2021 Nascar - Race #12, Darlington

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Almost forgot that all three series are racing at Darlington, beginning with Trucks in just a bit. A dry weekend is on tap. The weekend schedule;



News and Notes

• The Truck race tonight is the first of three in the Triple Truck Challenge with a chance for a Truck driver to win up to 1/2 a million bucks.
• Last week penalties were only for loose lugnuts.
• The three manufacturers took the wraps off their Next Gen versions. Some of the specs;
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• Keso and Harvick are on the front row on Sunday.
• Larson is the favorite this week.
• This one is for 64osby;
  • https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1389618306408136716
• Kansas earned a 1.62 rating and 2.739 million viewers for Sunday's #BuschyMcBusch400 at Kansas, up 26% from 2019, though that was a Saturday night, and the most-watched event on FS1 since the NLCS. Kentucky Derby and NFL Draft won the weekend, with Kansas coming in after them.

iBoats Fantasy Live

• Humpty gave a peanut to the iFL winner at Kansas.
• FlaCowboy is holding the league top spot.
• iFL roster locks at 3:10 Sunday afternoon.

Good luck and stay safe,
Humpty.

 

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After the competition caution, Rhodes is leading on lap 25 with 20 left in the heat.

 

[WIMUSKY]

MBM Motorsports heading to NASCAR race in an open trailer - Racing News

MBM Motorsports heading to NASCAR race in an open trailer. It's the NASCAR throwback weekend at Darlington Raceway.

racingnews.co

 

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Gilliland won the first heat.

 

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MBM Motorsports heading to NASCAR race in an open trailer - Racing News

MBM Motorsports heading to NASCAR race in an open trailer. It's the NASCAR throwback weekend at Darlington Raceway.

racingnews.co

That is coolest throwback thing. The cars and truck don't do a thing for me because the wraps don't mach the original cars.

 

[WIMUSKY]

It is pretty cool. #43 is going back to Andretti's paint scheme....

 

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[GA_Boater]

We were running a caution free heat 2 until Purdy did a slide job into the wall. Oooops!

6 to go with John Hunter leading.

 

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Nemechek wins heat 2.

 

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Nemechek leads them away to start heat 3. Hocevar second back half a second and closing.

 

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Darnell into the wall for the 7th caution.

 

[GA_Boater]

Gray spins and collects 2 cars. 8th caution and Nemechek still leads.

 

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This is a long 3rd heat;

 

[GA_Boater]

We just had the Big One! Started right up front.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1390841523525324805

 

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TIMELINE​

Red flag

• 118LAP
  
  
  
  Restart: John Hunter Nemechek on the outside, Corey Heim on the inside. Austin Hill gave up the front row to restart 4th behind John Hunter Nemechek, Stewart Friesen behind the Corey Heim. John Hunter Nemechek and Corey Heim get turned into eachother after contact from behind causing the big one at Darlington, Zane Smith, Austin Hill, Corey Heim, John Hunter Nemechek, Spencer Davis, Tyler Ankrum, Timothy Peters, BJ McLeod, Chandler Smith, David Gilliland, Matt Crafton, Derek Kraus, Grant Enfinger, Ryan Truex, Hailie Deegan, Dawson Cram, Ryan Reed, Todd Gilliland all involved

 

[WIMUSKY]

Nice..... Dirt tracks havent started up here. Too cold at nite. Alot of nites in the 20s...

 

[GA_Boater]

After the red flag was lifted, a truck dropped fluid all around the track. Still yellow with 16 to go.

 

[GA_Boater]

Nice..... Dirt tracks havent started up here. Too cold at nite. Alot of nites in the 20s...

The local 3/8 mi dirt track here opens on the 22nd. Are we green yet?

 

[GA_Boater]

No!

 

[GA_Boater]

Green then yellow! Klingerman cuts a tire and into Freiesen.