In 1967, it was Richard Petty driving the No. 43 to win the Southern 500. 55 years later, Erik Jones did it driving the car still owned by the King himself.
Erik Jones took control late after misfortunes befell multiple dominant drivers, winning the NASCAR Cup Series’ Southern 500 at Darlington.
The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs are here, kicking off at Darlington. Let’s get your daily fantasy NASCAR DraftKings lineups ready for the Cook Out Southern 500.
Adam Cheek checks out playoff driver statistics at the first three tracks in the NASCAR playoffs and how recent races might factor into the Round of 16.
The Toyota camp has just three drivers in the playoffs; how far will they go?
Does it matter that Ryan Blaney hasn’t won yet?
Kurt Buschʻs continued absence highlights the concern that NASCAR may be overlooking its own efforts to keep drivers safe.
They say in racing that sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. Here’s five times we’ve seen that during the NASCAR Cup Series playoff era.
Does Joe Gibbs Racing need Kyle Busch to remain on the team, or is it time to move on?
Can a non-playoff driver win again this year? Did Tyler Reddick being a team player at Daytona fix the relationship with Richard Childress?