The No. I thought as a company we had a really good day. I did think in the drivers seat you made a little bit more of a difference. Our No. This years playoff field consists of seven former champions (Harvick, Truex, Elliott, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski), 15 race winners (all but Tyler Reddick) and three drivers making their postseason debuts (Reddick, Michael McDowell, Christopher Bell). Sundays Cup race at Martinsville Speedway left questions about what NASCAR could do to change the racing and how soon it could happen. Im 95 percent sure I was good. DISTANCE: The race is 367 laps (501.3 miles) on the 1.366-mile speedway. We were just as good as anybody, but its really tough. Today is when you are pretty stoked that you finished a little better than I thought we were going to. I just needed to stay in the lead. I like to roll momentum, and thats just not what this place is like. Its a long-term decision for the engine companies to do that.. All coverage before, during and after the race can be streamed online here or in the NBC Sports App. Chastain took the lead on Lap 136 by staying out when the rest of the field pitted. I was teared up the whole last lap. I think were in the middle of an evolution of the tire, Chastain told NBC Sports. 1) #2-Sheldon Creed, 2128, 2 wins. STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 115. He drove away from me so quick, but he was pretty patient. Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2021 races (19 total) among active drivers at Darlington Raceway. . A strong run from those drivers should make them feel more comfortable about their prospects of advancing to the next round. Date. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, 13. You cant make mistakes. SUNDAY, APRIL 25TH 2021 2:00 PM. Anyway, it is good to just stay in it, mentally for myself and the team and pull that strategy there. 5 car driver. We made a great strategy call at the end to get positions back. RADIO . STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 115. There was one change that woke it up a little bit, and I was, like, all right, Im decent now, but Im trapped. The 2021 playoffs begin at Darlington Raceway with a crown jewel event no less -- the Southern 500. You got 30-something cars out there that run within a tenth (of a second), Logano told NBC Sports after the race. We need to be better, but overall, proud of our McDonalds Toyota Camry group. ET and Countdown to Green at 5:30 p.m. I didnt have a fighting chance there. STARTING LINEUP:Southern 500 starting lineup. We made it a little bit better. Today is not one of those. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet, 19. That is a 15.9% decrease in green flag passes from that March 2015 race to Sundays race. Thats just what weve got., Chase Briscoe Finished 5th: It would have been more of a statement if we won the race, obviously. We want to get better. I think that maybe you could build a tire that would be better, but I think this kind of starts with the engine. We just needed track position. The 1.366-mile oval of Darlington Raceway hosts the Playoff opener for the NASCAR Cup Series. The March 2015 Cup race at Martinsville had 2,688 green flag passes in 388 green flag laps for an average of 6.9 passes per lap. Harvick dominated the May 17 race, leading 159 laps and cruising to a2.154 second-victory over Alex Bowman. If there was still a chance for horsepower changes for 2024, Andrews said: That decision needs to be made now. After 26 grueling regular season races, 16 drivers must reset their focus and set their sights on winning the championship. It seemed like tires it took them 50-60 laps for them to fall off even if you had older tires. The regular-season champion has been the most dominant driver on the Cup Series circuit in 2021, recording five wins and 14 top-five finishes. ET on Sunday, Sept. 5. Sundays race had 1,305 positions change in 350 laps of green flag racing (out of 400 total laps). I tried to get the No. It's somehow fitting that NASCAR is spending Mother's Day weekend at a track with a female nickname "The Lady in Black.". Schedule a Call. Right now, if you try to pivot or make the core do something you want it to do, it just cant take it.. The NASCAR Cup Series visits Darlington Raceway this weekend for the first race of the 2021 playoffs. Chastain took the lead on Lap 136 by staying out when the rest of the field pitted. 4. It felt like we were definitely the best weve been here in a long time, so were really happy with our day., Bubba Wallace Finished 9th: Yeah, for sure. