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Trevor Bayne – South Carolina Education Lottery 200 Race Advance

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South Carolina Education Lottery 200 | Darlington Raceway Race Advance
Team: No. 40 Plan B Sales/Proceller8 Chevrolet Silverado
Driver: Trevor Bayne
Follow the Team: @NieceMotorsport; @TBayne6

Bayne on Racing at Darlington: “This is such an amazing opportunity to get back on track and do what I love,” said Bayne. “Darlington is a track that requires both discipline and precision and that’s what I love about it. I’ve never driven a NASCAR Truck, so I’ll definitely be talking to lot of drivers to figure out what to expect. I can’t wait to take the green flag this weekend with the Niece Motorsports team.”

Bayne at Darlington: Sunday’s NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race at Darlington Raceway marks Bayne’s first ever start in the Series.

The Tennessee native has three NASCAR XFINITY Series starts to his credit at Darlington Raceway, with his best finish of ninth coming in 2014.

Bayne also has three NASCAR Cup Series starts at ‘The Lady in Black’, with his most recent coming in 2017.

On the Truck: Bayne will race with support from Plan B Sales and Proceller8.

Plan B Sales was founded in 2010 with the goal of bringing service to dealers that carry licensed motorsports product. Plan B Sales started as a Lionel diecast and Chase Authentics apparel distributor. Over the last few years Plan B Sales has grown to be the largest account for Lionel servicing the motorsports market and has expanded product offerings.

Plan B Sales has quickly become the choice of dealers for a stocking one-stop distributor. Its product offering also includes Auto World, Greenlight Collectibles, BrandArt and are the exclusive distributor for University of Racing product lines.

In a crowded market of nutritional supplements, the Proceller8 product line stands out, with a high standard for product quality and non-stop mission to bring the best to customers.

About Niece Motorsports:

Niece Motorsports is owned by United States Marine Corps Veteran Al Niece. In 2020, Niece Motorsports enters its fifth season in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series. Niece also owns Niece Equipment, which has for over 40 years provided clients with reliable products at competitive prices. Niece Equipment’s reputation is built on service, integrity and dependability. The company provides water and fuel / lube trucks that are engineered with quality and durability in mind for the construction and mining industry. Follow the team on Facebook and Instagram @NieceMotorsports as well as Twitter @NieceMotorsport.

Elliott to start on pole position for Playoff opener at Darlington

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Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images.

Chase Elliott was awarded the pole position and will lead the field to the start of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff opener at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, September 6, for the Cook Out Southern 500.

The starting lineup was based on a modified metric formula to the starting lineup for an upcoming NASCAR race based on four stats: the driver’s result from a previous Cup race, the owner’s result from a previous Cup race, the current owner’s points standings and the fastest lap recorded from a previous race. The owner’s finishing result is a new category that was added as part of the lineup formula on September 1 and will affect the starting positions for any car/team that changes a competitor from a previous race.

In addition, with the 2020 Cup Playoffs set to commence this weekend at Darlington, the competitors competing in the Playoffs will occupy the top starting positions on the grid. Even after every round of the Playoffs, consisting of three races per round and where four competitors will be eliminated from title contention after each round until the Championship Round, the competitors still contending for the championship will line up ahead of the rest of the field on the grid for an upcoming race.

Elliott, who finished in the runner-up position in last weekend’s regular-season event at Daytona International Speedway, will lead the field to the start of a Cup race for the third time this season. This season marks Elliott’s fifth consecutive season of making the Cup Playoffs as he will contend for his first championship in NASCAR’s premier series (second division title after winning the 2014 Xfinity Series championship).

In addition, with the upcoming race at Darlington Raceway set to occur on Labor Day weekend and known as NASCAR’s throwback weekend, celebrating the past, present and future of the sport, Elliott is one of a multitude of competitors who will be sporting throwback-inspired schemes on race day on Sunday. Elliott’s No. 9 NAPA Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE will mirror the 2009 scheme that teammate and seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson sported when he achieved his record-setting fourth consecutive championship as he pays tribute to Johnson’s final full-time season of racing in NASCAR.

Denny Hamlin, a three-time Darlington winner who will sport a special purple, white and orange throwback scheme to his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry while paying tribute to the inception of Federal Express in 1973 and when NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough competed in the No. 11 car during the same year, will start alongside Elliott on the front row. This season marks Hamlin’s 14th postseason season as a title contender as he pursues his first Cup title.

