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Darlington Raceway Donates $14,000 To Allison Carraway And The Terrence Carraway Memorial Foundation

by Press Release October 27, 2024 0 comments

DARLINGTON, S.C. (Oct. 23, 2024) – Earlier today, Darlington Raceway President Josh Harris and Owner of Brown’s RV Superstore Barry Brown presented a check worth $14,000 to Allison Carraway, the widow of former Florence Police Department Sgt. Terrence Carraway and President of the Terrence F. Carraway Memorial Foundation, on the track’s start/finish line. The donation amount reflects proceeds collected from the 6^th annual Terrence Carraway Memorial 5K held at Darlington Raceway in August.

“The memory of Sgt. Terrence Carraway is one we hold and value closely,” said Darlington Raceway President Josh Harris. “We’re grateful to help Allison and the Terrence Carraway Memorial Foundation in continuing to honor his legacy and bring the Pee Dee Region closer together.”

On October 3, 2018, the Florence and Darlington Community lost a coach, mentor, and hero. Sergeant Terrence F. Carraway was fatally shot while responding to assist three Florence County Sheriff’s Office deputies. Sgt. Carraway. Along with serving in the U.S. Air Force for 23 years and the Florence Police Department for 30 years, Sgt. Carraway dedicated his life to serving others and giving back to his community and was also a football coach at Darlington Middle School and Darlington High School from 2005-2011.

The Terrence Carraway Memorial 5K, an annual event at Darlington Raceway, is held in memory of the fallen police officer, Sgt. Terrence Carraway. In its sixth year, it became the second largest 5K run in the Pee Dee region with 376 participants, the largest turnout the 5K has seen to date. Over the past six years, the 5K has raised over $65,000.00 for the Terrence F. Carraway Memorial Foundation.

The Mission Statement for Terrence F. Carraway Foundation is to continue his vision of fusion between the community, law enforcement and first responders through service, communications, educating and understanding. For more information, visit https://www.thetfcfoundation.com/.

About Darlington Raceway

Darlington Raceway nicknamed The Lady in Black and the track Too Tough To Tame, is home to the award-winning Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR and annually hosts two NASCAR Cup Series race weekends, along with the NASCAR Xfinity Series and/or NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Opening in 1950, Darlington Raceway is “A NASCAR Tradition” and NASCAR’s original superspeedway with its famed 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval, challenging the sports best in one of the most iconic NASCAR races, the Southern 500®. For more information about Darlington Raceway, visit darlingtonraceway.com. Stay connected to Darlington Raceway on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and the NASCAR Tracks App.

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Source: Darlington Raceway