FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 6 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s “Indiana Jones” 195/10 367 Running 313,700
2 36 99 Carl Edwards Ford Claritin 170/0 367 Running 241,850
3 8 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 170/5 367 Running 194,236
4 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Mountain Dew / AMP Energy / Nat’l Guard 165/5 367 Running 138,100
5 15 6 David Ragan [...]

Kyle Busch won the battle of attrition Saturday night as NASCAR’s least popular driver overcame a pit-road penalty and several scrapes with the wall to win at Darlington Raceway.

POS, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, SPEED, TIME, BEHIND
1 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 179.442 27.405 Leader
2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Mountain Dew / AMP Energy / Nat’l Guard 179.357 27.418 -0.013
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 179.206 27.441 -0.036
4 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 179.076 27.461 -0.056
5 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 178.965 27.478 -0.073

UPDATE:
Crew Chief Jeff Meendering: “As for reports that Bobby Labonte has signed with the team, I don’t think that anything is set in stone there. They are getting really close on working everything out. But to say anything is set in stone might have been some speculation.

KEVIN HARVICK, DRIVER OF THE NO. 29 SHELL-PENZOIL IMPALA SS met with members of the media at Darlington Raceway and talked about the fast speeds, the Lowe’s test, winning the All-Star race, the burnout competition and more.
HOW FAST IS THE TRACK, IS IT TOO FAST? “Well I mean you’re kind of in a catch 22 [...]

CLINT BOWYER, NO. 07 JACK DANIEL’S IMPALA SS, met with member of the media at Darlington Raceway and discussed team momentum from Richmond win, new surface at Darlington, improvements at RCR and other subjects. Full transcript follows:
DOES YOUR WIN AT RICHMOND LAST WEEKEND GIVE YOU GOOD MOMENTUM COMING IN TO DARLINGTON? “It does. What a [...]

DALE EARNHARDT JR. , NO. 88 MOUNTAIN DEW/AMP ENERGY/NATIONAL GUARD IMPALA SS — QUALIFIED 2ND
JIMMIE JOHNSON , NO. 48 LOWE’S IMPALA SS — QUALIFIED 3RD
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HAVING BEEN ON THE NEW SURFACE FOR PRACTICE LAST NIGHT AND TODAY, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
JUNIOR: “It’s going to be a tough race. We’re going to have to run really hard [...]

Vocal Goodyear critic Tony Stewart had only nice things to say Friday about the tire manufacturer’s choice for the newly repaved Darlington Raceway.
Stewart was harsh about Goodyear after the race at Atlanta Motor Speedway earlier this year and has been a thorn in Goodyear’s side after other races. But Stewart praised the company for bringing [...]

For the fourth consecutive time since the race moved to Mother’s Day weekend in May 2005, reserved grandstand seating for the 2008 Dodge Challenger 500 is a sellout, Darlington Raceway President Chris Browning announced today.

Denny Hamlin will be lending his name and star power to one of Salisbury’s [NC] more popular restaurants. In coming months, The Original Steakhouse & Sports Theatre, located at the Salisbury Mall, will be changing its name and look to become Denny Hamlin’s Grille 11. The “11″ refers to Hamlin’s number for Joe Gibbs Racing.