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Friday Darlington Notebook

Apr. 11, 2014

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

DARLINGTON, S.C.—Rookies and veterans alike expect to get a “Darlington stripe” whenver they compete at Darlington Raceway, but the two leading contenders for Sunoco Rookie of the Year this season got more than they bargained for during opening NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice at the Lady in Black. Continue reading “Rookies get bigger-than-expected Darlington stripes”

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Through three races, the eight drivers in the Sunoco Rookie of the Year class continue to perform. For the first time this season, two rookies finished in the top 20 on Sunday – Austin Dillon placed 16th, Kyle Larson 19th. Dillon leads Larson by eight in the rookie standings. Justin Allgaier, who finished 25th in Vegas and is third in the rookie standings (-nine), is the only rookie to have a national series win at Bristol, the site of Sunday’s Food City 500. He won the spring 2010 Nationwide race.

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After the first two races of the season, Sunoco Rookie of the Year title contenders Ty Dillon, Dylan Kwasniewski and Chase Elliott continue to impress. The trio have each at least one top-10 finish and are currently fourth, fifth and seventh in the series standings, respectively. Dillon is the only one of the three to have a NASCAR Nationwide Series start at Las Vegas. In last year’s event, he finished 11th.