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Feb. 14 — x-Sprint Unlimited (Matt Kenseth)Feb. 19 — x-Budweiser Duel 1 (Dale Earnhardt Jr.)Feb. 19 — x-Budweiser Duel 2 (Jimmie Johnson)Feb. 22 — Daytona 500 (Joey Logano)March 1 — Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (Jimmie Johnson)March 8 — Kobalt 400 (Kevin Harvick)March 15 — CampingWorld.com 500 (Kevin Harvick)March 22 — Auto Club 400 (Brad Keselowski)March 29 — STP 500 (Denny Hamlin)April 11 — Duck Commander 500 (Jimmie Johnson)April 19 — Food City 500 (Matt Kenseth)April 25 — Toyota Owners 400 (Kurt Busch)May 3 — Geico 500 (Dale Earnhardt Jr.)May 9 — SpongeBob SquarePants 400 (Jimmie Johnson)May 15 — x-Sprint Showdown (Greg Biffle and Clint Bowyer)May 16 — x-NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (Denny Hamlin)May 24 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. (Carl Edwards)May 31 — Dover 400, Dover, Del. (Jimmie Johnson)June 7 — Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 (Martin Truex Jr.)

June 14 — Quicken Loans 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Kurt Busch)June 28 — Toyota-Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif. (Kyle Busch)July 5 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach (Dale Earnhardt Jr.)July 11 — Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky. (Kyle Busch)July 19 — New Hampshire 301, Loudon, N.H. (Kyle Busch)July 26 — Brickyard 400 (Kyle Busch)Aug. 2 — Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa. (Matt Kenseth)Aug. 9 — Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. (Joey Logano)Aug. 16 — Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Matt Kenseth)Aug. 22 — Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn. (Joey Logano)Sept. 6 — Bojangles’ Southern 500, Darlington, S.C.Sept. 12 — Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va.Sept. 20 — MyAFibStory.com 400, Joliet, Ill.Sept. 27 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.Oct. 4 — AAA 400, Dover, Del.Oct. 10 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.

Oct. 18 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan.Oct. 25 — Alabama 500, Talladega, Ala.Nov. 1 — Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va.Nov. 8 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, TexasNov. 15 — Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500, Avondale, Ariz.Nov. 22 — Ford EcoBoost 400, Homesteadx — non-points race

SPEED FREAKS

QUESTIONS & ATTITUDE

FEUD OF THE WEEK

WHAT’S ON TAP?

ONLINE EXTRAS

GODWIN’S PICKS FOR THE SOUTHERN 500

SPRINT CUP POINTS

WEEKLY DRIVER RANKINGS — BASED ON BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE

A couple questions we had to ask — ourselves

Questions? Contact Godwin Kelly at godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com or Ken Willis at ken.willis@news-jrnl.com

Ken Willis has been covering NASCAR for The Daytona Beach News-Journal for 27 years. Reach him at ken.willis@news-jrnl.com

Godwin Kelly is the Daytona Beach News-Journal’s motorsports editor and has covered NASCAR for 30 years. Reach him at godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com

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JOEY LOGANO

Southern 500 is older than

his dad

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KYLE BUSCH

Should clinch Chase spot this week.

2

KEVIN HARVICK

Who will he follow to check-ers this week?

3

BRAD KESELOWSKI

Should sus-pend Twitter

for retro week

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JUNIOR EARNHARDT

Would be a fitting Darling-

ton winner

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JIMMIE JOHNSON

Nearing time to flip the

switch

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MARTIN TRUEX JR.Darlington

doesn’t remind him of Jersey

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MATT KENSETH

Finds Darling-ton nightlife stimulating

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KURT BUSCHThat’s amore

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DENNY HAMLIN

Finishes fifth this week

10SPRINT CUP SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

DID YOU KNOW?

3 THINGS WE LEARNED DURING THE OFF-WEEK

3 THINGS TO WATCH— Godwin Kelly, godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com

— Godwin Kelly, godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com

1. Kevin Harvick 908

2. Joey Logano 865

3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 819

4. Brad Keselowski 793

5. Jimmie Johnson 792

6. Martin Truex Jr. 771

7. Matt Kenseth 753

8. Kurt Busch 713

9. Denny Hamlin 712

10. Jamie McMurray 696

11. Ryan Newman 683

12. Paul Menard 674

13. Jeff Gordon 672

14. Carl Edwards 666

15. Clint Bowyer 655

16. Aric Almirola 620

17. Kasey Kahne 618

18. Greg Biffle 572

19. Austin Dillon 564

20. Kyle Larson 551

21. Danica Patrick 525

22. Casey Mears 516

23. AJ Allmendinger 515

24. David Ragan 491

25. Sam Hornish Jr. 476

26. Tony Stewart 466

27. Trevor Bayne 443

28. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 434

29. Kyle Busch 433

30. Justin Allgaier 409

Is Darlington and the Southern 500 back on Labor Day week-end for good?

GODSPEAK: This is where the Southern 500 was born and raised. It should stay until retirement.KEN'S CALL: Never say never. So I'll say probably. Um, for now. He's at 10; how many runner-up finishes for Kevin Harvick this year?

