one more time at darlington.s, earlier this year, won at charlotte in a 600-mile race, and now the longest race of the year time-wise, down the back stretch for the final time. carl edwards, as he comes through three and four, he'll see the checkered flag. he'll add his name to the legends that have won at darlington! carl edwards wins the southern 500. >> awesome! way to go team. woo! >> awesome job. darlington there, boys. southern 500 winners! >> yeah. it's over. >> won the southern 500. that's as good as it gets right there. way to dig. so proud of you guys! >> rick: carl edwards driving for joe gibbs racing. they have been dominant. seven of the last ten races they've won. pole for the last five. five of the last seven races. carl edwards, his signature after winning, he will do a back flip right off of the driver's side window. right at the start/finish line. the history of this place, thick. his crew knows. they'll give him room. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: i get nervous every time i see it. >> rick:

one more time at darlington. carl edwards, earlier this year, won at charlotte in a 600-mile race, and now the longest race of the year time-wise, down the back stretch for the final time. carl edwards, as he comes through three and four, he'll see the checkered flag. he'll add his name to the legends that have won at darlington! carl edwards wins the southern 500. >> awesome! way to go team. woo! >> awesome job. darlington there, boys. southern 500 winners! >> yeah. it's over. >> won the southern 500. that's as good as it gets right there. way to dig. so proud of you guys! >> rick: carl edwards driving for joe gibbs racing. they have been dominant. seven of the last ten races they've won. pole for the last five. five of the last seven races. carl edwards, his signature after winning, he will do a back flip right off of the driver's side window. right at the start/finish line. the history of this place, thick. his crew knows. they'll give him room. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: i get nervous every time i see

the southern 500 from darlington raceway.en laps to go to find out who will etch their name on the trophy for the southern 500. and we mentioned when they came to pit road who will step up and have a great stop. well, the 19 team did exactly that. they watch as their team and driver gets off of pit road first and the celebration begins. kelli. >> certainly cause for celebration here. what do you think carl has here for what could be the last restart? >> i don't know. the yaris toyota, guys knocked it out of the park. joe gibbs racing has been doing a great job. in the right spot. >> two laps down. how could you pull things back together to get back in the fight. >> i can't hear what you're saying. we're going to go fight for a win. >> rick: it gets a little bit loud. i'm sure derek grubs thinking to himself we have a southern 500 to win. >> steve: the 19 has got to launch well. as soon as he accelerates he has to find a way to get the rear tires to grip and not let keselowski and the 2 car enter side by side with him. >> rick

the southern 500 from darlington raceway. less than ten laps to go to find out who will etch their name on the trophy for the southern 500. and we mentioned when they came to pit road who will step up and have a great stop. well, the 19 team did exactly that. they watch as their team and driver gets off of pit road first and the celebration begins. kelli. >> certainly cause for celebration here.

one more time at darlington.s, earlier this year, won at charlotte in a 600-mile race, and now the longest race of the year time-wise, down the back stretch for the final time. carl edwards, as he comes through three and four, he'll see the checkered flag. he'll add his name to the legends that have won at darlington! carl edwards wins the southern 500. >> awesome! way to go team. woo! >> awesome job. darlington there, boys. southern 500 winners! >> yeah. it's over. >> won the southern 500. that's as good as it gets right there. way to dig. so proud of you guys! >> rick: carl edwards driving for joe gibbs racing. they have been dominant. seven of the last ten races they've won. pole for the last five. five of the last seven races. carl edwards, his signature after winning, heill do a back flip right off of the driver's side window. right at the start/finish line. the history of this place, thick. his crew knows. they'll give him room. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: i get nervous every time i see it. >> rick: u

but jeff darlington reported red kins had already made up their mind that rg3 is still very much in their plans. they consider robert griffin iii the second best quarterback on team and he'll be the back up to court cousins. the risk if griffin suffers an injury in a game or practice that prevents him from passing his end of season physical the redskins are on the hook for his 2016 salary of $16 million. that's the risk. coming up later in sports, critical words from a former d.c. united star whose career was cut short by a concussion. he'll be talking about the doctor who examined rg3. >>> all right. so i think a lot of people safe to say have been in a pillow fight. has yours ended in a concussion. the brawl at an elite institution that left students black and blue. >>> relaxing afternoon out on the afternoon takes a terrifying turn when a boat bursts into flames. flames. and support for the i was at my shop tied up with a customer when i realized the time. i had to get to the bank before it closed, so i made a break for it. when i got out it was almost closing time. traffic was bad. i

