Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway was the first race of the NASCAR Playoffs with three Toyota Camry TRD drivers starting their march towards competing for this year’s championship.
Erik Jones drove his No. 43 FOCUSfactor to victory lane in the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, marking his third career win in NASCAR’s premier series.
JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Mustang – “It’s a solid day but a missed opportunity is probably where I would put it. With so many others having trouble, every time you come to the Southern 500....
Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) driver Matt Hagan drove his Dodge Power Brokers Funny Car to a final round appearance in the Pep Boys National Hot Rod Association’s (NHRA) All-Star Callout specialty race that took place during Sunday qualifying ahead of Monday’s main event; the 68th annual Dodge Power Brokers U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
With one race remaining on the schedule, qualifying and every pass for position in today’s Grand Prix of Portland was vital. The battle for the NTT INDYCAR Series Championship coming to Portland International Raceway was tight with seven drivers mathematically eligible, separated by 58 points.
The stage is set for Team Chevy drivers to celebrate at the most prestigious race on the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) calendar and secure top seeds for the Countdown to the Championship.
Scott McLaughlin made winning look easy Sunday in the Grand Prix of Portland. Predicting who will NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship a week from today will be a lot tougher.
SCOTT McLAUGHLIN, NO. 3 FREIGHTLINER TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, RACE WINNER: “I don’t think the car really felt good in that first stint but as the race went on, it got a little bit worse.
