Updated #NASCAR Darlington Schedule

DARLINGTON RACEWAY 2016

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES

EVENT SCHEDULE
(REVISED as of September 01, 04:15 PM)

With inclement weather expected at Darlington Raceway due to the advancing Hurricane Hermine, NASCAR postponed all at-track activity for Friday. Below is the revised detailed schedule for both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series.

Friday, September 2 

• ALL ACTIVITIES CANCELLED FOR FRIDAY (ALL GARAGES ARE CLOSED)

Saturday, September 3 

• 6:00 AM 4:00 PM NXS REGISTRATION OPEN
• 6:00 AM NXS GARAGE OPENS
• 6:30 AM 3:00 PM NSCS REGISTRATION OPEN
• 7:00 AM 5:30 PM NSCS GARAGE OPEN
• 7:30 AM TRACK SERVICES MEETING (NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES GARAGE AREA TENT)
• 8:00 AM NXS ROOKIE & SPOTTER MEETINGS
• 9:00 AM 9:55 AM NXS FINAL PRACTICE
• 9:00 AM 1:30 PM NXS Minors Permitted in the Garage Area*
• 10:00 AM 10:30 AM NASCAR MEDIA RIDES
• 10:00 AM NSCS ROOKIE MEETING, SPOTTER MEETING, & RANDOM DRAWING
• 10:30 AM 3:30 PM NSCS ** HOT PASS IN EFFECT **
• 11:00 AM 12:25 PM NSCS PRACTICE
• 11:45 AM NXS QUALIFYING (CANCELLED, LINE UP PER THE RULEBOOK)
• 12:30 PM 1:00 PM PACE VEHICLE CALIBRATION
• 1:00 PM 1:30 PM TV TELEVISION EXHIBITION RUNS
• 1:00 PM TRACK SERVICES MEETING (PIT ROAD)
• 1:15 PM NXS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES GARAGE AREA TENT)
• 1:30 PM 2:50 PM NSCS FINAL PRACTICE
• 1:45 PM NSCS QUALIFYING (CANCELLED, LINE UP PER THE RULEBOOK)
• 3:00 PM NXS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
• 3:30 PM NXS RACE (147 LAPS, 200.8 MILES)

Sunday, September 4

• 11:00 AM 6:30 PM NSCS REGISTRATION OPEN
• 11:00 AM NSCS GARAGE OPEN
• 12:00 PM 4:30 PM NSCS Minors Permitted in the Garage Area*
• 12:20 PM 2:00 PM Pace Vehicle Rides (Darlington Raceway)
• 2:05 PM 3:00 PM NASCAR PACE VEHICLE RIDES
• 2:30 PM TRACK SERVICES MEETING (NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES GARAGE AREA TENT)
• 4:00 PM NSCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES GARAGE AREA TENT)
• 4:20 PM 5:15 PM CONCERT
• 5:00 PM 10:30 PM NSCS ** HOT PASS IN EFFECT **
• 5:25 PM NSCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
• 6:00 PM NSCS RACE (367 LAPS, 501.3 MILES)

Darlington Raceway Data

Photo taken from Spot 3091 looking
toward turns 3 and 4 this Morning
by Mike Bluford

• Season Race #: 25 of 36 (09-04-15)
• Track Size: 1.366-miles
• Banking/Turns 1 & 2: 25 degrees
• Banking/Turns 3 & 4: 23 degrees
• Banking/Frontstretch: 6 degrees
• Banking/Backstretch: 6 degrees
• Frontstretch Length: 1,229 feet
• Backstretch Length: 1,229 feet
• Race Length: 367 laps / 501.3 miles

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Darlington

• Jeff Gordon............................... 111.2
• Denny Hamlin........................... 107.8
• Kyle Busch............................... 105.2
• Jimmie Johnson........................ 104.4
• Greg Biffle................................ 102.9
• Kasey Kahne.............................. 96.1
• Kevin Harvick.............................. 95.9
• Ryan Newman............................ 94.2
• Martin Truex Jr............................ 93.6
• Carl Edwards.............................. 92.4

Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2015 races (11 total) among active drivers at Darlington Raceway.

Qualifying/Race Data

2015 pole winner:
Brad Keselowski, Ford
178.874 mph, 27.492 secs. 08-05-15

2015 race winner:

Carl Edwards, Toyota
111.993 mph, (04:28:35), 08-06-15

Track qualifying record:

Aric Almirola, Ford
184.145 mph, 26.705 secs. 04-11-14

Track race record:

Matt Kenseth, Toyota
141.383 mph, (03:32:45), 05-11-13

Note - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:

• Next Race: Chevrolet Silverado 250 
• The Place: Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 
• The Date: Sunday, Sept. 4 
• The Time: 2:30 p.m. ET TV: FS1, 2 p.m. ET 
• Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio 
• Distance: 182.16 miles (45 laps)