How to watch NASCAR at Darlington race, winner odds

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Denny Hamlin (11) races into Turn 1 at the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Dover Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 1, 2022, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Jason Minto)

Denny Hamlin (11) races into Turn 1 at the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Dover Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 1, 2022, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Jason Minto)

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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

Order Driver Car No.
1 Joey Logano 22
2 Kyle Larson 5
3 Christopher Bell 20
4 Martin Truex Jr. 19
5 Kyle Busch 18
6 Kurt Busch 45
7 Ryan Blaney 12
8 Ross Chastain 1
9 William Byron 24
10 Tyler Reddick 8
11 Erik Jones 43
12 Aric Almirola 10
13 Chase Briscoe 14
14 Austin Dillon 3
15 Alex Bowman 48
16 Michael McDowell 34
17 Bubba Wallace 23
18 Chris Buescher 17
19 Austin Cindric 2
20 Daniel Suárez 99
21 Ty Dillon 42
22 Denny Hamlin 11
23 Brad Keselowski 6
24 Daniel Hemric 16
25 Harrison Burton 21
26 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47
27 Todd Gilliland 38
28 Cole Custer 41
29 Justin Haley 31
30 Corey LaJoie 7
31 Cody Ware 51
32 JJ Yeley 15
33 Landon Cassill 77
34 Chase Elliott 9
35 Kevin Harvick 4
36 BJ McLeod 78

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.

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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.
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