Mostrando postagens com marcador Bojangles' Southern 500. Mostrar todas as postagens
Mostrando postagens com marcador Bojangles' Southern 500. Mostrar todas as postagens

sexta-feira, 9 de setembro de 2016

quarta-feira, 7 de setembro de 2016

Radioactive: Darlington - "Y'all honestly just don't want to (expletive) win..."

Check out all the best scanner audio from the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.With exclusive highlights, original programming, and behind the scenes footage, FOX Sports' YouTube channel provides the sports content that fans are hungry for.

segunda-feira, 5 de setembro de 2016

RECAP: Truex tames the 'Lady in Black'

NASCAR.com's Jonathan Merryman recaps the Bojangles' Southern 500 as Martin Truex Jr. grabs his first career win at the historic Darlington Raceway.

Harvick frustrated after costly pit stop

Kevin Harvick expresses his frustration over the No.4 team communications after a costly pit stop late in the race at Darlington Raceway.

Truex Jr. holds off Harvick for first career win at Darlington

Martin Truex Jr. holds off a hard charging Kevin Harvick to earn his first career win at Darlington Raceway in the Bojangles Southern 500.

Truex Jr. celebrates second crown jewel win of 2016

Martin Truex Jr. celebrates in Victory Lane at Darlington Raceway after winning the Bojangles' Southern 500, his second crown jewel victory of 2016.

Scott picks up heavy damage after contact with Stewart

Tony Stewart and Brian Scott make contact sending Scott into the wall and causing major damage to the No. 44 Ford at Darlington Raceway.

Smoke ends Smoke's final shot at Darlington

Tony Stewart has engine problems that force him out of the race early, ending his chance to win in his final race at Darlington Raceway.

NASCAR legends take over broadcast at Darlington

Ned Jarrett, Ken Squier and Dale Jarrett take over the NBC broadcast booth to commentate during the Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

Heavy damage for Kurt Busch after contact with Menard

Paul Menard makes contact with Kurt Busch sending Busch spinning and hard into the wall at Darlington Raceway.

NASCAR Throwback one for the ages

Teams, drivers, fans and announcers go all out for the #NASCARThrowback theme at Darlington Raceway for the Bojangles' Southern 500.

Stewart: 'I feel like I'm looking at myself'

Tony Stewart describes his out-of-body experience over the No. 14 team communications as he looks at Joey Logano and Carl Edwards' throwback paint schemes at Darlington Raceway.

domingo, 4 de setembro de 2016

STEWART CALLED TO HAULER AFTER INCIDENT WITH SCOTT

NASCAR officials summoned Tony Stewart to the Sprint Cup Series hauler for a post-race consultation Sunday night after an on-track altercation with Brian Scott.
Stewart, a three-time series champ in his final Bojangles' Southern 500, got loose racing alongside Scott's No. 44 Ford outside of Turn 4. Stewart regained control on the frontstraight and veered his No. 14 Chevrolet back into Scott's car, sending him spinning into the inside retaining wall on the 202nd of a scheduled 367 laps.
During the race's ensuing third caution period, Stewart's crew chief Mike Bugarewicz indicated that his driver's actions had drawn the attention of NASCAR race control.
"After the race, we've been scheduled for a meeting," Bugarewicz said.
Stewart initially questioned the call. His team communications then sounded off: "Hey man, made it 25 races, I'd say that's pretty good."
Scott's car was too damaged to continue. He wound up 39th in the 40-car field.
"I have a lot of respect for Tony. He has always raced me really clean," Scott told NBC. "I am not sure what he thought was going on there. I am not sure if he thought I was trying to hold him up there; I wasn't. I was trying to let him go. I even pointed him to the inside. Maybe he thought I was giving him the finger or something. I will talk with him. We will figure it out.
"It is a tough race. The Southern 500 is a tough race. Everybody is slipping and sliding a lot. It is getting to the point where people's tempers are getting short."

quinta-feira, 1 de setembro de 2016

FULL SCHEDULE FOR DARLINGTON AND CANADIAN TIRE

The NASCAR Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series will gather for a doubleheader showing at Darlington Raceway this weekend while the Camping World Truck Series makes a stop at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Check out the full schedule below.
Note: All times are ET
FRIDAY, SEPT. 2:
ON TRACK: DARLINGTON
-- noon-1:25 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
-- 1:30-2:25 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
-- 2:30-3:25 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
-- 3:30-4:55 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
GARAGECAM (Watch live)
-- 11:30 a.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series
-- 1 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
PRESS CONFERENCES (Watch live)
-- 10:30 a.m.: Elliott Sadler
-- Noon: Chase Elliott
-- 12:15 p.m.: Joey Logano
-- 2:35 p.m.: Carl Edwards
SATURDAY, SEPT. 3:
ON TRACK: DARLINGTON
-- 11:45 a.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
-- 1:45 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
-- 3:30 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 (147 laps, 200.8 miles), NBC/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
ON TRACK: CANADIAN TIRE
-- 9:30-10:25 a.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series first practice (Follow live)
-- 11:35 a.m.-12:55 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice (Follow live)
-- 5:45 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying, FS2 (Follow live)
PRESS CONFERENCES (Watch live)
-- 11 a.m.: NMPA/Sprint Most Popular Driver announcement
-- 2:45 p.m. approx: Post-NSCS qualifying
-- 5:15 p.m. approx.: Post-NXS race
SUNDAY, SEPT. 4:
ON TRACK: DARLINGTON
-- 6 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500 (367 laps, 501.3 miles), NBC/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
ON TRACK: CANADIAN TIRE
-- 2:30 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chevrolet Silverado 250 (64 laps, 157.37 miles), FS1 (Follow live)
PRESS CONFERENCES (Watch live)
-- 3 p.m.: Darrell Waltrip
-- 3:15 p.m.: Mark Martin
-- 3:30 p.m.: Barry Williams
-- 10:30 p.m. approx.: Post-NSCS race

