SPRINT CUP SERIES
Bojangles’
Southern 500
Darlington
Raceway– Darlington, South Carolina
Sunday,
September 4, 2016
Race
Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
Age:
36
Team:
No. 78 – Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota
Owner:
Furniture Row Racing
Crew
Chief: Cole Pearn
IN
THE WORDS OF THE WINNER – “This is just – this is unbelievable. So many people to
thank obviously. I’ve always loved this race track. I’ve led a lot of laps here
in my career. I feel like just something always happened and just so proud to
get to victory lane with this group. The pit crew was flawless tonight. They
won us the race.”
-
Martin Truex
Jr.
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· Martin Truex Jr. won
the 67th Annual Bojangles’ Southern 500 Sprint Cup Series race
Sunday night. For Truex, it is his fifth victory in 394 NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series races.
·
It
is Truex’s second victory and 11th top-10 finish in 2016.
·
It
is Truex’s first multi-win season of his career.
·
It
is Truex’s first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 11 races at Darlington
Raceway.
·
This
is the second time Furniture Row Racing has won the Bojangles' Southern 500
(Regan Smith, 2011).
·
Truex
is the 11th different winner in the last 11 races at Darlington.
·
Kevin
Harvick (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 20 races at Darlington
Raceway. It is his 20th top-10 finish in 2016.
·
Kyle
Larson (third) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Darlington
Raceway. It is his first back-to-back top-5 finish this season.
·
Denny
Hamlin finished fourth on Sunday, giving him nine top-5 showings this season.
It is his seventh top-10 finish in a row.
·
Joey
Logano (fifth) posted his 17th top-10 and 10th top-5
finish through 25 races this season.
·
Chase
Elliott (10th) was the highest finishing rookie.
· Kevin Harvick (840)
leads the 2016 Sprint Cup Series points standing by 43 points over Brad
Keselowski (797). The following are the top-5 drivers in points with one
race to go in the regular season:
Driver
Wins
Points
1. Kevin
Harvick
2
840
2. Brad
Keselowski
4
797
3. Joey
Logano
1
752
4. Carl
Edwards
2
746
5. Denny
Hamlin 2
729
· Twelve drivers have
qualified for the 2016 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, a list which includes
Kyle Larson, Tony Stewart, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch,
Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth and
Martin Truex Jr., all of who have taken checkered flags this year.
·
As
a result of his victory in the Pennsylvania 400 in Pocono on August 1, Chris
Buescher would also qualify so long as he finishes in the top-30 in points
after the season’s 26 regular season races. Buescher currently sits in the 30th
spot with 358 points, 11 points ahead of David Ragan (347), who is in 31st.
The Chase culminates with the Ford EcoBoost 400 championship race on November
20 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
·
In
11 Sprint Cup Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Martin Truex Jr. has
three top-5 and seven top-10 finishes, including a second place finish in the
2006 Ford 400. In 2015, Truex was among the Championship 4 drivers who competed
for the Sprint Cup Series title in the Ford EcoBoost 400. Also, Martin Truex
Jr. celebrated his two XFINITY Series championships at Homestead Miami Speedway
(2004, 2005).
XFINITY SERIES
VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200
Darlington Raceway– Darlington, South Carolina
Saturday, September 3, 2016
Race Winner: Elliott Sadler
Starting
this year, the XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series will feature championship
races at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19 (NXS) and November 18
(NCWTS). Four drivers will compete amongst a full field for their
respective title. Below are Race Recaps from Saturday’s XFINITY Series race at
Darlington Raceway and Sunday’s Camping World Truck Series race at Canadian
Tire Motorsport Park:
·
Elliott
Sadler won the 34th Annual VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 XFINITY
Series race at Darlington Raceway Saturday afternoon. It was his 12th
victory in 320 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
·
It
is Sadler’s second victory and 21st top-10 finish in 2016.
·
It
is Sadler’s first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 13 races at Darlington
Raceway.
·
Elliott
Sadler leads the point standings by 54 points over Daniel Suarez
· Through 24 races this
season in the XFINITY Series, Erik Jones, Daniel Suarez and Elliott Sadler have
qualified for the 2016 XFINITY Series Chase following their victories. Kyle
Busch, Kyle Larson, Austin Dillon, Chase Elliott, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin
and Joey Logano have also won an XFINITY Series race this season but are
ineligible for the XFINITY Series Chase due to their full-time status in the
Sprint Cup Series. Sam Hornish Jr., Michael McDowell and Justin Marks are also
ineligible because they are not full-time drivers in the XFINITY Series.
CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES
Chevrolet Silverado 250
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park– Ontario, Canada
Sunday, September 4, 2016
Race Winner: John Hunter Nemechek
·
John
Hunter Nemechek won the 4th Annual Chevrolet Silverado 250 Camping
World Truck Series race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Sunday afternoon. It
is his third victory in 45 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
·
It
is Nemechek’s second victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2016.
·
It
is Nemechek’s first victory and second top-10 finish in three races at Canadian
Tire Motorsport Park
·
William
Byron leads the point standings by 28 points over Daniel Hemric.
·
Through
15 races this season in the Camping World Truck Series, Ben Kennedy,
Christopher Bell, William Byron, Matt Crafton, John Hunter Nemechek and Johnny
Sauter have qualified for the 2016 Camping World Truck Series Chase as a result
of their victories. Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson have also won a Camping World
Truck Series race this season but are ineligible for the Camping World Truck
Series Chase due to their full-time status in the Sprint Cup Series. Brett
Moffitt’s win in the Camping World Truck Series does not make him eligible for
the Camping World Truck Series Chase because he does not have full-time status
in the Camping World Truck Series.