William Byron, fresh off his first Cup career victory last weekend at Daytona and a two-year contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports, will start in third place in a patriotic scheme that mirrors the scheme Jimmie Johnson sported when he achieved his record-leading fourth All-Star win in 2013. Teammate Alex Bowman will start alongside Byron in the second row and in a scheme that mirrors the 2006 scheme Johnson sported when he achieved his first of seven Cup titles.

Brad Keselowski, sporting a Discount Tire scheme that mirrors his 2010 Xfinity Series championship scheme, will start in fifth place alongside Martin Truex Jr., who will sport a black, yellow and red Bass Pro Shops throwback scheme that mirrors the scheme former competitor Hank Parker Jr. sported at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2003 while driving for Chance 2 Motorsports and which marked the first primary sponsorship of Bass Pro Shops.

Ryan Blaney, who will sport a blue, yellow, orange, red and white Menards throwback scheme while paying tribute to former competitor Paul Menard and his early career in racing, will start in seventh place followed by Kevin Harvick, who will sport a retro blue and white Busch Beer scheme on his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang; teammate Clint Bowyer, who will sport a blue, white and red PEAK Antifreeze scheme that mirrors the scheme former competitor Kyle Petty sported when he achieved his third Cup career victory at Rockingham Speedway in 1990; and teammate Aric Almirola, fresh off a one-year contract extension with SHR and who will sport a special red and white throwback scheme that mirrors the scheme the late NASCAR Hall of Famer Fireball Roberts sported in the 1957 season, where he won eight races.

Matt DiBenedetto, who will be sporting a red and white throwback scheme to his No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford Mustang that pays tribute and was also driven by names like Tiny Lund, Glenn Wood and Marvin Panch, will start in 11th place alongside Austin Dillon, who will sport a white and red throwback scheme to his No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE that pays tribute to the late NASCAR Hall of Famer Junior Johnson.

Joey Logano will start in 13th place and in a red and white throwback scheme that mirrors the scheme the 1983 NASCAR Cup champion Bobby Allison sported in 1985 while Cole Custer, the 2020 Cup Rookie-of-the-Year recipient, will line up in 14th place in a red and white scheme that pays tribute to the late NASCAR Hall of Famer Curtis Turner and the 1965 Ford Galaxie he drove in his final Cup season.

Finally, Kyle Busch will line up in 15th place in a throwback No. 18 M&M’s Toyota scheme that mirrors the scheme driven by former competitor/veteran Elliott Sadler in 2004 while brother Kurt will start in 16th place.

Bubba Wallace, the first non-Playoff contender, will start in 17th place followed by John Hunter Nemechek, teammate Michael McDowell and Chris Buescher. Christopher Bell will start in 21st place alongside Jimmie Johnson, who will make his 24th and final start at Darlington and is set to sport a special red, white, blue and black scheme that pays tribute to seven-time Cup champions Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt.

Rounding out the field in positions 25-39 are Brennan Poole, Tyler Reddick, Ty Dillon, Matt Kenseth, Corey LaJoie, Daniel Suarez, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Erik Jones, Ryan Newman, Quin Houff, Timmy Hill, Reed Sorenson, Ryan Preece, James Davison, J.J. Yeley, Josh Bilicki and Joey Gase.

The Cook Out Southern 500, which marks the first race of the 2020 Cup Playoffs, will occur on September 6 at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Roush Fenway Weekly Advance | Darlington

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Roush Fenway Weekly Advance | Darlington

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.

Darlington Raceway (1.366-Mile)
Cook Out Southern 500
Sunday, Sept. 6 | 6 p.m. ET
NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM Channel 90
· Ryan Newman, No. 6 Oscar Mayer Ford Mustang
· Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fastenal Ford Mustang

NASCAR Playoffs, Throwback on Tap This Weekend at Darlington

· 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.

· NASCAR’s award-winning throwback weekend will celebrate “NASCAR’s Champions…Past, Present and Future” for its throwback campaign.

· NASCAR will continue to use three competition-based performance metrics to determine the starting lineup and pit selection order for each race, replacing the random draw procedure.

