The NASCAR drivers can’t seem to catch a break. First, they had to skillfully ride the fence at Homestead, followed by enduring all the shoving and bumping at NASCAR’s shortest short track. Now that Martinsville is wrapped up, NASCAR is headed to the track, ‘too tough to tame.’ Yup, NASCAR Cup Series’s eighth race is at Darlington Raceway, and folks, it’s going to be a thriller. Remember the last time the Cup Series came to the track? Kyle Busch almost got a playoff berth.

Folks, Darlington played the regular season finale last year, and it became a thrilling battle between Chase Briscoe and Busch in the end. However, Briscoe brought his A game defending against Rowdy. And that’s how Darlington races are. Unpredictable. Who knows, we might see a surprise winner. Austin Hill is coming for a one-off in the Cup race. He’s been on a roll this season. Or maybe Kyle Busch could finish what he couldn’t last time. Now that would be something to watch!

Here’s everything about the action-packed Darlington race

Folks, we don’t have the Truck Series race this weekend, but there’s plenty of action to look forward to with the Xfinity Series and the Cup Series. Saturday will kick off with the NASCAR Xfinity Series practice at 10:05 A.M. E.T., followed by their qualifying session at 11:10 A.M. E.T. You can catch both on the CW app. After that, we’ll dive into the NASCAR Cup Series practice at 12:35 P.M. E.T., which will be streamed live on Prime Video.

Immediately following that, the Cup Series qualifying session will take place at 1:40 P.M. E.T., also streamed live on Prime Video. Saturday’s main event will be the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200, which takes place at 3:30 P.M. E.T. and will be broadcasted on The CW Network. Sunday brings the NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400, which will get the green flag at 3:00 P.M. E.T. You can catch the action live on FS1.

This could be the time for teams to step up their game and pull a win. Maybe Team Penske can bag their first one. After all, Joey Logano has one of the best average finishes at Darlington in the next-gen car. Logano has a 10.7 average finish behind William Byron with 10.3. The #22 driver has won the race once and twice and finished in the top 5 in six races. But the race won’t be easy, not for Logano and not for anyone else.

If drivers manage to not get the infamous ‘Darlington Stripe,’ Denny Hamlin will be waiting to bag another win. The #11 happens to be the winningest active driver of the track (4 wins). And he coming with winning momentum from the Martinsville race. And while watching all these storylines unfold from behind your TV would be epic, we have given you the schedule. But imagine being in the grandstands, watching your favorite driver tame the track, too tough to tame. And you are in luck, the tickets are still available. You can book them here: ‘am.ticketmaster.com’ Folks, they have special offers for early birds, students, veterans. So we’d suggest you hurry up. And if you do end up going, carry your rain wear.

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The weather at Darlington and the lineup

What’s better than a race in unpredictable conditions? A wet race! Navigating tricky turns will be a challenge, especially if the rain decides to make an appearance. According to the latest forecast, there’s a chance of rain this weekend. On Saturday, temperatures are expected to reach a high of 89°F, with a 9% chance of rain, rising to 12% by race time. During the Xfinity race, temperatures will rise to 91°F, and the precipitation percentage chance stands at 12% throughout the afternoon.

For Sunday, temperatures are expected to reach 86°F before the race, with a 19% chance of rain rising to 35% as the race time approaches. During the race, temperatures will remain around 86°F, and the chance of rain will stay at 35% throughout the afternoon. It looks like we might see some wet conditions, so let’s see if NASCAR delays the start or breaks out the wet tires! Either way, it’s going to be a race you don’t want to miss, especially with the exciting lineup ahead. There are many drivers doing double duty: Austin Hill, Christopher Bell, Ross Chastain, and Chase Elliott. Check it out:

Cup Series: 

#1 Ross Chastain

#2 Austin Cindric

#3 Austin Dillon

#4 Noah Gragson

#5 Kyle Larson

#6 Brad Keselowski

#7 Justin Haley

#8 Kyle Busch

#9 Chase Elliott

#10 Ty Dillon

#11 Denny Hamlin

#12 Ryan Blaney

#16 AJ Allmendinger

#17 Chris Buescher

#19 Chase Briscoe

#20 Christopher Bell

#21 Josh Berry

#22 Joey Logano

#23 Bubba Wallace

#24 William Byron

#33 Austin Hill

#34 Todd Gilliland

#35 Riley Herbst

#38 Zane Smith

#41 Cole Custer

#42 John Hunter Nemechek

#43 Erik Jones

#44 JJ Yeley

#45 Tyler Reddick

#47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

#48 Alex Bowman

#51 Cody Ware

#54 Ty Gibbs

#60 Ryan Preece

#71 Michael McDowell

#77 Carson Hocevar

#88 Shane van Gisbergen

#99 Daniel Suárez

Xfinity Series: 

#00 – Sheldon Creed

#1 – Carson Kvapil

#2 – Jesse Love

#4 – Parker Retzlaff

#5 – Kris Wright

#7 – Justin Allgaier

#07 – Nick Leitz

#8 – Sammy Smith

#9 – Ross Chastain

#10 – Daniel Dye

#11 – Josh Williams

#14 – Garrett Smithley

#16 – Christian Eckes

#17 – Chase Elliott

#18 – William Sawalich

#19 – Christopher Bell

#20 – Brandon Jones

#21 – Austin Hill

#24 – Corey Heim

#25 – Harrison Burton

#26 – Dean Thompson

#27 – Jeb Burton

#28 – Kyle Sieg

#31 – Blaine Perkins

#32 – Austin Green

#35 – Greg Van Alst

#39 – Ryan Sieg

#41 – Sam Mayer

#42 – Anthony Alfredo

#44 – Brennan Poole

#45 – Mason Massey

#48 – Nick Sanchez

#51 – Jeremy Clements

#53 – TBA

#54 – Taylor Gray

#70 – Leland Honeyman

#71 – Ryan Ellis

#74 – Dawson Cram

#88 – Connor Zilisch

#91 – Josh Bilicki

#99 – Matt DiBenedetto

Who do you think will win Darlington? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.