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00:00:00Today, Denny Hamlin with that win, last week he jumped to fourth, Chase Elliott at five,
00:00:04and then two other Hendrick Chevy drivers are in the top ten, Larson and Byron.
00:00:09Yeah, you see Gibbs right down there in the tenth position, going on a roll of three top fives in
00:00:14a row.
00:00:14Got a little bit of work to do today, but that team is coming around nicely as well, Chris.
00:00:17Yeah, remember, no more win and you're in. Top 16 drivers do get in. That stays intact.
00:00:21So the next ten, really 16, but who's on the fringe?
00:00:24Joey Logano just outside that top ten with Brad Keselowski behind him.
00:00:28And SVG, he was fifth going into last week's race, but he slid all the way to 16th in that
00:00:34final spot to make the chase.
00:00:35That's how quickly things can change.
00:00:37Yeah, you see his teammate, Ross Chassain, at the bottom of that list.
00:00:40It's been a tough year for Trackhouse. SVG, you mentioned it, got off to a pretty good start,
00:00:44but the speed just doesn't seem to be there right now compared to what they've had in years past.
00:00:48And Carson Possevar looking for that first win, making a lot of noise, hoping to work his way up.
00:00:53All right, let's get the gas or pump the brakes.
00:00:57That's where I ask questions, questions that you might ask, and Jamie McMurray will give you the answer.
00:01:02I feel like it's a game show all of a sudden, Chris.
00:01:03I know I need a buzzer and a balloon or something.
00:01:05Will Tyler Reddick win the regular season title?
00:01:09Remember, so just for people, it's the ten races, the chase starts.
00:01:12Does he win the regular season title?
00:01:14Yeah, I'll hit the gas on this.
00:01:15He's won three of the first five races.
00:01:17He has a 60-point lead right now on second place.
00:01:20His teammate, Bubba Wallace, I don't know how you can go against him.
00:01:23He's on the pole today.
00:01:24It's a great track for him.
00:01:25All of the momentum is on Reddick's side right now.
00:01:27Right, so that means he agrees with it.
00:01:29If he pumps the brakes, he doesn't.
00:01:31So how about this?
00:01:31Will a Ross Chastain-Daniel Suarez confrontation flare up again?
00:01:36And we heard Ross earlier just say, hey, we don't get along.
00:01:38Yeah, I'm going to hit the gas on this, too.
00:01:40This is a weird situation.
00:01:42It's almost become personal as you listen to these two guys talk back and forth.
00:01:47Ross has somewhat, I don't want to say doubled down, but talked about it.
00:01:49It's not over yet today.
00:01:51There's more there, I think, than what we all know.
00:01:53And they're running somewhat close to each other on the racetrack at times.
00:01:56I got to think you have more controversy.
00:01:59Yeah, that's the key.
00:01:59If they are near each other, otherwise they might be gentlemen and move on.
00:02:03All right, if Denny Hammond wins the championship, would he retire?
00:02:07I'd pump the brakes on this.
00:02:08Why?
00:02:08I think Denny's all about trying to build his legacy.
00:02:10We heard the number 70 pop up.
00:02:13Can he get to 70 wins?
00:02:14Denny most likely is going to win two or three races this year.
00:02:16It's going to put him at 63, 64, 65.
00:02:19Nope, I think he stays around.
00:02:21We talk about this being a race for veterans today or experienced drivers.
00:02:25Will Kyle Busch end his winless streak before Brad Keselowski?
00:02:29No, I'll pump the brakes on this as well.
00:02:31Both are on fairly long winless streaks, but RFK has more speed in general than what RCR does right now.
00:02:38So I think Brad will get it done quicker.
00:02:39All right.
00:02:42Start of the race coming your way.
00:02:44We'll have the grid walk with Michael coming up.
00:02:47Darlington Raceway, second oldest track, a mile and a third, been running here since 1950.
00:02:58On a sunny day in South Carolina, the egg-shaped track that will blend NASCAR's heroes of the past
00:03:06with the drivers of today at a great look.
00:03:09Our aerial coverage brought to you by Goodyear, tried, tested, proven, legendary.
00:03:18Every lap, every race, every finish was built on speed.
00:03:25Go, go, go, go.
00:03:26He's got the green flag.
00:03:27One of the fastest tracks in the world.
00:03:29Passed on from generation to generation.
00:03:31Nothing like winning a thoroughly fit.
00:03:33Legend to legend.
00:03:34The number three can run like a rabbit when he has to.
00:03:36Speed rises above the changing of times.
00:03:40This place set the pace for the sport, demanding more each and every lap.
00:03:45The chain of events that can lead to disaster.
00:03:47Oh, and he's loose.
00:03:48Oh, he turned down the fence.
00:03:49Bunch of them here.
00:03:50This is the big one.
00:03:5175 years of pushing the pedal, risking it all for a chance at immortality.
00:03:57The history and the nostalgia of this place.
00:03:59Richard Petty wins the Southern 5-foot chapter 5.
00:04:02Hamlin wins the Goodyear 400.
00:04:04Oh, baby, yes, go!
00:04:07This is the original Super Speedway.
00:04:11This is Darlington.
00:04:15Well, you know, it's a big day.
00:04:16I saw Jeff Hammond, Jack Roush just pulled up at a golf cart.
00:04:19Time for a unique grid walk for such a unique track.
00:04:24Great to have this special guest joining, Michael Waltrip.
00:04:26Michael, who's with you?
00:04:27Oh, man, Chris.
00:04:29I've got a Hall of Famer.
00:04:30I've got a three-time cup champion.
00:04:31I've got a five-time Darlington winner.
00:04:34But mainly, I got my big bro, DW, on the grid walk.
00:04:37How are you, brother?
00:04:38I'm pretty good.
00:04:39I just, this car, though, what about this car?
00:04:43This is my Greg Biffle tribute car, DW.
00:04:46You know, we lost Greg a few months ago, and this was one of his best tracks.
00:04:51And so all the RFK cars are honoring him with our tribute throwback to Greg Biffle scheme.
00:04:56I like the way it looks.
00:04:57It looks pretty cool.
00:04:58It does.
00:04:59It looks real cool.
00:04:59It looked really good in Victor Lane.
00:05:01You know, DW, you won here five times.
00:05:03And I thought I was doing pretty good winning here, too.
00:05:05I'm a couple laps down to you.
00:05:06You'll catch up.
00:05:07You'll catch up.
00:05:08DW, let's go see Larson.
00:05:10Tell me, how you been?
00:05:11What have you been up to?
00:05:12You been playing golf?
00:05:13Who, me?
00:05:14No, I don't play golf.
00:05:15You don't?
00:05:16Oh, there's Larson over there.
00:05:17Let's go find Larson.
00:05:20How cool is it seeing the man DW here, Larson?
00:05:22It's great.
00:05:23Glad to have you here.
00:05:24What do you think about the car today?
00:05:26It's a handful, that's for sure.
00:05:28Is it really?
00:05:28Probably a lot like cars you used to drive.
00:05:30Yeah, well, they were a handful for sure.
00:05:32You know that.
