Home Customer Service Stay Connected Read today’s Edition Raleigh’s Best Detour Travel News Sports Politics Business & Real Estate Living & Entertainment Opinion Obituaries Sports Betting Shopping/Reviews Press Releases Sponsored Content Classifieds Place an Ad – Celebrations Search Jobs Search Legal Notices Advertising NASCAR & AUTO RACING Erik Jones (injured back) medically cleared, plans to race May 12 FIELD LEVEL MEDIA NASCAR STORIES UPDATED MAY 02, 2024 8:24 PM Erik Jones is targeting a return to racing on May 12 at Darlington, missing this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway as a precaution after doctors cleared him in his recovery from a back injury. His Legacy Motor Club team made the announcement Thursday, with Corey Heim to replace Jones in the No. 43 Toyota for the AdventHealth 400 on Sunday. Heim, 21, made his Cup debut last week at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway, qualified 32nd and placed 25th in an incident-free race.
After making history last week, the NASCAR Cup Series heads to another highly anticipated track at Darlington Raceway this Sunday for the Goodyear 400.
As if a three-horse photo finish at the Kentucky Derby last Saturday wasn’t enough, Kyle Larson and Chris Buescher said “Hold my beer” and raced to the closest photo finish in NASCAR history the very next day. It’s a tough act to follow, but Darlington promises a good show for NASCAR fans with quirks of its own. We’ll get into that below, along with some simmering questions about a potential international NASCAR expansion, long shots and favorites at Darlington, and what it must be like to be second in a photo finish.
