BROADCAST INFORMATION: Sunday’s race at Darlington Raceway will air live on NBC Sports Network at 6 p.m. ET. Can’t make it to a television? The race can be heard live on MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Below is the broadcast schedule for the remainder of the weekend.
Friday, September 1
1 p.m. ET: NASCAR Cup Series practice, NBC Sports Network
3:30 p.m. ET: NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBC Sports Network
Saturday, September 2
1:45 p.m. ET: NASCAR Cup Series qualifying, NBC Sports Network
Sunday, September 3
6 p.m. ET: NASCAR Cup Series race, NBC Sports Network
THIS WEEKEND'S PAINT SCHEMES: Kasey Kahne will drive the No. 5 Great Clips Throwback Chevrolet SS, Chase Elliott will man the No. 24 NAPA AUTO PARTS Throwback Chevrolet SS, Jimmie Johnson will pilot the No. 48 Lowe's Throwback Chevrolet SS and Dale Earnhardt Jr. will drive the No. 88 Nationwide Throwback Chevrolet SS.
HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS AT DARLINGTON: In 54 events at Darlington Raceway, Hendrick Motorsports has earned 14 wins, seven pole positions, 44 top-five finishes and 74 top-10s. Johnson most recently won at the historic track on May 12, 2012, to claim Hendrick Motorsports’ 200th NASCAR Cup Series victory.
KAHNE AT DARLINGTON: Throughout Kahne’s 14 races at the track "Too Tough To Tame," he has collected four pole awards – in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2011 – which leads all other active drivers in the Cup Series. The Enumclaw, Washington, native looks to capture his first win at one of his favorite racetracks this weekend. He finished seventh in last year’s race at the 1.366-mile track. The Chevy driver has led a total of 353 laps throughout nine races at the venue, which ranks him fifth among current drivers and means he’s led at least one lap in 64 percent of his races at Darlington
ELLIOTT'S DARLINGTON STATS: Elliott is set to make his third NASCAR Cup Series start this weekend at Darlington Raceway. In his first two starts, Elliott collected one top-10 finish and averaged a starting position of 16.5 and finishing position of 25.5. Elliott collected a win in his first NASCAR XFINITY Series start at the 1.366-mile raceway in 2014 for JR Motorsports after qualifying second and leading 52 laps. In two NASCAR XFINITY Series starts, he averaged a starting position of 4.5 and finishing position of 12.5.
FLASHBACK TO WIN NO. 200 WITH JOHNSON: Hendrick Motorsports is on the cusp of its 250th NASCAR Cup Series win, and it was Johnson who was able to capture the team's 200th victory. On May 12, 2012, Johnson led 134 laps around the "Lady in Black" and took the checkered flag at Darlington for his 56th career win – the 200th for Hendrick Motorsports as an organization. Johnson’s other wins at Darlington came when the track had two race dates in a single season and he swept the 2004 events.
EARNHARDT AT DARLINGTON: While Earnhardt has yet to score a victory at Darlington Raceway, he has come close – finishing in the runner-up spot in 2014, leading five of the final seven laps before getting passed for the win. In each of his last three trips (2013-2015) to the 1.366-mile oval, Earnhardt has recorded top-10 finishes