Tammy Gandy grew up around Darlington Raceway, and she remembers a time when the greats like Richard Petty would show up each year at her aunt’s house for some homemade biscuits.
That goes for the sun-baked crowds, none bigger in these parts. So after of seeing the hubbub and hullabaloo that always led up to raceday, she laughed when asked to compare that to this year's scene.
NASCAR was back at Darlington on Sunday and even attracted some passionate tailgaters -- despite knowing they couldn't get inside to watch the first race since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the sport in March.