00:05:34So, so, they cut the spoiler down?
00:05:37And they gave them more power.
00:05:38More power, less diffuser.
00:05:41I don't know.
00:05:41I don't know much about cars.
00:05:42I just know it's a handful.
00:05:43And you know a guy that can go out and handle a handful better than anybody?
00:05:46This man, Kyle Larson.
00:05:48You agree, DW?
00:05:49Amen.
00:05:49He can do it.
00:05:50Hey, do you think there's a chance we get a boogity out of you today?
00:05:53You think?
00:05:54Well, maybe.
00:05:55We'll have to wait and see.
00:05:56Wait and see?
00:05:56Let's go see what Chase is doing.
00:05:58Maybe we can check in and see what Bill's up to.
00:06:00Have you seen Chase lately?
00:06:01I haven't seen Chase.
00:06:02I haven't seen Bill.
00:06:03I haven't seen...
00:06:05Hey, buddy.
00:06:06Everybody loves Daryl.
00:06:07Hey, Chase, look who I got with me.
00:06:08Man, where you been?
00:06:10I'm home.
00:06:11That's all right.
00:06:12I'm home.
00:06:12Yeah, you're looking good.
00:06:13I feel good.
00:06:14Yeah.
00:06:15I feel good.
00:06:15That was a hot run.
00:06:16I hope it's good.
00:06:18We qualified better than normal.
00:06:20So I hope that's a good sign.
00:06:21But we'll see.
00:06:22You know, always tough.
00:06:23You like this track?
00:06:24I love it.
00:06:25It just doesn't love me back.
00:06:26Well, I remember when you came, showed up for the O'Reilly Series in that Napa car.
00:06:31You made a statement right here at Darwin and got the win.
00:06:34Cut the car under you to do it today?
00:06:35I hope so.
00:06:36I think, yeah, our Unifersed Chevy's been solid.
00:06:40I felt like the potential was in it yesterday, which was really fun.
00:06:43And honestly, the new without the downforce and everything we had going on, they were a handful.
00:06:48So I hope that helps.
00:06:50You know, we're open-minded and we're ready to go to work.
00:06:53So we'll see what happens.
00:06:54What do you think about that, D-Dub?
00:06:55Larson said it.
00:06:56Chase said it.
00:06:57Handful.
00:06:57What do you think we're going to see?
00:06:59Handful.
00:07:00A lot of action, right?
00:07:01A lot of action, yeah.
00:07:02I got a good idea that they're probably going to take it easy for a while.
00:07:06Is that the plan?
00:07:07Maybe.
00:07:08You know better than that.
00:07:10How's your dad?
00:07:10He's good.
00:07:11He's good.
00:07:11I don't know where he's at today, but I think he's doing all right.
00:07:13All right.
00:07:14Let's go see one more guy.
00:07:15Bubba.
00:07:16Bubba just had a baby.
00:07:18Got a new baby girl in the world.
00:07:20How you doing, brother?
00:07:21Brother Daryl.
00:07:22There's your other brother, Daryl.
00:07:23How are you?
00:07:23Daryl, meet your brother, Daryl.
00:07:24I had the baby.
00:07:25It's still in there.
00:07:27Good to see it.
00:07:28Man, you're qualified up front.
00:07:29The season's been awesome.
00:07:31It's so good as your friend to see you doing so well.
00:07:33I appreciate it.
00:07:34It's all these people right here behind me that make it happen.
00:07:36So excited for today.
00:07:38It's Darlington.
00:07:39It's going to be hot and slick.
00:07:40No downforce.
00:07:41A lot of horsepower.
00:07:42It's a recipe for disaster.
00:07:43D-Dubb, how much fun has it been seeing Michael Jordan here cheering these boys on?
00:07:47It's been a great season for Denny and the 23-11 bunt.
00:07:50Oh, 100%.
00:07:51100%.
00:07:52But I want to see this man wheel it.
00:07:54Wheel it today.
00:07:56Wheel it to the front.
00:07:57That's exactly right.
00:07:58You know what I want to see you?
00:07:59I want you to toss this thing back to Chris Myers.
00:08:01Tell him to take over.
00:08:02Hey, Myers, go ahead and take over.
00:08:05You got it, Daryl.
00:08:06You took over at Ask Our Own Fox when we first came on the air.
00:08:09We appreciate that.
00:08:10Well, Tyler Reddick, who started the season winning a record three straight wins on the
00:08:15front row with Bubba Wallace alongside Denny Hamlin, who leads all active drivers with five
00:08:20wins here.
00:08:21He comes into this race as hot as the weather after his victory in Vegas.
00:08:25Just some of the storylines we'll be watching with you today.
00:08:28Thanks for watching, Race Day, and for being a part of NASCAR on FS1.
00:08:41Jim McCalian, our deepest sympathies are with his family and the motorsports community.
00:08:49At this time, please rise as you are able.
00:08:51Remove your hats.
00:08:52And veterans, render a hand salute as the American Legion Post 166 Color Guard presents
00:08:57Our Nation's Colors.
00:09:00Here to offer today's invocation, please welcome NASCAR alumni and Motor Racing Outreach Board
00:09:05of Directors member, Lake Speed.
00:09:08Dear Heavenly Father, we just come to you, Lord, with praise and thanks.
00:09:11Thank you so much for this amazing facility here, Lord, to all the competitors, Father.
00:09:17Just ask your blessings on everyone, all of our fans, and just, Lord, for the military
00:09:23people that protect us, Lord, for the first responders that take care of us, Lord.
00:09:27We just lift up these things to you and ask you for your blessings on this race to help
00:09:32these guys to have, to do their best, Lord, and to have a safe race and a great race for
00:09:40all the fans.
00:09:41And we're going to ask all these things in Jesus' name.
00:09:45Amen.
00:09:46Amen.
00:09:47Here to perform our national anthem, please welcome the Parris Island Marine Band.
00:09:51Amen.
00:11:52Unless your name is Denny Hamlin.
00:11:54Hamlin wins the Goodyear 400.
00:11:56An old-school track requires some old-school racing.
00:11:59All right.
00:11:59Time to get the **** ahead of mine.
00:12:00Sorry.
00:12:01Welcome to Darlington.
00:12:07FS1 welcomes you to the Goodyear 400 from famed Darlington Raceway in South Carolina.
00:12:15It's a new horsepower and downforce package, but it's the same old Darlington, and DW will
00:12:21be the first to tell you.
00:12:22Job one is race the racetrack.
00:12:25Keep on rockin', keep on rockin'.
00:12:28This is a very unique track.
00:12:30I think that's a feather in everyone's cap to be able to win at this place.
00:12:32It is a place that I think experience plays in your hand.
00:12:36Looking back on my first race, way overconfident, and the track quickly told me how little I
00:12:41knew.
00:12:41Typically, the experienced guy will take care of his equipment a little bit better.
00:12:45Some cars will eliminate themselves.
00:12:48If you can be close enough to the front to be the first one to capitalize on those type
00:12:51of things, it can work out.
00:12:52My first start here, finish second in an Xfinity race.