>> celebrations for nascar's carl edwards, picking up his second victory of the season at darlingtonaceway. the nearly five-hour sprint cup race had a record 18 cautions. >>> he may have the quickest reflexes on the court. take a look at this ball boy. you'll see it in just a minute, working the u.s. open. you can see it better in slow-mo. a 118 mile-per-hour serve comes his way, he barely bats an eye, reaches out and snags the tennis ball. >>> mutombo enters the hall of fame. he's known for his humanitarian work. mutombo and his foundation are making a difference for people living in the congo. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 4:46 and it is cooling down this morning under clear skies, look at that nice, clear view across the delaware. it's clear here. there are a couple of spots of fog that we're checking out this morning. 70 degrees, 87% humidity and a little bit of a breeze at 5 miles an hour. it's not making it into the pocono mountains. this is a live view from camel back. you can see some of the lights are on with fog in place. those l

nascar's carl edwards picking up his second victory of the season at darlington raceway.early five-hour sprint cup race had a record 18 cautions.ç >>> he may have the quickest reflexes but take a look at this ball boy working the u.s. open. pretty amazing. you can see it better in slow motion here. this happened on a 118 mile-per-hour serve. look at that kid, reaches out there, doesn't bat on eye. and stoic. he just hands the ball back to the referee. nice snag. look at that. >> there's no shortage of events happening across our area this labor day. >> we're taking you county by county for a look at what's happening near where you live. in philadelphia, the national constitution center is inviting phonings to take a step back into the 18th century for a colonial field day. enjoy several activities starting at 10:00 on the museum's front lawn in old city. there's a free labor day concert at veterans square park in lower makefield, bucks county. it's free of charge but event organizers are asking guests to bring a small donation. >>> if you love wine and the blues then you

. >>> darlington reway since 1950 the track too tough to tame has been the site of moments that haverge the history of nascar. for decades the southern 500 on labor day weekend was tradition here. after a 12-year hiatus the race is back where it belongs. >> the following nbc sports program is brought to you in living color. >> the sport that continues to f

darlington says sources believe that this has the approval of the skin's general manager, the head coach and owner dan schneider. griffin will be the back up this year they say. >>> a man is paying to fly banners above nfl commissioner roger goodell's summer home this time referencing the reversal of tom paid it's four came suspension in federal court. the banner read roger g, feeling a little deflated? the banner is one of three that the same paid to have flown over goodell's home for the last month or so. another plane is expected to fly over the home on sunday. >>> still to come, how the successive speed cameras in one maryland county have some calling for this program nationwide. >>> fantasy football season is here. coming up in the tech minutes, three apps to help you master your game. >>> so glad you're waking up with here this labor day weekend sunday morning it's about 7:50 a live look at the >>> welcome back. have you made your faint is say football picks yet? time is running out and the season starts this week time to get your research done in this tech minute. cnet has apps to

. >>> darlington racay since 1950 the track too tough to tame has been the site of moments that have helped forge the history of nascar. for decades the southern 500 on labor day weekend was tradition here. after a 12-year hiatus the race is back where it belongs. >> the following nbc sports program is brought to you in living color. >> the sport that continues to look forward for any advantage it can get on its competition tonight looks back on its heritage, its tradition, its legends and heroes from paint schemes to uniforms to network graphics to sponsor logue ologos. teams, drivers. all embracing the throwback weekend on nbc. welcome to countdown to green served by sonic. >> alongside the far-out jeff burton and always groovy steve letarte, i'm rick allen. it's been incredible already. >> it's been great celebrating these old cars. i'd like to thank you for letting us borrow your clothes. >> thank you. >> who knew polyester could be so comfortable. >> let's look at the track. the track too tough to tame. why is it that way? >> it's so narrow and so slick. this racetrack you have

nascar darlington raceway for the both -- bo jangles. 18 caution flags. nearly five-hour race ended with a checkered flag. it was his first at this historic racetrack. this abc7 sports report is brought to you by infinity. serena will face venus in the quarterfinals and trying to win a slam. wouldn't that be something if your sister knocks you out of winning the grand slam? >> i'm sure my sisters would like to knock me out under certain circumstances. >> i wasn't going to bring that up. >> thank you for watching. that's it for tonight. the news continues tomorrow morning at 4:30. ♪ hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! ♪ introducg the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter sleep number... right now all beds are on sale. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. you like the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! only at a sleep number store. right now save 50% on the labor

