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DARLINGTON Petty Blue and Day Glo Red. In NASCAR, they are the colors of royalty, only befitting for a king. Or, in this case, The King, Richard Petty. No need for a crown. A cowboy […]

SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports’ Mike Hembree discusses NASCAR’S throwback weekend, what makes Darlington Raceway so difficult and drivers who need to win to stay in the playoff hunt.USA TODAY Denny Hamlin celebrates on Darlington’s start-finish […]

Share Facebook Tweet Pinterest Email Nobody thought it would be easy because it almost never is. A new driver joining an unfamiliar team with a new crew chief and mostly new support personnel and a […]

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Brad Keselowski won his first race at Darlington in a very Darlington way. Keselowski came out on top in the Xfinity race here Saturday after leaders Ross Chastain and Kevin Harvick […]

Darlington weekend is here and that means throwback paint schemes for most of the cars in the Cup Series field. Here are five of our favorites. Keselowski’s Miller cars always have the best paint schemes. […]

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Don’t expect Kyle Larson’s mindset to change just because he’s locked into a spot in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. After winning the pole for the Aug. 18 night race […]

A Raleigh-based development group has purchased Rockingham Speedway with plans to renovate the former NASCAR track, sources told the Observer. Rockingham Properties LLC, whose majority owner is Dan Lovenheim, announced on Thursday that it had […]

9:02 AM ET Bob Pockrass Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Ricky Craven Close Ricky Craven is a driver with wins in all of […]

It’s Southern 500 week! The 69th running of the race will be held at 6 p.m. ET Sunday on NBCSN. That night will be a blast from the past with paint schemes representing NASCAR’s history […]

Share Facebook Tweet Pinterest Email A group of North Carolina investors completed the purchase of Rockingham Speedway on Thursday. The Richmond County Daily Journal confirmed the sale and revealed Dan Lovenheim of nearby Raleigh, North […]