Today’s NASCAR Stars Honor the Past in Annual Darlington Throwback Weekend

DARLINGTON, SC – SEPTEMBER 02: Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Sport Clips Throwback Toyota, leads Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #17 John Deere Ford, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 2, 2018, in Darlington, South Carolina. Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – In a one-of-a-kind NASCAR tradition, the venerable Darlington (S.C.) Raceway’s ‘Throwback’ race weekend allows the sport’s best of today to honor the greats of yesterday.

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Denny Hamlin Bounces Back to Steal the Win at Bristol

BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – AUGUST 17: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 17, 2019, in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

For the last time in the regular season, Bristol Motor Speedway hosted the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series for the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race with plenty of hype heading into the 500 laps under the lights on a Saturday night in Tennessee. Several drivers were fighting for a playoff spot, and perhaps a job for next season.

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Denny Hamlin Wins at Bristol, Denies Matt DiBenedetto a Statement Victory

BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – AUGUST 17: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 17, 2019, in Bristol, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

BRISTOL, Tenn. – The first thing Denny Hamlin did after winning Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway was apologizing to the man he beat to the finish line in the 24th Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race of the season.

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Kevin Harvick Closes Out Michigan Weekend with a Win

BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – AUGUST 11: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Mobil 1 Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 11, 2019, in Brooklyn, Michigan. Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images

Recovering from a punctured right front tire that cost him track position early in the race, Kevin Harvick passed Joey Logano on lap 183 of 200 and cruised to a 1.595-second victory in Sunday’s Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

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Denny Hamlin Wins on Fumes at Pocono

LONG POND, PENNSYLVANIA – JULY 28: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander RV 400 at Pocono Raceway on July 28, 2019, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Returning to Pocono Raceway for their second event of the season, the Monster Energy Cup Series looks to continue what has been an eventful stretch of racing throughout the middle course of the season. With the standings tightening up, racing at Pocono will give drivers a challenge on the ‘Tricky Triangle’ in order to make up ground in the standings.

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