Riley Herbst / No. 18 Monster Energy Toyota Supra Preview Toyota 200 at Darlington Raceway

No. 18 Monster Energy Toyota Supra News and Notes: HERBST AT DARLINGTON RACEWAY: Four races in to his rookie season, Riley Herbst will visit Darlington Raceway for the first time in his young career when the Xfinity Series returns to the track on Tuesday, May 19. STARTING LINEUP: With the starting lineup for Tuesday’s race selected by a random draw, Herbst and the No. 18 Monster Energy Toyota Supra team will roll off from the fifth position for the Toyota 200. JGR AT DARLINGTON RACEWAY: Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) has 58 total starts…

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Harrison Burton/ No. 20 DEX Imaging Toyota Supra Preview Toyota 200 at Darlington Raceway

No. 20 DEX Imaging Toyota Supra News and Notes: Back to Racing: After a two-month stoppage in racing action due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Harrison Burton and his DEX Imaging team return to the track Tuesday night for the Toyota 200 at Darlington Raceway. Based on a random draw Sunday afternoon, Burton will start in the 12th position in his Toyota Supra. Tuesday night will be Burton’s first -career start at the historic NASCAR facility. Hot Streak to Start the Season:  Before the stoppage in racing action in March, Burton and his…

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DALE EARNHARDT JR., JEFF BURTON AND STEVE LETARTE DISCUSS NASCAR’S RETURN AT DARLINGTON ON NASCAR AMERICA AT HOME

“I feel like his leadership was really on display today.” – Earnhardt Jr. on Kevin Harvick’s victory “When you get a star that’s in a slump, they almost try too hard. That was Jimmie Johnson trying too hard.” – Letarte on Jimmie Johnson’s wreck at end of Stage One “If he can clean up those mental mistakes, he’ll not only win races, but have a real opportunity to play a role in the Playoffs later in the season.” – Earnhardt Jr. on Jimmie Johnson “It really makes me question, how…

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Brandon Jones / No. 19 Toyota Service Centers Toyota Supra Preview

No. 19 Toyota Service Centers Toyota Supra News and Notes: NASCAR IS BACK:  The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) goes back racing at Darlington Raceway this Tuesday after an unprecedented hiatus. The race is usually a classic on Labor Day Weekend, but because of the historic current world conditions it will be the first Xfinity Series race since Brandon Jones’ huge win 10 weeks ago at Phoenix.  It will be a single day event with no fans in the stands, no practice or qualifying. Drivers will go straight to their cars and run the 147-lap…

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DiBenedetto Team Finishes 14th at Darlington

After a 10-week layoff due to the coronavirus, Matt DiBenedetto climbed back into the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang and was back at work in Sunday’s The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway. In an effort to try to prevent the spread of the virus, Sunday’s race was run without practice or qualifying. DiBenedetto said taking the green flag at the “Track Too Tough to Tame” under those circumstances wasn’t as difficult as it might seem. “It felt great to get back in the car,” he said. “It was…

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Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series Race Report – The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway

Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series Race Report Track:                Darlington Raceway Race:                 The Real Heroes 400 Date:                 May 17, 2020 ____________________________________   No. 2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang – Brad Keselowski Start:  1st Stage 1: 5th Stage 2: 1st Finish: 13th Status:  Running Laps Completed: 293/293 Laps Led: 80 Point Standings (behind first): 5th (-60) Notes:  Brad Keselowski did a lot of good things in The Real Heroes 400 Sunday afternoon at Darlington Raceway, NASCAR’s first race in more than 70 days during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The driver of the Discount Tire Ford Mustang led 80 laps and won Stage 2, his…

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Today’s SpeedwayMedia Articles

Harvick wins Darlington in NASCAR’s comeback – by Ron Fleshman https://www.speedwaymedia.com/2020/05/17/harvick-wins-darlington-in-nascars-comeback/ Kevin Harvick tames the Lady in Black on NASCAR’s return to racing – by Gavyn Do https://www.speedwaymedia.com/2020/05/17/kevin-harvick-tames-the-lady-in-black-on-nascars-return-to-racing/ The Final Word on the Return of NASCAR for 2020…take 2 – by Ron Thornton https://www.speedwaymedia.com/2020/05/17/the-final-word-on-the-return-of-nascar-for-2020-take-2/

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Kevin Harvick The Real Heroes 400 Race Report from Darlington — HARVICK WINS!!