00:12:56If you're good, you're good.
00:13:00Hi, everybody, and welcome to Darlington Raceway.
00:13:03Mike Joy with three-time Darlington winner Kevin Harvick and Clint Boyer, who has a runner-up
00:13:09Xfinity finish here.
00:13:10Not a lot of luck in the Cup Series, but we'll discuss that later.
00:13:16Toyotas, 2311 have the front row.
00:13:18Henrik Chevys have the second row.
00:13:19RFK Fords have the third row.
00:13:22But Clint, that's about all we know.
00:13:24Well, I tell you what we know.
00:13:25As you just heard, Michael Walsh and DW, they were out there talking to these drivers.
00:13:30They're all concerned about the low downforce, more horsepower.
00:13:34Hot and slick today.
00:13:35They're going to be slipping and sliding around.
00:13:36It's on everybody's radar.
00:13:38We're worried about it, and that's good news for us, Kent.
00:13:41I'm not worried about it.
00:13:42I'm excited about it.
00:13:43I can't wait.
00:13:44We're up here in the A.C.
00:13:45Everything that they keep talking about it is exactly what we want to see, but it's
00:13:49an opportunity.
00:13:50And you look at guys that qualified up front like Brad Kozlowski, Chris Buescher, Chase
00:13:55Elliott.
00:13:55We got some of those Gibbs cars in the back with a 54 of Ty Gibbs and Christopher Bell.
00:14:01We've got this field all mixed up.
00:14:03But the opportunity for a guy like Brad Kozlowski, who has a great track here at Darlington, can
00:14:08take that and capitalize on it if they hit it today.
00:14:10All right, Mike.
00:14:11You said this was a beast for me.
00:14:13I struggled here.
00:14:14Had speed.
00:14:15Ran up front.
00:14:16Ran in the top five.
00:14:17I couldn't capitalize.
00:14:18Couldn't get the deal done at the end of the day.
00:14:20I got in the wall.
00:14:21Had trouble in the pits.
00:14:23Made mistakes.
00:14:23You cannot afford to make mistakes at this racetrack.
00:14:26It seems that this track favors veterans.
00:14:29And Denny Hamlin starts in the top ten today, and so does Kyle Busch.
00:14:32Well, it does favor experience, and you have to take care of your equipment.
00:14:36I always felt like I could come here and not pass anybody and run up front.
00:14:40But you've got to put yourself in a position with the right side of the car, no mistakes
00:14:44when you start that third stage to be able to have a chance to win this race.
00:14:48Wait a minute.
00:14:48You never pass anybody and stayed up front?
00:14:50It must be Darlington.
00:14:51A lot of times my pit crew was doing good.
00:14:52My car, everybody else was crashing, and I was just making laps.
00:14:55Let them do it, right?
00:14:57That's right.
00:14:57Let them know your mistake.
00:14:58That's right.
00:14:58Is that why you love this place so much?
00:15:00Because of the support you have?
00:15:01Well, this is the one place that I miss because you could make such a difference here.
00:15:05You could put yourself in a position to carry that car, and there will be some of them
00:15:09that do that today.
00:15:10Time to flip the switch.
00:15:12Let's go trackside in Darlington County.
00:15:21Darlington Raceway, here to say the most famous words in motorsports.
00:15:24Please welcome two members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Class of 2026.
00:15:28Kurt Busch, and Harry Gantz.
00:15:32Drivers, start your engines!
00:15:59Welcome back to Darlington and the Goodyear 400.
00:16:02Time for our analysts to dial up the pole center.
00:16:05Let's do it.
00:16:06Hey, Tyler Reddick, Kevin and Clint up in the booth.
00:16:08You got a copy?
00:16:10Yeah, I got you, guys.
00:16:11Well, we see that .45 on the pole today, but we also saw it hit the fence on that pole
00:16:17lap, and you were still able to get after it and qualify first.
00:16:20What's the balance between speed and risk today for you?
00:16:24Yeah, I think it's probably more minimized risk for a while here, for sure.
00:16:32Yeah, like I said, not at all qualifying, that's for sure.
00:16:35So, yeah, just try and take care of the right side of this Xfinity Toyota Camry.
00:16:41I did a pretty good job of that in practice, and I was not nice to it in qualifying.
00:16:44So, I'll try and earn the car's trust back a little bit here at the beginning.
00:16:49Well, you did a great job in both categories yesterday.
00:16:52Good luck, man.
00:16:53Yep.
00:16:53Thank you, guys.
00:16:55So, the front row is 2311 Toyotas.
00:16:58Tyler Reddick has his second Darlington pole, and his teammate Bubba Wallace, a new girl
00:17:04dad, this last week.
00:17:05Great season.
00:17:06Darlington, one of his best tracks.
00:17:09Row two, you see Chase Elliott from Dawsonville, Georgia, and a guy we expect to be right in
00:17:14the mix today, Kyle Larson.
00:17:15Josh?
00:17:18All right, guys.
00:17:18Well, surprisingly, six races into the season, and Hendrick Motorsports has yet to enter victory
00:17:24lane.
00:17:24The guy to do it, that might be Chase Elliott and this nine team.
00:17:27Off to their best start in nearly a decade.
00:17:30They qualified third today and coming off their best finish of the season.
00:17:35I talked to the team earlier today, and they told me they got that car dialed in to where
00:17:39they feel like they could be a race-winning car if they make the right adjustments.
00:17:42What's more, you make a lot of pit stops in this race, and this pit crew, one of the best
00:17:46in the garage.
00:17:47Look for them to be a big-time factor here today.
00:17:54All right, row number three is owned by RFK.
00:17:57The owner, as a matter of fact, Brad Keselowski and his driver, Chris Buescher.
00:18:02Row number four, a couple potential winners there, Ryan Blaney's Ford and Kyle Busch's Chevrolet.
00:18:07Here's Jamie Little.
00:18:08Ryan Blaney has been the most consistent Ford week in and week out.
00:18:13In talking to this team, they're hopeful they'll keep that streak alive.
00:18:16This same rules package we've been talking about today ran two weeks ago at Phoenix.
00:18:20Well, the winner of that race was Ryan Blaney.
00:18:23Now, yesterday in practice, they had to make a lot of changes to get him comfortable.
00:18:27The task at hand today is going to be big.
00:18:29Watch for lots of adjustments all day long.
00:18:32All right, continuing with our Goodyear starting grid, row five, Denny Hamlin, last week's winner,
00:18:37and a five-time Darlington winner, and Austin Dillon, who started top ten here the last two trips.
00:18:43The rest of our lineup will be on the pylon.
00:18:47Let's skip all the way down to row 12.
00:18:48That's where we'll find Chase Briscoe.
00:18:50Here's Regan Smith.
00:18:52Well, Mike, it's been an interesting start to the season for Chase Briscoe.
00:18:56Tons of speed, good execution, but terrible luck early on.
00:18:59Well, last week they had that same speed.
00:19:01Unfortunately, the execution was not there.
00:19:04It cost them what could have been a really solid result somewhere inside the top five.
