NASCAR & Auto Racing

How to watch NASCAR race at Darlington: TV info, betting odds, starting lineup

NASCAR’s races at the track “Too Tough To Tame” for is annual throwback event on Mother’s Day. The Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway is Sunday at 3:30 p.m. on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM.

Cup Series points leader Chase Elliott is coming off a win at Dover Motor Speedway in the most recent race. He sits 50 points ahead of Ryan Blaney, who remains second in the standings without a win this season.

A mix of Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing drivers have the best odds to win, according to BetMGM sportsbook. Kyle Larson is favored (+500), followed by Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. (tied at +700), Elliott (+800), Kyle Busch (+900) and William Byron (+1,000).

Joey Logano earned the pole with a lap of 28.805 seconds and speed of 170.720 mph during qualifying on Saturday. Kyle Larson will start iin the front row following Saturday’s qualifying sessions. Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Christopher Bell and Martin Truex Jr. will line up in the next row behind them.

NASCAR Hall of Famer driver David Pearson leads the series in wins at Darlington, a 1.366-mile egg-shaped paved oval, with 10 victories. Hamlin leads all active drivers in Darlington wins with four (2010, ‘17, ‘20, ‘21). Truex Jr. is the defending Goodyear 400 winner.

The race is 293 laps (400.2 miles) with stages ending on laps 90, 185 and 293.

NASCAR at Darlington starting order

OrderDriverCar No.
1Joey Logano22
2Kyle Larson5
3Christopher Bell20
4Martin Truex Jr.19
5Kyle Busch18
6Kurt Busch45
7Ryan Blaney12
8Ross Chastain1
9William Byron24
10Tyler Reddick8
11Erik Jones43
12Aric Almirola10
13Chase Briscoe14
14Austin Dillon3
15Alex Bowman48
16Michael McDowell34
17Bubba Wallace23
18Chris Buescher17
19Austin Cindric2
20Daniel Suárez99
21Ty Dillon42
22Denny Hamlin11
23Brad Keselowski6
24Daniel Hemric16
25Harrison Burton21
26Ricky Stenhouse Jr.47
27Todd Gilliland38
28Cole Custer41
29Justin Haley31
30Corey LaJoie7
31Cody Ware51
32JJ Yeley15
33Landon Cassill77
34Chase Elliott9
35Kevin Harvick4
36BJ McLeod78

How to watch NASCAR Darlington

  • Race: Goodyear 400
  • Distance: 293 laps (400.2 miles) with stages ending on laps 90, 185 and 293
  • Where: Darlington Raceway
  • When: Sunday, May 8 at 3:30 p.m. ET
  • TV: FS1 at 2 p.m.
  • Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
  • Purse: $7,292,599
  • 2021 Race Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
Alexandra Andrejev
The Charlotte Observer
NASCAR and Charlotte FC beat reporter Alex Andrejev joined The Observer in January 2020 following an internship at The Washington Post. She is a two-time APSE award winner for her NASCAR beat coverage and National Motorsports Press Association award winner. She is the host of McClatchy’s podcast “Payback” about women’s soccer. Support my work with a digital subscription
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