The No. I like to roll momentum, and thats just not what this place is like. Team Darlington ET Points Races September 14-16 / Thurs. It was really hard to pass. So its been difficult. Sixteen playoff drivers (and the rest of the field) will test NASCARs oldest superspeedway in the first race of the first playoff round. NJ/PA/WV/IN/IA/CO/IL/TN only. Darlington Raceway announced Friday that the 2021 Cook Out Southern 500 will be held at full . Obviously, Monday morning quarterback. Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2021 races (19 total) among active drivers at Darlington Raceway. The chicken or the egg? Kyle Busch, who won last week at Kansas Speedway, will start third in a Toyota alongside his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. I never ever would have thought that I would win here at Martinsville. This place has been so tough on me. Fastest lap from the previous race (15 percent) NASCAR is conducting qualifying for just eight of the 36 Cup Series races in the 2021 season. Heres a look at this weekends schedule: Saturday: Cloudy with a few showers. Our Chevy was really loose in traffic with the nose down. . The 367-lap, 501.3-mile event is scheduled for an evening. Erik Jones, No. It means a lot to me, but I think more importantly, it means a lot to the whole Hendrick family and Hendrick Motorsports family. 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 Start Time: 3:30 p.m. We will just keep on digging., Chase Elliott Finished 10th: It was about what I expected, so thats a good thing. Cars that I was lapping 10 laps before, we caught a caution, and I couldnt pass them for second. Darlington Raceway is a 1.25 mile egg-shaped race track, and is considered legendary among NASCAR drivers. Paul was able to give me what I needed to get towards the front. 2021 Darlington Spring Cup race 2021 Darlington Truck Race 2021 Spring Darlington NXS Race All News Cup News Trucks XFINITY News. Theyre almost the same. I was racing cars that I didnt think Id be racing, cars that in the past you would pass with ease. Schedule a Call. William Byron Byron was considered a favorite entering the race but failed to show up near the front and finished 23rd. I like to charge the center. Until we get lap-time variation, Im going to keep harping and keeping saying it over and over and over. Browse through 2021 NASCAR Cup Darlington results, statistics, rankings and championship standings. Drivers brake with their left foot. 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. Im 95 percent sure I was good. I couldnt do 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. Obviously that was a tough race on him, tough race on any driver. This win here today means a lot for everybody and, too, Hendrick Motorsports as well with everything that theyve everything that this kind of racetrack and trip means to them., Joey Logano Finished 2nd: Solid recovery for what the start of the race looked like. 23 on the outside with about four or five laps to go. All-in-all, it was an okay day. 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. He always brings something a little different to the comments between all four of us. Darlingtons Labor Day Weekend race is an annual tradition in NASCAR dating back to 1950. It was pretty bad. And then, like I said, when you can win at a place like this, it is definitely up there. TRENDING. But predicting a winner has been a near impossible feat this season, with 11 races in the books and still only one repeat winner. So I was pleasantly surprised by that. Martinsville winner Kyle Larson was glad to have Elliott back this weekend. 1st - Brad Keselowski. Darlington Raceway to Host 2023 NASCAR Race Weekends on May 12-14 & Sept. 2-3, 2023. We pitted, which put us towards the end of the lead lap cars. Everyone on the No. Even with the caution I thought we were gonna be OK, and then I thought we were gonna stay out, and then at the end it looked like more guys were gonna come down pit road, so we decided to come down with them. The 1.366-mile oval of Darlington Raceway hosts the Playoff opener for the NASCAR Cup Series. Sundays Cup race at Martinsville Speedway left questions about what NASCAR could do to change the racing and how soon it could happen. SO ARE WE. Chase Briscoe, No. RADIO . Like I said, overall, it feels like a win considering how the day went so far., Martin Truex Jr. Finished 3rd: We had kind of a crazy day with the Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry TRD, but really just got a little bit lucky there getting back on the lead lap mid-race and kept working on our car. 47 Kroger/Tree Top Camaro was just a little tight in the center all day. So its been difficult. RACE DISTANCE: 293laps around the 1.366-miletrack for a total of 400.2 miles. Kurt Busch, No. It was pretty bad. 2023 Cook Out Southern 500. And then fight hard with Larson. September 1, 2021 Updated: September 5th, 2021 at 10:37 pm NASCAR starting positions for the Playoff opener at Darlington Raceway This weekend, NASCAR unloads in Darlington, South Carolina. Theyre almost the same. The Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington will go green at 6 p.m. Hall of Famers David Pearson (10 wins), Dale Earnhardt (9 wins), Jeff Gordon (7 wins), Bobby Allison (5 wins), Bill Elliott (5 wins), Darrell Waltrip (5 wins) and Cale Yarborough (5 wins) are Darlingtons all-time win leaders. But Mike Kelley (crew chief) and all the guys did a great job. I did think in the drivers seat you made a little bit more of a difference. 