00:19:08That execution problem continued yesterday, qualifying struggles through turn one,
00:19:12relegated him to a 23rd place starting position.
00:19:14But if there's a track this team knows they can dig out of the hole,
00:19:17it's right here at Darlington.
00:19:18Chase Briscoe won the past two Southern 500s in the fall here
00:19:22and led 309 laps last time that we were here.
00:19:25They feel good about what they got today.
00:19:27Thanks, Regan.
00:19:28All right, more horsepower, less downforce.
00:19:31Our crew chief, Larry McReynolds, breaks it all down for you.
00:19:34Well, Mike, you have hit it hard.
00:19:36Race number six of the season.
00:19:37This is the third race we'll be running this low downforce, more horsepower package.
00:19:42But it's the biggest oval we'll be on with it this year.
00:19:44So let's go to our Toyota Camry cutaway car,
00:19:46and I'm going to show you some of the elements that's involved.
00:19:49Let's start under the hood, the tapered spacer with engine horsepower.
00:19:54Last year here at Darlington, 670 horsepower.
00:19:58But look at today, the size of those holes.
00:20:00Today, 750 horsepower.
00:20:03Now let's go to the rear of the race car,
00:20:05and let's look at a couple elements back there.
00:20:07Let's start with a rear spoiler that's on the back of the deck lid.
00:20:10Last year here, 4-inch tall rear spoiler.
00:20:13Today, 1-inch shorter.
00:20:14Only 3 inches tall.
00:20:15But a big deal is the rear diffuser.
00:20:17Last year, look how big that rear diffuser is.
00:20:19The strikes, the fins.
00:20:21But today, a simple rear diffuser.
00:20:23Much smaller, fewer strikes and fins.
00:20:25Now, there's less downforce in the front as well,
00:20:27but the effect with horsepower and rear downforce.
00:20:3080 more horsepower, 400 pounds less rear downforce.
00:20:33That's a 40% reduction.
00:20:35Guys, drivers have always had their hands full at Darlington.
00:20:38This takes it to a whole new level.
00:20:40Well, you're exactly right, Larry.
00:20:41And with that more horsepower, that's great.
00:20:44But the thing that is really good about what we're going to see today
00:20:47is less rear downforce.
00:20:49And at Darlington, that creates a complete handful for the drivers
00:20:52that they had with all the downforce, Clint.
00:20:54What you're trying to say, buddy, is we're in for a treat, folks.
00:20:57This is going to be awesome.
00:20:59When Darrell Waltrip retired as a driver,
00:21:01he was third on NASCAR's all-time win list.
00:21:04He won the Southern 500 driving his own car here in 1992.
00:21:10And for 15 years, we sent him into all kinds of crazy places
00:21:14as he and Larry Mack and I called the races for Fox
00:21:17and then another four years with Jeff Gordon.
00:21:19Thanks for making the trip up to the booth and joining us.
00:21:22Well, it's good to be here.
00:21:23You know, I look at this racetrack and I think,
00:21:25how did I ever win five races here?
00:21:27But it's a tough track.
00:21:30It really is.
00:21:30And, of course, today with the package they have to run,
00:21:34it's going to be even tougher.
00:21:35So we'll see.
00:21:36You and Stevie doing well.
00:21:37Glad to see you both here.
00:21:38Oh, no, we're both here.
00:21:39We came this morning and we've been over to the tent,
00:21:42hanging out with all the old drivers, older drivers.
00:21:47And some of the younger ones.
00:21:49And you know what I like about this track?
00:21:51You don't race the track.
00:21:54You race the cars.
00:21:55You race the cars.
00:21:57If you race the track, you'll wreck.
00:22:00And you don't want to do that.
00:22:02Well, I reckon it's bad.
00:22:04I reckon it did a lot, DW.
00:22:06All right.
00:22:06I got pretty good at it.
00:22:07As we did for 19 years on Fox.
00:22:12Would you do us the honor of getting this going?
00:22:14Oh, I'd love to.
00:22:16I'd be more than happy to.
00:22:21Here they roll out of turn four.
00:22:23Here they come.
00:22:24And, you know, gosh, haven't done this for a while,
00:22:27but let me see if I can get it right.
00:22:29Boogity, boogity, boogity.
00:22:31Let's go racing, boys.
00:22:37You want to stick around for a few laps?
00:22:40No, I don't think so.
00:22:43That sounds more like work.
00:22:45But great job.
00:22:46It is great to hear everything that you've done for this sport.
00:22:49And great to hear those words again, Darrell.
00:22:51We can't tell you how good it is to see you.
00:22:53So, nailed it.
00:22:55I mean, like you never quit.
00:22:56That was awesome.
00:22:58Speaking about this battle for the lead.
00:23:00That's right.
00:23:03Already getting it sorted out with that front row.
00:23:05But I was impressed, Kevin, with Bubba Wallace, Reddick's teammate,
00:23:08holding, coming off a turn two door-to-door right there.
00:23:11Yeah, well, and the thing about these cars,
00:23:14you can't give up track position.
00:23:15You heard us talk about it in the pre-race.
00:23:17You want to be easy on the tires,
00:23:19but if somebody gets to race and you're up in the front,
00:23:20and you've got to be able to, in the middle of the pack,
00:23:23take advantage of gaining those spots
00:23:24while the cars are all together.
00:23:26Because when they get spread out,
00:23:28it really takes a while to work yourself past them.
00:23:31So, right now, these guys are all trying to get everything they can
00:23:33from a track position standpoint.
00:23:35Well, that's the hard thing, too,
00:23:36is you can't afford to lose track position.
00:23:38Passing's going to be a premium.
00:23:40We heard these drivers talking about it.
00:23:41So, sorting this thing out is one thing,
00:23:43but I don't want to give spots up.
00:23:48Regan?
00:23:49Well, Mike, on the first lap,
00:23:50the captain leader Tyler Reddick having a little bit of an issue.
00:23:52I believe he said voltage trouble potentially on that 45 car.
00:23:56Hits the bump off a turn two,
00:23:57and something is happening right now.
00:23:59So, keep an eye on that here as we get going early on.
00:24:02Yeah, and the one thing that that could be is,
00:24:03you know, especially when these high-speed lapses,
00:24:06you know, something might be loose,
00:24:08or it's coming off the ground.
00:24:10We heard that yesterday, Clint.
00:24:11Those rear tires will actually come off the ground
00:24:14because of that bump over there
00:24:16when these things are at low air pressure
00:24:17and on the bump stops.
00:24:18Here comes Blaney.
00:24:20He's taking Chase Elliott, moves up to sixth,
00:24:22started seventh.
00:24:23Elliott started third, has dropped back to seventh.
00:24:27Yeah, and you heard Chase Elliott talk about how happy he was with his car.
00:24:30Now we're going to go three wide right here.
00:24:31We got Daniel Suarez on the inside of Denny Hamlin right there.
00:24:37Suarez did a good job hooking the bottom down there on the apron.
00:24:40Denny kind of was in no-man's land in the middle.
00:24:42The slow to rotate.
00:24:43Suarez, he's going to get him, Kevin.
