NASCAR Cup Series

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Its true spring is a coming, practice and qualifying tonight FS1 for tomorrow nights "Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium" Sun, Feb 2 / 8:00 pm on FOX. Lets go racing.

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Lap 97 Kyle Larson passes Alex Bowman for 3rd. Lap 116 Chase Elliott has slowly begun to pull away from Denny Hamlin, now leading by 0.689 seconds Caution Lap 123, Casey Mears free pass, Lap 126 All leaders except Denny Hamlin, Bubba Wallace, Ty Gibbs, Cole Custer, Daniel Suárez pit. Kyle Larson and Chase Briscoe take two tires and are the first two off pit road, followed by Chase Elliott. Alex Bowman has to briefly stop exiting his pit stall and loses 5 spots. Alex Bowman comes back to pit road along with Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Green flag Lap 132 Restart: Denny Hamlin leads from the outside, Bubba Wallace inside. Denny Hamlin clears Bubba Wallace off the 2nd turn to keep the lead, Ty Gibbs slots into 3rd. Lap 146 Denny Hamlin has pulled out to a 1.26 second lead over Bubba Wallace. Lap 180 Denny Hamlin wins stage 2, followed by Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace, Ty Gibbs and Chase Briscoe. The winner of stage 2 has gone on to win only once in the last 8 Martinsville races

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Restart: Denny Hamlin leads from the inside, Bubba Wallace outside after Chase Elliott chooses to restart behind Denny Hamlin in 3rd. Denny Hamlin clears for the lead entering turn 1, with Chase Elliott battling inside Bubba Wallace for 2nd.
LAP 276 Erik Jones free pass,
LAP 279 All leaders pit. Denny Hamlin gets off pit road first, followed by Christopher Bell and Bubba Wallace. Chase Elliott has a bit of a slower stop and drops to 4th.
LAP 284 Brad Keselowski, Justin Haley, Alex Bowman, Noah Gragson, William Byron, Burt Myers, Cody Ware take the wave around. Hamlin leads at the green LAP 288 Christopher Bell clears Bubba Wallace entering turn 1 for 2nd. caution LAP 299 Chris Buescher free pass LAP 302 Ty Dillon pits from 13th, Zane Smith, Erik Jones, Daniel Suárez, William Byron, Ty Gibbs also pit LAP 306 Restart: Denny Hamlin leads from the inside, Bubba Wallace outside after Christopher Bell chooses behind Denny Hamlin in 3rd. Denny Hamlin clears for the lead off turn 2 with Bubba Wallace sliding in front of Christopher Bell for 2nd. Caution lap 310 With 9 cautions, this is the most cautions for a 400 lap race here at Martinsville.
LAP 316 Restart: Denny Hamlin leads from the inside, Bubba Wallace outside. Denny Hamlin clears for the lead off the 2nd turn but Bubba Wallace battles back. Denny Hamlin clears for good off the 4th turn. Caution Lap 317 Chase Briscoe clips the curb in turn 3 while running 6th, gets sideways and hits Joey Logano who then spins.
LAP 328 Denny Hamlin clears Christopher Bell to keep the lead
LAP 341Denny Hamlin has not been able to pull away from the Christopher Bell, as he runs just over a car length behind.
Unofficial #11 Denny Hamlin wins by 4.628 seconds over Christopher Bell, Bubba Wallace, Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson

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Official #11 Denny Hamlin wins in Martinsville, Hamlin captures Martinsville win for first triumph at Virginia short track since 2015.
No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota disqualified after Martinsville
By Staff Report NASCAR.com
Published: March 30, 2025

The No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota, driven by Erik Jones, was disqualified following Sunday’s Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway
During post-race inspection, NASCAR found that the No. 43 failed to meet minimum weight requirements, per the NASCAR Rule Book. Jones forfeits a 24th-place finish and six stage points that were originally earned after a fifth-place result in Stage 1. Jones dropped eight spots in the Cup Series standings from 21st to 29th following the DQ.

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All-time wins list: Denny Hamlin ties Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace with No. 55

Rusty Wallace, Denny hamlin , Joe Gibbs

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NASCAR Cup Series
Power Rankings: Briscoe proving to be a big dog before triumphant Darlington return

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FULL SCHEDULE FOR 2025 DARLINGTON SPRING RACE
No matter if you call Darlington “The Lady in Black” Or “The Track Too Tough to Tame”. Rest assured most everyone will get their Darlington stripe this weekend.

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Guy54435 No matter if you call Darlington “The Lady in Black” Or “The Track Too Tough to Tame”. Rest assured most everyone will get their Darlington stripe this weekend.

“The Lady in Black”

The track’s nickname, “Lady in Black,” comes from Darlington being the first paved track in NASCAR. It also refers to the difficulty of racing here. Darlington is a narrow track and, combined with its egg shape, is much more challenging than most race tracks.

“The Track Too Tough to Tame” - Why is Darlington Raceway so difficult?

What makes it that way? It starts with Darlington’s famously different-shaped ends. Turns 1 and 2 are more traditionally rounded turns, and turns 3 and 4 are tighter with a more abrupt exit thanks to track designer Harold Brasington’s requirement to avoid a neighbor’s minnow pond during construction.

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The “Darlington Stripe” refers to the distinctive mark or damage that appears on a race car’s right side after it makes contact with the wall at Darlington Raceway, a track known for its tough and unforgiving nature.

