Carl Edwards (Nationwide Series)
Edwards won the pole for the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Nationwide Series race at Darlington Raceway on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 176.994 mph.

Greg Biffle (Sprint Cup)
Biffle won the pole for the Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington Raceway on Friday afternoon. He turned a fast lap of 179.442 mph.

Matt Kenseth (Sprint Cup)
Kenseth will make his 15th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Darlington Raceway this weekend in the Dodge Avenger 500. In 14 starts at Darlington, Kenseth has achieved one Top 5, five Top 10 and six Top-15 finishes, mattkenseth.com reports.

Paul Menard (Sprint Cup)
With 10 races in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup record books, Menard and the No. 15 team turn its attention to Darlington Raceway for the running of this Saturday night’s Dodge Challenger 500, teammendard.com reports.

Sam Hornish Jr. (Sprint Cup)
Hornish Jr. is second in the 2008 Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings, trailing current leader Regan Smith by one point entering this weekend's race at Darlington Speedway, penskeracing.com reports.