Last Lap of the Last Southern 500
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2003 was the last Southern 500. If it's not on Labor Day weekend, it's not the Southern 500. Thank you, Brian France, for screwing over everything that your father and grandfather built. Thanks for thinking about us fans, too!!
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The spring race has always been the Rebel, originally a 300-mile Convertible race run on Confederate Memorial Day (May 10) that became a 400-mile race (1963-73, 1994-2004), 450-mile race (1974), and a 500-mile race (1975-1993, 2005-present). The Rebel 500 shouldn't be abused either.
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@retroguy1976 the darlington race now is not the southern 500 its just called that
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@3fan4eva Bill France Sr. actually alwasy wanted to move the darlington race out of labour day weekend, but just never got around to it. Bill France would slap Brian upside the head for other reasons.
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they still got the southren 500 its just not laor day weekend anymore
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Fail much? It was the last time it was called the Southern 500 until 2009, but it was still considered the Southern 500, its just that NASCAR relies so much on sponsorship. It was the Dodge Charger 500 in 2006, the Dodge Avenger 500 from 2007-2008, the Southern 500 in 2009, and its now called the Showtime Southern 500.
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@SaintBEEP but remember this gordon was dominate all year he didnt hav the chase 2 dominate in while jimmie just wins a few races and wrecks alot at the start of the year and then is near flawless in the chase
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@Sportsgamer92 yea they do now but it isent really the same cause its not in fall
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@3fan4eva well now they hav the southern 500 but it will never be the same as this
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They have a Southern 500 at Darlington don't they?
Cali has failed to saleout every year it has been on the scheduale. Bring back the southern 500 BRAIN FRANCE!!!!!!!
combatking08 4 years ago 34
If Bill France Sr. was alive today he woulda hit Brian France upside the head. The Southern 500 was one of the last NASCAR traditions from the early bootlegging days of the sport. Too damn bad they replaced this with California...if it was all up to France he would give all places beside California one race and give California 10 or so races.....BRING BACK THE SOUTHERN 500
3fan4eva 4 years ago 23