GODSPEAK: I say he picks up the pace and gets 20.KEN'S CALL: 14. Nonwinner with best chance this week?

GODSPEAK: If history repeats, I'm going with Kasey Kahne. KEN'S CALL: Mr. Hunch is thinking Ryan Newman.

This weekend's Southern 500 at Darlington will be the first race on NBC's flagship network since the July 5 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona. Since then, all Cup races have been on NBC Sports Network. Following Dar-lington, the next four Cup races will return to NBCSN. After that, five of the final seven races, including the last three, are on NBC.

WINNER: Kasey KahneREST OF TOP 5: Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Brad Keselowski, Denny HamlinFIRST ONE OUT: Joey Logano

DARK HORSE: Tony StewartDON’T BE SURPRISED IF: Kahne and a few others pull out all the stops to get a win with the Chase cutoff looming.

SPRINT CUP: Bojangles’ Southern 500SITE: Darlington RacewayTV SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (NBC Sports Network, 11 a.m., 4:30 p.m. EDT). Saturday, qualifying (NBCSN, 1:45 p.m. EDT). Sunday, race (NBC, coverage begins 7 p.m. EDT; green flag 7:20 p.m.) XFINITY: VFW Sports Clips Help a Hero 200SITE: Darlington RacewayTV SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (NBC Sports Network, 1 p.m. EDT). Satur-day, qualifying (NBCSN, 11:45 a.m. EDT), race (NBC, 3:30 p.m. EDT)

ROB KAUFFMAN VS. CLINT BOWYER: Kauffman is pulling the plug on Wal-trip Racing, which means Bowyer is job hunting for 2016.GODWIN KELLY’S TAKE: Bowyer will land in a good car next year, and Kauffman is going with Ganassi Racing. Bowyer said all the right things, but you know there is tension.

Clint BowyerRob Kauffman

Will rebirth work for Darlington?

We hope so, but we’ll see. You may recall, just over a decade ago, Dar-lington lost one of its two race dates while Rockingham was losing both of its races. “Modernizing tradition” was how it was described. NASCAR seemed hellbent on glossing over its roughhouse history and attracting the beautiful people in L.A., Vegas, NYC, etc. But now, old is new. Good move?

It’s worth the effort. All of the retro paint schemes and embracing of history this week might not soothe all the bruised psyches, but if noth-ing else, it’ll be fun to reminisce and might just sell some additional die-casts. Congrats to Kurt Busch?

Well, yeah, why not? The old saying is “third time’s a charm,” but that was invented on behalf of those who started out 0-for-2. Kurt was divorced once, then had that breakup during this past winter with a girlfriend (you might’ve read about it), and now he’s announced his engagement to Ashley Van Metre, who, we’re guessing, will become the first NASCAR wife with a polo pony.

You want old-school Darlington? How about David Pearson on the pole in 1975? AP

1. ThrowbackA host of race teams are going old school for the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway Sunday night. Aric Almirola, who drives the No. 43 Ford, will take Richard Petty’s famous STP livery into the race, while Jeb Burton will sport the paint scheme his father, Ward Burton, used when he won the 2002 Daytona 500. And Hall of Fame driver Terry Labonte will serve as grand marshal.

2. Chase opportunityJust two regular-season races remain for drivers to

get Chase-eligible. Jimmie Johnson tops the Chase standings with four wins and total points. Clint Bowyer is on the bubble in 16th place based on his points

total. Should any driver not in the top 16 points win, Bowyer gets booted out of the playoffs.

3. Race reminderFor those of you without cable access who rely on broadcast television for your viewing entertainment, the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway will be aired by NBC this weekend, and not that newfangled NBC Sports Network. The last NASCAR Sprint Cup

Series race on NBC was the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, which started July 5 and ended July 6.

This is the paint scheme that “The King” Richard Petty made famous in NASCAR racing. Race fans will see a similar paint scheme on Aric Almirola’s No. 43 Ford at Darlington. GEOFF BURKE/GETTY

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Tony Stewart talks to teammate Danica Patrick about fishing for performance in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Stewart has had few catches this season. BRIAN LAWDERMILK/GETTY IMAGES

1. Studying StewartWith the break in racing action, we took a closer look at Tony Stewart’s perfor-mance to date. The best word to describe it: “dismal.” The three-time NASCAR champ is 26th in points, 59 points behind Danica Patrick. He has two top-10 finishes and failed to finish four races. Yikes.

2. Street bumThere were photos circulating on the web of Dale Earnhardt Jr. enjoying his week off down in Key West, where he has a hideaway dwelling. Junior, who is sporting full-beard mode, blends in down there with the locals as he gets around on a beach cruiser bicycle.

3. Warning! Warning!A total of 11 Sprint Cup Series teams were issued warn-ings by NASCAR after failing to meet certain inspection guidelines at Bristol, such as “Geez, show up on time.” Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth were docked 15 minutes of prac-tice time this week for their inspection no-nos.

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