· NASCAR will reward both season-long and single-race performance to determine the lineup and pit selection, using owner points position, the finish and fastest lap from the most recently completed race. Beginning this weekend, playoff cars will fill the top starting positions starting from the Round of 16, all the way through to the Championship 4.

· Four weeks of NASCAR action were initially completed prior to the COVID-19 hiatus with races at Atlanta, Homestead, Texas, Bristol, Richmond, Talladega, Dover and Martinsville postponed before the schedule later picked back up in mid-May.

Daytona Recap, Darlington Preview

· Buescher avoided the chaos late in Saturday’s regular-season finale from Daytona, to finish ninth in the Fifth Third Ford.

· Newman was caught up in a multi-car incident with less than 15 to go when the lead car attempted a block from the bottom lane, collecting a host of machines with it. Newman finished 36th.

· Oscar Mayer returns to Newman’s Ford this weekend and will celebrate a scheme he ran in 1999 on the car this weekend. The No. 6 will match that of his 1999 USAC scheme, where he won the Silver Crown National Championship.

· Fastenal returns to Buescher’s machine, continuing to celebrate it and Roush Fenway’s 10-Year Anniversary in 2020.

Darlington Two-Step

Roush Fenway has twice won consecutive NCS races at Darlington, including a season sweep in 1999 with former driver and current NBC commentator Jeff Burton. Roush Fenway also earned victories in consecutive seasons at the egg-shaped oval in 2005 and 2006 with Biffle.

Tale of the Tape

In 248 all-time NASCAR starts at ‘The Lady in Black,’ Jack Roush’s Fords have 20 wins, 69 top-five and 116 top-10 finishes, along with 20 poles. Over the years RFR has led 4,500+ laps across the Cup, Xfinity and Truck series, with more than 86,000 miles logged at the 1.366-mile track. In NCS action alone, RFR has finished top-10 in 43 percent (69-of-162) of the races with 35 top-five results and five wins.

Kickin’ It Old School

Legendary Roush Fenway drivers Mark Martin, Jeff Burton and Greg Biffle are responsible for the five Cup wins for Jack Roush at Darlington. Martin earned Roush’s first Cup win back in 1993 after leading 178 laps. Burton swept the 1999 events as the dominant car, and Biffle earned the two most recent victories in 2005 and 2006.

Most All-Time

It’s no secret that when Roush has dominated in the Xfinity Series at Darlington. In 79 starts, the organization has 15 wins, 33 top-five and 44 top-10s. Mark Martin is responsible for eight of the victories, second-most for him among any track, after winning five of the first seven races at the track for Roush from 1993-96. He also went on to win in 1999 and swept again in 2000. Jeff Burton got in on the fun with wins in 1997, 2001 and 2002, while Biffle earned a win in 2004. Most recently, Kenseth drove to victory lane in 2005 and 2009.

Roush Fenway Darlington Wins
1993-2 Martin Cup
1999-1 Burton Cup
1999-2 Burton Cup
2005 Biffle Cup
2006 Biffle Cup
1993-2 Martin NXS
1994-1 Martin NXS
1994-2 Martin NXS
1995-2 Martin NXS
1996-1 Martin NXS
1997-2 Burton NXS
1999-2 Martin NXS
2000-1 Martin NXS
2000-2 Martin NXS
2001-2 Burton NXS
2002-1 Burton NXS
2002-2 Burton NXS
2004-1 Biffle NXS
2005 Kenseth NXS
2009 Kenseth NXS

McDowell Heads to Darlington with Love’s Travel Stops

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McDowell on Darlington:

“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. I know that I speak for everyone at Front Row Motorsports when I say that we’re so thankful to Love’s for their partnership. Their years of continued support plays a large role in our success today.

“Something else that I’m really excited about is that Love’s has decided to take this month’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, which runs the week of September 13th, and celebrate it throughout the entire month. If you’re a professional truck driver, visit www.loves.com and learn more about the various programs that Love’s is offering.

“One of their initiatives includes a 4-million-point giveaway; the largest that Love’s has ever done. Each week, a new driver will win 1 million My Love Rewards points, which is equal to $10,000.

“I applaud Love’s for their dedication to the professional truck driving community and I think that this platform is a great way to show the much-needed appreciation for all of the hard work that these men and women have been doing to keep America moving; especially during the challenging year that 2020 has been with the on-going pandemic. It motivates me that much more to go out on Sunday and deliver a strong finish for Love’s Travel Stops and all of their professional truck driving customers.”

About Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores is the nation’s industry-leading travel stop network with 530 locations in 41 states. Founded in 1964 and headquartered in Oklahoma City, the company remains family-owned and operated and employs more than 27,000 people. Love’s provides professional truck drivers and motorists with 24-hour access to clean and safe places to purchase gasoline, diesel fuel, fresh coffee, restaurant offerings and more. Love’s has more than 390 truck service centers, which include on-site and stand-alone Speedco and Love’s Truck Tire Care locations. Love’s and Speedco combined is the largest oil change, preventive maintenance and total truck care nationwide network. Love’s is committed to providing customers with “Clean Places, Friendly Faces” at every stop. To learn more, visit loves.com.

Toyota Racing – Weekly Preview – 09.02.20

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This Week in Motorsports: August 24-30, 2020
· NCS/NXS/NGROTS: Darlington Raceway (Darlington, South Carolina) – September 5-6
· ARCA: I-44 Speedway (Lebanon, Missouri) – September 5

PLANO, Texas (September 2, 2020) – 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.

NASCAR National Series – NCS| NXS| NGROTS

Hamlin Ready for the Lady in Black… Denny Hamlin starts the Playoffs seeded second with a career-best 47 Playoff points. Hamlin has won three times at Darlington Raceway, including driving to victory in the Toyota 500 in May as part of NASCAR’s return from the COVID-19 pandemic. Hamlin will also return to drive his customary one NXS event of the year on Saturday afternoon aboard the No. 54 Toyota Supra. Hamlin has won the Darlington NXS event five times, most recently in 2017.

Truex Streaking… With a fourth-place run at Daytona, Martin Truex Jr. extended his streak to eight consecutive top-five finishes. Truex, who will begin the Playoffs as the sixth seed, drove to the Southern 500 win in 2016.

Jones Reigning Southern 500 Champ… Erik Jones returns to Darlington Raceway as the reigning Southern 500 winner. Jones drove to his second career NCS win in the historic Labor Day event last season after leading 79 laps (of 367).

Burton Ready for Darlington Return… Harrison Burton got an early Darlington preview when he drove his Supra to a top-10 finish in the Toyota 200 in May. The NXS Rookie of the Year leader has earned a rookie-best 11 top-five finishes and 15 top-10 results in 22 races this season.

Hill Doubles Up… NGROTS points leader Austin Hill will compete in two races this weekend as he returns for his fourth NXS event of the season. Hill has a career-best finish of eighth in four career NXS starts. Hill continues to lead the NGROTS point standings on the strength of a series-best 12 top-10 finishes.

Friesen Riding a Streak… Stewart Friesen earned his third straight top-10 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway as he drove to a fifth-place finish on Sunday. Friesen also earned top-10 finishes at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course and Dover International Speedway on this recent run of success.

NASCAR Regional Series – ARCA

Championship Leader… Despite a late-race accident at Gateway, Michael Self continues to lead the national ARCA Menards Series championship standings. Self won the most recent ARCA race at I-44 Speedway, which took place in 2012.

Sioux Chief Standings… This weekend’s event at I-44 Speedway also counts towards the 10-race Sioux Chief Showdown championship. After seven races, Chandler Smith leads by two points with Ty Gibbs in third, four points back. Self sits in fourth, 11 points behind.

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About Toyota

Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. and North America for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands. During that time, Toyota has created a tremendous value chain as our teams have contributed to world-class design, engineering, and assembly of more than 40 million cars and trucks in North America, where we have 14 manufacturing plants, 15 including our joint venture in Alabama (10 in the U.S.), and directly employ more than 47,000 people (over 36,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.) sold nearly 2.8 million cars and trucks (nearly 2.4 million in the U.S.) in 2019.

Through the Start Your Impossible campaign, Toyota highlights the way it partners with community, civic, academic and governmental organizations to address our society’s most pressing mobility challenges. We believe that when people are free to move, anything is possible. For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.

