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Best GIFs from Darlington playoff race
By Steve Luvender | Published: September 5, 2021 25
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Enjoy our favorite GIFs from the Cook Out Southern 500, updated live throughout the NASCAR Playoffs’ Round of 16 opener.
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“Alex, come in. We have a special mission for you, should you choose to accept it.”
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Sweet suit, champ.
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A good-luck fist-bump from Mary Frances Webb, designer of tonight’s No. 9 car.
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The camera person is absolutely booking it.
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Let’s start the NASCAR Playoffs!
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Not the ideal way to start a playoff run for Hendrick Motorsports teammates Alex Bowman and William Byron. Unless this is all part of some genius plan or something.
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Pit road is a game of inches.
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A tough start to the playoffs for the Daytona 500 winner.
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A shredded tire is like a party popper, only worse.
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Emerging from the fire like a phoenix…
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The hits just keep on coming for playoff drivers.
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Kyle, no! The cones!
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Watch the fingers!
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Heck of a save for Tyler Reddick and Ryan Blaney.
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William Byron’s playoff hopes take a (literal) hit after a tire issue.
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Nothing gets the car going like a little kick into gear.
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You’ve gotta keep those tires under control, fellas.
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A big spin for No-Brakes Blaney.
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It’s not been a great night for playoff drivers. Even the defending series champ isn’t immune to a flat tire.
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Yeah, that’ll fix the damage. (It didn’t fix it.)
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What a move! But not enough to stop Denny Hamlin.
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Nice run for Denny Hamlin.
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That’s how you snap a winless streak.
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Always wear your driver’s gear to the track, kids.