Darlington Raceway rumors, news

Darlington Raceway news, rumors

  • Ty Gibbs scores first top-five finish of 2025 at Bristol
    • Ty Gibbs scores first top-five finish of 2025 at Bristol
    By Dustin Albino Since entering the NASCAR Cup Series full time in 2023, Bristol Motor Speedway has been among Ty Gibbs‘ best race tracks on the circuit. The No. 54 team needed to capitalize on that this weekend. Dating back to the 2024 regular season finale at Darlington Raceway, Gibbs had assembled a pair of […]...2025
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  • NASCAR insiders offer alternative suggestion amid calls to end throwback weekend at Darlington
    • NASCAR insiders offer alternative suggestion amid calls to end throwback weekend at Darlington
    The future of throwback weekend at Darlington was the cause of much commotion in the NASCAR Cup Series this past weekend. Multiple drivers, including Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace and William Byron, were outspoke about their lack of interest in continuing the festivities at Darlington Raceway beyond 2025....2025
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  • Denny Hamlin brings momentum into Bristol bullring
    • Denny Hamlin brings momentum into Bristol bullring
    After Denny Hamlin's 56th career win at one of the most tire-degrading speedways on the schedule, Darlington Raceway, the NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Tennessee mountains for Sunday afternoon's Food City 500 in the border-straddling city of Bristol, Tenn....2025
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  • Kevin Harvick slams conspiracy over late Kyle Larson, Bubba Wallace dustup leading to Denny Hamlin win
    • Kevin Harvick slams conspiracy over late Kyle Larson, Bubba Wallace dustup leading to Denny Hamlin win
    During the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, the race was sent into overtime by a late caution. Kevin Harvick doesn’t want to hear conspiracies. Bubba Wallace sent Kyle Larson into the inside wall off of Turn 2, and that ultimately gave the race to Denny Hamlin....2025
  • Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson seek different triples at Bristol this weekend
    • Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson seek different triples at Bristol this weekend
    How unusual would it be for two different Joe Gibbs Racing drivers to fashion three-race winning streaks in the first nine events of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season? It could happen. Denny Hamlin, fresh from consecutive victories at Martinsville Speedway and Darlington Raceway, goes for a third straight win in Sunday‘s Food City 500 […]...2025
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  • • NASCAR Mailbox: Kaulig Racing’s Strong Start to 2025
    After the NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway, Kaulig Racing is in a solid position. AJ Allmendinger sits 16th in the points standings and ... Continue Reading...2025

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Darlington Raceway injury and suspension