Chastain Ready for Darlington ‘Do-Over’

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Ross Chastain Notes
Best start at Darlington Raceway in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS): 1st (2018)
Best finish at Darlington Raceway in the NXS: 8th (2020)

Kaulig Racing Notes
Best start Darlington Raceway in the NXS: 3rd (2020)
Best finish at Darlington Raceway in the NXS: 8th (2020)

Race Notes
Saturday, September 5 at 12:30PM ET on NBC
Stages: 45/90/147 Laps

Ross Chastain Quote
“I’m ready to get to Darlington and put this past weekend behind us. It’s been a long couple of days, but everybody at Kaulig Racing is going to bring fast cars for Justin Haley and myself. Hopefully we will have some redemption after our trip right after the COVID break. We were not very good, and I made a lot of mistakes on track at Darlington. I got into the wall. We’re looking to build on that and have two Kaulig Racing cars up front, just like we had at Daytona all night and try to close it off.”

About Kaulig Racing™
Kaulig Racing™ is a full-time multi-car NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) team, owned by award winning entrepreneur, Matt Kaulig. Established in 2016 Kaulig Racing™ has made the NXS Playoffs consecutively each season since the playoff system started. Kaulig Racing fields two full-time entries; the No. 10 Chevrolet driven by Ross Chastain and the No. 11 Chevrolet driven by Justin Haley, as well as, a part-time entry – the No. 16 driven by AJ Allmendinger. Kaulig Racing™ earned two wins in 2019 and have come to be one of the top competitors on track each weekend. To learn more about the team, visit kauligracing.com.

About Nutrien Ag Solutions™
Nutrien Ag Solutions™ is the retail division of Nutrien™ Ltd. It combines global innovation with local expertise to provide full-acre solutions through a network of trusted crop consultants at retail locations around the world. Nutrien Ag Solutions strives to help growers achieve the highest yields with the most sustainable solutions possible, offering a wide selection of products, including our proprietary brands: Loveland Products, Inc.®, Proven® Seed and Dyna-Gro® Seed.

Getting Started with Betting on Speedway

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Many Speedway fans are not just interested in watching the game, but they also love to bet on sports as it is becoming easy for sports like Speedway. Once you start betting on your favorite game, you will not want to stop. When spring arrives, many people who love Speedway rush into the stadium and start betting on the matches to earn points and convert them into real money. Of course, it’s not as easy as it sounds. Many factors can affect your predictions of the game, and the result may not always be in your favor.

Popular Betting Events for Speedway

There are benefits involved in betting on a majority of events. When the market makers overlook the tracks of local and sometimes many big events, several betting websites will cover tournaments. The world’s biggest tournament of the Speedway is the Speedway World Cup and the Grand Prix. However, betting on these sports is featured by some popular websites. So, if you want to bet on these tournaments, Online Betting Guide’s article here to help you find the best betting sites for speedway. as they offer customers good bets.

Options for Speedway Betting

You place a bet on whoever you think is going to win the round and on one who is going to win the tournament. Furthermore, in every round, you can place various types of Speedway bets that will help you get paid based on whether your chosen rider ends first, second, or very hardly, third, in any Speedway race.

If you are interested in Speedway bets, you can find many betting websites that give you an offer to bet in Tricast type of the wagers and straight guess. In Tricast, you have to bet on a rider to get third place in a race.

Things you Need to Consider While Placing Bet

One of the game’s fundamental principles is to look for a separate bookmaker. You can discover not only a wide scope of bets in Speedway but increased chances of your top choice winning. The speedway season is short and keeps going from April till October. Because of such a schedule, you can consistently watch the stars of a various individual or league races, so you should discover a bookmaker who sets chances for Speedway every day.

Factors that Affect Your Speedway Betting

There are many factors to consider important while betting on Speedway, with the most significant remaining task at handset on numerous riders. The absolute best riders on the planet can be associated with five competitions for seven days, which unavoidably cause injuries, a minute ago withdrawals, and exhaustion related issues. Keeping steady over the most recent injury news and monitoring every rider’s activities can help you remain on top of things and give you amazing advantages.

Climate is another significant factor to consider. Speedway tracks are be revealed, so rain will unavoidably influence how the track looks. Few riders are superior to others in wet conditions. Only one out of every odd track is influenced similarly by terrible climate, so knowing your riders and your tracks, and how they perform when the sky opens up can give you beneficial predictions.

At last, similarly, as with every betting attempt, data is critical. Pre-competition or pre-meeting withdrawals are regular in Speedway. If you need to be fruitful in your speedway betting, it is critical to keep updated on the illness, injury, or fitness news. Following individual sportsmen via social networking sites can likewise assist you with gathering important data. There are various fan message boards and forums where smart Speedway betters can discover rare data.

