May 10, 2023
Goodyear 400
Darlington Raceway
NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Sunday, May 14 at 3:00 p.m. EST on FS1
AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 BTS Blacks Tires Camaro ZL1
– AJ Allmendinger on Darlington Raceway
“Darlington is a racetrack that had never really been high on my list, but over the years, running Xfinity there, I definitely felt like I at least got a better understanding of how to drive the racetrack. Hopefully that will carry over to the Cup side of it and allow me to try to be at least better and give us a direction of the way we need to go there. It’s one of the toughest race tracks that we drive on, and it’s always been a huge challenge for me. Hopefully some of the stuff we learned in Kansas carries over to Darlington and we can unload, have decent speed, and work on it from there.”
Justin Haley, No. 31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Camaro ZL1
“We had a really great finish at Darlington last year, one of my best in the Cup Series, so I’m looking forward to having the opportunity to turn our luck around. Darlington is a track that has been up and down for me – it’s definitely a driver’s track. I feel like tires will wear and strategy will be really important. Hopefully we can get some speed back in our race cars and have another good showing at the Lady in Black.”
– Justin Haley on Darlington Raceway
Shriners Children’s 200
Darlington Raceway
NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS)
Saturday, May 13 at 1:30 p.m. EST on FOX
Kyle Larson, No. 10 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro
“I’m excited to run double duty with HendrickCars.com this weekend. I would like to thank Kaulig Racing for the opportunity to race with their Xfinity team this Saturday. Kaulig has been putting in some hard work behind the scenes to get the No. 10 ready for a great race. Fingers crossed for a win at “The Lady in Black.”
– Kyle Larson on Darlington Raceway
Daniel Hemric, No. 11 Cirkul Chevrolet Camaro
“Darlington is the first, really hot weekend of the year. The heat just brings out more of the character of the race track and what it has to offer. I look forward to unloading our Cirkul Chevrolet and hopefully having good speed and versatility.You have to be able to move around that place from bottom to top to be able to go where they [competitors] are not throughout the run. It’s a fun race track, one of the most fun we go to. I’m looking forward to the challenge.”
– Daniel Hemric on Darlington Raceway
Chandler Smith, No. 16 Quick Tie Products Chevrolet Camaro
“Darlington is going to be a challenge as it usually is. The Xfinity races there in the past have been awesome to watch, so being a part of them will be fun. Having Kyle [Larson] racing with us will be helpful for me to really learn the track. I haven’t had a ton of success [at Darlington] in the past, but I’m hopeful that I’ll run up front more than I did in the Truck Series.”
– Chandler Smith on Darlington Raceway