00:24:45Yeah, and I don't like running these cars on the bottom of the racetrack right now.
00:24:48I know you have to pass,
00:24:50but I just believe that it hurts the long run of everything that happens
00:24:53if you aren't up against the wall.
00:24:56Darrell, which end of this racetrack did you favor?
00:25:00Well, you did most of your passing in turns one and two,
00:25:03which was three and four now.
00:25:06You had to be careful in turns three and four
00:25:08because it was so slick and the way the turn was laid out.
00:25:12If you were not very, if you were not cautious,
00:25:15you'd get up too high, you'd get in a loose duff, you'd spin out.
00:25:19So you just have to really work hard on one and two
00:25:21and take it easy in three and four.
00:25:23And now, you know, three and four that he's talking about is now one and two.
00:25:27I think that the thing that is really hard about that wall,
00:25:30and we saw it in qualifying yesterday,
00:25:31you've got that big notch in the wall
00:25:33where they've all hit the fence so many times
00:25:36that it's hard to follow that wall because it's not straight.
00:25:41Here's Tyler Reddick.
00:25:43Just make sure he's got as much driver cooling stuff off as he can
00:25:47and turn his A.C. down, minimum.
00:25:49I got the A.C. off, probably a sense of a full.
00:25:54Well, that's not fun because today is the hottest day
00:25:57that these guys have had in the race car,
00:25:58and racing here at Darlington is always a full day's work inside the car.
00:26:02You're going to sweat, the outside temperature is high,
00:26:04and having to turn that off on lap one is not ideal.
00:26:08Not at all.
00:26:10Sixth straight race that Tyler Reddick has led here at Darlington.
00:26:14This is right now.
00:26:15You see Austin Dillon.
00:26:16Great start to the weekend for RCR.
00:26:19Both cars, him and his teammate Kyle Busch, qualifying well.
00:26:23It's good to see those guys running.
00:26:26Yesterday, Ryan Priest said,
00:26:28the front of my car is behaving like the back should,
00:26:31and the back is behaving like the front should.
00:26:32But I saw him before the driver's meeting, he says,
00:26:34gosh, I hope they got that switched around,
00:26:36but have a look at the 60 car here.
00:26:39Yeah, we thought he should just drive it in reverse
00:26:41and see if he had a better opinion,
00:26:43but it was definitely a handful yesterday,
00:26:46and he was pretty adamant that he needed to do something different.
00:26:50And he just touched that apron right there,
00:26:52and since they've repaved turn two over there,
00:26:55that apron is not as friendly as it used to be.
00:26:58The transition is much sharper,
00:26:59and in these cars, it'll actually grab the splitter,
00:27:02and it'll really unload that car.
00:27:04And look, when he moved up,
00:27:06Byron Old that got in the wall off at two.
00:27:08Very narrow racing quarters.
00:27:10They're actually off the racetrack.
00:27:11It's so narrow over there in two.
00:27:17Coming to ten laps complete,
00:27:19Tyler Reddick has lit the ball.
00:27:21His teammate Bubba Wallace in second.
00:27:23Kyle Larson third for Chevrolet,
00:27:25and Brad Keselowski fourth for Ford.
00:27:27Nice to see that turnaround for Keselowski.
00:27:30Last week, he qualified in the trunk.
00:27:32He's not had a lot of great races so far this season,
00:27:35but boy, he sure turned his season around yesterday in qualifying.
00:27:39Yeah, well, when you qualify up front,
00:27:40it allows you to make adjustments on your car
00:27:42with the cars that are racing in the front of the track
00:27:45instead of trying to survive for your life
00:27:47and make it through the field.
00:27:48So as we ride on board as Ford Racing on board right here,
00:27:52this is one of Brad's best tracks,
00:27:53and I believe a day that he can really capitalize on,
00:27:57you know, qualifying in the front
00:27:58and having a chance to win
00:27:59like we've seen him do so many times here.
00:28:01It doesn't end with Keselowski, guys.
00:28:03His teammate Chris Busscher, another one.
00:28:05Those RFK cars are extremely fast.
00:28:10They've finished on the lead lap of every race so far this year.
00:28:13Three of only six drivers who have done so.
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00:31:07Mike, one thing I've noticed about these, the drivers particularly, but the cars more and more or less,
00:31:14these cars are hot.
00:31:15They are hot.
00:31:17There's not a lot of room in there for the air to move around.
00:31:19And so it's, you have to really, you've got to really take care of yourself and your body.
00:31:24Glad you said that.
00:31:25Well, we already had our pole sitter, the leader of the race, Tyler Raddick.
00:31:28He's having trouble with the power on his car.
00:31:30He had to turn off the AC and all that stuff.
00:31:32I know you didn't have AC, but how'd you guys stay cool?
00:31:35Tough.
00:31:36We were just tough.
00:31:38Well, you didn't have the right side window on these tracks, and you didn't have that
00:31:42window net trying to fill up the whole window.
00:31:45And you weren't as worried about aerodynamics, were you, that you had to have the car all
00:31:48closed off with no air coming in it?
00:31:50But, Mike, we slowed down about four seconds.
00:31:53Well, there's that.
00:31:54And these fellows will slow down, too.
00:31:56There's going to be quite a bit of fall-off as we go through this first long tire run.
00:32:00Let me take, let's hear this audio from Reddick here.
00:32:06No light on the alternator.
00:32:08It is off.
00:32:09Composite off.
00:32:11It's main saying 12.7 here.
00:32:13That's not different.
00:32:14Okay.
00:32:15Very good.
00:32:16Very good.
00:32:16All right.
00:32:1712.7 volts.
00:32:18That's pretty good.
00:32:20Yeah.
00:32:20Well, I think that's okay for a while.
00:32:22And I think that these batteries will last for a while with everything off.
00:32:26But they caught it early.
00:32:28Luckily, it's 100 miles less than the Southern 500, but that's a long ways to go without having
00:32:34something happen as far as lowering the volts.
00:32:38So Tyler Reddick has led from the drop of the green flag.
00:32:42Dave Marcus waved the green flag today.
00:32:45A lot of the NASCAR alumni, past champions and stars are here.
00:32:49Mike, I'm here.
00:32:51Hi, Daryl.
00:32:52Daryl Waltrip is, of course, here.
00:32:55Guys, I tell you who else is here, and he's making his way all the way to the back.
00:32:58Reddick had to go to the back to replace the toe link that we beat, Kevin.
00:33:02His second one.
00:33:03And we're already up eight positions.
00:33:05Josevar moving up through the field.
00:33:07Now, he had to start in the back because he got into the wall yesterday, and they had
00:33:10to replace a right front upper control arm.
00:33:13And when you do that, you forfeit your starting spot.
00:33:16Well, they all better get going back there because Reddick has clean track, and he is
00:33:21running them down really quick and being able to get to the back of the pack.
00:33:24Larry?
00:33:25Yeah, we already were 20 laps in, Kevin.
00:33:27And as we see, the pace has already slowed down about two and a quarter seconds.
