DARLINGTON II NXS RACE PREVIEW

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DRIVER: Jade Buford
CAR: No. 48 Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers Chevrolet
TRACK: Darlington Raceway
RACE: Sport Clips VFW 200 (147 laps / 200.1 miles)
DATE: Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021                      
                                                                                              

QUOTES
JADE BUFORD, DRIVER OF THE NO. 48 BIG MACHINE VODKA SPIKED COOLERS CAMARO
“We’re heading back to Darlington this weekend and I think we have a lot to look forward to. We’ve grown a lot as a team since our first visit there, so I’m excited to see what we can do. Our Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers team didn’t have the smoothest outing last time with a mechanical difficulty, so I’m ready to return to the ‘Lady in Black’ and give her a proper run.”
 
NOTES
DARLINGTON REBOUND: Big Machine Racing’s first visit to Darlington Raceway did not go according to plan. Driver Jade Buford started the race from 18th position, but his Dan Gurney Throwback car had a mechanical issue that put the team multiple laps down after making repairs. Buford was scored with a 35th-place finish and is hoping for a much better result when the team heads back to Darlington this weekend.
 
This season on oval tracks, Buford and Big Machine Racing have scored one top-10 and 10 top-20 finishes, an impressive feat for a single-car team in its first season. Buford’s first ever NASCAR Xfinity Series start on an oval came at Homestead-Miami Speedway at the beginning of the season in which he captured a 20th-place result.
 
APPEARANCE ALERT: Before he hits the track on Saturday, Big Machine Racing’s Jade Buford will stop by the Chevy Display in the Darlington Raceway Fan Zone for a Q&A at 1:15 p.m. ET.
 
SPIKED COOLERS EXPAND TO NEW STATES: Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers are expanding into new states! Born in Nashville, Tennessee, out of Big Machine Distillery, Spiked Coolers debuted in April of this year and are now available in several additional states, including Arkansas, California, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and more. For the latest list of store locations, visit spikedcoolers.com.

NXS TUNE-IN
TV: NBCSN at 3:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. CT
RADIO: MRN and Sirius XM Ch. 90 at 3 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. CT