the track they've been using in darlington north carolina for 65 years now.ere were no major accidents. but 18 caution flags. one of them came on lap 88 when danica patrick went into the wall. another restart with eight laps to go, edwards held keselowski. edward in the middle of the top 16 with one event to go before they begin the race for the cup. >>> that's it for now, see you in a little bit. 11:00 on sports wrap. >> looking forward to it. thanks joe. >> sure. >>> governor jerry brown looks to make california the leading state in green energy but there are several obstacles to overcome before his proposed bill can become reality. >> thousands of refugees fleeing the syrian civil war. hear how the pope is taking in for catholics to take in refugees with open armless. this is the dawn of an old day. because at&t and directv are offering yesterday's technology, today. tv from space. [whispered] space as long as it's not too rainy. [whispered] rainy or windy. [whispered] windy or there isn't a branch in the way. [whispered] branchy welcome to the moment no o

card edwards taking the lead out of the first final restart and recorded his first career win at darlingtonace way. brad finishing second. one more race to go before the chase starts. a's lost to seattle but more painful loss is that catcher vogt took a ball to the groin and had to be taken to the hospital. scary. you deon't think you can get seriously hurt in baseball. he was seriously hurt. >> mindi, thank you you. we'll be right back. countless hours on the road and the comforts of home far, far away. as nbc's john yang reports-- big-rig "road warriors" are now hitting the highway in style. ==pkg== ==outq "...john yang, nbc news, fort wayne, indiana." ==trt 2:04== >>> a unique look at big rig drivers. as john yang reports, a look at big rig driving in style. >> linda and her husband, bob, log close to 145,000 miles a year in their rig. >> watch the sun come up. it is a wonderful way it start the day. >> sometimes hauling up to 14,000 pounds of cargo. but they're doing it in style. >> hardwood floors. even in our home we don't have hardwood floors. >> with all the comforts of home. >> we

michael darlington built this beautiful -- >> jimmy: you brought some pictures. you are really are coughing up dirt. okay. so first of all, there's -- looks like fun. anything where you have to wear a face mask, i'm out. >> yeah. yeah. >> jimmy: so that's the -- what is that? >> that was just -- there's all kinds of tents and there's rvs and, you know. there were a lot of high winds. some of my tent fell down. a few times. ripped. i sewed it. i know how to sew tents now. >> jimmy: really. >> there we're finishing our day at work and that happened. >> jimmy: what planet is this? >> yeah. it's kind of fabulous. because you'll be there, you know, and everything's like sunny, then all of a sudden it gets white. then there's like a half-naked woman with a red umbrella walking out of nowhere. >> jimmy: all right. it is sounding better. all right, this is -- >> that's the temple. i have a nail gun, i put lots of stuff on that temple. >> jimmy: you built that? >> not all five stories. it was very layered. it was very beautiful. and everyone's jaws are open. i used a nail

the sprint cup will be in darlington, south carolina.'s coverage will throw back to the 1970s with retro graphics, classic paint schemes and legendary broadcasters as the famous race returns to labor day weekend. coverage begins at 7:00 eastern here on nbc 10. >>> well, kind of a warm, humid start to your labor day weekend if your weekend is starting with today. we do still have isolated showers around. they are kind of raining themselves out at this point and certainly not everyone's seeing them. humidity is still here but by tomorrow, it leaves so we will see a nice break from the humidity and eventually it comes back next week. your labor day weekend weather looks really good, especially if you're at the shore. here's a look at cape may. a lot of people already at the shore and i'm sure a lot of people heading to the shore as we speak. temperature in cape may, 81 degrees with an onshore wind, east-northeast wind now at 14 miles an hour, gusting closer to 22. so it is windy along the shore and it will be breezy into tomorrow. feels mor

one man in darlington, south carolina, educated eight children working for nucore and it had no adverse effect on your pay or your bonus. in addition to that, they had a no-layoff policy. so, i've still got the letter ken iverson wrote to all of his employees in the only year in the 1980s when nucor made less money than they did the year before. they never lost money until the financial crash, but their profit margin went down. so he sent a letter which said something like this -- as you know, the world steel business is in a terrible slump and so our sales went down 20% this year. this is not your fault. you did everything i asked you to do. it is, however, my fault. i should have been smart enough to figure out how we could be the only company in the world not to have our profits decline. as you know, i have a no-layoff policy so everybody's income's going down 20% this year. but since it's my fault, not yours, i'm going to cut my income 60%. there was a big article in "fortune" or "forbes" of -- it was kind of mixed tone, pointing out how he was now by lightyears the lowest paid fort