There are only two weeks left before NASCAR’s playoffs start and there are still lots of automatic bids left to the taking. Denny Hamlin has to be thrilled that the tour is led back to Darlington Raceway.
The defending champion of this Bojangles Southern 500, Hamlin is second among active drivers with 2 wins in the 1.366-mile monitor and he’s seven top 5s and 10 top 10s to go with it in 12 career races at the track. He has finished in the top 3 in four of the last six races at Darlington and top 4 at five of his last six on that track.
The 38-year-old has to be thrilled to make his way to South Carolina this week because he looks for his first victory of the year in addition to an automatic berth to the playoffs. However, with just 3 finishes within the top 10 in his past six races, he isn’t performing at his absolute best.
The Big 3 of Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. do Exactly That. All three have wins on the course in their careers and have combined for 11 top 5s and 24 top 10s in Darlington Raceway. Busch is second among active drivers in driver evaluation in the South Carolina track (105.1) and he is our pick to win the Bojangles Southern 500.
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