6. Jeff Burton – Jeff Burton hasn’t had much success this year on intermediate tracks but with all the big name drivers missing from this race he’s somebody you need to pay attention to. His best finish on fast intermediate tracks this year is a 14th place finish at Las Vegas. In the other races [...]
Can BK Make It Two Wins In A Row? This week the Sprint Cup series is at Darlington Raceway for the first and last time in the 2012 season. There are two things I can guarantee for Saturday night: we’ll see plenty of drivers making contact with the wall and we will see a whole [...]
All pre-race, on-track activity was held on Friday. Both practice sessions were held in the afternoon and qualifying is going on as I type this up. Where you start is really important at Darlington, so make sure you keep that in mind. All of these speeds were ran during the afternoon and the race is [...]
AJ Allmendinger – Out of all the drivers who I write about on a weekly basis AJ Allmendinger has the worst average finish at Darlington. His best finish is 17th and his average finish is 27.4. In his five races his average running position is 28th and his driver rating is 53.5. (Yahoo! B Driver) Paul [...]
Jamie McMurray - McMurray does good on skill tracks and he’s coming into the Bojangles Southern 500 with back to back top ten finishes (2nd in 2010 and 9th in 2011). McMurray isn’t a Top Tier Elite driver at Darlington but he’s an excellent sleeper pick. His 2012 results may not show it but he’s been [...]