It was about what I expected, so thats a good thing. Its about being able to lean on that outside of the tire and not have it slip like its on ice. Honestly, probably more races where I have finished a lap down than on the lead lap. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver needs to make up some ground from the start to . Chastains lead showed the challenge in passing. He always brings something a little different to the comments between all four of us. I think theyll have a tire that will better suit what were trying to do.. It wasnt an easy day for Elliott. STARTING LINEUP:Southern 500 starting lineup. We just couldnt get the car to rotate through the center of the corner. Cars that I was just lapping 10 laps prior I couldnt pass them. That is a 15.9% decrease in green flag passes from that March 2015 race to Sundays race. Truex starts on the outside of Row 5 in 10th place. Darlington Raceway is a 1.25 mile egg-shaped race track, and is considered legendary among NASCAR drivers. He always brings something a little different to the comments between all four of us. RADIO . Pre-race broadcast begins at 2 p.m. There was one change that woke it up a little bit, and I was, like, all right, Im decent now, but Im trapped. 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. 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 tried to get the No. Its not like you have to have it super straight, so that was good.. We need more fall-off, and we need a lot more horsepower.. Weekend Schedule. Browse through 2021 NASCAR Cup Darlington results, statistics, rankings and championship standings. He is among those who want changes to the tires. 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. Harrison Burton Burton caused the first on-track caution with a spin and finished 29th, two laps down. The starting lineup for the Cook Out Southern 500 was set using NASCARs qualifying metric, which is a formula combining each drivers finish last week, each drivers fastest lap last week and each drivers points position. 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. Because depending on the parts and pieces, some things, as I said, are easily six months to a year out from a planning perspective. Andrews used to oversee the Hendrick engine program. So this is an extremely special win for me. This weekend, the NASCAR Playoffs open in Darlington, South Carolina. ET on Fox Sports 1. 37 JTG DaughertyRacing Chevrolet, 30. Thats part of it, and you just move on. He started 24th and did not climb inside the top 20 until Lap 258 when he moved up to 19th. Fortunately, my knee is in a pretty nice position in the car with a little bend in it. Ryan Preece, No. Until we get lap-time variation, Im going to keep harping and keeping saying it over and over and over. RESULTS: Where everybody finished in the Southern 500 Kyle Larson recorded his third consecutive runner-up finish at Darlington (Sept. 2019, May 2021). He drove away from me so quick, but he was pretty patient. 5/12/2023. Really nice to be back and appreciate the warm welcome this weekend by everybody, so I appreciate that. Dirty air against the pack. Today is not one of those. It's somehow fitting that NASCAR is spending Mother's Day weekend at a track with a female nickname "The Lady in Black.". 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. Kevin Harvick is the driver to watch outside of the top three in points. Elliott returned to racing six weeks after he broke his left tibia in a snowboarding accident and finished 10th. It was warm. We got better and better, and then we caught that caution. Quin Houff, No. You saw the 41 (Ryan Preece) dominate the race, and then he got caught and went to the back and that was it. NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington TV schedule, race info. Obviously, Monday morning quarterback. 1st - Brad Keselowski. I was racing cars that I didnt think Id be racing, cars that in the past you would pass with ease. 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. Tickets for the Cup Series race at Darlington are available on the track website right here. It was pretty good, honestly. Elliott said of his leg. It was warm. The 367-lap race (6 p.m., ET) will be televised by the USA Network. Andrews used to oversee the Hendrick engine program. 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. We have to try something different because we cant just have follow-the-leader racing. 3rd - Kyle Busch. What comes first? Here is all the informationyou need to get ready for the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. 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. DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 05: Chandler Smith, driver of the #18 JBL Toyota, and Stewart Friesen, driver of the #52 Halmar International Toyota, race during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series In It To Win It 200 at Darlington Raceway on September 05, 2021 in Darlington, South Carolina. Drivers brake with their left foot. It means a lot to me, but I think more importantly, it means a lot to the whole Hendrick family and Hendrick Motorsports family. 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). 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, 3. And don't forget, y'all: 6 weeks until the NASCAR Cup Series returns to Nashville. Chase Briscoe, No. Got us a top 10 out of our first day back, so thats definitely something to not be too bummed about. I didnt have a fighting chance there. Its hard to pass., Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Finished 8th: It was kind of a crazy day. 2023 Cook Out Southern 500. Sunday night is equally clear, with clear to partly cloudy skies, a low of 65 and a 9% chance of rain. Heres a look at this weekends schedule: Saturday: Cloudy with a few showers. Regan Smith famously won his first and only race at Darlington back in 2011. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford, 9. ET on Sunday, Sept. 5. 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. Was able to stay out and get a lucky caution there during a green flag cycle. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, 28. 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. 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. 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. NEXT GEN NEXT YEAR: NASCAR unveils Next Gen car: Six things to know about the car that will debut in 2022, CONFUSED? We win and lose as a team. Just having him a part of the debrief after practice and qualifying again was nice, Larson said. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, 31. I cant wait for the next one to evolve as they continue to evolve with this new car. Chase Briscoe (11th) was the highest finishing rookie. Cars that I was lapping 10 laps before, we caught a caution, and I couldnt pass them for second. Darlington Raceway. Kyle Busch, No. Theyre almost the same. Sixteen playoff drivers (and the rest of the field) will test NASCARs oldest superspeedway in the first race of the first playoff round. Some drivers again called for NASCAR to give them more horsepower to make passing less challenging. ET Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 Results . Kevin Harvick, No. I did think in the drivers seat you made a little bit more of a difference. Thats twice as many positions that changed than last falls race at Martinsville. Here's everything else you need to know heading into Sunday's race at Darlington. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, 32. LAST TIME: Kevin Harvick led 32 laps, including the final 13, before edging Austin Dillon by 0.343 seconds in the 2020 playoff opener on September 6. Nothing wrong with that. 