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Darlington Raceway
Darlington, S.C.
When: Saturday, 7 p.m.
TV/Radio: Fox/WXTU (92.5-FM), WNPV (1440-AM)
Race course: 1.366-mile oval
Race distance: 367 laps/501 miles
Last year's race winner: Jeff Gordon
Last year's pole winner: Clint Bowyer, 164.897 mph
Track qualifying record: Ward Burton, 173.797 mph (March 1996)
Track facts: Jeff Gordon's seven wins at Darlington are the most among active drivers . . . Denny Hamlin was runner-up in last year's race; Jimmie Johnson was third . . . Greg Biffle won the 2005 and '06 races at Darlington, following Johnson's sweep of the 2004 races, the last year two races a year were held at the track . . . Clint Bowyer has climbed from 12th place in points five races ago to fourth . . . Following finishes of 38th twice and 41st in the last three races, Matt Kenseth has plummeted to 22nd.
Wins: Carl Edwards, 3; Kyle Busch, 2; Jeff Burton, Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Newman, 1 each.
SPRINT CUP POINTS LEADERS
Kyle Busch. . . 1495 Ryan Newman. . . 1212
Jeff Burton. . . 1477 Kasey Kahne. . . 1162
D. Earnhardt Jr.. . . 1391 Jeff Gordon. . . 1156
Clint Bowyer. . . 1372 David Ragan. . . 1106
Kevin Harvick. . . 1350 Martin Truex Jr.. . . 1104
Denny Hamlin. . . 1349 Juan Montoya. . . 1096
Jimmie Johnson. . . 1318 Brian Vickers. . . 1073
Tony Stewart. . . 1297 Bobby Labonte. . . 1019
Greg Biffle. . . 1269 Travis Kvapil. . . 1008
Carl Edwards. . . 1230 David Gilliland. . . 980
Up next: NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, May 17, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C., 7:30 p.m.; TV: Speed.
- Bill Fleischman
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