Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in NASCAR: 2011 Darlington-Dover Edition
It’s not every weekend you see an underdog head to NASCAR victory lane — unless it’s 2011.
It’s not every weekend you see an underdog head to NASCAR victory lane — unless it’s 2011.
Regan Smith, driving for an underfunded single-car team based out of Colorado, scored the second big upset win of the season at Darlington.
On a night that saw first-time winners and fists flying, the Showtime Southern 500 had a lot of drivers itching to start “Running Their Mouth.”
DARLINGTON, S.C. – Ryan Newman set the pace in the first practice for the Sprint Cup cars at Darlington Raceway.
Until the Southern 500 returns to its rightful place in history, there are a small section of NASCAR fans that won’t even turn on the television.
Two seasons diverged at Richmond and both roads ended up being followed by a number of teams in the Cup garage. Much was learned this Saturday night.
Should NASCAR make its rules transparent for fans and competitors alike, or would that create more problems than it could hope to solve?
Talladega is the biggest track on the Cup circuit and it served up a whopper of a close finish this weekend.
If these guys aren’t going to race until the final five to 10 laps, then why is the race at Talladega 188 laps long?
The score sheets may say this Sunday at Talladega equaled what was seen in 2003 at Darlington. But those finishes are equal on the score sheets only.