  • Watch: Josh Berry crashes shortly after restart in Goodyear 400
    • Watch: Josh Berry crashes shortly after restart in Goodyear 400
    One of the best-looking paint schemes of NASCAR throwback weekend at Darlington Raceway will leave with several major blemishes....2025
  • Watch: Kyle Larson crashes on Lap 4 of Goodyear 400 at Darlington
    • Watch: Kyle Larson crashes on Lap 4 of Goodyear 400 at Darlington
    One of the favorites to win Sunday's Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway is out early....2025
  • Alex Bowman addresses controversial crash with Daniel Suarez
    • Alex Bowman addresses controversial crash with Daniel Suarez
    Alex Bowman and Daniel Suarez were on pace for a strong finish at Darlington Raceway on Sunday — up until they crashed into each other, that is....2023
  • Ryan Preece cleared to race at Darlington
    • Ryan Preece cleared to race at Darlington
    Ryan Preece has been cleared to compete in the upcoming Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway just under a week after his crash at Daytona International Speedway....2023
  • NASCAR driver Ryan Preece cleared to race after 'violent' wreck at Daytona
    • NASCAR driver Ryan Preece cleared to race after 'violent' wreck at Daytona
    Ryan Preece, whose car flipped more than 10 times, was cleared to race Friday morning this weekend at Darlington Raceway. Drivers discussed the crash and car-safety measures....2023
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  • • NASCAR: Denny Hamlin to drive the No. 19 Toyota
    As expected, Denny Hamlin is set to make his annual NASCAR Xfinity Series start at Darlington Raceway, doing so for Joe Gibbs Racing. It didn’t happen last year, as he was doing his best to prevent further injury following a heavy wreck in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season finale at Daytona International Speedway, but […] NASCAR: Denny Hamlin to drive the No. 19 Toyota - Beyond the ...2023
  • NASCAR announces penalty for Tyler Reddick’s 23XI Racing No. 45 team
    • NASCAR announces penalty for Tyler Reddick’s 23XI Racing No. 45 team
    NASCAR has penalized the No. 45 Cup Series race team of Tyler Reddick for violations found in the pre-qualifying session ahead of Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway....2023
  • • NASCAR driver drops multiple places in standings after penalty
    NASCAR has made yet another decision to dock points from a driver in the Cup Series standings, with Tyler Reddick dropping two places as a result. After a disappointing 22nd place finish in Sunday afternoon’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway, 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick found himself in eighth in the point standings. He […] NASCAR driver drops multiple places in stand...2023
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  • • NASCAR: Alex Bowman’s unofficial return window has opened
    Alex Bowman was initially ruled out for three to four weeks, and he just missed his third straight NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday at Darlington Raceway. When will he be back? Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman suffered a fractured T3 vertebra in a sprint car crash a few weeks ago, sidelining him for “three to […] NASCAR: Alex Bowman’s unofficial return window has opened - ...2023
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  • Blaine Perkins returns at Darlington with Harvick throwback
    • Blaine Perkins returns at Darlington with Harvick throwback
    Following a tumultuous crash in last month‘s race at Talladega, Blaine Perkins will return to action just in time for the Official Throwback Weekend at famed Darlington Raceway. This event will be extra special as his No. 02 will pay tribute to fellow Bakersfield, California native Kevin Harvick and his accomplishments in the PAYDAY Chevrolet […]...2023

Darlington Raceway lifestyle

  • • Bojangles Throws it Back With Derrike Cope at Darlington Raceway
    SALISBURY-In 1993, former Daytona 500 champion Derrike Cope piloted the No. 98 Bojangles’ ride for NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough. Twenty-five years later, Cope and Bojangles’ are joining forces once again, with the respected NASCAR veteran and popular Southern restaurant brand reuniting for a one-race throwback special at the Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, Septembe...2018
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Timeline

  • 2025
    "Here's the updated points standings for NASCAR's top 3 series after the 8th race weekend of 2025 at Darlington Raceway."

  • 2024
    "On his return to Darlington Raceway, Shane van Gisbergen has finished seventh for Kaulig Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series."

  • 2023
    "Ryan Preece, whose car flipped more than 10 times, was cleared to race Friday morning this weekend at Darlington Raceway."

  • 2022
    "Erik Jones outlasted some of the playoff favorites to claim his first victory of the season on Sunday at Darlington Raceway, Bob Pockrass writes."

  • 2021
    "13, followed by May 8 at Darlington Raceway."

  • 2020
    "NASCAR announced on Thursday afternoon that it will hold a Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway on May 17, the first of seven races in an 11-day span."

  • 2019
    "After being a one-off sponsorship at Darlington Raceway with Matt Kenseth last Labor Day Weekend, Oscar Mayer have extended their partnership with Roush Fenway Racing, becoming a primary sponsor for Ryan Newman’s Number 6 Ford Mustang."

  • 2018
    "Darlington Raceway announced Wednesday that the track will receive a significant investment for a capital improvement project, slated to begin immediately."

  • 2017
    "Darlington Raceway now hosts the "Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR"."

  • 2016
    "Trevor Bayne's ride will carry Mark Martin's classic red, white and blue colors at Darlington Raceway."

  • 2015
    "Get in on the action by voting now on multiple RaceDay questions that will be posed during the show as FOX Sports previews tonight's Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway."

  • 2014
    "Darlington Raceway was the big winner in the realignment of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule for 2015, which was announced live Tuesday on FOX Sports 1's NASCAR Race Hub."

