Brad Keselowski rallied from three laps down to score a respectable 15th-place finish on the lead lap in the Bojangles’ Southern 500 at historic Darlington Raceway.
RICK HENDRICK, TEAM OWNER, HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS ON 200TH WIN FOR HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS: "My first thought...I just left the wedding of my best friend, Steve Limentani, my doctor. Congratulations to him. I want to thank all of the drivers, all of the crew chiefs, and you (Jeff Hammond) and Darrell (Waltrip) and Geoff Bodine and everybody else. "
Camry driver Denny Hamlin (second) was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at South Carolina's Darlington Raceway.
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 15th HOW DID YOU MAKE UP TWO LAPS AND FINISH IN 15TH-PLACE? “I don’t know yet (laughs). I’m going to go watch a tape of that. I think we had a top 15 Dodge; I just tore it up early in the run."
MATT KENSETH – No. 17 Zest Ford Fusion – “We were pretty reasonable at the beginning of the race and then the track turned really loose on us and we got way off and was the last car on the lead lap. We made some good adjustments and got it pretty good there at the end."
With Jimmie Johnsons win Saturday night in the No. 48 Lowes Kobalt Tools Chevrolet at Darlington Raceway, Hendrick Motorsports recorded its 200th points-paying victory in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition, marking a major milestone for the organization and car owner Rick Hendrick.
Mike Wallace and the No. 01 Restaurant.com Chevrolet team were looking forward to a good race with a great finish at Darlington Raceway during Friday night’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race.
Bernece Wood grew up the daughter of a country storekeeper from Charity, Va., married a sawmiller from Buffalo Ridge, and wound up the matriarch of one of NASCAR’s cornerstone race teams.
FAS Lane Racing is proud to announce that TMone has once again increased their sponsorship involvement with the team’s No. 32 entry in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and will serve as Associate Sponsor for this weekend’s running of the Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
Ryan Preece, driver of the No. 60 RFK Racing Ford Mustang Dark Horse, is currently in a battle to qualify for the NASCAR Cup Series Chase, which will begin at Darlington Raceway on Sept. 6.
It was just three years ago that one of the sport’s most iconic venues, North Wilkesboro Speedway, was revived to welcome NASCAR back to its hallowed grounds.
