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Harvick wins the Darlington pole

for the Bojangles' Southern 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway is over, after the five minutes final round. #4-Kevin Harvick won the pole with a third round lap of 183.479mph for his 1st pole of 2014, 1st at Darlington and 7th of his career. Harvick has...

Qualifying Fast Facts – Darlington:

#4-Kevin Harvick won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 65th Annual Bojangles' Southern 500 with a lap of 26.802 seconds, 183.479 mph. This is his seventh pole in 474 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2014. This is his...

Second Round of Qualifying

for the Bojangles' Southern 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway is over after 10 minutes. 14 drivers ran faster then the track record of 181.918mph, set by Kurt Busch last May and #43-Almirola broke the track record and was faster then the record set in...

First Round of Qualifying

for the Bojangles' Southern 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway is over, after 25 minutes. 25 drivers broke the track record of 181.918mph, set by Kurt Busch last May while driving the #78 Chevy. #27-Menard 183.946 #11-Hamlin 183.726 #1-McMurray 183.719...

Edwards has no news on his contract situation:

Carl Edwards (contract up at end of 2014 season), driver of the #99 Ford Ecoboost Fusion, took time to meet with media members outside his hauler following the final Sprint Cup practice session Friday afternoon. Edwards spoke about a few things, including a final question...

Latest on Biffle’s contract status UPDATE:

#16-Greg Biffle's contract with Roush Fenway Racing ends at the conclusion of the 2014 Sprint Cup Series season. Biffle answers a question concerning his contract status, taken from an interview with FrontStretch: Neff: Your contract is up this year. Have you been ...

Red Cross featured on the #16 Ford at Darlington:

A month-long Red Cross campaign concludes this Saturday at Darlington Raceway with one lucky blood donor, Maureen Holt from Surprise, Ariz., adding her name to the #16 Red Cross Ford Fusion hood. The #ImProud2Give campaign asked blood donors to select an online donation...

Sports Clips returns to the #11 at Darlington:

Sport Clips Racing is excited to enter its sixth season (2014) as a partner with Joe Gibbs Racing and will serve as the primary sponsor of NASCAR's Denny Hamlin's # 11 Sprint Cup car in Darlington (April) and Atlanta (August). Through their partnership with Darlington...

Great Clips makes its debut at Darlington:

Great Clips will adorn the hood of Kasey Kahne's #5 Chevy this weekend at Darlington and will be the primary sponsor on the car for nine more Sprint Cup Series events this year (HMS), see images of the scheme on the #5 Team Schemes page.(4-11-2014) ....

Darlington Notes and Facts – Friday: poles:

- Curtis Turner won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Darlington in 1950 with a speed of 82.034 mph. - 47 drivers have Coors Light poles at Darlington, led by David Pearson with 12. Kasey Kahne leads all active drivers with four. - Nine drivers have won consecutive...

Chase Elliott wins Nationwide race at Darlington:

#9- Chase Elliott won the VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway for his 2nd career win and his 2nd consecutive win. He is also the youngest driver to win a race at Darlington. #11-Eliott Sadler finished second followed by #20-Matt Kenseth, #54-Kyle ...

Darlington Nationwide Race Fast Facts:

Chase Elliott won the 32nd Annual VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200, his second victory in seven NASCAR Nationwide Series races. This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in 2014. This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one races at Darlington Raceway...

Kyle Busch on Nationwide pole at Darlington:

#54-Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole for the VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway with a speed of 173.681mph. #9-Chase Elliott will start second followed by: #20-Matt Kenseth, #5-Kevin Harvick, #3-Ty Dillon, #60-Chris Buecsher, #2-Brian Scott, #...

Darlington Nationwide Qualifying Notes:

Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 32nd Annual VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 with a lap of 28.314 seconds, 173.681 mph. This is his 37th pole in 277 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. This is his first pole and fifth top-10 start in 2014. This is his ...

Edwards to sport Ford EcoBoost scheme at Darlington:

The #99 Ford of Carl Edwards will feature a Ford EcoBoost scheme at Darlington Raceway this weekend. For 2014, EcoBoost will be available on more than 90% of the FORD nameplates, rising to 95% by 2015. EcoBoost technology combines smaller overall size with turbocharging...

Fresh From Florida debuts on the #43 at Darlington:

The #43 team wants to win every week, but this week, they have an additional incentive. Crew Chief Trent Owens grew up just a few miles from Darlington Raceway and says a win at the track 'Too Tough To Tame' would rank up with a Daytona 500 win. Aric Almirola will...

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes to Sponsor #51 at Darlington:

HScott Motorsports announced that Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes will sponsor the #51 Chevy driven by Justin Allgaier in this weekend's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway. Sherwin-Williams is the official provider of automotive paint and transportation...

Darlington Notes and Facts – Thursday: drivers

- NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Darlington with 65. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 33 starts; followed by Joe Nemechek with 27. - Buddy Baker and Richard Petty are tied for the series most runner-up finishes at Darlington...

Edwards shows his speed with first pitch at Royals-Rays game:

Carl Edwards, in a blue Royals jersey with his #99 on the back, stood atop the pitcher's mound at Kauffman Stadium and let it rip. It may have been the ceremonial first pitch before Tuesday night's Royals-Tampa Bay game, but Edwards was all business, just as he is ...

Teams to test at Michigan UPDATE3 – 215mph & 217mph:

a few NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams will test (tires) at Michigan International Speedway on Tuesday, April 8 & Wednesday, April 9. Scheduled to test are: #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #16-Greg Biffle, #15-Clint Bowyer, #21-Trevor Bayne and #31-Ryan Newman. The Turn ...