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevy team worked hard all day, and a 12th-place finish is pretty good considering how loose our Chevy was throughout the race and some of the strategy that played out. Like I said, I thought it was a little bit better, but it needs to be a lot more better., Aric Almirola Finished 6th: Its crazy that Martinsville is a track position race. NASCAR tv schedule for Darlington Raceway. So I dont know if were ever going to fix this until we put more horsepower on the cars or build a tire that somehow falls off. The April 2021 Martinsville race had an average of 4.5 positions changing per green flag lap. That was the only way he was going to go by me was he was going to have to get physical. The question entering this race was how Elliott would feel after the event. Ill take blame for that. I was teared up the whole last lap. I tried holding off Larson as long as I could, but overall theres days when you are mad about second. We just needed track position. Thats a long-term decision for sure.. The question entering this race was how Elliott would feel after the event. . The March 2015 Martinsville race had an average of 7.1 positions change per green flag lap. It was pretty good, honestly. Elliott said of his leg. Regan Smith famously won his first and only race at Darlington back in 2011. Theyre almost the same. RESULTS: Where everybody finished in the Southern 500 Kyle Larson recorded his third consecutive runner-up finish at Darlington (Sept. 2019, May 2021). In partnership with Meadows Racetrack & Casino. Im 95 percent sure I was good. Its hard to pass., Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Finished 8th: It was kind of a crazy day. I cant wait for the next one to evolve as they continue to evolve with this new car. We need to be better, but overall, proud of our McDonalds Toyota Camry group. Rarely does the car that dominates or the best car win, simply because you cant control the race when you need to at least we couldnt. Start Time: 3:30 p.m. Only position changes that take place at the start/finish line are counted. I think theyll have a tire that will better suit what were trying to do.. J.R. (Houston), my engineer, and I just walked to figure out where that last section was. Ive got tons of laps around here, and not many top 10s. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL). Larson, Blaney and Truex have the easiest paths to the next round, but that could change in an instant if someone deeper in the postseason standings wins a race. I thought we were arguably the best car the first part of the race and then we got a little bit behind as the track changed and the car changed a little bit. Darlington Raceway Qualifying Information: Track qualifying record: Aric Almirola, Ford,184.145 mph (26.705 secs.) Of those three, only one came with the top two drivers on the same tire strategy when Hamlin passed Chase Briscoe for the lead on Lap 257. The problem is when you can downshift and things like that, these cars have so much forward drive and obviously not a lot of power coming off the corner, so everybody is kind of the same speed. 19 car led 248 of the 293 laps. That was his second victory at the Track Too Tough To Tame. Everyone on the No. I was racing cars that I didnt think Id be racing, cars that in the past you would pass with ease. Start Time: 2:30 p.m. CT Sunday. It was still obviously extremely hard to pass. Honestly, probably more races where I have finished a lap down than on the lead lap. To hear that means a lot. He started 24th and did not climb inside the top 20 until Lap 258 when he moved up to 19th. Darlington Raceway to Host 2023 NASCAR Race Weekends on May 12-14 & Sept. 2-3, 2023. The Cup Series is at Darlington Raceway this Labor Day weekend for the Cook Out Southern 500, the first race in the 2021 playoffs. Our Chevy was really loose in traffic with the nose down. At the time, I thought that was gonna be OK with the amount of laps we still had to go, but track position was obviously super important. Justin Haley, No. Asked by NBC Sports about increasing horsepower, Andrews said: When you start to make changes to that, it requires changes to a lot of parts and pieces. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevy team worked hard all day, and a 12th-place finish is pretty good considering how loose our Chevy was throughout the race and some of the strategy that played out. I like to roll momentum, and thats just not what this place is like. Even if you were better than a guy, they could just kind of hang on. Top 10 is nothing to be too upset about, Elliott said after the 400-lap race at the historic half-mile track. It is Next Gen racing with these tires and this aero package there is no passing. The more you lower horsepower, the more you lower the gear, the less the tires will wear, Hamlin said. 1.366 mi (2.198 km) Turns. Four of the six active winners at Darlington are champions. ET), 12:50 2 p.m. Cup Series qualifying (USA Network, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NBC Sports app), 3 p.m. Xfinity Series race (147 laps, 200 miles; USA Network, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NBC Sports app), 6 p.m. Cup Series race (367 laps, 501 miles; USA Network, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NBC Sports app). View Full Schedule. Chase Elliott, No. And Paul (Wolfe) did a good job of getting some good changes to the Verizon Mustang to where it got competitive. Each end of Darlington Raceway is configured differently, and