNearest | Darlington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configurationType | oval ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedBy | Harold Brasington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSuperspeedwayInNASCAR | true ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName | Darlington International Raceway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBankingInTurns | 23–25 degrees ⓘ |
| hasBankingOnBackStretch | 2–3 degrees ⓘ |
| hasBankingOnFrontStretch | 3–5 degrees ⓘ |
| hasGrandstands | true ⓘ |
| hasInfield | true ⓘ |
| hasLights | true ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.darlingtonraceway.com/ ⓘ |
| hasSeatingCapacityApprox | 47000 ⓘ |
| hasSignatureEvent | Cook Out Southern 500 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the oldest tracks in the NASCAR Cup Series ⓘ |
| hostsEvent | NASCAR Throwback Weekend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Darlington Stripe tradition
NERFINISHED
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challenging racing line ⓘ high tire wear ⓘ narrow racing groove ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Darlington County, South Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darlington, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ |
| nicknamed |
The Lady in Black
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Track Too Tough to Tame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRace | Southern 500 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurns | 4 ⓘ |
| opened | 1950 ⓘ |
| openedOn | September 4, 1950 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Darlington Raceway, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | NASCAR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | NASCAR Cup Series schedule ⓘ |
| primarySeriesHosted | NASCAR Cup Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sanctioningBody | NASCAR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | egg-shaped oval ⓘ |
| state | South Carolina ⓘ |
| surfaceType | asphalt ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| trackDirection | counter-clockwise ⓘ |
| trackLength |
1.366 miles
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2.198 kilometers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
NASCAR testing
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stock car racing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Darlington Raceway Description of subject: Darlington Raceway is a historic, uniquely shaped oval racetrack in South Carolina known for its challenging layout and long-standing role in NASCAR racing.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.