7:49 PM ET ESPN News Services DARLINGTON, S.C. — Brad Keselowski won his first race at Darlington Raceway in a very Darlington way. Kevin Harvick had words for Ross Chastain after a wreck in an Xfinity Series race Saturday, saying the “inexperienced racer” will probably not “get to drive many of them again.” Denny Hamlin
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3:50 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Denny Hamlin‘s winning touch at Darlington continued Saturday as the two-time Southern 500 champion won the pole to try and defend his title. Hamlin had a fast lap of 173.571 mph to win his first pole at Darlington. Kyle Larson was second and defending Monster Energy NASCAR
11:53 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports DARLINGTON, S.C. — Matt Kenseth won the Southern 500 five years ago. That race was on Mother’s Day weekend; now the race has returned to its Labor Day roots. That was in his
9:05 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports DARLINGTON, S.C. — Kyle Busch has not talked to Kyle Busch Motorsports drivers Noah Gragson and Todd Gilliland about the finish of Sunday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoff opener at Canadian Tire
5:30 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports DARLINGTON, S.C. — Kyle Busch admits he’s concerned about security for drivers after his incident with a fan following the NASCAR Cup Series race Aug. 18 at Bristol Motor Speedway. After Busch had
12:32 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Formula 1 and NASCAR will go head-to-head in the state of Texas in November 2019 with races in Austin and Fort Worth. NASCAR announced its 2019 schedule in April with its playoff weekend
Aug 31, 2018 On Sunday at 6 p.m. ET, Darlington Raceway will once again take its place as the happiest place on NASCAR Earth. The hours leading up to the green flag for the 68th running of the Southern 500 have become stock car racing’s history lesson and Halloween all at once. The award-winning NASCAR
4:06 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports A jury found former NASCAR driver Rick Crawford guilty of enticing a minor following a two-day trial in federal court in Orlando, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
10:17 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Richmond Raceway spent $30 million to reinvent its infield and create what it hopes is a great fan interactive hub during its race weekends. One of those interactive elements was a fan walk
10:06 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports NASCAR tried to promote the Xfinity Series on the same day as the Cup series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, and it turned into an impromptu Silly Season discussion. Part of the purpose