Conclusion

Even though racers are more notable than others, or as it appears that at the given time are in a superior form, you should focus on numerous factors while placing a Speedway bet. Those are not subject to people, climate, or breakages. Along these lines, analyze by watching every upcoming race and pick just great predictions.

DiBenedetto Begins Playoffs in Championship-Themed Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang

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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.

As part of Darlington’s throwback weekend theme, DiBenedetto’s Mustang will carry a paint scheme based on the 1963 Ford Galaxie that delivered the Wood Brothers the 1963 car owners championship. So far, it’s the only Cup title in the team’s 70-year history.

In 1963, Tiny Lund drove the car to victory in the Daytona 500.

The late team founder Glenn Wood wheeled it to his last win as a Cup driver, at Bowman Gray Stadium on July 13, 1963. Marvin Panch, who returned to the ’63 Galaxie after being severely burned in a sports car crash prior to the Daytona 500, also won in it, at North Wilkesboro on Sept. 29, 1963.

Altogether, the Wood Brothers, who did not run a full schedule in that era, took the owners championship with 23 starts, scoring three wins, 16 top-five and 20 top-10 finishes. They used five different drivers – Wood, Lund, Panch, Dave MacDonald and Fred Lorenzen.

Joe Weatherly, who drove for nine different owners, took the driving championship.

DiBenedetto said he excited to have his Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang looking like a championship car.

“The throwback to the championship-winning Wood Brothers car will be an honor to drive at Darlington,” he said. “I can’t wait to get it on track especially in the Playoffs!”

DiBenedetto, who already has raced twice at Darlington this year in the No. 21 Mustang, said he’s optimistic about the third – and biggest – Darlington start of 2020.

“I think we made some improvements in the second race,” he said, pointing out that he and crew chief Greg Erwin finished 14th in the first Darlington race then upped that to ninth-place in the second. He said there’s room for more improvement in the Cook Out Southern 500, the first race of the 2020 Playoffs.

“There’s still a lot we can work on to be better this week,” he said.

While some drivers don’t particularly like racing on the tricky Lady in Black, DiBenedetto said he’s not among them.

“I love the slick, worn-out race tracks,” he said. “So that will be fun.”

There will be no practice or qualifying before the start of the Cook Out Southern 500, which is set for just after 6 p.m. on Sunday, with TV coverage on NBCSN.

About Motorcraft:

Motorcraft offers a complete line of replacement parts that are recommended by Ford Motor Company. From routine maintenance to underhood repairs, Motorcraft parts offer value with high quality and the right fit at competitive prices. Motorcraft parts are available nationwide at Ford and Lincoln Dealers, independent distributors and automotive parts retailers, and are backed by the Service Parts Limited Warranty of Ford Motor Company. For more information, visit www.motorcraft.com.

About Omnicraft:

Omnicraft is part of the Ford lineup of parts brands: Ford Parts, Motorcraft and Omnicraft. Omnicraft is the exclusive non-Ford/Lincoln parts brand of premium aftermarket parts. With over a century of parts heritage to build upon, Omnicraft provides excellent quality and fit and is a preferred choice of professional automotive technicians. To find out more about Omnicraft, visit www.omnicraftautoparts.com or contact your local Ford or Lincoln Dealership.

About Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center

Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center offers extraordinary service for routine vehicle maintenance including tire repair and replacement with a Low Tire Price Guarantee and a full menu of automotive services including oil and filter, brakes, alignments, batteries, and shocks and struts on all vehicle makes and models. Service is performed by certified technicians at more than 1,000 locations worldwide while you wait, and no appointment is necessary. For more information about Quick Lane, please visit www.quicklane.com.

About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan. The company designs, manufactures, markets and services a full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and Lincoln luxury vehicles, provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company and is pursuing leadership positions in electrification, autonomous vehicles and mobility solutions. Ford employs approximately 200,000 people worldwide. For more information regarding Ford, its products and Ford Motor Credit Company, please visit www.corporate.ford.com.