the steep banks make for an exciting challenge for pit crews setting up their drivers' race cars, attempting to make them handle well at both ends of the race track. Ryan Newman, No. We were just as good as anybody, but its really tough. TV: FS1. Was able to stay out and get a lucky caution there during a green flag cycle. NASCAR started the trucks on wet weather tires, marking the first time wet weather tires had been used on an oval for a national series race. Track: Darlington Raceway (1.366 mile oval) in Darlington, South Carolina. He was 22nd on a restart at Lap 355 and worked his way up to 10th, getting past Austin Dillon on Lap 394 to reach the top 10. Its very difficult. We want to get better. We got better and better, and then we caught that caution. They put a rain tire on the trucks that fell off 1.5 seconds in 25 laps, Hamlin said. Its unfortunate. I dont know that the France family really wants us running big horsepower anymore. I feel like every time theres a test available, I get put on that list to test here because I struggle. NASCAR Cup Series 2021 regular season. Were going to have track position racing, single-file, follow-the-leader, nobody can pass.. Chase Briscoe, No. We were trapped a lap down for a while, but this team never gave up. View the 2021 Darlington tv schedule for NASCAR weekend below. I cant wait for the next one to evolve as they continue to evolve with this new car. We are missing something. Chastains lead showed the challenge in passing. RACE DISTANCE: 293laps around the 1.366-miletrack for a total of 400.2 miles. NJ/PA/WV/IN/IA/CO/IL/TN only. It was pretty bad. Chandler Smith (P) (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie. If thats the case and this is the engine that weve got, we have to work with Goodyear on coming up with some sort of a tire that is better than what weve got.. The No. So I just cant believe it. Really nice that it went green there. 99 Trackhouse Racing Toyota, 17. Dirty air against the pack. Kyle Busch (third) posted his 13th top-10 finish in 19 races at Darlington Raceway. Of those three, only one came with the top two drivers on the same tire strategy when Hamlin passed Chase Briscoe for the lead on Lap 257. We got these Cup cars that somehow dont fall off a half a second in 80 laps. If somebody was asking for my opinion and was willing to let me come to a short track and test the tire, Id tell them its not always about softer tires, Preece told NBC Sports. Erik Jones has just two career wins, with one coming in the 2019 Southern 500. Until we get lap-time variation, Im going to keep harping and keeping saying it over and over and over. So I dont know if were ever going to fix this until we put more horsepower on the cars or build a tire that somehow falls off. That race had 634 position changes in 97 more green flag laps of racing than Sundays event. src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/>. RADIO . We pitted, which put us towards the end of the lead lap cars. They put a rain tire on the trucks that fell off 1.5 seconds in 25 laps, Hamlin said. 53Rick Ware Racing Ford, 35. It was the only shot I had, and I did everything I could, but it wasnt enough. Chase Briscoe Briscoe finished fifth, leading a career-high 109 laps. And then, like I said, when you can win at a place like this, it is definitely up there. We have to try something different because we cant just have follow-the-leader racing. Below is the schedule for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, starting with Sunday's Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington, the first race in the Round of 16 . DISTANCE: The race is 367 laps (501.3 miles) on the 1.366-mile speedway. What is the 2021 Darlington schedule? It was pretty good, honestly. Elliott said of his leg. Here's a look at this weekend's schedule: Darlington Raceway (Cup and Xfinity) Weekend weather . Anthony Alfredo, No. The 367-lap race (6 p.m., ET) will be televised by the USA Network. Beginning in 2020, the race became the first event of the 10-race playoffs. That race had 634 position changes in 97 more green flag laps of racing than Sundays event. Sixteen playoff drivers (and the rest of the field) will test NASCARs oldest superspeedway in the first race of the first playoff round. https://t.co/glV82ezJZx. Just had unfortunate timing of that caution in the green flag pit stop cycle. It was really hard to pass. The November 2015 Martinsville race had an average of 5.7 positions change per green flag lap. Gambling problem? But Mike Kelley (crew chief) and all the guys did a great job. Yeah, very soon. Darlington Raceway Qualifying Data. We need more fall-off, and we need a lot more horsepower.. We made it a little bit better. Here is the lineup for the Goodyear 400(with car number in parentheses): 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs begin Sunday night with one of the biggest races of the season the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2021. Yeah, I thought it was five to 10 percent better even though theres still