47 JTG DaughertyRacing Chevrolet, 29. We had a great car. 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. The distance of the race is approximately 201 miles (323 km), contested over 147 laps. September 3, 2023 | 6:00 PM ET. Garrett Smithley, No. Our No. Ill take blame for that. Live Stream . NASCAR Xfinity Series. So that feels really, really special because he is so strong and, like, emotionally strong. I didnt have a fighting chance there. Harrison Burton Burton caused the first on-track caution with a spin and finished 29th, two laps down. src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/>. Since Sundays race had 400 laps and most Martinsville races have 500 laps, another way to compare races is to look at the average number of position changes per lap. I think that maybe you could build a tire that would be better, but I think this kind of starts with the engine. Martin Truex Jr., No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota, 24. It's the Playoff opener for the NASCAR Cup Series. The Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington will go green at 6 p.m. It notes green flag passes. ET on Sunday, Sept. 5. We win and lose as a team. NASCAR recorded 2,206 green flag passes over 350 green flag laps Sunday for an average of 5.8 passes per green flag lap. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Ford, 33. Our Chevy was really loose in traffic with the nose down. That is a 15.9% decrease in green flag passes from that March 2015 race to Sundays race. 5/13/2023. Its the biggest thing just like Richmond. 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. We went down a lap twice, two times. BJ McLeod, No. Denny Hamlin joins him on the front row. Tickets for the Cup Series race at Darlington are available on the track website right here. That was the best my car had been, I think, being able to get out front and manage. Theres not much fall-off. Pre-race broadcast begins at 2 p.m. Michael McDowell, No. We made a great strategy call at the end to get positions back. 1.366 mi (2.198 km) Turns. Friday 5: How one Cup teams playoff slogan reinforces Every Point, 16 drivers, 16 questions: Analyzing the NASCAR Cup playoff field, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick look toward playoffs after winless regular season, Playoff baptism awaits for Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick, Michael McDowell, Personnel investment, pit strategy fuel best season Front Row has ever had, NASCAR Cup Series playoff primer: Schedule, points, TV info, JTG Daugherty Racing will field one entry in 2022, Next Gen cars to test Sept. 7-8 at Daytona. It was pretty good, honestly. Elliott said of his leg. It was warm. It was fun. I thought our car was really, really good at that point. ET and Countdown to Green at 5:30 p.m. Racing Insights, which supplies statistics to NBC Sports, keeps track of positions changed per lap. Also, such passes can be recorded at any of the scoring loops on the track as opposed to only the start/finish line. I could set them up, but I couldnt get the throttle down. Harvick dominated the May 17 race, leading 159 laps and cruising to a2.154 second-victory over Alex Bowman. 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. And Paul (Wolfe) did a good job of getting some good changes to the Verizon Mustang to where it got competitive. And then, like I said, when you can win at a place like this, it is definitely up there. TV/RADIO:NBCSN coverage begins withCountdown to Green at 5 p.m., leading into race coverage on NBCSN at 6 p.m. Post-race coverage follows on NBCSN at 10 p.m. Motor Racing Networks radio coverage begins at 5 p.m. on mrn.comand will be simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Its very difficult. I was racing in the 20s and we stayed out, Chastain said. A couple of other cars snuck on our inside and we lost the top 10. Seven of those races have already been run; the one. Darlington Raceway. All-in-all, a good day for this RCR team. But thanks to Cliff Daniels and everybody for making me feel like I know what Im doing sometimes around here. RADIO . He was lapped in the first stage and got his lap back at the stage break. Chase Briscoe Briscoe finished fifth, leading a career-high 109 laps. 