Darlington finish proves pit road is where NASCAR races are won and lost

Pit highway, in NASCAR’s most apt comparability, would be the trenches of soccer. 

NASCAR pit-crew members are the offensive and defensive linemen of racing, those that usually determine outcomes however are generally forgotten. 

That was the case at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, when Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney got here out on drastically totally different ends of the pit-road spectrum. 

After a warning with 4 laps to go, Blaney led the sector down pit highway for the ultimate time. Hamlin sat third behind Tyler Reddick, who had been handed by Blaney for the lead simply earlier than the warning. 

When the sector got here off pit highway, Hamlin’s No. 11 led the best way, whereas Blaney was relegated to fourth.