The three national NASCAR series are back in action this weekend for a trip to South Carolina. The drivers and teams will take on the historic Darlington Raceway, which has been on the schedule since 1950.
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This weekend will begin with the Craftsman Truck Series teams competing on Friday night. It will continue with O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and NASCAR Cup Series teams hitting the track on Saturday. The Cup Series teams will close out the weekend with a Sunday afternoon race.
This weekend will feature some uncertainty for the Cup Series teams, in particular. They will take on the 1.366-mile track with the updated 750-horsepower package and a different aero package. They don't know what to expect, but they believe the combination will create some potential chaos.
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Darlington Raceway Weekend forecast and schedule
Friday forecast: The WeatherUnderground forecast calls for mostly sunny skies throughout the day. A high of 68 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the Truck Series race.
Saturday forecast: The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies throughout the day. A high of 83 degrees and a 2% chance of rain.
Sunday forecast: The forecast calls for sunny skies throughout the day. A high of 86 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the Cup Series race.
Friday, March 20, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 10:30 a.m. — Craftsman Truck Series garage hours
- 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series garage hours
- 3:30 - 4:20 p.m. — Truck Series practice (FS2)
- 4:35 - 5:30 p.m. — Truck Series qualifying (FS2)
- 7:30 p.m. — Truck Series race (147 laps, 200.8 miles. FS1, Radio coverage on NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Saturday, March 21, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. — Cup Series garage hours
- 10:30 a.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series garage hours
- 12 - 12:50 p.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice (CW app)
- 1:05 - 2 p.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying (CW app)
- 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. — Cup Series practice (Prime Video, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 3:40 - 4:30 p.m. — Cup qualifying (Prime Video, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 5:30 p.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race (147 laps, 200.8 miles. CW, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Sunday, March 22, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 12 p.m. — Cup Series garage hours
- 3 p.m. — Cup Series race (293 laps, 400.2 miles. FS1, In-car cameras on Max, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
