Couch Potato Tuesday: The Playoff Focus Distracts from a Boring Darlington Night
This wasn’t all that exciting of a race to watch, but that wasn’t necessarily NBC Sports’ fault.
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This wasn’t all that exciting of a race to watch, but that wasn’t necessarily NBC Sports’ fault.
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