Wood Brothers Racing

Wood Brothers Racing was formed in 1950 in Stuart, Va., by Hall of Famer Glen Wood. Wood Brothers Racing is the oldest active team and one of the winningest teams in NASCAR history. Since its founding, the team won 99 races (including at least one race in every decade for the last seven decades) and 120 poles in NASCAR’s top-tier series. Fielding only Ford products for its entire history, the Wood Brothers own the longest association of any motorsports team with a single manufacturer. Glen’s brother, Leonard, is known for inventing the modern pit stop. The team currently runs the Ford Mustang driven by Matt DiBenedetto in the famous No. 21 racer.

Voitanos to support Joe Graf Jr. in Darlington Raceway return

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MOORESVILLE, N.C.: As the NASCAR Xfinity Series makes its return to Darlington (S.C.) Raceway for “Throwback Weekend,” Joe Graf Jr. welcomes new partner Voitanos who will serve as an associate marketing partner for Saturday’s Sport Clips Help A Hero 200.

Voitanos, founded in 2017 is your trusted source for Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft 365 developer education.

Started by Andrew Connell, a 16-time Microsoft MVP, Voitanos has helped thousands of developers across the globe learn how to get the most out of their Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) investments.

Saturday’s one-race deal marks the company’s first foray in NASCAR.

“It’s a positive sign that despite an ongoing pandemic that we still have companies that are interested in being a part of NASCAR and I’m thrilled to have the support of Voitanos this weekend at Darlington,” said Joe Graf Jr.

“We had a good run at Darlington in May and I’m eager to get back there this weekend and better our result.”

A life-long motorsports fan, Connell is excited to partner with the Rookie of the Year candidate and debut the Voitanos name to a new audience.

“We are thrilled to join Joe Graf Jr and team in Darlington this week as an associate marketing partner,” he said. “I grew up an auto-racing fan and have cherished sharing the thrill with my family through our road trips to multiple races over the years.

“As such, this is a special week for us joining the team in Darlington. We’re proud to support Joe and the SS GreenLight Racing team and excited to get our Voitanos name out to more people.

Darlington marked NASCAR’s return from the coronavirus pandemic. In his “Too Tough To Tame” debut at Darlington, Graf Jr. started 36th but captured a lead-lap 19th place finish without any practice or qualifying.

The Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 (147 laps | 200.1 miles) is the 23rd of 33 NASCAR Xfinity Series races on the 2020 schedule. The 37-car field will take the green flag shortly after 12:00 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 5, 2020 with live coverage on NBC, the Motor Racing Network (Radio) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Satellite Radio, Channel 90). All times are local (Eastern).

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JR Motorsports — NXS Darlington II Preview

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JR MOTORSPORTS TEAM PREVIEW:
TRACK: Darlington Raceway
RACE: Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 (147 laps / 200.8 miles)
DATE: Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020
Broadcast Information – TV: 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC / Radio: 12 p.m. ET on MRN and Sirius XM Ch. 90

Michael Annett
No. 1 OREO Pilot Flying J Chevrolet
• Honoring team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s election to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Annett will race in the OREO Pilot Flying J Chevrolet, paying homage to the scheme that Earnhardt Jr. drove to victory at Daytona in February of 2002.
• Annett is on a streak of 10 top-10 finishes in his last 11 races this season and is averaging a finish of 8.1 over those 11 starts. He was seventh last week at Daytona.
• Annett’s best finish at Darlington is 10th, coming in 2018. He’s also completed 94.7 percent of the laps run in eight starts on the 1.366-mile oval.

Daniel Hemric
No. 8 Poppy Bank John Andretti Tribute Chevrolet
• Daniel Hemric earned a sixth-place finish earlier this year at the track “Too Tough To Tame.”
• Overall, Hemric has made a combined four starts at Darlington between the NASCAR Cup Series and the NXS, with the sixth-place finish in May being his best.
• This weekend in Darlington, Hemric and the No. 8 team will be paying tribute to the life and legacy of John Andretti and the #CheckIt4Andretti campaign. This scheme replicates the one Andretti drove during the 1995-96 Cup seasons.
• Through 15 NXS starts in 2020, Hemric has earned a best finish of second at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May.

