The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2012 Southern 500 at Darlington
After seven months, car owner Rick Hendrick reached a milestone that only one other team has ever reached: 200 Cup Series wins.
After seven months, car owner Rick Hendrick reached a milestone that only one other team has ever reached: 200 Cup Series wins.
In the end, Joe Gibbs Racing took the trophy, but it wasn’t Denny Hamlin. That honor instead went to Joey Logano and it didn’t come without controversy.
Jimmie Johnson was counting the laps. Chad Knaus was counting fuel drops. Team owner Rick Hendrick was waiting to count one more win for his team.
When the second race of Travis Pastrana’s NNS career was slated for the Lady in Black many people thought it would be a true challenge for the new driver.
Eric McClure met with the assembled media at Darlington Raceway Friday morning (May 11).
Friday looked like Denny Hamlin’s night, but the Lady in Black proved to be a fickle dance partner.
One thing that you would never see back in the day at Darlington was a two-tire pit stop.
This is Greg Biffle’s 11th pole in 341 career Cup starts. Biffle has won two poles in 2012.
This is Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s fifth pole of his 82-race Nationwide career.
The next five points races – Darlington, Charlotte, Dover, Pocono and Michigan – are critical for those teams whose goal is to make the Chase.