Darlington Raceway announced today a multiyear agreement with Royal Purple Synthetic Oil as title sponsor of their annual Nationwide Series event. The Royal Purple 200 Presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts is scheduled for May 7, 2010.

"What a great opportunity to be the title sponsor of the NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Darlington Raceway. It's a perfect pairing of Royal Purple's high performance and action packed racing," said Patrick Burris, Motorsports Coordinator for Royal Purple.

Saturday, May 7, 2010 will be an action packed day for hardcore race fans at "The Track Too Tough To Tame." Practice and qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series are scheduled prior to the Royal Purple 200 taking the green flag at 7:30 pm ET.

"Royal Purple is a great fit at Darlington Raceway," said Chris Browning, president of darlington raceway. "They have a very unique brand that will incorporate itself very well in the NASCAR community and we are very excited to welcome them into the Darlington Raceway family."

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