Two minor grass fires were set ablaze out at Darlington Raceway behind Turns 1 and 2 during the lasts stages of the NASCAR Cup Series race.
The Smoke rose high above the advertising signs in the first corner at Darlington Raceway.
A safety team quickly came onto the scene to extinguished the flames. A fire truck came a short time later to douse the hot spots, leaving two dark areas in the otherwise green grass.
It is still unclear how the fires started and the investigation is ongoing.
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Driver #2 Brad Keselowski won the second stage of the NASCAR race at Darlington Speedway, the sport’s first live race in over two months.
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This was Brad’s second stage win of the campaign. He led Alex Bowman, Martin Truex Jr., Kevin Harvick & Clint Bowyer to the checkered line as the stage ended.
Brad Keselowski started on the pole after qualifying was set by a random draw.
The third and final stage will determine the race winner.
Kevin Harvick gets his first win of 2020
This victory means Harvick has won at least won race in each of the last 11 campaigns. Kevin’s last winless season came in 2009 when he was driving for Richard Childress Racing and finished 19th in the standings. The 2014 champion has finished no worse than eighth in the standings since then.