Kevin Harvick earned a second-place finish in this year’s annual Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, the penultimate race until the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series field is decided. Harvick led the 367-lap Southern 500 five different times for a race-high 215 laps in route to his fourth second-place finish of the season. A late-race pit stop mired Harvick and his No. 4 Busch Beer Chevrolet SS deep in the top 10, but the former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion rallied to a runner-up finish.
KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 BUSCH BEER CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 2ND - ON HIS NIGHT: “Our team in the garage did a great job. They brought the fastest race car to the track once again and we just didn’t do a good job on pit road and gave it away.”
DALE EARNHARDT, JR, DRIVER OF THE NO. 88 CHEVROLET SS, RICK HENDRICK, TEAM OWNER, HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS, AND DR. MICKY COLLINS, MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER SPORTS MEDICINE CONCUSSION PROGRAM, met with members of the media at Darlington Raceway to discuss Dale’s health, the decision to keep him out of the race car for the remainder of the season and many other topics.
Camry driver Denny Hamlin (second) was the top-finishing Toyota driver in Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) race at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina.
CARL EDWARDS, No. 19 ARRIS Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What are your memories from last year’s win at Darlington Raceway and changing the track name to ‘Carlington’? “That was really cool."
The Petty family and its brand of companies today announced a 10-month long campaign to celebrate NASCAR Hall of Fame driver and owner, "The King" Richard Petty turning 80.
CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA AUTO PARTS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Darlington Raceway and discussed his position in the Chase standings, what it would mean to get his first Cup Series win at Darlington, his thoughts on Dale Earnhardt, Jr. being sidelined for the remainder of the season and many other topics.
Chris Buescher, driver of the No. 34 Love’s Travel Stops Ford Fusion, and Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion, were guests today on a NASCAR teleconference talking about this weekend’s race at Darlington Raceway. A transcript of the Q&A sessions follows:
JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 MCDONALD’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media via a NASCAR Teleconference to discuss this weekend’s race at Darlington, his thoughts on Dale Earnhardt, Jr. being out of the car for the remainder of the season, his hopes at making this seasons Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and many other topics.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports, has not been medically cleared to compete for the remainder of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season as he continues to recover from a concussion.
Daniel Hemric brought down the curtain on the 2026 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks Series (NCTS) campaign with a poignant statement performance at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Tyler Ankrum, driver of the No. 18 LIUNA Chevrolet Silverado RST was forced to end his 2026 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series season a few short laps early after getting collected in an incident with 21 laps to go.