a really long way to go. The national anthem will be performed by Tiffany Woys at 6:02 p.m. The April 2021 Martinsville race had an average of 4.5 positions changing per green flag lap. Denny Hamlin won Sunday night's Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway to start the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. When you get the lead, you have to stay there. Information about parking, camping, scanner rentals, pre-race pit passes and tickets for the weekend are also available on the tracks website. DARLINGTON, S.C. (WBTW) - As part of NASCAR's announcement of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series schedule, Darlington Raceway will once again host two scheduled . Ive worked very hard to get better here. Theres not much fall-off. I tried to get the No. Event. 4th - Martin Truex Jr. 5th . What drivers said at Sundays NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway: Kyle Larson Winner: Just huge congratulations to this whole 5 team and Hendrick Motorsports. 5/14/2023. Its the biggest thing just like Richmond. NASCAR announces new format for All-Star race at Texas, leaving many confused, 2021 SCHEDULE: NASCAR announces times, TV and radio networks for 2021 Cup Series schedule, Track: Darlington Raceway(1.366 mile oval) in Darlington, South Carolina, Streaming: FOX Sports app (subscription required); MRN.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required), 1. Call 1-800-GAMBLER (NJ/WV/PA), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (CO), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), or call or text the TN REDLINE: 800-889-9789 (TN). Hes still winless in 2021 after nine victories last year, so Darlington could be the place for the lowest playoff seed to break into the win column. Ross Chastain kept Preece from lapping him for 20 laps early in the race and then held the lead for 31 laps despite much older tires than the rest of the field. He was lapped in the first stage and got his lap back at the stage break. It means a lot to me, but I think more importantly, it means a lot to the whole Hendrick family and Hendrick Motorsports family. And then, like I said, when you can win at a place like this, it is definitely up there. I like to charge the center. It seems like a long time ago, and longer still now that the Next Gen car has been revealed to the public as well as the overall competitiveness of the 2021 season. I knew I was going to get bumped. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford, 14. A lot of those guys we had lapped already in the race and its just so hard to pass that you give those guys track position and you start behind them on the same tires. Everyone on the No. Formula One livery in 2021 . Darlington Raceway. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, 25. Blaney is +2000 to win, +650 to land in the top three, +330 to earn a top-five spot and -110 for a top-10 finish. This is one of my favorite tracks and we come here and run sixth-to-ninth every time. We went down a lap twice, two times. Kevin Harvick won that race after late contact between leaders Martin Truex Jr. and Chase Elliott. Darlington: NASCAR Menu START TIME: 3:30 p.m. Instead NASCAR used aperformance-metrics formula to determine the lineup: LINEUP: It will be an all-Ford front row with Team Penske's Brad Keselowski on the pole alongside Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick. Fortunately, my knee is in a pretty nice position in the car with a little bend in it. 2021 Darlington Spring Cup race 2021 Darlington Truck Race 2021 Spring Darlington NXS Race All News Cup News Trucks XFINITY News. Well go on to next week and hopefully we can continue this speed and this momentum as a company. Even though Blaney sits on the pole and won last time out at Daytona, he carries much steeper odds to win than Larson and Truex. - Saturday PDRA Carolina Nationals Go back further and the contrast is more stark. You cant make mistakes. There was one change that woke it up a little bit, and I was, like, all right, Im decent now, but Im trapped. Paul was able to give me what I needed to get towards the front. Kyle Busch, who won last week at Kansas Speedway, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy, 25 percent:Drivers finishing position from the previous race, 25 percent:Car owners finishing position from the previous race, 15 percent:Fastest lap from the previous race. I think when you can accomplish something that you dont see possible, when you do accomplish it, it moves up the ladder pretty high. I couldnt do that. Only position changes that take place at the start/finish line are counted. Chastains lead showed the challenge in passing. I was racing cars that I didnt think Id be racing, cars that in the past you would pass with ease. I wish one of us would have won the race, but youll have that. You saw the 41 (Ryan Preece) dominate the race, and then he got caught and went to the back and that was it. Cody Ware, No. The problem is when you can downshift and things like that, these cars have so much forward drive and obviously not a lot of power coming off the corner, so everybody is kind of the same speed. Anyway, it is good to just stay in it, mentally for myself and the team and pull that strategy there. High of 87. 