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#24 William Byron Starts on the pole position for Sundays Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, Starting alongside Byron in P2 the #60 of Ryan Preece Here is the Full lineup

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Kyle Larson, No. 5 team get new pit crew for Darlington
Scheduled to service Larson’s ride this week are front tire changer Jafar Hall, rear changer Mike Moss, jackman Eric Ludwig, tire carrier Allen Stallings and fueler Brandon Harder. Harder is the only returning member to the No. 5 team that serviced the car one week ago at Martinsville Speedway. Rest of the story

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400-miler at the track “Tough Tough to Tame” next up in vintage Darlington classic (3 p.m. ET, FS1)
Drivers are in Their cars and on track doing warm up laps to the start of the race.
Track: Darlington Raceway
Location: Darlington, South Carolina
Track length: 1.366 miles
When: Sunday, 3 p.m. ET
Where to tune in: FS1, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Race purse: $11,055,250
Race distance: 293 laps | 400.2 miles
Stages: 90 | 185 | 293
Defending winner: Brad Keselowski, May 2024
Starting lineup: William Byron seals Busch Light Pole

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Green flag waves 3:17 pm ET #24 side by side #60 into turn 1

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Caution Lap 5 car #5 Kyle Larson spins down the backstretch from 19th and makes contact with the inside wall.
Green Flag Lap 9 #24 #60 #2 #8 into turn 1
William Byron has extended his lead to 2.68 seconds over Ryan Preece.
Lap 24 Carson Hocevar, who bounced off the wall a few laps ago, spins from 35th after suffering a flat right rear tire in turn 3.
Most of the field heads for pit road, William Byron gets off pit road first, followed by Ryan Preece and Kyle Busch.
Green flag waves again Lap 30
Lap 50 Stripe count at 11
LAP 58 Bubba Wallace and Ryan Blaney both pass Chase Briscoe for 4th and 5th respectively
Lap 81 William Byron gets trapped behind Chase Briscoe and Christopher Bell trying to put them one lap down, allowing Ryan Preece and Chris Buescher to begin closing in
Lap 82 Caution Carson Hocevar makes a half-spin after contact with Riley Herbst on the frontstretch while battling to pass William Byron to regain one of his 2 lost laps.
6 laps to go in stage 1
Lead lap cars to pit road
Restart lap 88 2 to go
#24 William Byron wins stage 1, while Bubba Wallace barely beats Ryan Preece for 2nd.
Lead lap cars pit
So far Byron has lead every lap today.
Josh Berry (17th), Michael McDowell, Cole Custer, Justin Haley, Chase Elliott, Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Riley Herbst, Austin Hill, Ty Dillon, John H. Nemechek, Ty Gibbs, Cody Ware pit

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Restart Lap 99 #24 #60 lead the way
Lap 107 Tyler Reddick gets by Bubba Wallace for 2nd
Byron continues to lead every lap
Lap 130 Top cars starting to pit
Lap 135 Brad Keselowski spins off turn 4 after the right rear nut comes off but slowly continues
Caution 138
Lap 140 All lead lap cars pit. William Byron off pit road first, followed by Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin.
Restart lap 144 William Byron leads from the outside, Joey Logano inside. William Byron clears for the lead in turn 2, with Joey Logano slotting into 2nd and Denny Hamlin running 3rd.
Lap 156 Byron still leads, that is every lap today so far
Stripe count 23
Lap 165 #5 Kyle Larson returns to the track after lap 5 spin and crash and meets minimum speed, he is behind 160 laps
Lap 185 William Byron wins stage 2, followed by Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney and Josh Berry.
William Byron is the second driver in the Stage era to lead every lap in the first two stages (Chase Elliott: Martinsville in April 2022)

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LAP 189 All leaders pit. William Byron gets off pit road first, followed by Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano. Ryan Blaney has issues getting the jack under the left side and suffers a 15+ second stop, dropping him from 4th to 16th
Restart 194 Lap 195 # 21 Josh Berry spins off the 2nd turn from 5th after contact with Tyler Reddick and hits the inside wall. brings out the caution, Riley Herbst free pass
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Restart 92 laps to go
William Byron leads from the outside, Christopher Bell inside. Christopher Bell battles on the inside until William Byron gets the lead off the 4th turn.
Lap 220 Alex Bowman slows between turns 3-4 after making wall contact from 8th but makes it to pit road
Pit stops happening LAP 238 Joey Logano pits from 5th
LAP 244 William Byron pits, Denny Hamlin moves to the lead. Austin Cindric, Ty Dillon, Todd Gilliland, Cody Ware also pit
LAP 268 Tyler Reddick has extended his lead to 5.89 seconds over Christopher Bell.
Lap 290 Ryan Blaney passes Tyler Reddick for the lead off the 2nd turn as Tyler Reddick bounces off the wall, Kyle Larson spins down the backstretch to bring out the caution. 3 laps to go
Lap 292 All lead lap cars pit. Denny Hamlin gets off pit road first, followed by Tyler Reddick, William Byron and Ryan Blaney.
Overtime getting ready for a GREEN WHITE CHECKER finish
Restart 2 laps to go
Unofficial #11 Denny Hamlin wins

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Official #11 Denny Hamlin wins at Darlington Raceway followed by #24 William Byron in second the full results here

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History repeats!
Denny Hamlin wins back-to-back races after clutch late pit stop sets him up for Darlington throwback victory.

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Record-shattering day results in runner-up finish for William Byron.

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Whether you call it “The Last Great Colosseum” “Thunder Valley” or “The World’s Fastest Half-Mile”, Bristol Tennessee is where you will want to be this weekend for the Food City 500. See if Denny Hamlin can get the Threepeat or will someone else win, Tune in Sunday and find out. And yes that is a Baseball Field in the middle of Bristol Motor Speedway, More on that this fall when the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds play here in August 2025.

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