Darnell Struggles at the Monster Mile Finishing 25th

The Monster Mile has not been too kind to the No. 99 Northern Tool + Equipment team the past couple of years and this year's AAA Insurance 200 would not be any different. Following two poor practice sessions the day before and qualifying back in the middle of the pack, Darnell and his NT+E team knew it would be an uphill battle from the start. Along with fighting a tight race truck the entire race, Darnell would also bring out a caution midway through race putting the No. 99 Ford F-150 several laps behind and finishing a disappointing 25th.

When the green flag dropped on a perfect evening for racing, Darnell and his No. 99 Ford F-150 rolled off the starting grid in the 18th position. Just two laps into the race Darnell quickly fell four spots and by lap 13 reported the truck being extremely tight with no front-end grip.