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Fall Darlington Race Page Cook Out Southern 500 Sunday, September 5, 2021 Darlington Raceway Time: 6:00pm/et TV: NBCSN - Radio: MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR Kohler Generators Renews Partnership with RFK Racing Commercial breakdown: 2021 Cook Out Southern 500 The March 2015 Cup race at Martinsville had 2,688 green flag passes in 388 green flag laps for an average of 6.9 passes per lap. The race at Darlington is on NBCSN starting at 6 p.m. Cars that I was just lapping 10 laps prior I couldnt pass them. Everybody knows what happened here so long ago, and I think everybody you know, thats on everybodys minds every time they come to Martinsville, so wish Rick was here (and) Linda, but weve got Jeff Gordon here. We had a great car. There were 10 lead changes in Sundays race but only three happened on the track. Obviously, Monday morning quarterback. ET. Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series has been held at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina since the series' inaugural season in 1982. (Photo by Jared East/Getty Images) I was trying to beat them out and ultimately got snapped speeding. He started 24th and did not climb inside the top 20 until Lap 258 when he moved up to 19th. ET on Fox Sports 1. It definitely didnt go unnoticed., Austin Dillon Finished 12th:What a battle today at Martinsville Speedway. We will just keep on digging., Chase Elliott Finished 10th: It was about what I expected, so thats a good thing. Both were two laps down. I didnt think we could (speed in his pit box), to be honest with you, but I guess its my job to know that. Were in a box with these engines, and NASCARs leadership wants us (with these) engines, they keep lowering horsepower, which makes us have to shift, Hamlin told NBC Sports after the race. It was fun. Stayed out again when everyone pitted and put us on the front row and a shot to win the race. Here is all the informationyou need to get ready for the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. Darlington Raceway will host two Xfinity Series races on May 7 and Sept. 3, 2022 and a Camping World Truck Series race on May 6, 2022. I was racing in the 20s and we stayed out, Chastain said. Cars that I was lapping 10 laps before, we caught a caution, and I couldnt pass them for second. Thats something that as a company we needed to go and run up front. A lot of those guys we had lapped already in the race and its just so hard to pass that you give those guys track position and you start behind them on the same tires. So I was pleasantly surprised by that. Today is when you are pretty stoked that you finished a little better than I thought we were going to. What comes first? Chase Briscoe Briscoe finished fifth, leading a career-high 109 laps. We went through that green flag pit sequence and then a caution comes out for a wheel and gives a lot of those guys just a free gift that stayed out. Well keep battling., Ryan Preece Finished 15th: I sped off pit road, I guess. Ryan Preece started on the pole and led the first 135 laps until a pit road speeding penalty put him at the back of the field and he never recovered, finishing 15th. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, 28. We finally got it going there at the end, and I was able to make some passes and do things that I didnt really think Id be capable of doing, or at least of us fixing it to that degree here at the race track. Ive worked very hard to get better here. At one point in the race I would have been just happy to finish on a lead lap. This place has been so tough on me. 1. Christopher Bell, No. Ross Chastain, No. We had pitted and we had to take the wave-around, and we ended up at the very back. It was the only shot I had, and I did everything I could, but it wasnt enough. We pitted, which put us towards the end of the lead lap cars. . It wasnt an easy day for Elliott. QUALIFYING:There was no on-track qualifying for this race. A couple of other cars snuck on our inside and we lost the top 10. There are eight scoring loops at Martinsville Speedway. 2023 Cook Out Southern 500. 21+. 23 on the outside with about four or five laps to go. Logano was lapped again at Lap 275 and didnt climb into the top 15 until a green-flag pit cycle on Lap 292 of the 400-lap event as others ahead of him pitted. Our No. Heres a look at this weekends schedule: Saturday: Cloudy with a few showers. We struggled every run but the last one, Elliott said. We were trapped a lap down for a while, but this team never gave up. STREAMING:Fox Sports Go(must have TV provider) andFOX Sports Go app plus other streaming services. and drove away to a commanding 4.142-second win in Sunday's NOCO 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway. Harvick (three), Hamlin (three) and Truex (two) have won multiple times at Darlington, with Truex winning the most recent race there earlier this year in May. Darlington Raceway Upcoming Events Schedule. Our war room back at the shop said we should stay out there. All the information you need to get ready for Sunday's Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, the first of 10 NASCAR Cup Series playoff races. 