quarta-feira, 31 de agosto de 2016

CHRIS BUESCHER REVEALS DARLINGTON THROWBACK LOOK

Chris Buescher is the latest driver to reveal his throwback paint scheme for Darlington's Bojangles' Southern 500 on Sept. 4 (6 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM).
The Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate's No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford matches the fuel canopies from sponsor Love's Travel Stops first travel stop in 1981. Check out the scheme in Buescher's tweet below.
My @LovesTravelStop scheme for @TooToughToTame! Matches the fuel canopies from Love’s first travel stop in 1981. pic.twitter.com/40D7cndQ4J
— Chris Buescher (@Chris_Buescher) August 24, 2016
"The Darlington throwback weekend has become a pretty big deal, and it's cool to have Love's Travel Stops bring some of their history into the race weekend with their old colors," Buescher said in a team release. "Darlington is my favorite track, and I can't wait to get there and turn some laps in this special Love's Ford Fusion."
This year's Darlington race will mark Buescher's first event there in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition. The 2015 XFINITY Series champion notched one top 10 in four career XFINITY Series starts at Darlington.
Buescher's teammate Landon Cassill unveiled his throwback on Tuesday, which you can see here.

segunda-feira, 29 de agosto de 2016

Preliminary Sprint Cup entry list for Darlington

Forty cars are entered for this weekend’s Bojangles Southern 500 Sprint Cup race at Darlington Raceway.
This will be Darlington’s second consecutive “Throwback Weekend,” where numerous Sprint Cup cars will carry paint themes primarily from the 1975-84 era.
With Dale Earnhardt Jr. still sidelined for a sixth consecutive race due to a concussion, Jeff Gordon will return for the fourth race to drive the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Gordon was unable to race this past Sunday at Michigan due to previous commitments.
Alex Bowman filled in at MIS for the second time for Earnhardt during his absence, having previously raced at New Hampshire.
This will be the 113th time the Sprint Cup Series has raced at the unique, egg-shaped oval in South Carolina. Carl Edwards is the defending race winner from last year’s event.
Here’s the preliminary entry list:

domingo, 28 de agosto de 2016

BIFFLE HONORS KULWICKI WITH DARLINGTON SCHEME

CONCORD, N.C. – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Greg Biffle and his No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing team will honor 1992 premier series champion Alan Kulwicki during next month's Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
Biffle, along with U.S. Congressman Richard Hudson and Andrew Collier, unveiled a Hooters paint scheme similar to the orange and white scheme featured on Kulwicki's Ford Thunderbird entries from 1991 through the first five races of the '93 season.
"The sport was built on guys like that," Biffle said Tuesday. "He ran his own deal and wanted to do stuff his way. He had five career wins and a championship in 92 -- that's a really, really neat story. It's unfortunate that I never got the chance to meet him."
The popular restaurant chain began its' sponsorship of the No. 7 team at the fifth race of the '91 season at Darlington. Kulwicki was both owner and driver for the single-team organization.
The 1.366-mile track was also the site of Kulwicki's final start – he placed sixth in '93 TranSouth 500.
Kulwicki, the series' 1986 Rookie of the Year, was killed in a plane crash in Blountville, Tenn., on April 1, 1993.
To possibly win with Hooters on the No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford? "How cool would that be?" Biffle asked. "Then to do an Alan Kulwicki victory lap … would be a storybook ending."
Biffle will be making his 16th career start at Darlington, where he has two victories (2005, '06) and a pair of poles. His average starting position at the track is 11.1, best for the 46-year-old among the 22 venues hosting Sprint Cup Series races, while his average finish of 13.6 there is fourth overall.
He has led more laps at Darlington (718) than any track other than Texas Motor Speedway, where he has led 733.
This is the second season the legendary track has hosted a throwback-themed race weekend, with teams sporting paint schemes similar to those seen in the past. The Bojangles' Southern 500 is scheduled 6 p.m. ET, Sunday, Sept. 4 (NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR).
Hooters isn't just on the car as part of the throwback scheme, the restaurant chain is also taking an active role with the team, helping to promote National First Responders Day.
Collier, a machinist in the Hendrick Motorsports engine shop, has been a driving force in trying to establish a national day of recognition for first responders. His brother, Sean, was a police officer with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2013 when he was killed by one of two Boston Marathon bombers.
"Sean was planning on going and hanging out with some friends that night," Andrew Collier said. "He had no idea … that happens to a lot of first responders every year. It's time we honor them; they are our front line here at home. You have an accident … a fire, anything, none of us ever want to see it but if it does happen to us, the first thing we do is count on them.
"It's time to honor them and make this day a reality."
For more information about the effort to establish a national day of recognition, visit www.firstrespondersday.org.