Harvick Scores Career Win Number 50 at Darlington Busch Light #YOURFACEHERE Ford Mustang Driver Leads Race High 159 Laps Date: May 17, 2020 Event: The Real Heroes 400 Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Darlington (S.C.) Raceway (1.336-mile oval) Format: 293 laps, broken into three stages (90 laps/95 laps/108 laps) Start/Finish: 6th/1st (Running, completed 293 of 293 laps) Point Standing: (1st with 218 points, 28 points ahead of Alex Bowman)   Race Winner: Kevin Harvick of Stewart-Haas Racing (Ford) Stage 1 Winner: William Bryon of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 2 Winner: Brad Keselowski of Team Penske (Ford)   Stage 1 Recap…

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M&M’S Thank You Heroes Racing: Kyle Busch Race Recap for The Real Heroes 400 from Darlington

Kyle Busch, No. 18 M&M’S Thank You Heroes Toyota Camry Race Recap for the The Real Heroes 400 Date: May 17, 2020 Event: The Real Heroes 400 (Round 5 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Darlington (S.C.) Raceway (1.366-mile, egg-shaped oval) Format: 293 laps, broken into three stages (90 laps/95 laps/108 laps) Start/Finish: 4th/26th (Running, completed 292 of 293 laps) Point Standing: 14th (122 points, 96 behind leader)   Race Winner: Kevin Harvick of Stewart-Haas Racing (Ford) Stage 1 Winner: William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 2 Winner: Brad Keselowski of Team Penske (Ford)   Stage 1 Recap…

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Today. Tomorrow. Toyota Racing: Daniel Suárez The Real Heroes 400 Race Report from Darlington

Suárez 25th in NASCAR’s Return at Darlington Today. Tomorrow. Toyota Camry Driver Scores Second Consecutive Top-25 Date: May 17, 2020 Event: The Real Heroes 400 Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Darlington (S.C.) Raceway (1.366-mile oval) Format: 293 laps, broken into three stages (90 laps/95 laps/108 laps) Start/Finish: 37th / 25th (Running, completed 292 of 293 laps) Point Standing: 31st with 44 points, 174 out of first   Race Winner: Kevin Harvick of Stewart-Haas Racing (Ford) Stage 1 Winner: William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 2 Winner: Brad Keselowski of Team Penske (Ford)   Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-90): ● Started…

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Michael McDowell Post-Race Report: Darlington Raceway

Michael McDowell No. 34 CarParts.com Ford Mustang Started: 31st Finished: 23rd Stage One: 26th Stage Two: 23rd Stage Three: 23rd Michael McDowell took the green flag in Sunday’s Real Heroes 400 from the 31st position at Darlington Raceway. He noted early on in Stage 1 that his CarParts.com Ford Mustang was, “tight in the center of turn three and four” which made it hard for him to run the bottom of the race track and would go on to finish Stage 1 from the 26th position. Under the Stage 1 caution, the…

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John Hunter Nemechek Scores Career-Best Top-10 Finish at Darlington

John Hunter Nemechek No. 38 Scag Power Equipment Ford Mustang Started: 34th Finished: 9th Stage One: 21st Stage Two: 20th Stage Three: 9th John Hunter Nemechek took the green flag in the 34th position in The Real Heroes 400 Sunday afternoon at Darlington Raceway. The day’s event marked the first time NASCAR has competed in over two months, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nemechek, along with the rest of the field, fired off without having practiced or qualifying at the track “Too Tough To Tame.” His No. 38 Scag Power…

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22nd-Place Result for Custer at Darlington

Ford Driver Completes First Cup Race at South Carolina Track     Date: May 17, 2020 Event: The Real Heroes 400 Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Darlington (S.C.) Raceway (1.366-mile oval) Format: 293 laps, broken into three stages (90 laps/95 laps/108 laps) Start/Finish: 14th/22nd (Running, completed 293 of 293 laps) Point Standing: 24th with 88 points, 130 out of first   Race Winner: Kevin Harvick of Stewart-Haas Racing (Ford) Stage 1 Winner: William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 2 Winner: Brad Keselowski of Team Penske (Ford)   Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-90):              ●…

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