00:33:31One thing I've watched Tyler Reddick do for about the last eight to 10 laps, he's a little
00:33:36smoother with the throttle, but he's not being able to go wide open with the throttle.
00:33:41He's only going about 80 to 90 percent, where obviously I'm going up against right now, watching
00:33:45Bubba Wallace and Kyle Larson.
00:33:47They don't stay 100 percent long because they can't, but he's not really going wide open
00:33:52throttle.
00:33:53Yeah, and that's where he beat them in practice, whether it was a short run or a long run.
00:33:58He was beating those guys in practice through turns one and two.
00:34:01His car was a little bit freer, but he would keep that car loaded up with partial throttle
00:34:05where everybody else would try to spike the throttle halfway through the corner.
00:34:09He's holding that partial throttle all the way to the exit of the corner and just taking
00:34:14that partial throttle mid-corner speed.
00:34:16Now, in these 23 laps we've run, lap times have slowed about two seconds from the fastest
00:34:21lap of the day so far.
00:34:24Chase Briscoe started 23rd, one here in the fall.
00:34:28He's picked up five spots.
00:34:30They're trying to climb out of a point standings hole, and we listened in on their team meeting
00:34:35this morning.
00:34:36All right, so yeah, based on what we saw yesterday, right now it still kind of looks like it'll
00:34:42probably be a one-stop through the first two stages, and we just got to, you know, pick
00:34:46our way off and not shoot ourselves in the foot and go backwards at any point.
00:34:49I feel like we had a, you know, decent car in practice, and obviously we plugged it in
00:34:52the fence in qualifying, which wasn't ideal.
00:34:54So, just got to have a smooth day and get ourselves where we need to be in points.
00:34:59So, you know, I know we were really good on pit road here last year, so if we can repeat
00:35:02that, you know, we'll be in good shape.
00:35:04So, all right, let's have a good day.
00:35:06Cheers.
00:35:07Cheers, Al.
00:35:07Now, Kirchie James Small was talking about strategy and trying to gain track position,
00:35:14maybe get some points during the stages, and he says, boy, in this point system, he told
00:35:18her, Bob Pachris, they need points, but trying to do that is more risky than it's been in
00:35:23the past.
00:35:24We're riding along with Toyota on board here with Chase Briscoe, and he's moving up
00:35:29through the field in a good way, and I like how he's doing it, Kevin, hugging the bottom
00:35:32and going whether or not that car's pretty fast.
00:35:34You tell me I need a maneuverable car, I see the 19 doing that.
00:35:39Absolutely.
00:35:39You see a little contact right there with he and Austin Dillon, but we expect this 19 car
00:35:43to contend before the end of the day.
00:35:45Just had a little trouble.
00:35:46As you heard his crew chief say, plugged it in the fence there and qualify.
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00:38:3830 laps complete as these cars slide around Darlington Raceway, and lap time's now off two and a half seconds
00:38:46from the quickest laps of the day.
00:38:48Let's go to Pit Road.
00:38:49Jamie.
00:38:49Mike, this is a great place for Eric Jones in the 43 of seven spots.
00:38:54He knows how to win here, a two-time Southern 500 winner.
00:38:58Feedback right now, still a little bit free.
00:39:00Heard that a lot in practice yesterday.
00:39:02Made a lot of adjustments to help it.
00:39:04He said he's not bad in one and two, but needs some help in three and four.
00:39:08Beautiful pain scheme on the 43, though, for Eric Jones.
00:39:11Going the right direction.
00:39:12Josh?
00:39:13Danny Hamlin, a five-time winner here at Darlington.
00:39:16We remember just how confident he was going into the race because of how good that car was last week
00:39:21at Vegas.
00:39:21The opposite this week.
00:39:22They did not feel good about what they were able to get the car to yesterday.
00:39:25Stayed too tight, came over the radio once again saying it's tight middle, tight corner, tight exit.
00:39:30They're going to have to work on that thing to get where they need to be, Regan.
00:39:34Well, Brad Keselowski running in the third place right now, having a great start to the day in that Greg
00:39:39Biffle throwback scheme.
00:39:40And, of course, Greg Biffle is so very good at this racetrack, but Brad Keselowski is, as well, two-time
00:39:45winner here.
00:39:46And right now, he is using a lot of driver IQ to be meticulous on the racetrack, as the crew
00:39:51chief told me that they would have to do today.
00:39:53The car right now, just a little bit free, but he is happy with it and turning some very good
00:39:57lap times, guys.
00:39:58The leader's gotten into race traffic, and it's Joey Logano.
00:40:01Logano qualified 29th, and he's dropped five spots.
00:40:05Here's his radio.
00:40:17Well, this is exactly what we thought was going to happen.
00:40:20You're going to have some guys that hit it like the 45, and you're going to have some guys that
00:40:23completely miss it, like Joey Logano.
00:40:25You saw that car qualify in the back of the pack, and it just has not gone forward at all.
00:40:31It's actually gone backwards, and you hear right there the back of the car just not in the track.
00:40:36Darrell's like nothing's changed.
00:40:38Is there anything worse at Darlington than a car that won't grip the racetrack at either end?
00:40:42Well, what the problem is, is I think some of these guys are running the same setup they ran here
00:40:48before,
00:40:49and I think that's probably messing with the car because I think you have to change the setup because the
00:40:55car is looser.
00:40:57You've got less spoiler.
00:40:58You've got more down.
00:40:58You've got more horsepower.
00:41:00So I think they need to adjust to the car to the track rather than the track to the car.
00:41:06Yeah, and it's one of those things where, you know, they had to try to change the car to the
00:41:12aero pieces that they have on the car this time around.
00:41:15So it's a pure guess until you actually get them in the race and start racing them.
00:41:19Larry?
00:41:19Yeah, Kevin, this stage is 90 laps.
00:41:23So if you split it right down the middle, that's lap 45, which is 10 laps from now.
00:41:28And I think that's what a lot of people's thinking.
00:41:30That way they get advantage of both sets of tires in this run right here.
00:41:34But I do believe what you might see here in about five, six laps, you may see some starting to
00:41:39come a little bit early.
00:41:41Well, I think I'd pit early.
00:41:44If my car was not very good, I'd have to pit early and get me some tires and try to
00:41:48tighten the thing up.
00:41:49Yeah, but you're a driver.
00:41:50You want four tires as many times as I can give them to you.
00:41:52Well, I know, but then you've got to have one.
00:41:54You've got to have tires.
00:41:55I'm also behind, and that's going to help me.
00:41:57We've got to find an advantage somewhere, Kevin.
00:41:59Get me out there.
00:42:00Get me in early.
00:42:01Let me capitalize on some speed.
00:42:02You've got two guys that are going to pit first.
00:42:04The guy that's struggling to pass somebody or the guy that's just struggling because his car is so bad, like
00:42:09Daryl is saying.
00:42:09So you don't want to keep losing spots.
00:42:13And Redick is running so fast that if you keep screwing around, you're going to get lapped.
00:42:17Justin Allgaier is in, and Blaney is coming, to your point.
00:42:24Jamie?
00:42:27Ryan Blaney coming down pit road right now.