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Darlington Raceway trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • NASCAR insiders offer alternative suggestion amid calls to end throwback weekend at Darlington
    2025
  • NASCAR Champion Jimmie Johnson Joins Forces with Knighthead Capital Management, LLC in LEGACY MOTOR CLUB
    • NASCAR Champion Jimmie Johnson Joins Forces with Knighthead Capital Management, LLC in LEGACY MOTOR CLUB
    NASCAR Champion Jimmie Johnson Joins Forces with Knighthead Capital Management, LLC in LEGACY MOTOR CLUB The partnership with Knighthead is a game-changer for LEGACY MC," said Johnson.   Seven-time NASCAR champion and co-owner of LEGACY MOTOR CLUB (“LEGACY MC”) Jimmie Johnson announced today that LEGACY MC has joined forces with Knighthead Capital Management, LLC, on behalf of certain of its ...2025
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  • • Turn 2 Blog: Darlington Drama & Chase Elliott in Playoff Trouble?
    *Turn 2 Blog is a regular feature on InsideCircleTrack.com. Here, site operators Michael Moats and Richard Allen take turns offering their thoughts on the NASCAR and pavement short track racing topics of the day. The NASCAR Xfinity Series race featured a great finish on Saturday. Darlington Raceway seems to have a tendency to do that, doesn’t it? Richard: The closing laps of the Sport Clips ...2022
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  • • Darlington offers flag exchange: Confederate for American
    DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) Darlington Raceway will give out American flags to those who want to turn in a Confederate flag, continuing an initiative that began in Daytona soon after nine people were killed at a church in Charleston....2015
  • • Darlington darlings: 5 contenders to win the Bojangles' Southern 500
    As the Sprint Cup Series prepares for its big throwback weekend at Darlington Raceway, we offer up our 5 contenders to win Sunday night's race at the track 'Too Tough To Tame.' Let's count them down!...2015

Darlington Raceway stats and results

  • • Ty Gibbs scores first top-five finish of 2025 at Bristol
    2025
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  • • NASCAR Mailbox: Kaulig Racing’s Strong Start to 2025
    2025
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  • NASCAR / ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Darlington / Tucson Speedway)
    • NASCAR / ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Darlington / Tucson Speedway)
    NASCAR / ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Darlington / Tucson Speedway) Winners:  Denny Hamlin (Cup); Brandon-Jones (Xfinity); plus Tanner Reif (ARCA West) Recap Graphic by Rolando Ramirez - RTR GraphicsNASCAR Cup Denny Hamlin Steals Darlington Victory on Throwback Weekend   A perfectly executed overtime restart by Denny Hamlin following a clutch final pit stop by his Joe Gibbs Racing crew...2025
  • • William Byron leads 243 laps, finishes second at Darlington
    William Byron capped off a near-perfect race that involved leading 81% of Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway from pole position by finishing in a close runner-up result....2025
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  • • NASCAR Standings After Darlington
    2025
  • Christopher Bell wins Darlington pole, full Xfinity Series qualifying results
    • Christopher Bell wins Darlington pole, full Xfinity Series qualifying results
    Look out! Christopher Bell has the NASCAR Xfinity Series pole for this afternoon’s race at Darlington Raceway. Bell won the fall race in the Xfinity Series at Darlington last year from the pole....2025
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  • • NASCAR: Bubba Wallace is in unfamiliar territory
    Halfway through the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series regular season, Bubba Wallace finds himself in a provisional playoff position. Can he hold on? Following his second consecutive top five finish in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway, 23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace finds himself in unfamiliar territory. With 13 points races down and 13 to […] NASCAR: Bubba Wallace is in unfamiliar te...2023
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  • • NASCAR driver drops multiple places in standings after penalty
    2023
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  • • NASCAR removes driver from Cup Series playoff standings
    NASCAR did not include Alex Bowman in the Cup Series playoff standings, despite the fact that he is currently one of the top 16 drivers. The NASCAR Cup Series playoff battle has been heating up leading into this Sunday afternoon’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, which marks the halfway point of the 26-race regular season. […] NASCAR removes driver from Cup Series playoff standings ...2023
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  • • NASCAR: The playoff driver whose team is already eliminated
    Ryan Blaney can win the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series championship, but the #12 team can’t finish higher than 17th in points. The four-round, 10-race 2022 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs are scheduled to get underway on Sunday evening with the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, and 16 drivers are in the running to win […] NASCAR: The playoff driver whose team is already eliminated - Beyo...2022