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). Travel Package. Ive worked very hard to get better here. Until we get lap-time variation, Im going to keep harping and keeping saying it over and over and over. 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. So its a complicated question. View the 2021 Darlington tv schedule for NASCAR weekend below. The chicken or the egg? on April 11, 2014. Ellen J. Horrow, USA TODAY . Nothing wrong with that. SO ARE WE. Harvick, Aric Almirola, Tyler Reddick and Michael McDowell sit beneath the cut line going into Darlington. Follow your favorite team and driver's progress with daily updates His most recent victory there came in April 2021. It definitely didnt go unnoticed., Austin Dillon Finished 12th:What a battle today at Martinsville Speedway. Obviously, Monday morning quarterback. So I just cant believe it. All four cars were really competitive. We didnt have the best race cars today, and he and (crew chief Alan Gustafson) fought all day long together.. How will Darlingtons repaved Turn 2 impact Cup playoff opener? That would stress his repaired leg. 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. Kyle Larson, No. View 2021 Darlington entries below. I personally do not disagree with you that more power would be something to take a look at some day. Blaney will start on pole Sunday. NJ/PA/WV/IN/IA/CO/IL/TN only. That was the only way he was going to go by me was he was going to have to get physical. Its very difficult. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet, 19. I wish one of us would have won the race, but youll have that. Kurt Busch, No. Buy Darlington Raceway Tickets & View the Event Schedule at Box Office Ticket Sales! Really nice that it went green there. 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. 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. Then after that, we got the car really good. That was the best my car had been, I think, being able to get out front and manage. Also, such passes can be recorded at any of the scoring loops on the track as opposed to only the start/finish line. It notes green flag passes. I felt like a Stewart-Haas car probably should have won the race, and we just couldnt catch the breaks we needed there at the end, but, overall, a great day. 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. Our war room back at the shop said we should stay out there. 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. Truex, meanwhile, won the May race at Darlington. We were just as good as anybody, but its really tough. Were going to have track position racing, single-file, follow-the-leader, nobody can pass.. 2) #4-John Hunter Nemechek, 2126, advances on . Still, there was evidence of how tough it was to pass. 15 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet, 37. The NASCAR Cup Series visits Darlington Raceway this weekend for the first race of the 2021 playoffs. The April 2021 Martinsville race had an average of 4.5 positions changing per green flag lap. In the 2021 season, McClure nailed Martin Truex Jr. to win at Martinsville for a strong 3-1 payout . Yeah, very soon. Ross Chastain, No. 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 The question entering this race was how Elliott would feel after the event. I like to roll momentum, and thats just not what this place is like. 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. Beginning in 2020, the race became the first event of the 10-race playoffs. Darlington Raceway. The cars are so close and so competitive. I heard Cliff was teared up, too. Logano, the reigning series champion, started at the back of the field because of an unapproved adjustment before the race. Its a long-term decision for the engine companies to do that.. 4th - Martin Truex Jr. 5th . 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. 5/14/2023. Only position changes that take place at the start/finish line are counted. Denny Hamlin won Sunday night's Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway to start the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Fortunately, my knee is in a pretty nice position in the car with a little bend in it. Kyle Busch Motorsports swept the next five events on the schedule, keeping Ford and Chevrolet out of Victory Lane. It was really hard to pass. We were just as good as anybody, but its really tough. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. I was racing in the 20s and we stayed out, Chastain said. I personally do not disagree with you that more power would be something to take a look at some day. Logano, the reigning series champion, started at the back of the field because of an unapproved adjustment before the race. The NASCAR Cup Series postseason kicks off Sunday at one of the sport's most historic race tracks, with the16 drivers in the playoff field, as well as the other drivers on the circuit, heading to Darlington Raceway. The national anthem will be performed by Tiffany Woys at 6:02 p.m. Legacy Motor Club Noah Gragson finished 30th and was followed one spot behind by teammate Erik Jones. There are eight scoring loops at Martinsville Speedway. 23 23XI Racing Toyota, 24. Denny Hamlin also lobbied for more horsepower after finishing fourth. Seven of those races have already been run; the one. I knew I was going to get bumped. 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. 5 car driver. Chastain took the lead on Lap 136 by staying out when the rest of the field pitted. Pre-race coverage starts with NASCAR America at 5 p.m. I feel like every time theres a test available, I get put on that list to test here because I struggle. Go back further and the contrast is more stark. 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. Daniel Suarez, No. 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. Ive worked very hard to get better here. 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. Today is when you are pretty stoked that you finished a little better than I thought we were going to. FORECAST: Weather Undergrounds forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, a high of 85 degrees, and dry conditions around the start of the race. I could set them up, but I couldnt get the throttle down. 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. . Just does not suit my driving style at all. James Davison, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, 25. It was really hard to pass. 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 . . Sundays race had an average of 3.7 positions changing per green flag lap. and drove away to a commanding 4.142-second win in Sunday's NOCO 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford, 14. That is a 47.9% decrease in positions gained per green flag lap from that March 2015 race to Sundays race. 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. But our NAPA Chevy, we struggled every run but the last one. Theres a couple of ways to look at how challenging passing was. You cant make mistakes. This place has been so tough on me. Thats a long-term decision for sure.. Im 95 percent sure I was good. 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.. I felt like we were slowly making gains on our Chevy. Kyle Larson enters the race as the top seed in the reset standings ahead of Ryan Blaney and . 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. 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. This is one of my favorite tracks and we come here and run sixth-to-ninth every time. I didnt think we could (speed in his pit box), to be honest with you, but I guess its my job to know that. If there was still a chance for horsepower changes for 2024, Andrews said: That decision needs to be made now. 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