Remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine wiped out qualifying for the Bojangles’ Southern 500, but the weather will be flawless at Darlington Raceway for Sunday night’s race. The move also picqued NASCAR’s interest.
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Jeff Gordon checks out his vehicle before NASCAR Sprint Cup auto racing practice at Darlington Raceway Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in Darlington, S.C.
On top of all that, Darlington has always been known as a drivers race track and its unique elliptical shape where the fast lane requires drivers to scrape the wall and acquire a “Darlington Stripe” has earned it the reputation of being “Too Tough to Tame”.
The Sprint Cup Series Bojangles Southern 500 coverage begins at 6pm eastern tonight with the green flag scheduled for 6:20pm. But where Truex’s much-maligned pit crew performed its finest stop when it counted most-under caution on Lap 351-Harvick’s crew experienced the sorts of problems that have become chronic this season. Furthermore, he completely dominated the race in 2014. He also as the best average finishing position of 6.5.Combine all that with the fact Hamlin and the #11 team have rattled off six straight top five finishes in recent weeks and Hamlin immediately becomes a favorite this weekend. (7) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 367. 5.
The 10-race Chase for the Championship starts September 18 at Chicagoland Speedway.
“We were the fastest vehicle on the long run every time”. The nostalgic paint schemes like the Matt Kenseth’s Tide Ride or Kevin Harvick’s Busch Beer vehicle thrilled fans and competitors both.
The rookie driver for Front Row Motorsports was leading at Pocono when rains finally ended things, gaining the victory that would qualify him for the Chase as long as he finished within the top 30 in points after next weeks Richmond race.
It remains to be seen what Harvick can do for this season. The race comes at a time when the NASCAR Chase for the Cup standings are starting to heat up, even as some drivers have stepped away for the season.
McMurray’s No. 1 Chevrolet honors Bill Elliott’s blue McDonald’s ride with its “Mac Tonight” tagline. When you go to Darlington, they paved it a few years ago, now the pavement is back old again, it’s wearing tires.
Jeff Gordon has figured out the “Lady In Black”.
When a driver wins two of the most historic races in a year, the driver will look back and think of it as cool. I feel like just something always happened and just so proud to get to victory lane with this group. Here are some picks we have for this race.
Larson may have won the battle Sunday but Keselowski and Team Penske appear set on winning the war. McMurray and Dillon are on the inside while Newman is on the outside of the Chase cutoff, meaning all three will be looking for a win and a good, solid finish.
The other big news of the week centered around Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Sprint Cup drivers and teams have gone all out to dress up for the Southern 500 on Sunday night, pulling out beloved paint schemes to honor stock vehicle racing’s colorful, vibrant past. The scheme pays tribute to the Wood Brothers Racing star driver David Pearson.
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“Dale senior use to beat his doors in coming around that corner on turn four, you get more aerodynamics on his auto to be able to win the races”.
