Sept 6, 2020 By Holly Cain NASCAR Wire Service Kevin Harvick was in the right place at the right time to take the lead, then put on an impressive show of tenacity to hold off a hard-charging Austin Dillon to earn his second career Cook Out Southern 500 win at Darlington Raceway in Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup Series Playoff opener. It may have been his series best eighth victory of the season, but the veteran Harvick was emotional on the team radio, letting out a loud congratulatory yell as he crossed the finish line a mere .343-seconds in front of Dillon and…

Sept 6, 2020 By Holly Cain NASCAR Wire Service With the three drivers in front of him opting to pit just before an overtime restart, Ben Rhodes chose to stay on track in the fourth position and held off rookie Derek Kraus, winning Sunday’s South Carolina Education Lottery 200. It was the third NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series win of the 23-year old Kentucky native’s career; the first since 2018. He is the seventh different winner of 2020. “Gosh, that was such a tough win,’’ Rhodes said. “We weren’t the best truck all day. I was actually really disappointed when…

August 31, 2020 By Holly Cain NASCAR wire Service It was a fitting race finish for a track known as being “Too Tough To Tough.” The two front-running cars tangled with two laps remaining and Brandon Jones dove low to take the lead and the victory in Saturday’s Sports Clips Haircuts VFW 200 Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway. An intense, exciting and suspenseful battle for the lead in the final 10 laps between Xfinity Series regular Ross Chastain and this year’s Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin gave NASCAR fans all they could ask for but ultimately contact between the two in…

August 31, 2020 By Holly Cain NASCAR wire Service The stage is set. The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs begin Sunday in the Cook Out Southern 500 at the venerable Darlington (S.C.) Raceway (6 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) and the next 10 races will decide if the season’s most dominant drivers, Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin will ultimately settle stockcar racing’s most coveted title amongst themselves or if any of the other high-achievers can raise their game when it matters most. The Playoffs opening round of three races includes stops at Darlington Raceway – known as the track “too…