Sean GardnerGetty Images If you want to see passing, we can go out on (Interstate) 465 and pass all you want. This is about racing. This is about cars being fast. It doesn’t have to be two- and three-wide racing all day long to be good racing. Racing is about figuring out how to take the package you’re allowed and make it better than what everybody else has. For some reason in the last 10 years everybody is on this kick that you have to be passing all the time. It’s racing, not passing. Tony Stewart, July 28, 2013
It’s closer to 20 years, Smoke, and everyone still seems to be on that same kick, or at least everyone NASCAR most seems to care about.
Published: May 11, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. Kevin Harvick crossed the finish line at Darlington Raceway a year ago and was struck by the stillness and silence of the empty grandstands.
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Truex led the final 105 laps Sunday handing him his third victory of the season. Author: PETE IACOBELLI (AP Sports Writer) Published: 5:29 PM MDT May 9, 2021 Updated: 7:47 PM MDT May 9, 2021
DARLINGTON, S.C. Martin Truex Jr. got nervous in a hurry near the end of his dominating drive at Darlington Raceway.
Barely pushed much of the race, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver suddenly saw Kyle Larson catching up in the closing laps.
Truex, though, called on his steady demeanor and track focus to pull away for his third NASCAR Cup Series victory this season.
Not that it was easy.
When Truex noticed Larson right behind him inside of 30 laps left, he thought, “Oh, man, he s right behind me.
Martin Truex Jr. dominates at Darlington for 3rd win of year
By PETE IACOBELLIMay 10, 2021 GMT
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) Martin Truex Jr. got nervous in a hurry near the end of his dominating drive at Darlington Raceway.
Barely pushed much of the race, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver suddenly saw Kyle Larson catching up in the closing laps.
Truex, though, called on his steady demeanor and track focus to pull away for his third NASCAR Cup Series victory this season.
Not that it was easy.
When Truex noticed Larson right behind him inside of 30 laps left, he thought, “Oh, man, he’s right behind me.
Truex dominates at Darlington, remains only repeat winner this season
Martin Truex Jr. leads 248 of 293 laps and holds off Kyle Larson for his third Cup Series victory in 2021.
By PETE IACOBELLIAssociated Press
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Martin Truex Jr. stands with his trophy in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina.
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DARLINGTON, S.C. Martin Truex Jr. got nervous in a hurry near the end of his dominating drive at Darlington Raceway.
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Barely pushed much of the race, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver suddenly saw Kyle Larson catching up in the closing laps.