Darlington

After posting a sell-out for the opening race of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs earlier this month, Darlington Raceway has been rewarded with two race weekends again next season. NASCAR officially unveiled its schedule for the Cup, Xfinity, and Truck Series on Wednesday, and the “Lady in Black” learned that it will celebrate two holiday […]

The #43 is synonymous with excellence in racing. Of course, that’s the number Richard Petty made famous during his “Hall of Fame” career. On Sunday, the #43 found its way back to the hallowed grounds of victory lane at Darlington Raceway after an extremely long wait. Erik Jones, driver for Petty GMS Motorsports, scored win

If you didn’t know better, the #14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford is being piloted by its owner. And Chase Briscoe is quite happy for you to make that mistake. Briscoe, not Tony Stewart, is actually behind the wheel of the Mustang, but the former Xfinity Series driver doesn’t mind the comparison. “For me, it’s a dream

The 2021 NASCAR season was almost too easy for Kyle Larson. After being suspended from the sport in 2020 for using a racial slur, Larson took full advantage of the second chance offered to him by Hendrick Motorsports by dominating the circuit. The California native picked up 10 wins, posted 20 “Top 5’s,” while becoming

When the Goodyear 400 began on Sunday afternoon at Darlington Raceway, Joey Logano had no one but the pace car out in front of him. However, the pole sitter did have to deal with some competion coming down the stretch and his decision may not have been a popular one. Trailing William Byron for much

The NASCAR season is off to a terrific start and in just a couple of weeks, the schedule swings into Darlington for the annual “Throwback Weekend” at the “Track Too Tough to Tame”. Teams from across the sport will be trying to out do one another in paying homage to the sport’s past. On Wednesday,

To say that Darlington Raceway President Kerry Tharp is fired up for the brand-new racing season would be an understatement. From the debut of the Next Gen car to a pair of race weekends at the “Track Too Tough to Tame”, Tharp is like a kid in a candy store. To illustrate his enthusiasm, Tharp

Denny Hamlin led the NASCAR Cup Series points standings for a good bit of the season, but could never park his Toyota in “Victory Lane”. That changed Sunday night as the Joe Gibbs driver claimed his 4th career victory at Darlington Raceway, by winning the Southern 500 on a nearly perfect night in the Pee

Darlington Raceway has repaved Turn 2 in preparation for its NASCAR races over Labor Day weekend, track president Kerry Tharp told NBC Sports on Friday morning. Tharp said the portion of the track repaved had underlying cracks that allowed water to seep in. “We were finding that over the last few years that we were

Martin Truex, Jr. led two hundred and forty-eight laps and held off a late charge from Kyle Larson to win Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. The victory is the third of the season for Truex and his second all-time at the “Lady in Black”, to go along with his “Southern 500” victory in 2016.

The iconic Southern 500 on Labor Day weekend at Darlington has its sister race back once again. NASCAR and Darlington officials along with Governor Henry McMaster announced this morning at a press conference at the Governor’s Mansion in Columbia that Darlington will host two races in 2021 with a Mother’s Day race joining the 500