Kyle Larson captured the regular-season title to earn the top spot in the standings going into the playoffs. So I was pleasantly surprised by that. Bubba Wallace, No. 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. Kurt Busch, No. Ive worked very hard to get better here. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford, 14. 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. Chase Briscoe (11th) was the highest finishing rookie. We made a great strategy call at the end to get positions back. 52 Rick Ware Racing Ford, NASCAR unveils Next Gen car: Six things to know about the car that will debut in 2022, NASCAR announces new format for All-Star race at Texas, leaving many confused, NASCAR announces times, TV and radio networks for 2021 Cup Series schedule, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. J.R. (Houston), my engineer, and I just walked to figure out where that last section was. You got 30-something cars out there that run within a tenth (of a second), Logano told NBC Sports after the race. It was like that all day. A second race is coming back to Darlington Raceway.. Darlington will host two Cup Series races in 2021, NASCAR and track officials announced Wednesday morning. I thought as a company we had a really good day. Everyone on the No. He always brings something a little different to the comments between all four of us. 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. I couldnt do that. I wish one of us would have won the race, but youll have that. Martin Truex Jr. Truex wrestled with an ill-handling race car much of the day but rebounded to finish third, his first top-five run of what has been a frustrating season. Even if you were better than a guy, they could just kind of hang on. There was one change that woke it up a little bit, and I was, like, all right, Im decent now, but Im trapped. Its very difficult. I think were in the middle of an evolution of the tire, Chastain told NBC Sports. Our Chevy was really loose in traffic with the nose down. Last season, in returning from a pandemic-related hiatus, NASCAR restarted its season with a full week of racing at Darlington last May. I was super happy when that happened and just as surprised as probably everybody.. 1) #2-Sheldon Creed, 2128, 2 wins. We were just as good as anybody, but its really tough. He tires had been on for 50 more laps than the field. Dirty air against the pack. NASCAR Xfinity Series. I think that maybe you could build a tire that would be better, but I think this kind of starts with the engine. Were going to have track position racing, single-file, follow-the-leader, nobody can pass.. Pre-Sale Tickets. The Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington will go green at 6 p.m. So I was pleasantly surprised by that., Asked if Elliotts performance sent a message, Jeff Andrews, president and general manager of Hendrick Motorsports, said: I think if you saw him after the race, just the fight that is in Chase Elliott. Right now, if you try to pivot or make the core do something you want it to do, it just cant take it.. 20Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 22. How will Darlingtons repaved Turn 2 impact Cup playoff opener? LAST TIME OUT: In May at Darlington, Martin Truex Jr.repelled a late push fromKyle Larson to score his third win of the season after leading 248 of 293 laps (see highlights in the video above). STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 115. Here is all the information you need to get ready for the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. If there was ever a time to bet big on established stars, this is the week. RADIO . We went down a lap twice, two times. RACE DISTANCE: 293laps around the 1.366-miletrack for a total of 400.2 miles. Honestly, probably more races where I have finished a lap down than on the lead lap. Martin Truex Jr. Truex wrestled with an ill-handling race car much of the day but rebounded to finish third, his first top-five run of what has been a frustrating season. Ill take blame for that. Theres just not enough speed difference in the cars. Harrison Burton Burton caused the first on-track caution with a spin and finished 29th, two laps down. 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. BJ McLeod, No. This place has been so tough on me. I like to charge the center. I was racing in the 20s and we stayed out, Chastain said. To hear that means a lot. 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. 23 23XI Racing Toyota, 24. Cars that I was lapping 10 laps before, we caught a caution, and I couldnt pass them for second. 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. Then after that, we got the car really good. It is Next Gen racing with these tires and this aero package there is no passing. When you get the lead, you have to stay there. What comes first? But our NAPA Chevy, we struggled every run but the last one. Garrett Smithley, No. Darlington: NASCAR Menu Our war room back at the shop said we should stay out there. That would stress his repaired leg. Quin Houff, No. 48Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 20. Sheldon Creed (P) has won four of the last five NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoff Races. And then, like I said, when you can win at a place like this, it is definitely up there. I did think in the drivers seat you made a little bit more of a difference. Martinsville winner Kyle Larson was glad to have Elliott back this weekend. Blaney will start on pole Sunday. Cars that I was just lapping 10 laps prior I couldnt pass them. 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. NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Sunday night is equally clear, with clear to partly cloudy skies, a low of 65 and a 9% chance of rain. Seven of those races have already been run; the one. Larson and Truex are the two favorites to win at Darlington for separate reasons. 23 on the outside with about four or five laps to go. Pre-race broadcast begins at 5:30 p.m. William Byron Byron was considered a favorite entering the race but failed to show up near the front and finished 23rd. Just does not suit my driving style at all. The 10 winners in 2021 do not include Kevin Harvick, who won two of three races at Darlington last season, nor Denny Hamlin, who won the third. Its about being able to lean on that outside of the tire and not have it slip like its on ice. Chance of rain 30%. Go back further and the contrast is more stark. Paul was able to give me what I needed to get towards the front. 