NASCAR Xfinity Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will this weekend travel to Darlington Raceway, located near Darlington, South Carolina. The teams of the Camping World Truck Series will travel to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Darlington Raceway, nicknamed “The Lady in Black” and “The Track Too Tough to Tame” opened for racing in 1950. The track is an egg-shaped oval and is 2.198 km (1.366 mile) long. Surface is asphalt with four turns, banking in turns 1 and 2; 25°, turns 3 and 4; 23°, frontstretch; 3° and backstretch; 2°. Lap record, for NASCAR Series, is held by Aric Almirola with 184.145 mph (26.705 sec.) in 2011. Most wins by an active driver at Darlington Raceway is Jimmie Johnson (36 races) with 3 wins. Capacity: 58 000 race fans.
Weekend Schedule for Darlington Raceway and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Series: Monster Cup, Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series
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Note: Times in CET and EST
Friday, September 1
Darlington Raceway
18.00-18.55 | 12-12:55 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series practice, NBCSN
19.00- 19.55 | 1-1:55 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, NBCSN
20.30- 21.25 | 2:30-3:25 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice, NBCSN
21.30-22.55 | 3:30- 4:55 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBCSN
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17.30 | 11:30 a.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series
18.30 | 12:30 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Saturday, September 2
Darlington Raceway
18.00 | 12 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN
20.00 | 2 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN
21.30 | 3:30 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series Sports Clips Haircuts VFW 200 (147 laps, 200.8 miles), NBCSN
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
15.30 | 9:30 a.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice
17.35 | 11:35 a.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice
23.30 | 5:30 p.m. | Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying, FS2
Sunday, September 2
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
20.00 | 2 p.m. | Camping World Truck Series Chevrolet Silverado 250 (64 laps, 157.37 miles), FS1
Darlington Raceway
24.00 | 6 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 (367 laps, 501.3 miles), NBCSN / VIASAT MOTOR LIVE 23.30 (Sweden)
Photo: Robert Laberge/NASCAR via Getty (NASCAR Media.com)