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Joey McColm will realize a dream when he straps into a NASCAR Xfinity Series race car at Richmond International Raceway later this month.

Ryan Reed has competed at Darlington Raceway just once in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. In his first appearance at the track in 2014, Reed finished 13th after starting 18th.

As part of Darlington Raceway’s ‘Tradition Returns’ program, Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Reed will run a retro version of the No. 16 Lilly Diabetes American Diabetes Association Ford Mustang in Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race.

Over the last 65 years the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has been competing at Darlington Raceway. The unique egg-shaped track – configured that way to avoid disturbing Ramsey’s pond - hosted its first Cup Series event in 1950. Darlington’s banner race, the Southern 500, was traditionally held over Labor Day weekend and became a staple for NASCAR fans each and every season. In 2003 NASCAR decided to move the date of the Southern 500 to April. Twelve years later one of motorsports crown jewel races returns to its original date.

In what has become a very popular "Throwback Paint Scheme" weekend at Darlington Raceway, J.J. Yeley and his JGL Racing team are proud to announce their participation and honoring of NASCAR legendary driver Buddy Baker. Yeley will pilot the No. 28 "Gray Ghost" Toyota on Saturday September 5th in the running of the VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 at "The Track Too Tough to Tame".

The calendar will show it’s Labor Day weekend, but this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Darlington Raceway might seem more like a Father’s Day celebration to David Ragan and his family.

Bass Pro Shops-sponsored Tony Stewart will race a retro-inspired No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobile 1 Chevrolet SS in the Sept. 6 Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington as a part of the track’s The Tradition Returns weekend.

Throwin' It Back at Darlington...HScott Motorsports is participating in this weekend's throwback theme at Darlington Raceway. Justin Allgaier's No. 51 BRANDT Professional Agriculture throwback Chevy for this weekend was inspired by the No. 51 Cup car driven by AJ Foyt between 1977 and 1982.

Taking On Darlington...The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to Darlington Raceway in South Carolina, the oldest oval on the circuit, for a 500-mile race this Sunday night. Michael Annett will wheel a throwback Pilot Flying J Chevrolet, attempting his second ever Cup Series start in the Palmetto State.

Kyle Larson makes his ninth XFINITY Series start of 2015 at Darlington Raceway on Saturday. In two previous starts at the 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval, Larson has two sixth-place finishes. He has an average starting position of 9.5 and has led two laps at Darlington. Larson finished second in his most recent XFINITY Series start, two weeks ago in Bristol.