00:42:29They called him in a little bit tighter than yesterday is the feedback for the 12-card.
00:42:34Air pressure adjustment, as you see him working on the right side there.
00:42:37A couple others came down with him.
00:42:39The guy's working on the left side for Blaney.
00:42:41Been pretty quiet overall, but those changes going to be needed throughout this race.
00:42:45Now you saw them wrestling both of those tires at the front of the car.
00:42:48Got lucky that they didn't get away right there, and this is what you don't want.
00:42:51Don't get to pit road too hot as we see more guys coming.
00:42:54Austin Dillon and Kyle Larson on pit road.
00:42:56You've got to get in right now, Mike.
00:42:58If your car isn't bad, you've got to get in.
00:43:00You've got to adjust on it because it's a long race.
00:43:02Even if it's 400 miles, but nonetheless, you've got to get in and adjust on it.
00:43:06And just don't get lapped.
00:43:07That's the key, right?
00:43:08Like, just keep yourself on the lead lap.
00:43:10That's the most important thing.
00:43:12The most important thing is don't make a mistake, and that's so easy to do at Darlington.
00:43:16The pit road entry to this place is by far the hardest we have.
00:43:19Austin Sendrick, William Byron, Ryan Preece on pit road, and Ricky Stenhouse.
00:43:24All right, guys.
00:43:25Let's keep an eye on this track map.
00:43:27We're going to obviously keep track of the leader.
00:43:29We're going to keep track of who pitted early, who short pitted, long pitted.
00:43:33Be able to keep track of this.
00:43:34Well, if you're the leader like Tyler Reddick is, it just keeps getting better for you.
00:43:38You have a huge lead.
00:43:39Now you can wait for everybody to pit and pit later than everybody else so your tires are fresher than
00:43:44everybody's on the track.
00:43:45And the first of the leaders, Brad Keselowski, gave up third place to make his stop.
00:43:50I think that's a good move.
00:43:51I think coming in right now is a good time to come in, get some tires, just on the car
00:43:56a little bit,
00:43:57and hopefully you'll be better for the long run.
00:44:00And in Brad's case, his car was so good on the long run,
00:44:02and I think he can take advantage of some guys by forcing him to pit to make him run a
00:44:06couple laps longer.
00:44:07Christopher Bell, Ross Chastain in the pit lane.
00:44:09Bubba Wallace is in.
00:44:11So is Ty Gibbs.
00:44:14Well, Mike, I've enjoyed being up here with you guys,
00:44:18but I'm going to go and watch the race from the infield.
00:44:22You're going to go to the pits.
00:44:23No, I'm not.
00:44:23I'm not, I'm not, I'm not going down there.
00:44:26I'm going to the, uh, to the, uh, the alumni tent.
00:44:30Yeah, yeah.
00:44:32Well, there's alumni tent.
00:44:33To have you and Stevie, your daughter and son-in-law, join us.
00:44:35Great to have you back at the track,
00:44:37and thanks for getting us started off in fine style.
00:44:39You got it, buddy.
00:44:40Thanks, D.W.
00:44:41Thanks, D.W.
00:44:42Thanks, Daryl.
00:44:44The incomparable Daryl Waltrip.
00:44:45Great to have him join us
00:44:46as part of NASCAR's Alumni Weekend
00:44:49here at Darlington.
00:44:57Kyle Busch in the pit lane.
00:44:58Again, these are green flag stops scheduled.
00:45:01First stop of the day.
00:45:03We've been green since the start.
00:45:04Ty Dillon is in.
00:45:05Larry, all right, the 12 car short pitted him a little bit,
00:45:08kind of led the charge coming on,
00:45:10but Reddick's still out there.
00:45:11What are we thinking here?
00:45:12Yeah, I'm not a bit surprised.
00:45:13I feel like they want to take full advantage
00:45:16of both sets of tires.
00:45:17They're going to run close to that 45-lap mark,
00:45:19which is only three laps from now,
00:45:21splitting it right down the middle.
00:45:22And he's just in control of everything right now, Clint.
00:45:25He's got the best pit stall.
00:45:26He's got the best car, and he had a massive lead,
00:45:29so he can just keep playing the strategy game
00:45:33of being in control by having those fresher tires
00:45:35because he can give up so much time
00:45:37that he had built up in the lead.
00:45:38Chase Briscoe is in.
00:45:40Chris Buescher just got four fresh Goodyears
00:45:42and a fill-up of Sunoco race fuel
00:45:44with zero-carbon bioethanol.
00:45:48Riley Herbst, Noah Gregson, Eric Jones,
00:45:53and Cody Ware making stops under Green.
00:46:00So that will leave 10 of the first 11.
00:46:04Oh, here's Daniel Suarez.
00:46:05So 10 cars at the top of the board,
00:46:08still on the racetrack.
00:46:12And he's going to get his lap back right here from Reddick,
00:46:17which is obviously what you want to do
00:46:19in case the caution comes out.
00:46:21But he's got to make hay
00:46:22while he's got those fresh tires on there.
00:46:23So we see Reddick getting ready to pit.
00:46:26Oh, we see the sixth car.
00:46:28Brad had to check up right there
00:46:30for the Reddick trying to slow down.
00:46:32Now he's got Zillich in front of him, too.
00:46:34He's trying to pit.
00:46:35This could be problematic for that leader.
00:46:37I know he had a big pad,
00:46:38but let's see where he comes out.
00:46:40Wow, a lot of traffic there in the pit lane.
00:46:47Chase Elliott has made his stop.
00:46:51Todd Gilliland in.
00:46:52Michael McDowell.
00:46:53And here's Josh.
00:46:55Well, for Chase Elliott,
00:46:57you saw him just come into pit,
00:46:58came over the radio,
00:46:59said that car just spin a little too tight
00:47:01and worked those rears too much.
00:47:02He got four tires pulled on that stop, Regan.
00:47:05Well, for Tyler Reddick,
00:47:06they decided to do exactly what Larry McReynolds said.
00:47:09They were going to split it right down the middle
00:47:10to take full advantage of both these sets of tires.
00:47:12As for that battery issue and alternator issue,
00:47:15he's been updating the teams.
00:47:16It's down to 12.5
00:47:18as we see trouble on the right side right there.
00:47:20This is going to be a slow pit stop.
00:47:21The car itself has been extremely good for Tyler.
00:47:24He's happy with it.
00:47:25But about 10 laps ago,
00:47:26he gave them one other update,
00:47:27said it's starting to get hot in here.
00:47:29Well, it all unraveled right there on the pit stop.
00:47:32So he's going to wind up losing the lead
00:47:34most likely right here.
00:47:35And look at who is that.
00:47:37That's to Keselowski.
00:47:38But Blaney,
00:47:39look how much ground he made up by short pitting.
00:47:42Great job.
00:47:43That's why the business is made in those pits.
00:47:46Big time problems for the 45.
00:47:51And that's exactly what we've been talking about.
00:47:53You just, you know,
00:47:54this is a tough day.
00:47:56Tyler's hot in the car.
00:47:57The pit crew guys jumping over the wall.
