Stellar Pit Stop Earns Carl Edwards Dramatic Southern 500 Win

On a night when throwback paint schemes recalled NASCAR’s past in vivid color, and a low-downforce aerodynamic package suggested the future direction of the sport, Carl Edwards overcame early misfortune to win an exhilarating race at the Lady in Black.

Grabbing the lead thanks to a blisteringly fast pit stop under the track-record 18th caution of Sunday night’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, Edwards pulled away after a restart with eight laps left and beat polesitter Brad Keselowski to the finish line by 0.902 seconds to win his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the venerable 1.366-mile speedway. Continue reading →

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.

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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 →