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. The 367-lap race (6 p.m., ET) will be televised by the USA Network. The cars are so close and so competitive. It was pretty bad. Here is the full starting lineup for Darlington: The 16-driver playoff field was officially set after last weekends race at Daytona. Well go on to next week and hopefully we can continue this speed and this momentum as a company. 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. I thought we were going to end up with a top-10 finish, but I got too loose. Ross Chastain, No. They put a rain tire on the trucks that fell off 1.5 seconds in 25 laps, Hamlin said. 5/12/2023. Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. are both 28 points behind the No. Ive got tons of laps around here, and not many top 10s. All four cars were really competitive. So that feels really, really special because he is so strong and, like, emotionally strong. I just needed to stay in the lead. Event. 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 . This is one of my favorite tracks and we come here and run sixth-to-ninth every time. Sundays race had 1,305 positions change in 350 laps of green flag racing (out of 400 total laps). Today is not one of those. NASCAR Cup Series 2021 regular season. I tried to get the No. Gambling problem? We will just keep on digging., Chase Elliott Finished 10th: It was about what I expected, so thats a good thing. So its been difficult. It seemed like tires it took them 50-60 laps for them to fall off even if you had older tires. Kevin Harvick won that race after late contact between leaders Martin Truex Jr. and Chase Elliott. https://t.co/glV82ezJZx. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet, 19. Daniel Suarez, No. 2nd - Kevin Harvick. The chicken or the egg? 1.366 mi (2.198 km) Turns. What comes first? 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, 3. It means a lot to me, but I think more importantly, it means a lot to the whole Hendrick family and Hendrick Motorsports family. 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. The No. Pre-race coverage starts with NASCAR America at 5 p.m. With a series-high five wins and a regular season title, Kyle Larsons return to NASCAR in 2021 has already been highly successful. And some of those would be as much as a year to possibly 18 months lead time to get that work done and get parts ordered. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 6. We need to be better, but overall, proud of our McDonalds Toyota Camry group. Theres a couple of ways to look at how challenging passing was. . Darlington Raceway. So its a complicated question. Thats something that as a company we needed to go and run up front. . We were just as good as anybody, but its really tough. 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. TV: NBCSN. They put a rain tire on the trucks that fell off 1.5 seconds in 25 laps, Hamlin said. Drivers brake with their left foot. Obviously that was a tough race on him, tough race on any driver. 00 StarCom Racing Chevrolet, 36. . Just having him a part of the debrief after practice and qualifying again was nice, Larson said. Well keep battling., Ryan Preece Finished 15th: I sped off pit road, I guess. The March 2015 Martinsville race had an average of 7.1 positions change per green flag lap. NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington TV schedule, race info. I feel like every time theres a test available, I get put on that list to test here because I struggle. And Paul (Wolfe) did a good job of getting some good changes to the Verizon Mustang to where it got competitive. Sundays Cup race at Martinsville Speedway left questions about what NASCAR could do to change the racing and how soon it could happen. Corey Lajoie, No. September 3, 2023 | 6:00 PM ET. 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). The Weather Channel is expecting a beautiful weekend in Darlington, S.C. A high of 88degrees, partly cloudy skies and a 1% chance of rain are forecasted for Sunday afternoon. 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. It notes green flag passes. Kyle Busch Motorsports swept the next five events on the schedule, keeping Ford and Chevrolet out of Victory Lane. ChrisBuescher, No. He was lapped in the first stage and got his lap back at the stage break. 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. Kevin Harvick is the driver to watch outside of the top three in points. It's the Playoff opener for the NASCAR Cup Series. With a little bit of them moving each other for second, I was able to get away (from the field) and I never thought Id be able to do that. Im 95 percent sure I was good. Chandler Smith (P) (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie. Today is when you are pretty stoked that you finished a little better than I thought we were going to. Chase Elliott, No. Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2021 races (19 total) among active drivers at Darlington Raceway. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, 31. Its the biggest thing just like Richmond. 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. So that feels really, really special because he is so strong and, like, emotionally strong. 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. I like to charge the center. We got these Cup cars that somehow dont fall off a half a second in 80 laps. The race weekend at Darlington will not feature practice or qualifying sessions, as the sport attempts to cut costs for teams in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. 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. Kyle Larson (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in seven races at Darlington Raceway. 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. I could set them up, but I couldnt get the throttle down. Hamlin looked to Fridays Truck race as an example of how tire wear could be achievable. NASCAR tv schedule for Darlington Raceway. Start time, lineup, TV, streaming schedule for Southern 500. Elliott returned to racing six weeks after he broke his left tibia in a snowboarding accident and finished 10th. Yeah, I thought it was five to 10 percent better even though theres still a really long way to go. Its a lot easier to say you should have stayed out, but we didnt. Thats any time a car gets ahead of another car on the track whether the car being passed is on the same lap. Im 95 percent sure I was good. ET. We just couldnt get the car to rotate through the center of the corner. Its a long-term decision for the engine companies to do that.. We made it a little bit better. Only position changes that take place at the start/finish line are counted. 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. 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