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NASCAR announced today that two NASCAR Nationwide Series crew chiefs had been fined and placed on probation for violations during this past weekend’s event at Talladega Superspeedway. In addition, the teams’ respective car chiefs have also been placed on probation for the remainder of the year.

Stenhouse, Jr. on racing at Darlington Raceway: “I really enjoy racing at Darlington. We were running really strong there last year, passing for third late in the race and got in the wall which messed up our race but we were really fast."

Hendrick Motorsports will host a fan appreciation day on Friday, May 25 during Charlotte Motor Speedway race weeks. The Hendrick Motorsports Fan Fest will be held at the team’s Concord facility and feature an array of family-friendly activities, including scheduled appearances by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

If there was ever a team needing to avoid a “Lady in Black” right now, it would be the No. 01 Restaurant.com Chevrolet team of Mike Wallace and JD Motorsports.

If you pick Darlington Raceway to run in just your second NASCAR Nationwide Series race it’s only natural you turn to someone who’s fared pretty well at the 1.366-mile South Carolina track.

Kahne at Darlington Raceway: By the numbers... In nine NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) starts at Darlington Raceway, Kahne is credited with one top-five and four top-10 finishes with a total of 46 laps led.

While many drivers are dreading their first starts at Darlington Raceway, Jason Bowles is looking at it much the opposite. Bowles loves a challenge and many would say the track that’s deemed “To Tough to Tame” is arguably the toughest track on the circuit.

This Friday, NASCAR Nationwide Series Driver Tayler Malsam will make his first start at Darlington Raceway aboard the #19 G-Oil Toyota Camry from TriStar Motorsports. Fans can tune into the VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 on Friday, May 11 at 6:30 pm ET on ESPN 2.

For a long time I have said of Talladega and Daytona that they are multi-million dollar junk yards. This year was no different but this time it could all be laid at NASCAR’s feet.