00:47:59They've done a great job on pit road all year.
00:48:01But, you know,
00:48:02just having that issue,
00:48:03and it always seems like it comes on the days
00:48:05when your car is the fastest.
00:48:12So 30-some,
00:48:13as Joey Logano pits,
00:48:1430-some of the best drivers in the world
00:48:16are getting beat by a guy with a broken femur
00:48:19who is still recovering.
00:48:20But boy,
00:48:21is he motivated.
00:48:22That's Brad Keselowski.
00:48:27Waiting for the great...
00:48:29How fast could a stock car go?
00:48:32Born from bootleggers,
00:48:33built by rule breakers.
00:48:35We don't ask permission.
00:48:37We don't seek approval.
00:48:38We just are.
00:48:40The most relentless,
00:48:41unpretentious athletes on the planet.
00:48:43Chasing glory at 200 miles per hour.
00:48:46There's the checkered flag.
00:48:47Yeah!
00:48:49Three straight for Tyler Riddick.
00:48:50Defiantly unapologetic.
00:48:52Authentically,
00:48:53NASCAR.
00:48:54L-U-I-R!
00:49:00I've been told my whole life
00:49:01that I'm pretty fast.
00:49:03For a girl.
00:49:05Well, I hate to break it to you,
00:49:07but that's not true.
00:49:10Jay, I'm gonna see you.
00:49:11Gets it done.
00:49:14Because with the right team,
00:49:15you write your own story.
00:49:20So, no.
00:49:21I'm not fast for a girl.
00:49:23I'm fast.
00:49:24Period.
00:49:46Now, is this here country song
00:49:49about Chili's Presidente margaritas
00:49:51just a shameless way
00:49:52to sell Chili's Presidente margaritas?
00:49:55Yeah, sure is.
00:49:57Grab the dente.
00:49:59The Bush Guide.
00:50:00Cold and smooth survival skills.
00:50:02My watch is broken.
00:50:03You can tell time
00:50:04by measuring the sun's distance
00:50:06from the horizon.
00:50:09Looks like happy hour.
00:50:12Bush.
00:50:13Head for the mountains.
00:50:17patrioticاب cook,
00:50:20I think I hit...
00:50:21I вид volved in.
00:50:25Raf!
00:50:26, UFO!
00:50:33.
00:50:38Waiting.
00:50:39In the end.
00:50:39.
00:50:39.
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00:51:26is the race leader and there is the sequence of where everyone was running prior to pit stops
00:51:34after tyler reddick led the first 45 laps he came to pit road and larry it all came undone
00:51:40yeah i still believe they had the right strategy but watch the right side right here you see the
00:51:45right side tires are going on and right there he's going to have to jack it back up because
00:51:49the right front lug knot is not on the good thing is they acknowledge it but that pit stop 16
00:51:54.9 seconds
00:51:56so now instead of maybe being right up there back battling for the lead he's back in six he's over
00:52:0211
00:52:02seconds behind the leader right now brad keselowski another advantage to short pitting as far as we run
00:52:08now if the caution comes even the guys that pitted late in that cycle everybody's coming back to pit
00:52:14road for four tires
00:52:19well let's look at somebody who's been moving forward and doing quite a job of it that would
00:52:25be ty gibbs that white and blue toyota doesn't surprise me a bit kevin extremely fast we were
00:52:30falling along with all these toyotas and the gibbs cars but that 54 car ty gibbs was extremely fast
00:52:35had trouble in qualifying misses marks a little bit yeah well we thought he had the the second best car
00:52:41yesterday in qualifying he put himself deep in the field just take care of it don't don't stick the car
00:52:46in the fence don't take a chance that you don't need just use the speed for the car that the
00:52:51car has
00:52:52and make good clean passes and he's done that and ty gibbs is on a roll he's finished in the
00:52:56top five in the
00:52:57last three races and you keep putting yourself in the top five you're going to win um all three of
00:53:04these gibbs cars right here that's all of them yeah well brisco is you know he is definitely moving
00:53:10forward as good as ty gibbs is doing chase brisco goes right by him right there so this car is
00:53:15quick
00:53:17jamie and you guys mentioned ty gibbs yes he had a good car yesterday they did work on it but
00:53:22in qualifying
00:53:22he smacked the wall hated it for his team he apologized to them but i talked to his crew chief
00:53:28this morning tyler allen and he said long run we're as good as anybody we tell them you have to
00:53:33take
00:53:33care of it for the first 10 laps after that we are going to be passing guys and then with
00:53:38their
00:53:38good crew they're very confident so watch for that 54 still knocking on the door for his first career win
00:53:46thanks jamie for more on our pole sitter tyler reddick larry yeah mike i actually thought about
00:53:52this when he was running park throttle but i wasn't sure but now i'm pretty sure because we're hearing
00:53:57it and seeing it over his radio they have been talking to him about the voltage right now 12 7.
00:54:03we figure it's going to be higher voltage when you're running less throttle so as the run goes
00:54:07and you're using less throttle the voltage should go up a little bit from less throttle to electronic
00:54:12control unit so there may be more method to the madness of the park throttle
00:54:18well you hear him hear him working the throttle right there and as this run goes he's just going
00:54:22to partial throttle this thing more and more but this is the end that he beats him on down here
00:54:26through one and two he's just so good and here's throttle
00:54:32he holds a steady throttle as you as you heard right there instead of going all the way to wide
00:54:37open
00:54:37a lot of guys will go partial throttle rush a little bit of full throttle back off to
00:54:42turn back down the hill but tyler has just had a little bit different strategy through turns one
00:54:46and two and it's made for good speed for his car
00:54:51brad kozlowski since the pit stop has led the next 14 laps can it be it's been 64 races since
00:54:58his last
00:54:58win kevin you know where that was right here right here at darlington that's right well we we know that
00:55:05brad
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00:58:27welcome back to the goodyear 400 at darlington on fs1 watching our aerial coverage brought to you by
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00:58:39ramsey's mill pond on the outside of what's now turn four of the racetrack accounting for its unique egg
00:58:45shape one end with much bigger radius turns than the others what a challenge this place presents and
00:58:52right now meeting the challenge brad keselowski and ryan blaney one two for for ford right now
00:58:58most wins all time the great net jarrett who once won the southern 500 by an incredible 14 laps
00:59:0543 wins in a ford bill elliott 40 joey logano and brad the winningest active drivers the next ford to
00:59:13win a cup
00:59:14race will be ford's 750 victory all time
00:59:23koslowski the leader ryan blaney in second
00:59:27koslowski started fifth blaney seventh well we knew ryan blaney was
00:59:32going to be good on the long runs the only question that that i challenged clint on yesterday was what
00:59:37was going to happen to him on the short run and i think as we as we talked about you
00:59:42know those those
00:59:43fast laps are a lot slower on on race day and it's put him right in the ballpark but
00:59:47i don't know that i had on my being called bingo card keselowski blaney wallace
00:59:52as as being the first three cars on the scoreboard right now well here's bubba wallace that purple
00:59:57car in third with a little wiggle there darlington one of his best tracks
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