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. But our NAPA Chevy, we struggled every run but the last one. Chastain took the lead on Lap 136 by staying out when the rest of the field pitted. One thing that you need to realize is that all these engine companies have ordered parts and pieces for really the remainder of 2023, and to start to change that architecture around, it gets very, very complicated very quickly. For the second consecutive year, the Lady in Black will host . Was able to stay out and get a lucky caution there during a green flag cycle. I was super happy when that happened and just as surprised as probably everybody.. I dont know that the France family really wants us running big horsepower anymore. Date: Sunday, May 9. . I tried holding off Larson as long as I could, but overall theres days when you are mad about second. I think theyll have a tire that will better suit what were trying to do.. Man, you want to see passes for the lead and were just not really seeing any of that right now.. Its very difficult. ET Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 Results . Ive been sitting on the couch for six weeks, so I think that probably hurt me more than anything., Elliott said the main issue with his leg after the race was it being super stiff. Below is the remaining schedule for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series regular season and playoffs, beginning with Sunday's race at Darlington Raceway. The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs begin Sunday night with one of the biggest races of the season the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Anyway, it is good to just stay in it, mentally for myself and the team and pull that strategy there. I feel like Cliff (Daniels) and everybody did a great job all day on pit road making the right calls, having great pit stops, and then it all kind of worked out for me there at the end. 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. Theres a couple of ways to look at how challenging passing was. I was calling that tire in the restart zone for three laps Im like, Call it, this is our chance. We capitalized. - Saturday PDRA Carolina Nationals I tried to get the No. ET on Sunday, Sept. 5. We made a great strategy call at the end to get positions back. I think he challenges himself, but he challenges us all drivers and crew chiefs and engineers to think more differently.. That would stress his repaired leg. Our war room back at the shop said we should stay out there. He drove away from me so quick, but he was pretty patient. Brad Keselowski, No. Now, Larson starts the playoffs as the top seed (2,052 points). You cant make mistakes. Thats just what weve got., Chase Briscoe Finished 5th: It would have been more of a statement if we won the race, obviously. 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. You saw the 41 (Ryan Preece) dominate the race, and then he got caught and went to the back and that was it. I think theyll have a tire that will better suit what were trying to do.. Well keep battling., Ryan Preece Finished 15th: I sped off pit road, I guess. For the 21 non-playoff drivers entered in the race, its all about stealing an upset victory at one of NASCARs most storied tracks. The No. Chastain also looks at the tire as a key to impact the racing. STARTING LINEUP:Southern 500 starting lineup. fter 26 regular season races, the 2021 NASCAR playoffs have officially arrived as the series heads to Darlington Raceway on Labor Day Weekend. That race had 634 position changes in 97 more green flag laps of racing than Sundays event. It definitely didnt go unnoticed., Austin Dillon Finished 12th:What a battle today at Martinsville Speedway. Theres not much fall-off. NEXT GEN NEXT YEAR: NASCAR unveils Next Gen car: Six things to know about the car that will debut in 2022, CONFUSED? The two Martinsville races last year combined had 1,907 such passes 1,233 in the spring race and 674 in last falls playoff race. You got 30-something cars out there that run within a tenth (of a second), Logano told NBC Sports after the race. Corey Lajoie, No. Currently, the track holds two races in the spring (as companion to Rebel 400) named Shriners Children's 200 and fall (as companion to Southern . A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver needs to make up some ground from the start to catch up to Larson and Blaney. Thats a long-term decision for sure.. Ellen J. Horrow, USA TODAY . 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. Here is all the informationyou need to get ready for the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. Our tickets are 100% verified, delivered fast, and all purchases are secure. Top 10 is nothing to be too upset about, Elliott said after the 400-lap race at the historic half-mile track. . Kyle Busch, No. So I was pleasantly surprised by that. After 26 grueling regular season races, 16 drivers must reset their focus and set their sights on winning the championship. Martinsville winner Kyle Larson was glad to have Elliott back this weekend. Joey Logano finished second despite having an average running position of 21.0 the worst average running position for a runner-up finisher in a Cup race since at least 2008, according to Racing Insights. I knew I was going to get bumped. The November 2015 Martinsville race had an average of 5.7 positions change per green flag lap. But it came on a day when, according to NASCARs statistics, there were more green flag passes than in either of last seasons two Martinsville races combined. