DARLINGTON, S.C. - Speaking of Throwback Weekend, Chase Elliott has some intentions of rewinding the clock a bit on Saturday afternoon as well.
NASCAR is at Darlington Raceway this weekend for an Xfinity, Cup Series doubleheader with cars in both series running paint schemes that pay homage to the past.
Elliott strapped into the Hendrick Motorsports No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet for the first time this year on Saturday looking for a second career win at Darlington in the Xfinity Series. His first came back on April 11, 2014 and marked his second career victory in an Xfinity car.
With Saturday's race set for a 3:30 p.m. start, qualifying was held in the morning. Elliott turned in a lap time of 30.096 seconds, good enough to earn the eighth spot on the starting grid.
"I need help in a lot of places but this is definitely on the list, so, thought this was a good one," Elliott said. "This was an OK race and I felt like it helped me some for Sunday (last year). Just trying to get as many reps as I can at this track."
Saturday was set to be a busy day with Cup Series practice and qualifying scheduled to follow the Xfinity Series qualifying session. Here's a look at the Xfinity Series starting lineup as well as the schedule for the rest of the weekend:
NASCAR Xfinity starting lineup
- Christopher Bell, No. 19
- Brandon Jones, No. 20
- Justin Allgaier, No. 7
- Taylor Gray, No. 54
- Sam Mayer, No. 41
- Carson Kvapil, No. 1
- Daniel Dye, No. 10
- Chase Elliott, No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
- Christian Eckes, No. 16
- Sheldon Creed, No. 00
- Jesse Love, No. 2
- Sammy Smith, No. 8
- Kris Wright, No. 5
- Harrison Burton, No. 25
- Nick Sanchez, No. 48
- Connor Zilisch, No. 88
- Ryan Sieg, No. 39
- Jeremy Clements, No. 51
- Austin Hill, No. 21
- William Sawalich, No. 18
- Matt DiBenedetto, No. 99
- Jeb Burton, No. 27
- Brennan Poole, No. 44
- Blaine Perkins, No. 31
- Ryan Ellis, No. 71
- Parker Retzlaff, No. 4
- Ross Chastain, No. 9
- Garrett Smithley, No. 14
- Josh Williams, No. 11
- Dean Thompson, No. 26
- Josh Bilicki, No. 91
- Anthony Alfredo, No. 42
- Leland Honeyman, No. 70
- Kyle Sieg, No. 28
- Mason Massey, No. 45
- Nick Leitz, No. 07
- Dawson Cram, No. 74
- Austin Green, No. 32
NASCAR TV schedule this weekend
Saturday, April 5
12:35 - Cup Series practice, Prime Video
1:40 - Cup Series qualifying, Prime Video
3:30 - Xfinity Series race, CW
Sunday, April 6
3 p.m. - Cup Series race, FS1