NASCAR at Darlington 2024: Odds, entry lists, TV times, throwback schemes and more
NASCAR Throwback Weekend at Darlington Raceway is here and all three national series are in action with nods to the past from the stars of the present.
NASCAR Cup Series’ Goodyear 400
- 3 p.m. Sunday (all times Eastern)
- TV/Radio: FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
- Stages end on laps 90/185/293
- Practice and qualifying: 10:35 a.m. Saturday
Erik Jones is back in the No. 43 after missing two races. Derek Kraus will get another start after racing at Kansas Speedway in the No. 16 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing.
Meanwhile, Kaz Grala is back in the car after stepping out of the No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford at Kansas Speedway.
- Last race + points: Kyle Larson wins out in closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history
- Most recent Darlington race: Kyle Larson now in a tie with Hendrick predecessor on all-time wins list
- All-time Darlington winners: Denny Hamlin leads the charge of past winners at Darlington
- All-time Mother’s Day winners: NASCAR’s history of racing on Mother’s Day
NASCAR Cup Series Odds for Darlington
- Kyle Larson: +400 to win, +110 for Top-3 finish, -175 for Top-5
- Denny Hamlin: +500, +130, -165
- Martin Truex Jr: +650, +175, -125
- William Byron: +750, +200, -105
- Tyler Reddick: +750, +200, +100
- Christopher Bell: +900, +260, +130
- Ross Chastain: +1300, +350, +165
- Chase Elliott: +1400, +400, +180
- Kyle Busch: +1500, +425, +190
- Brad Keselowski: +1800, +500, +225
NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200
- 1:30 p.m. Saturday (all times Eastern)
- TV/Radio: FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
- Stages end on laps 45/90/147
- Practice and qualifying: 5:05 p.m. Friday
William Byron and John Hunter Nemechek are the two Cup Series drivers in the Xfinity Series field this weekend.
Hot off of a big performance at Dover, Carson Kvapil is back with JR Motorsports. Martinsville winner Aric Almirola will be teammates with Taylor Gray on Joe Gibbs Racing’s two part-time entries.
Meanwhile, Garrett Smithley is back in the No. 6 Chevrolet. Josh Bilicki will race the No. 92 for DGM Racing while SS-GreenLight has Patrick Emerling and David Starr in their cars.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Odds for Darlington
- William Byron: +275 to win, -125 for Top-3 finish, -285 for Top-5
- Justin Allgaier: +350, +100, -220
- Cole Custer: +550, +160, -135
- Sheldon Creed/Aric Almirola: +800, +230, +100
- Chandler Smith: +1100, +300, +130
- Austin Hill: +1200, +350, +150
- John Hunter Nemechek: +1600, +450, +200
- Sam Mayer: +1800, +500, +225
- Riley Herbst/AJ Allmendinger: +2000, +550, +250
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ Buckle Up South Carolina 200
- 7:30 p.m. Friday (all times Eastern)
- TV/Radio: FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
- Stages end on laps 45/90/147
- Practice and qualifying: 3:05 p.m. Friday
Colby Howard is in the No. 1 Toyota for TRICON Garage.
If anyone wants to get the win, they’ll likely have to go through Kyle Busch in the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet for the fifth and final time this season. Busch has won at Atlanta and Texas so far with a second-place finish at Bristol and a 15th-place finish, one lap down at Las Vegas.
Ross Chastain is the other “Cup invader,” alongside Busch.
Conner Jones will race for ThorSport Racing in the No. 66 Ford F-150. Meanwhile, Jack Wood will take the reins of the McAnally Hilgemann Racing No. 91 Chevrolet Silverado.
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