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  • • Denny Hamlin brings momentum into Bristol bullring
    2025
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  • Denny Hamlin reacts to controversial NASCAR caution decision at Darlington
    • Denny Hamlin reacts to controversial NASCAR caution decision at Darlington
    One of the more controversial moments during Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway came midway through Stage 2. Brad Keselowski spun out on his own and NASCAR did not immediately throw the caution....2025
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  • • NASCAR / ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Darlington / Tucson Speedway)
    2025
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  • Wood Brothers Racing named Grand Marshals for Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway
    • Wood Brothers Racing named Grand Marshals for Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway
    Darlington Raceway announced today that the family of the Wood Brothers Racing team will serve as the Grand Marshals for the Goodyear 400 this Sunday. Celebrating their 75th anniversary alongside the Track Too Tough to Tame, the pioneer team of the NASCAR Cup Series will say the most famous words in motorsports ahead of the […]...2025
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  • Vote for Your Favorite NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series Throwback Paint Schemes Now
    • Vote for Your Favorite NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series Throwback Paint Schemes Now
    Vote for Your Favorite NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series Throwback Paint Schemes Now Winning paint schemes for each series will be announced on Saturday, April 5th, 2025 for the Xfinity Series and Sunday, April 6th, 2025 for the Cup Series   Darlington’s Spring Throwback weekend is one of the highest-regarded modern traditions in NASCAR.  Once, and sometimes twice a season...2025
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  • NASCAR Weekend Recap (Martinville Speedway)
    • NASCAR Weekend Recap (Martinville Speedway)
    #NASCAR Weekend Recap (Martinville Speedway) Winners: Denny Hamlin (Cup); Austin Hill (Xfinity); Daniel Hemric (Trucks) Recap Graphic by Rolando Ramirez - RTR GraphicsNASCAR Cup Denny Hamlin Dominates for First Martinsville Win in a Decade   It didn’t take Denny Hamlin long to find the recipe for success in Sunday’s Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway.   Hamlin grabbed the lead ...2025
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  • Daniel Dye, Kaulig Racing honoring Adam Petty at Darlington
    • Daniel Dye, Kaulig Racing honoring Adam Petty at Darlington
    Kaulig Racing and Daniel Dye announced earlier this week that they are teaming up to honor the late Adam Petty at Darlington Raceway during throwback weekend. Dye‘s No. 10 Helm Chevrolet will feature an ode to Petty‘s No. 45 Spree Chevrolet scheme from 1999. Following the tragic death of Petty in 2000, the Petty family […]...2025
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  • • NASCAR Champion Jimmie Johnson Joins Forces with Knighthead Capital Management, LLC in LEGACY MOTOR CLUB
    2025
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  • • Up to Speed: Darlington Raceway Brings Out Best in Chase Briscoe
    Briscoe’s Southern 500 win will go down as one of the defining moments of his career. Source...2024
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  • Southern 500 delivers the Game 7 moment NASCAR fans deserved
    • Southern 500 delivers the Game 7 moment NASCAR fans deserved
    Entering Sunday night's Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, the last four NASCAR Cup Series races in a row had gone to extra "overtime" laps....2024

