No. 11 Yahoo Toyota Camry XSE News and Notes Denny Hamlin, Driver of the No. 11 Yahoo Toyota Camry XSE Why do you enjoy racing at Darlington so much? “Darlington is one of our best racetracks, one of my best tracks. It’s the place where I got my very firstContinue Reading
Move over, Ricky Craven. Move over, Jimmie Johnson. And thank you, Bill Braniff. On Sunday night, in a race that started more than three hours after its scheduled time because of rain, Kyle Larson erased the names of Craven and Johnson from the NASCAR Cup Series record book. Larson’s winningContinue Reading
NASCAR’s original superspeedway will take center stage this weekend as Darlington Raceway hosts a tripleheader, featuring the NASCAR Craftsman Truck, NASCAR Xfinity and NASCAR Cup Series. Darlington has been on the stock car circuit since 1950 and Ford has had its share of success, posting 32 wins under the BlueContinue Reading
NASCAR Cup Series — Race No. 13 – 293 laps / 400 milesDarlington Raceway (1.366-mile oval) – Darlington, S.C.Fast Facts for May 11-12, 2024 Tire: Goodyear Eagle 18-inch Speedway Radials Set limits: Cup: 1 set for practice, 1 set for qualifying and 11 sets for the race(10 race sets plusContinue Reading
TNT Sports today announced that Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR Hall of Famer and two-time DAYTONA 500 Champion (2004, 2014), will be joining its broadcast team when NASCAR returns to TNT Sports in 2025. One of the most iconic racecar drivers of all time, Earnhardt will serve as an on-air commentatorContinue Reading
Prime Video announced today that NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. will join its broadcast booth when the streamer launches its exclusive NASCAR Cup Series coverage in 2025. Earnhardt Jr., a NASCAR Hall of Famer and a two-time Daytona 500 Champion, will be utilized in a number of capacities throughout PrimeContinue Reading
Oscar Mayer and Artesano have teamed up for this year’s throwback paint scheme on the No. 47 Kroger Racing Camaro for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at the famed Darlington Raceway this weekend. The scheme will pay homage to Mark Martin’s 2004 Budweiser Shootout paint scheme, which competed at the Daytona InternationalContinue Reading
Notes of Interest ● Where We Stand: The New Jersey native heads to Darlington (S.C.) Raceway second in the driver standings with 438 points, 29 behind leader Kyle Larson. Three of the four Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) entries are currently inside the top-10 in the standings heading to the 13thContinue Reading
Weekend Schedule:Saturday: 10:35 a.m. ET, Practice (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)Saturday: 11:20 a.m. ET, Qualifying (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)Sunday: 3 p.m. ET, Race (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) Pace Laps: 6 Team Info:Crew Chief: Matt McCallPartner: Castrol Throwback 17 Team Info:Crew Chief: Scott GravesPartner: Fifth Third Bank Keselowski atContinue Reading
Notes of Interest ● In the past three NASCAR Cup Series races, Noah Gragson has scored his career-best starting spot and his career-best finish. Last weekend at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Gragson qualified third to better his prior career-best starting spot of fifth, earned the previous week at DoverContinue Reading