NASCAR at Darlington 2016: Start time, lineup, TV schedule, more
DARLINGTON, S.C. — It’s NASCAR race day at Darlington Raceway, and we’ve got some essential information you need to get ready for Sunday’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 Sprint Cup race.
START TIME: New NASCAR Hall of Famers Mark Martin, Rick Hendrick and Richard Childress, along with Bojangles’ CEO Clifton Rutledge, are scheduled to instruct drivers to start their engines at 6:12 p.m. (ET) today. If you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the race, turn on your TV at 6:20 p.m. for the green flag.
RACE DISTANCE: The Southern 500 is 367 laps around the 1.366-mile track for a total of 501 miles.
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NATIONAL ANTHEM: Actor Barry Williams — Greg Brady of The Brady Bunch fame — is scheduled to sing the national anthem at 6:06 p.m.
TV/RADIO SCHEDULE: NBC will broadcast today's race. The pre-race show is scheduled at 5 p.m. (ET) on NBC Sports Network. The Motor Racing Network will call the race on the radio.
WEATHER: Sunday’s forecast calls for an afternoon high of 85 with a 10 percent chance of rain.
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LAST TIME: Carl Edwards won last year’s Southern 500. Brad Keselowski was second and Denny Hamlin third.
STARTING LINEUP: Kevin Harvick will start the race from the pole position after rain washed out qualifying and the lineup was set by owners points. Also in the top five: Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Kurt Busch and Joey Logano.
Here is the lineup for the Bojangles' Southern 500:
1. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet
2. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford
3. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota
4. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet
5. (22) Joey Logano, Ford
6. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota
7. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota
8. (78) Martin Truex, Jr., Toyota
9. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
10. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota
11. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
12. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
13. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet
14. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet
15. (88) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet
16. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet,
17. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet
18. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet
19. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford
20. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford
21. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet
22. (17) Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Ford
23. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford
24. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet
25. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet
26. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford
27. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet
28. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet
29. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford
30. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet
31. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford
32. (23) David Ragan, Toyota
33. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet
34. (44) Brian Scott, Ford
35. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota
36. (98) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet
37. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet
38. (32) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford
39. (55) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet
40. (30) Josh Wise, Chevrolet
