For the fifth time through the first six weekends of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, NASCAR is set to visit a track that is also on the schedule later in the season, and for the third time, that track is a track that is on the schedule for the new-look "Chase" playoffs.
Darlington Raceway is also set to mark the second appearance of NASCAR's new 750-horsepower package on an oval. After it debuted at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) three weekends ago, it made its oval debut Phoenix Raceway two weekends ago.
Add us as a preferred source on GoogleIt was not used at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this past weekend, as it is reserved for road courses and ovals that measure under 1.5 miles in length. The egg-shaped Darlington, South Carolina oval is a four-turn, 1.366-mile (2.198-kilometer) track.
23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick took the pole position for Sunday's 297-lap Goodyear 400 by posting the top lap time in Saturday's single-car qualifying session, and teammate Bubba Wallace joined him on the front row. A full starting lineup can be found here.
Follow along with our Goodyear 400 race updates from Darlington.
NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington: Race updates
NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington: Goodyear 400 Stage 1 results
1 - Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
2 - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
3 - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
4 - Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
5 - Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 - Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
7 - Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
8 - Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
9 - Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
10 - William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington: Goodyear 400 Stage 2 results
NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington: Full Goodyear 400 results
Full point standings following the Goodyear 400 can be found here.
The Cook Out 400 is the seventh race on the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series schedule, and it is set to be shown live on Fox Sports 1 from Martinsville Speedway beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 29. Begin a free trial of FuboTV now and don't miss it!