Darlington Raceway in northeastern South Carolina has a race history dating back to 1950, and when it comes to the biggest and baddest stock car racing series on the planet, this weekend’s races will be the 110th such NASCAR event on this 1.366-mile track. Seven hundred NASCAR racers have competed here — 423 of them more than once. And for you trivia aficionados, you should know that more Chevrolets have crossed the finish line first than Fords (40 to 28).
Now that you’re armed with all this mental minutia, we here at CV Products hope to see you in South Carolina Friday and Saturday. Our staff will be on hand with tractor-trailer loads of our products available for sale in the pits for racers and spectators with Hot Passes alike.
Here’s how this week’s CV Products Trackside Program is lining up:
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Joe Nemechek makes his 400th start in the Nationwide series this Friday, joining Kenny Wallace, Jason Keller, Mike Wallace, Tommy Houston and David Green on that list. NSCS regulars have won the last 10 NNS races at Darlington Raceway. Kyle Busch, Joey Logano and Matt Kenseth will be among the NSCS regulars competing in the race.
- Series: NASCAR Nationwide
- When: Friday, May 10
- Racetrack: Darlington Raceway
- Location: Darlington, South Carolina
- Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes only
- For More Info: check out the Nationwide Series website
Bojangles’ Southern 500
Richard Petty – whose last competitive race was back on November 15, 1992 – has more Top 5 finishes at Darlington (25) than any other auto racer in history. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 18. Top contenders going into this race are Jimmie Johnson with 383 Sprint Cup Series points; Carl Edwards with 342 and Dale Earnhardt Jr. with 324.
- Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
- When: Saturday, May 11
- Racetrack: Darlington Raceway
- Location: Darlington, South Carolina
- Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes only
- For More Info: visit the Darlington Raceway website
American Le Mans Monterey
With the win at Long Beach in the No. 55 Z4 GTE, Bill Auberlen and Maxime Martin stand in a tie atop the Driver points as teams ready for the four-hour American Le Mans Series at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California, this Saturday. And while Long Beach and Laguna Seca each have 11 turns and are only a quarter-mile difference in length, Long Beach featured a Continue reading…
All four of the auto racing events 
You talk about tight turnarounds — after competing in the 93rd ARCA race at Salem on Sunday, the series immediately steers for Talladega where the 51st annual Int’l Motorsports Hall of Fame 250 is set for this Friday afternoon, May 3. That’s 94 laps around the Talladega tri-oval for the likes of Frank Kimmel, the only former ARCA series champ entered in Friday’s race. He’ll be making his 20th start at Talladega since 1992. The only other Talladega champion entered Friday is Bobby Gerhart, an eight-time winner at Daytona, who had a 2001 win at Talladega.
The Aaron’s 312 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race that’s been held at Talladega Superspeedway since 2001. So why 312 miles? The race’s sponsor is a lease-to-own retailer, and the dozen extra miles are tacked on to reflect Aaron’s slogan: “3 ways to buy, 12 reasons to shop at Aaron’s.” Now there’s a little trivia for the guy sitting next to you at Talladega this Friday.