Noah Gragson
No. 9 Unilever United For America Chevrolet
• Noah Gragson has two starts at Darlington with a best finish of fifth coming in the return to racing in May.
• At tracks that are between one to two miles in length, Gragson has an average finish of 9.2 including nine top fives, 21 top 10s and has paced the field for 451 laps.
• To date in 2020, Gragson sits fourth in the championship standings with two wins, 10 top fives and 15 top 10s.
• Unilever has partnered with Food Lion Feeds to give back to the Darlington, S.C. community this weekend. United for America, along with Food Lion Feeds, is donating $500,000 to Harvest Hope and will donate an extra $50,000 of product if Gragson wins the race.

Justin Allgaier
No. 7 BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet
• Justin Allgaier has 10 NXS starts at Darlington Raceway with three top fives and seven top 10s.
• His best finish at the historic speedway came earlier this year. The 34-year-old driver led nine laps on his way to a third-place finish back in May.
• So far in the 2020 season, Allgaier has one win, five top fives and nine top 10s on tracks measuring 1.5 miles or less.
• This weekend, Allgaier’s No. 7 BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet will carry the popular DMP / JR Motorsports paint scheme Dale Earnhardt Jr. raced and won with at Daytona in the summer of 2003.

Driver Quotes

“We had a great race going at Darlington in the spring before I spun, and we’re looking to have another good run this weekend. We’ll have the OREO paint scheme that Dale raced and won with at Daytona in 2002, and it would be nice to take it to Victory Lane at Darlington on Saturday. Thanks to Pilot Flying J for allowing us to celebrate Dale’s election to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. We’ll keep rolling toward the playoffs, and a good run here would be welcome.” – Michael Annett

“I’m looking forward to heading back to Darlington this weekend. We were really fast there back in the spring and I feel like we had a car capable of winning. Having Dale’s old DMP paint scheme on our BRANDT Chevy to honor his upcoming induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame is just awesome. That scheme was so popular when he won with it back in 2003. Hopefully we can have the same success as he did with it and get it back to Victory Lane.” – Justin Allgaier

“I’m so happy that we are heading back to Darlington this weekend and are getting the chance to finally race this awesome John Andretti Tribute scheme. I can’t thank Poppy Bank enough for letting us run these colors and hopefully we can have a really great day for John and the entire Andretti family. Getting to meet and talk with Nancy and learning more about the #CheckIt4Andretti campaign has really made this a special weekend for me. Hopefully we can back up the speed we had here in May and be up front and in contention for the win on Saturday. I can’t wait.” – Daniel Hemric

“We had a really strong Camaro when we were here in May after a short break due to the pandemic. That gives me extra confidence as we head into turn one at a track that is one of the most treacherous on the circuit. The abrasive surface is going to eat through tires and you’re going to see a lot of sliding around throughout the turns. It’s what makes Darlington so much fun. Hopefully we can put this Unilever United For America Chevy into Victory Lane and add an extra $50,000 worth of donations to the Darlington area to help fight hunger.” – Noah Gragson

JRM Team Updates

• JRM at Darlington: In 39 previous starts at “The Lady in Black,” JRM has earned two wins, 10 top fives and 23 top 10s. Chase Elliott scored the organization’s first victory at the hallowed speedway in 2014 with Elliott Sadler following suit in 2016. Earlier this season JRM earned two top fives and three top 10s, with Justin Allgaier coming home with a third-place finish at the hallowed speedway.
• #CheckIt4Andretti: In April of 2017, John Andretti was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer. As a result of his diagnoses, Andretti chose to use his voice and his platform to launch the #Checkit4Andretti campaign in order to increase the public’s awareness of the importance of colonoscopies and urge people to visit a doctor and schedule a colonoscopy regardless of their age.
• United for America: Unilever, maker of brands like Hellmann’s and Dove, has teamed up with Food Lion Feeds to support the Darlington, S.C. community through their United for America program, The organization will donate $500,000 worth of product to Harvest Hope. Plus, as an added bonus, if Noah Gragson wins the race, they’ll give an additional $50,000 worth of product. Together with your help we can make a big impact in the places we call home, to learn how you can help visit www.foodlion.com/feeds and to find simple ways to help in your community visit www.weareunitedforamerica.com.
• OREO Offer with Pilot Flying J: Download and visit the Pilot Flying J app for special offers on OREO cookies all week long in celebration of Michael Annett’s throwback No. 1 OREO Pilot Flying J Chevrolet this weekend at Darlington Raceway. Annett’s scheme pays tribute to JRM team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s election into the NASCAR Hall of Fame as well as his victory at Daytona International Speedway in 2002.

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