I'd heard about the upcoming changes. We were by that track in November last year. That's the first time I've actually seen the track. It's 1.66 miles long. With the changes coming up, I don't think it will be coming off the circuit.
Its not hard at all and there are probally tickets left now. We went last year and loved it. Its about 5 1/2 hours from Ktown. Go on nascar.com and look up under tickets.
They need to leave Darlington the way it is. Part of what always makes that race interesting is watching how long it takes for the track to wear on the tires and what strategy the teams take towards that.