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, 3. (NASCAR) (9-5-2021) Truck Series Playoff Standings after Darlington: One race remains in the Round of 10. That ultimately cost us the track position. All-in-all, it was an okay day. Erik Jones has just two career wins, with one coming in the 2019 Southern 500. Ross Chastain, No. The first race will be May 9 on . STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 115. ET. NASCAR measures things differently. Both were two laps down. If there was still a chance for horsepower changes for 2024, Andrews said: That decision needs to be made now. Ive got tons of laps around here, and not many top 10s. Stage 2 ends at Lap 230. 19 car led 248 of the 293 laps. Here's a look at this weekend's schedule: Darlington Raceway (Cup and Xfinity) Weekend weather . I just needed to stay in the lead. Theres just not enough speed difference in the cars. Blaney will start on pole Sunday. Even if you were better than a guy, they could just kind of hang on. J.R. (Houston), my engineer, and I just walked to figure out where that last section was. Ryan Newman, No. Elliott returned to racing six weeks after he broke his left tibia in a snowboarding accident and finished 10th. There were 10 lead changes in Sundays race but only three happened on the track. Renew for 2023. We had pitted and we had to take the wave-around, and we ended up at the very back. He tires had been on for 50 more laps than the field. We probably made the wrong decision at the end, but at the time and the perspective that we had, we thought it was gonna be the best decision. Thats something that as a company we needed to go and run up front. Darlington Raceway visits the South Carolina Governor's Mansion Thursday April 21 2022 Throwback Paint Schemes: NASCAR Cup Series Edition Tuesday April 12 2021 Recap: A look back at The Lady in Black Tuesday December 14 2021 Cook Out Southern 500 Race Weekend Tuesday September 7 2021 Terrence Carraway Memorial 5K Friday September 3 Andrews used to oversee the Hendrick engine program. The two Martinsville races last year combined had 1,907 such passes 1,233 in the spring race and 674 in last falls playoff race. So this is an extremely special win for me. Here is the lineup for the Goodyear 400(with car number in parentheses): 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Pre-race coverage starts with NASCAR America at 5 p.m. Kevin Harvick is the driver to watch outside of the top three in points. The points standings are now reset for the playoffs with seeding based on three regular season totals: wins, stages wins and points earned. Denny Hamlin, No. Go back further and the contrast is more stark. Kevin Harvick won that race after late contact between leaders Martin Truex Jr. and Chase Elliott. It wasnt an easy day for Elliott. We made it a little bit better. It was about what I expected, so thats a good thing. View 2021 Darlington entries below. We want to get better. I tried holding off Larson as long as I could, but overall theres days when you are mad about second. 18Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 4. 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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, 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, 10:05 10:35 a.m. Xfinity Series practice (NBC Sports app), 10:35 11:30 a.m. Xfinity Series qualifying (NBC Sports app), 12:05 12:50 p.m. Cup Series practice (NBC Sports app, USA Network coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. The 1.366-mile of Darlington Raceway is set to host a triple-header weekend featuring the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Truck Series. I was teared up the whole last lap. So, who will conquer "The Lady in Black" on Sunday? Its hard to pass., Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Finished 8th: It was kind of a crazy day. Regan Smith famously won his first and only race at Darlington back in 2011. Last season, in returning from a pandemic-related hiatus, NASCAR restarted its season with a full week of racing at Darlington last May. View Full Schedule. I wish one of us would have won the race, but youll have that. Its the biggest thing just like Richmond. 11Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 8. 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. Paul was able to give me what I needed to get towards the front. View Full Schedule. Kyle Larson, No. The Dead On Tools 200 is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held at Darlington Raceway. One thing that you need to realize is that all these engine companies have ordered parts and pieces for really the remainder of 2023, and to start to change that architecture around, it gets very, very complicated very quickly. See draftkings.com/sportsbook for details. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, 31. The November 2020 race had 4.6 such changes per green flag lap. 01:28 . We need to be better, but overall, proud of our McDonalds Toyota Camry group. He always brings something a little different to the comments between all four of us. 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. Its unfortunate, but when we had track position I think it showed that we had a really fast HaasTooling Ford Mustang, but you cant do those things. He started 24th and did not climb inside the top 20 until Lap 258 when he moved up to 19th. 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