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The Sprint Cup series moves to Darlington Raceway under the lights in Darlington South Carolina on Saturday night. It's a 1.366-mile oval testing driver's skill, perseverance and patience. The track was repaved and drivers hit 200 miles per hour during test runs in March. With a smoother surface there will be a faster race and it should be an interesting night.

Jimmy Johnson sits at 7-1 coming off 2 wins and 4 top 5 finishes in his last 5 starts at Darlington. Jimmy Johnson has performed well at intermediate tracks sporting a top 5 finish in over 46% of his starts over the past 5 seasons. Jimmy Johnson is a driver you want to circle in your driver head to head matchups. Jeff Gordon won this race last year and is listed at 7-1 to win on Saturday night. Gordon is a driver to consider in your driver matchups as he sports 4 top 5 finishes in his last 5 at the South Carolina track. Denny Hamlin has raced well over Darlington and finished second last year. He had the pole last week at Richmond and has top 5 finishes in 4 of his last 5 races on the circuit including a win at Martinsville.