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Matty’s Picks 2012 – Vol. 11 Darlington Raceway – Bojangles’ Southern 500 – May 12, 2012

Tonight we head to NASCAR's oldest superspeedway. The track "Too Tough to Tame" is the spot for the 63rd running of Bojangles' Southern 500 tonight on FOX, (live 7 p.m. ET) and when the engines fire tonight, it will be the last time the 43-cars making the start tonight have four straight fenders.

Lap by Lap: VFW Sports Clips Help a Hero 200 won by Joey Logano

On the green-white-checkered finish, Joey Logano would find his way past Denny Hamlin with bump-drafting help from Brad Keselowski to win the VFW Sports Clips Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

Posse 1, Outlaws 0: Dietrich Claims The Gettysburg Clash

The flash bulbs kept popping, the confetti kept falling and the celebration kept intensifying. It wasn’t a normal Victory Lane. Then again, Danny Dietrich isn’t a normal winner and the World of Outlaws vs. Pennsylvania Posse rivalry isn’t a normal matchup.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s No. 88 Chevrolet To Feature The Dale Jr. Foundation For Sprint All-Star Weekend

The Dale Jr. Foundation will commemorate its five-year anniversary with a special paint scheme on Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s No. 88 Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet for the NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star race weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Brennan Poole Leads ARCA Points Standings Despite Adversity So Far

Leading the points standings may look like it was easily accomplished on paper by having solid finishes. However, for ARCA Racing Series points leader Brennan Poole, it wasn’t as easy as it looked as the team has had its fair share of adversity already this year.

Darrell Wallace Jr. prepares for Nationwide Series debut at Iowa Speedway

After competing in the K&N Pro East Series for the past two years, Darrell Wallace, Jr. is set to make his Nationwide Series debut at Iowa Speedway on May 20th.

MEMORIES OF A MIDDLE AGED RACING FAN — A DAY AT DARLINGTON WITH THE CLOWN PRINCE OF RACING

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series moves to one of the racing venues that helped make the sport famous: the Darlington Raceway. With the annual race at the track too tough to tame, comes a lot of personal memories.

David Ragan Talks Talladega, Darlington and Just Plain Going Nuts

David Ragan, driver of the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford, has had so much going on, from an intense run at Talladega to his upcoming race at historic Darlington, that no one would be surprised if the young driver was also going just plain nuts.

NOTES FROM THE NASCAR NATION: WHY SHAKE AND BAKE SHOULD PARTNER WITH NASCAR

No matter what your opinion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' race at Talladega was, at least it had an exciting finish. The move made by race winner Brad Keselowski on runner up Kyle Busch caught us all a little off guard but, make no mistake about it, it was effective.

Venturini Motorsports’ Brennan Poole and Ryan Reed stand out so far this year

Venturini Motorsports has become known for their driver development program over the years as they have helped develop some of today’s NASCAR starts, including Joey Logano. The crop this year is equally impressive and includes two stand-outs that now sit one-two in the Team Messina Rookie Challenge Standings.

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