NASCAR is coming back to one of its most popular racetracks this weekend.
The NASCAR Cup Series is running the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina, for the first of two races in the 2025 season at the 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval.
Brad Keselowski snapped a 110-race winless streak in last year’s Goodyear 400. Chase Briscoe stole the win late in last year’s Southern 500, the second scheduled race at Darlington.
Here is more to know about the NASCAR Darlington race.
Where is the NASCAR race this weekend?
This weekend’s NASCAR race is scheduled for 2 p.m. (CT) on Sunday, April 6 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.
NASCAR Darlington race TV channel
The Goodyear 400 will be broadcast nationally on FS1. Streaming options for the race include MAX for in-car cameras, the FOX Sports app and FUBO, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.
Darlington ‘Lady in Black’
Darlington Raceway is called “The Lady in Black” because of the scuffs left in the walls, commonly referred to a “Darlington stripe.” The cars run so close to the wall at Darlington and often hit the wall and leave the marks. The right side of cars are usually scuffed up after the race, too.
NASCAR point standings
Here’s the top 10 in the NASCAR Cup Series point standings:
- William Byron (259)
- Kyle Larson (-16)
- Chase Elliott (-32)
- Christopher Bell (-35)
- Alex Bowman (-35)
- Denny Hamlin (-41)
- Tyler Reddick (-46)
- Bubba Wallace (-51)
- Joey Logano (-60)
- Ryan Blaney (-66)
What does NASCAR stand for
NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Racing.
NASCAR paint scheme preview for throwback weekend
The Darlington race weekend usually produces meaningful throwback paint schemes for drivers to run, honoring NASCAR legends of the past. Ryan Blaney is running a NASCAR Xfinity Series scheme raced by his father, Dave Blaney. Kyle Larson will be running a popular throwback scheme to Terry Labonte’s tiger-themed Kellogg’s Chevrolet.
View all of the paint schemes for the NASCAR Darlington race weekend here.
NASCAR Cup Series 2025 schedule
All times Central.
- Feb. 2: Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray, Bowman Gray Stadium (Winner: Chase Elliott) Non-points
- Feb. 13: Duels at Daytona, Daytona International Speedway (Winners: Bubba Wallace and Austin Cindric)
- Feb. 16: Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway (Winner: William Byron)
- Feb. 23: Ambetter Health 400, Atlanta Motor Speedway (Winner: Christopher Bell)
- March 2: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, Circuit of the Americas (Winner: Christopher Bell)
- March 9: Shriners Children’s 500, Phoenix Raceway (Winner: Christopher Bell)
- March 16: Pennzoil 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Winner: Josh Berry)
- March 23: Straight Talk Wireless 400, Homestead-Miami Speedway (Winner: Kyle Larson)
- March 30: Cook Out 400, Martinsville Speedway (Winner: Denny Hamlin)
- April 6: Goodyear 400, Darlington Raceway (2 p.m., FS1)
- April 13: Food City 500, Bristol Motor Speedway (2 p.m., FS1)
- April 20: OPEN WEEKEND
- April 27: Jack Link’s 500, Talladega Superspeedway (2 p.m., FOX)
- May 4: Wurth 400, Texas Motor Speedway (2:30 p.m., FS1)
- May 11: AdventHealth 400, Kansas Speedway (2 p.m., FS1)
- May 18: NASCAR All-Star Open, North Wilkesboro Speedway (4:30 p.m., FS1) Non-points
- May 18: NASCAR All-Star Race, North Wilkesboro Speedway (7 p.m., FS1) Non-points
- May 25: Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway (5 p.m., Amazon Prime Video)
- June 1: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Nashville, Nashville Superspeedway (6 p.m., Amazon Prime Video)
- June 8: FireKeepers Casino 400, Michigan International Speedway (1 p.m., Amazon Prime Video)
- June 15: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Mexico City, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (2 p.m., Amazon Prime Video)
- June 22: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Pocono, Pocono Raceway (1 p.m., Amazon Prime Video)
- June 28: Quaker State 400, Atlanta Motor Speedway (6 p.m., TNT and MAX)
- July 6: Grant Park 165, Chicago street course (1 p.m., TNT and MAX)
- July 13: Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma Raceway (2:30 p.m., TNT and MAX)
- July 20: Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400, Dover Motor Speedway (1 p.m., TNT and MAX)
- July 27: Brickyard 400, Indianapolis Motor Speedway (1 p.m., TNT and MAX)
- Aug. 3: Iowa Corn 350, Iowa Speedway (2:30 p.m., USA Network)
- Aug. 10: Go Bowling at The Glen, Watkins Glen International (1 p.m., USA Network)
- Aug. 16: Cook Out 400, Richmond Raceway (6:30 p.m., USA Network)
- Aug. 23: Coke Zero Sugar 400, Daytona International Speedway (1 p.m., NBC) Regular season finale
- Aug. 31: Southern 500, Darlington Raceway (5 p.m., USA Network) Round of 16
- Sept. 7: Enjoy Illinois 300, World Wide Technology Raceway (2 p.m., USA Network) Round of 16
- Sept. 13: Bass Pro Shops Night Race, Bristol Motor Speedway (6:30 p.m., USA Network) Round of 16
- Sept. 21: NASCAR Cup Series Race at New Hampshire, New Hampshire Motor Speedway (1 p.m., USA Network) Round of 12
- Sept. 28: Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas Speedway (2 p.m., USA Network) Round of 12
- Oct. 5: Bank of America Roval 400, Charlotte Motor Speedway road course (2 p.m., USA Network) Round of 12
- Oct. 12: South Point 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway (4:30 p.m., USA Network) Round of 8
- Oct. 19: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Talladega, Talladega Superspeedway (1 p.m., NBC) Round of 8
- Oct. 26: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Martinsville, Martinsville Speedway (1 p.m., NBC) Round of 8
- Nov. 2: NASCAR Cup Series Championship race, Phoenix Raceway (2 p.m., NBC)
Austin Chastain is a sports writer covering West Tennessee high schools. Reach him by email at [email protected] or on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @ChastainAJ.
