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Denny Hamlin on the pole for Southern 500, looking to end NASCAR drought View the full article

Saturday’s Sport Clips 200 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway was the first of three races Chastain will drive CGR’s No. 42 Chevrolet this fall and he got off to a rousing start. Chastain, 25, won the pole Saturday morning – the first of his career – and won the first two stages of the race, including leading all 45 laps of the first segment. They were also his first two stage victories of ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Keselowski wins Darlington after Harvick and Chastain wreck View the full article

Brad Keselowski tells Daryl Motte why he thinks there needs to be a higher age minimum in the Cup Series. View the full article

NASCAR Xfinity Series Highlights: Brad Keselowski scores his first career Xfinity win at Darlington Raceway. View the full article

When Ross Chastain and Kevin Harvick wrecked racing for the lead late in the race, Keselowski moved into the lead and never let it go. Keselowski held off Cole Custer at the finish by nearly a second to win Saturday’s Sport Clips 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. The win is his third of the season, 39th of his career and first at the “Track Too Tough To ... ... Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR Xfinity Series Highlights: Ross Chastain turns Kevin Harvick after the two make contact racing for the lead. View the full article

NASCAR Xfinity Series Highlights: Austin Cindric suffers heavy damage after Ryan Truex turns him into the wall. View the full article

Denny Hamlin wins Cup pole at Darlington Raceway View the full article

Denny Hamlin has always run strongly at Darlington Raceway View the full article

Hamlin’s average lap speed of 173.571 mph topped the final five-minute session of knockout qualifying, giving him the pole for Sunday night’s Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. Hamlin won last season’s race after starting from the ninth position. The pole is his third in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series this season and 29th of his career. Kyle Larson ended up ... ... Keep reading View the full article

The No. 19 Toyota of Brandon Jones and the No. 23 Chevrolet driven this week by Chase Elliott both failed pre-qualifying inspection multiple times Saturday prior to the Sport Clips 200. Jones’ No. 19 failed four times which resulted in the following penalties: car chief Joey Elliott was ejected from the track; loss of 10 driver and owner points; Jones must serve a pass-through penalty down ... ... Keep reading View the full article

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And it’s not been an easy one. At least three different times during a press conference Friday at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, Kenseth was asked in some fashion whether he would continue driving in 2019. He deftly deflected them all. “I’m just kind of honestly trying to concentrate on the rest of this season and trying to get this done,” he said the first time he was asked. Asked ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Newman’s posted a best average lap speed of 171.698 mph very early in the 50-minute session. Chase Elliott ended up second (171.512 mph) and Jimmie Johnson third (171.023 mph). They were the only driver to cross eclipse the 171 mph mark. Kyle Busch was fourth fastest and Kurt Busch completed the top-five. Rounding out the Top 10 were Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne, Clint Bowyer, Ryan Blaney and ... ... Keep reading View the full article

A win of course would lock Hamlin into the playoffs and give him some valuable playoff points but it would also extend his streak of 12 consecutive seasons in the Cup series with at least one victory. The streak is important to Hamlin, but winning will give him the best opportunity to continue to compete this season for his first series championship. “We care about winning and that’s the ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Hamlin, who has yet to win in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series this season, posted an average lap speed of 172.287 mph. Late in the session, Kyle Larson bolted to the No. 2 spot, with an average lap speed of 172.034 mph – the only other drive to cross the 172 mph mark. Brad Keselowski was third (171.998 mph). Alex Bowman was fourth and Ryan Newman completed the top-five. Rounding ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Denny Hamlin tells Daryl Motte why he thinks in order to have bigger personalities in the sport, sponsors need to have flexibility on their part. View the full article

Drivers talk with Daryl Motte about the very first time they got a 'Darlington Stripe.' View the full article

The draft 2019 F1 calendar includes its annual stop at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 3, the same date as TMS’s fall Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at the oval in Fort Worth. The NASCAR 2019 calendar has been public since April 3 of this year. “Shame on Formula One for doing this to the fans. Fans have recognized this as the NASCAR date on this weekend ... ... Keep reading View the full article