Top Darlington Raceway news

  • • Connect live: Fans can vote now on multiple RaceDay questions
    Don't miss out. Get in on the action by voting now on multiple RaceDay questions that will be posed during the show as FOX Sports previews tonight's Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway....2015
  • • Larson bringing back iconic Mello Yello paint scheme for Darlington
    Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates announced they're bringing back one of the most popular and iconic paint schemes of the early 1990s, as sophomore driver Kyle Larson will pilot the No. 42 Mello Yello Chevrolet at Darlington Raceway....2015
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  • • NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Terry Labonte named Southern 500 grand marshal
    As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series prepares to return to tradition with Labor Day weekend's Bojangles' Southern 500, Darlington Raceway has named 2016 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Terry Labonte as the grand marshal....2015
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  • • Trevor Bayne to race throwback Mark Martin paint scheme at Darlington
    2016
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  • • Going old school: Kevin Harvick running retro paint scheme at Darlington Raceway
    Defending Sprint Cup Series champion and Darlington Raceway winner Kevin Harvick used the NASCAR Hall of Fame as his backdrop Wednesday to announce plans to run a throwback Budweiser paint scheme during the upcoming Southern 500 on Sept. 6. ...2015
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  • • Matt Kenseth to bring back 'Tide Ride' for Darlington's Southern 500
    The throwback paint schemes for the Sept. 4 Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway keep on coming.Matt Kenseth and Joe Gibbs Racing were the latest to reveal their Darlington retro look at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Uptown Charlotte on Tuesday. The car features Tide as a primary sponsor and will bring back the iconic orange, yellow and white paint scheme.Kenseth's retro No. 20 Toyota honors...2016
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  • • Matt Kenseth to bring back 'Tide Ride' for Southern 500 at Darlington
    Matt Kenseth will honor Darrell Waltrip, Ricky Rudd and Ricky Craven by bringing back the "Tide Ride" for the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway....2016
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  • • Mark your calendar: 10 notable changes on the 2015 Sprint Cup schedule
    Darlington Raceway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Daytona International Speedway among the tracks that are part of 2015 shakeup....2015

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Darlington Raceway fantasy rankings and news

  • NASCAR at Darlington: Vegas odds, fantasy advice, prediction, sleepers, drivers to watch
    • NASCAR at Darlington: Vegas odds, fantasy advice, prediction, sleepers, drivers to watch
    Denny Hamlin is still looking for his first win of the season and Darlington Raceway is a great place for him to get it....2018
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Darlington Raceway schedule, game

  • • Ty Gibbs scores first top-five finish of 2025 at Bristol
    2025
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  • • Denny Hamlin brings momentum into Bristol bullring
    2025
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  • • Kevin Harvick slams conspiracy over late Kyle Larson, Bubba Wallace dustup leading to Denny Hamlin win
    2025
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  • • Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson seek different triples at Bristol this weekend
    2025
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  • • NASCAR Mailbox: Kaulig Racing’s Strong Start to 2025
    2025
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  • • Waid’s World: Old Darlington Raceway Has Come Far from Near Extinction
    Darlington hosts two Cup races: throwback weekend and the Southern 500. But its spot on the schedule was not always a guarantee....2025
  • Darlington TV Ratings
    • Darlington TV Ratings
    Fox Sports earned an average of 2,517,000 viewers for Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. It was a 15% increase from the same weekend last year which featured an event at Martinsville Speedway. The Darlington race ranked as the most-watched cable telecast on Sunday, peaking at 3,099,000 viewers towards the checkered flag. NASCAR Cup Series […]...2025
  • NASCAR ratings revealed for Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway
    • NASCAR ratings revealed for Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway
    FOX Sports released the ratings for the NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. The race, which aired on FS1, had 2,517,000 viewers, a 15 percent increase from last year’s equivalent weekend on FS1 (2,191,000 viewers at Martinsville)....2025
  • Denny Hamlin credits pit crew for Darlington win: ‘They were salivating at that opportunity’
    • Denny Hamlin credits pit crew for Darlington win: ‘They were salivating at that opportunity’
    Every great racer needs a great pit crew. Denny Hamlin has one and they were at their best on the final pit stop in Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway....2025
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  • Chase Elliott’s Coke bottle explodes during Darlington interview
    • Chase Elliott’s Coke bottle explodes during Darlington interview
    Before the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, Chase Elliott had a bit of an accident with his bottle of Coca-Cola. Trying to get a refreshing drink before the race, the NASCAR driver found himself covered in soda....2025
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