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Security tight for Bojangles Southern 500
Posted: 05.11.2012 at 5:23 PM
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Security is tight for this weekend's NASCAR race in Darlington.

More than 200 law enforcement officers are stationed in and around the Track too Tough to Tame.

The Darlington County Sheriff's Office has its mobile command center on site again this year.

Deputies say they didn't want to take any chances with the safety of the more than 50,000 people expected at the race.

"I think security is quite good here. I've been to a lot of different tracks and here at Darlington it's done really well, and they're very pleasant people that do the security work here," said Garry Talbert, whose in town from Columbia for the race.

Deputies tell us there are dozens of security cameras set up to help them monitor around the track.

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