DARLINGTON RACE REVIEW

The Song of the South!

Date: 5-8-2022.
Name of the race: Goodyear 400.
Track: Darlington Raceway.
Laps: 293.
Pole winner: Joey Logano.
Outside pole: Kyle Larson.
Stage 1 winner: Joey Logano.
Stage 2 winner: Ross Chastain.
Stage 3 winner (won the race): Joey Logano.
Top 5: Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick, Justin Haley, Kevin Harvick, and Chase Elliott.
FYI: Two words get a race fan excited for a race, and that is "Throwback Weekend." Retro paint schemes filled pit road and reporters and announcers dressed in clothes that threw back to a certain decade. Not only did we have this exciting weekend at a historic track like Darlington, but also the drivers raced for their mothers on Mother's Day. Darlington Raceway is most known for its history, intense racing, and a term used in racing that is known as the Darlington stripe. This sadly bit drivers like Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, and Chase Elliott causing them to start at the back of the field. Names like Richard Petty, Bobby Labonte, and Bill Elliott appeared in the FOX Sports booth to try their hand at broadcasting since they are big names in the sport. Back to the race, big-name drivers like Kyle Larson and Martin Truex were out of the race for reasons like blown engines and being involved in a late-race crash. Coming down the wire it looked like William Byron in his throwback car to Jeff Gordon would walk away with the victory, but that was not the case. With two laps to go Joey Logano was able to catch Byron after following behind for most of the closing laps and was able to execute the bump-and-run. Thus, sending William Byron straight into the wall and letting Logano by him for the victory. This win was able to break a forty-race winless drought for Logano and earn the twenty-eight victory of his career along with being able to win in front of his parents who were at the race today cheering him on and driving a retro car that Joey owns during the pace laps. I wish all the mother's out there a happy Mother's Day and I hope that you all treated your moms like the queens that they are. 
Next race: Kansas Speedway on Sunday (5-15-2022).