CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There was a 26-year age difference between the ninth- and 10th-place drivers, John Hunter Nemechek and Matt Kenseth, respectively, in NASCAR’s return race Sunday at Darlington.Although almost three decades separated them, one thing united them — neither driver was expected to place as well as he did. Kenseth, 48, returned to the track for the first time on Sunday after a yearlong retirement from racing. Cup rookie Nemechek, 22, drove in just his fifth official event as a full-time driver in NASCAR’s top series. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, neither driver competed havi…
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