1:38 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. — Brad Keselowski entered the media center Sunday night a little dehydrated and admittedly probably a little tipsy, two not-so-surprising results of winning the Southern 500, considered by many as one
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11:35 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Brad Keselowski beat leader Kyle Larson out of the pits with 22 laps to go, then pulled away on a restart to win the Southern 500 on Sunday night and sweep the weekend at Darlington Raceway. Keselowski took the Xfinity race Saturday when leaders Ross Chastain and
6:56 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. — Ross Chastain, a driver looking to make the most of a three-race Xfinity Series opportunity with Chip Ganassi Racing, led 90 laps Saturday at Darlington Raceway to try to show
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
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