NASCAR Cup PR

MATT DIBENEDETTO, No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang -- ARE YOU PLAYING WITH HOUSE MONEY RIGHT NOW? “The way I look at it is I was pumped that we made it in and wanted it bad for the whole team because we know that we could be a playoff contender, not just making it and being there."

That’s a good question. I think honestly, I’d say Aric Almirola. I just think they’re consistent, they’ve been consistently fast at a lot of these tracks.

Driver William Byron winning the final race before the playoffs: "Fortunately, we have pretty long weeks now with no practice or qualifying. We get two extra days, essentially."

COLE CUSTER, No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford Mustang -- HOW DO YOU SEE THE CUP PLAYOFFS BEING DIFFERENT FROM LAST YEAR AND YOUR APPROACH TO THEM?

RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 Menards/Maytag Ford Mustang -- WHAT DO YOU THINK BRISTOL WILL BE LIKE AS AN ELIMINATION RACE? “I think it’s exciting. It’s the first time Bristol has even been in the playoffs, so that’ll be neat and then making it a cutoff race too, that’ll be even more exciting."

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Darlington for the third time in 2020, this time for Throwback Weekend and the start of the 2020 NASCAR Playoffs. Jack Roush has 20 wins all-time at ‘The Lady in Black,’ including five in the NCS.

I can't wait to be back behind the wheel of the bright yellow No. 34 Love's Travel Stops Ford Mustang this Sunday at Darlington. It's been a few weeks since Love's (Travel Stops) has been on the car and I'm excited to get back in our familiar colors.

It is Throwback Weekend at Darlington Raceway as the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) kicks off their Playoffs, while both the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) and NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series (NGROTS) continue to finalize their Playoff fields. The ARCA Menards Series is also back in action at I-44 Speedway in Lebanon, Missouri, for the first time since 2012.

Matt DiBenedetto and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team head to Darlington Raceway this weekend to begin their quest for the Cup Series championship and are recognizing the occasion with a most appropriate throwback paint scheme.

The ‘Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR’ and the start of the 2020 NASCAR Playoffs are on deck this weekend at Darlington Raceway, where the Cup Series will run 500 miles Sunday night.