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May 06

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2011 NSCS SHOWTIME Southern 500 Q & A with Team Chevy Driver, Clint Bowyer

CLINT BOWYER, NO. 33 BB&T CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Darlington Raceway and discussed racing at Darlington, the All Star race, testing and other topics. YOU DIDN’T GET MUCH PRACTICE BEFORE THE RAIN STARTED: “We unloaded pretty good with the BB&T Chevrolet. I’m telling you, anytime you come here and unload good, that is a breath of fresh air right off the bat. This isn’t one of my best race tracks. But, nonetheless, we have to be able to overcome it and a good race car goes a long way towards that. Pretty excited about the weekend. Like I said, started off good and hopefully we can keep ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS SHOWTIME Southern 500 Q & A with Ford Racing Driver, Carl Edwards

Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, is leading the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings for the third straight week. He spoke with reporters in the Darlington Raceway infield media center to discuss a variety ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS SHOWTIME Southern 500 First Practice Session Speeds

Ryan Newman, with a lap speed of 176.816 mph, was the fastest during the first NSCS SHOWTIME Southern 500 practice session at Darlington Raceway. Second fastest was Carl Edwards with a lap speed of 176.296 mph, and was followed by Kurt ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS SHOWTIME Southern 500 Q & A with Team Chevy Driver, Kevin Harvick

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Darlington Raceway and discussed taking more chances in races, what it takes to be successful at Dover, how RCR is running as a whole ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS SHOWTIME Southern 500 Q & A with Team Chevy Driver, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 AMP ENERGY SUGAR FREE/NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Darlington Raceway and discussed racing at Darlington, his finish at Richmond, his Mom and Grandmother and other topics. CAN ... FULL STORY »

SHOWTIME Southern 500 NASCAR HotPass Lineup on DIRECTV

Ride Along with Hamlin, J. Gordon, Johnson and Earnhardt at Darlington on DIRECTV Event: Showtime Southern 500 Previous Winner: Denny Hamlin (beat Jamie McMurray by 1.908 seconds on May 8, 2010) Date / Time: Saturday, May ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS SHOWTIME Southern 500 Q & A with Team Chevy Driver, Jimmie Johnson

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S/KOBALT TOOLS CHEVROLET met with media and discussed last week’s frustrating race at RIR, the upcoming Dover race and the All-Star race at Charlotte, tempers on the race track, and more. KERRY ... FULL STORY »

Dodge Motorsports’ Keys for Success: SHOWTIME Southern 500
Posted 05.06.11
DARLINGTON, S.C. (May 6, 2011) – Each race weekend, selected Dodge Motorsports engineers, Penske Racing crew chiefs, drivers or engine specialists give their insight on the ‘Keys for Success’ for the upcoming race. This week, the green flag drops on the SHOWTIME Southern 500 at Darlington ...FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS SHOWTIME Southern 500 Q & A with Team Chevy Driver, Juan Pablo Montoya
Posted 05.06.11
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Darlington Raceway and discussed racing at Darlington, the incident with Ryan Newman, racing at Dover next week and more. TALK ABOUT RACING HERE AT DARLINGTON, OBVIOUSLY YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET BACK ...FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS SHOWTIME Southern 500 Q & A with Ford Racing Driver, Matt Kenseth
Posted 05.06.11
Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Wiley X Ford Fusion, is ninth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings going into this weekend’s Southern 500. Kenseth held a Q&A session in front of his team hauler before Friday’s NSCS practice session. MATT KENSETH – No. 17 Wiley X ...FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS SHOWTIME Southern 500 Q & A with Team Chevy Driver, Ryan Newman
Posted 05.06.11
RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 TORNADOS CHEVROLET met with media and discussed the assistance his Foundation is giving to animals in the aftermath of recent tornadoes, the toll tempers can take on race teams, the incident with Juan Pablo Montoya at last week’s Richmond race, his thoughts ...FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS SHOWTIME Southern 500 Q & A with Ford Racing Driver, A.J. Allmendinger
Posted 05.06.11
AJ Allmendinger, driver of the No. 43 Best Buy Ford Fusion, climbed back into the top 12 after last week’s seventh-place finish at Richmond. Allmendinger, who stands 11th in the point standings, visited the Darlington infield media center to answer some questions from the press. AJ ALLMENDINGER – No. 43 ...FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS SHOWTIME Southern 500 Q & A with Team Chevy Driver, Jeff Gordon
Posted 05.06.11
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Darlington Raceway and discussed Drive To End Hunger initiative, Safer Barriers, aggressive driving, racing at Darlington and other topics. TALK ABOUT THE INITIATIVE THIS WEEK IN YOUR DRIVE TO END ...FULL STORY »

Lally is Ready to Take a Shot at Taming Darlington
Posted 05.05.11
Mooresville, NC (May 5, 2011) – TRG Motorsports driver Andy Lally prepares to take the No. 71 Interstate Moving Services Ford just a short trip south of the shop for the running of the SHOWTIME Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway this Saturday night May 7th at 7:30 pm. Lally will be ...FULL STORY »

Tony Stewart – Time To Give Darlington ‘The Business’
Posted 05.04.11
KANNAPOLIS, N.C., (May 4, 2011) – How can an old-school track like Darlington (S.C.) Raceway not show an old-school racer like Tony Stewart some love? The two are kindred spirits, with an appreciation of racing history and little patience for glitz and glamour. The red-and-white striped ...FULL STORY »

Dave Blaney, 2011 NSCS SHOWTIME Southern 500 Race Preview
Posted 05.04.11
Tommy Baldwin Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Advance: Darlington Raceway Race: Showtime Southern 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: 10 of 36 Track: Darlington Raceway Track Length: 1.366 miles Date: May 7, 2011 Locked into the Showtime Southern 500, Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) will head to Darlington Raceway with the ability ...FULL STORY »

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