Monthly Archives: September 2015

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Denny Hamlin Gets Dominating-But-Serendipitous Win At Darlington

You could call polesitter Denny Hamlin’s victory in Saturday’s VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway ‘dominating,’ but the NASCAR XFINITY Series event wasn’t without its share of drama—courtesy of a fuel shortage and Hamlin’s own Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Daniel Suarez.

Hamlin Led 117 of 147 laps at the 1.366-mile speedway, but he didn’t make the winning pass until lap 145, when he surged past Suarez, who was stretching fuel after foregoing a final pit stop in hopes of stealing the victory. Continue reading

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Next Race: Bojangles’ Southern 500

The Place: Darlington Raceway

The Date: Sunday, Sept. 6

The Time: 7 p.m. (ET)

TV: NBC, 7 p.m. (ET)

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 501.3 miles (367 laps)

 

Darlington Not ‘Too Tough to Tame’ for Gordon

Making his last start at Darlington Sunday in the Bojangles’ Southern 500, Jeff Gordon will attempt to add to his active record of seven wins at the track ‘Too Tough To Tame.’ Continue reading

Famous NASCAR Paint Schemes that Inspired Throwback Sprint Cup Cars at Darlington

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This weekend, the Sprint Cup Series returns to Darlington Raceway over the traditional Labor Day weekend for the Bojangles Southern 500 on Sunday, September 6th and NBC is broadcasting the event starting at 7 pm ET. We’re celebrating 16 famous and inspirational paint schemes from years gone by that Sprint Cup drivers will proudly race on Sunday.

Photo - Getty Images
Photo – Getty Images

Brad Keselowski is driving the No. 2 this weekend, and is sporting this Miller High Life scheme, a throwback to NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison’s 1983 championship season Continue reading

2015 NMPA Sprint Most Popular Driver Award Voting Opens September 6th

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2015 NMPA Sprint Most Popular Driver Award Voting Opens September 6th

The National Motorsports Press Association/NMPA and Sprint have announced that voting for the 2015 NMPA Sprint Most Popular Driver award will open Sunday, September 6th.

The NMPA Sprint Most Popular Driver award is the only major NASCAR award determined solely by fan vote.

The voting period will open at 12:01 a.m. ET Sunday and run through 11:59 p.m.  ET on Sunday, November 22. Fans can visit www.mostpopulardriver.com  to cast their vote for this year’s award.  Votes will also be received via the NASCAR Mobile application.   Continue reading