47 JTG DaughertyRacing Chevrolet, 29. START: The command to start engines will be given by Cook Out representative Katie Yonchuk at 6:08 p.m. The green flag is scheduled to wave at 6:18 p.m. PRERACE: Cup garage opens at 11 a.m. Drivers report to pre-race at 5:25 p.m. Driver introductions are at 5:30 p.m. The invocation will be given by Dustin Thompson of Elevation Church at 6:01 p.m. The national anthem will be performed by Tiffany Woys at 6:02 p.m. Some drivers again called for NASCAR to give them more horsepower to make passing less challenging. Cars that I was just lapping 10 laps prior I couldnt pass them. 2020 Darlington #1 pole winner: Brad Keselowski . Denny Hamlin joins him on the front row. I was racing in the 20s and we stayed out, Chastain said. I pride myself on not making mistakes, so that was pretty brutal there, but, like Ive said, we have a fast race car and really felt like we could have probably swept the stages and ran top three or top five. View 2021 Darlington entries below. The starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway was set by applying the statistical formula NASCAR is using for the majority of its 2021 races. Its hard to pass., Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Finished 8th: It was kind of a crazy day. Its a lot easier to say you should have stayed out, but we didnt. Drew made some great adjustments, and I thought we were arguably the best car. A look at winners and losers from Sundays NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway: Kyle Larson Larson took advantage of a late-race caution flag and excellent pit strategy to score a convincing four-second victory, his second win of the year. Just had unfortunate timing of that caution in the green flag pit stop cycle. High of 88. It was like that all day. I dont know that the France family really wants us running big horsepower anymore. Darlington: NASCAR Menu I was super happy when that happened and just as surprised as probably everybody.. We win and lose as a team. James Davison, No. September 3, 2023 | 6:00 PM ET. You got 30-something cars out there that run within a tenth (of a second), Logano told NBC Sports after the race. Alex Bowman, No. We had pitted and we had to take the wave-around, and we ended up at the very back. I did think in the drivers seat you made a little bit more of a difference. SO ARE WE. Still, there was evidence of how tough it was to pass. In the 2021 season, McClure nailed Martin Truex Jr. to win at Martinsville for a strong 3-1 payout . I was trying to beat them out and ultimately got snapped speeding. They are all within three points of Christopher Bell in 12th. NASCAR recorded 2,206 green flag passes over 350 green flag laps Sunday for an average of 5.8 passes per green flag lap. Thats part of it, and you just move on. So, it was fun at the end passing a lot of cars and getting up there, but still needed to be a little bit better, but overall, you know, proud of everybody for sticking with it and just grinding one out today., Denny Hamlin Finished 4th: The package was terrible its either the package or the tires. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. Live Stream . BJ McLeod, No. We just couldnt get the car to rotate through the center of the corner. The points standings are now reset for the playoffs with seeding based on three regular season totals: wins, stages wins and points earned. At one point in the race I would have been just happy to finish on a lead lap. And don't forget, y'all: 6 weeks until the NASCAR Cup Series returns to Nashville. 11Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 8. He was lapped in the first stage and got his lap back at the stage break. Relive Kyle Larson's incredible 2021 season . I didnt have a fighting chance there. Garrett Smithley, No. RADIO:Motor Racing Networkand SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. NASCAR at Darlington schedule: How to watch on TV, weather, odds. Truex beat out Larson and Kyle Busch in the first Darlington race of the season. 37 JTG DaughertyRacing Chevrolet, 30. You didnt want to smash them out of the way, but it was really hard to move around., Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Cup drivers say more changes are needed to improve short track racing, Winners and losers at Martinsville Speedway, Chase Elliott battles to 10th-place finish in return, What drivers said at Martinsville Speedway, Martin Truex Jr.repelled a late push fromKyle Larson, NASCAR started the trucks on wet weather tires, Elliott returned to racing six weeks after he broke his left tibia, MORE: Martinsville Cup results, driver points.

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