Darlington Raceway TV schedule, starting positions and point standings ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series playoff opener
The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs begin this weekend in Darlington, South Carolina. It’s the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
View NASCAR race info for the event at Darlington Raceway below.
Track Size:
1.366-mile
Stages:
115/230/367
Purse:
$10,447,135
Darlington Raceway
TV Schedule
The following includes action at Darlington and Portland:
Saturday
August 30, 2025
Noon ET
FS2
NASCAR Truck Series
Race
(Darlington)
7:30pm ET
CW | MRN
NASCAR Xfinity Series Series
Race
(Portland)
Sunday
August 31, 2025
6:00pm ET
USA | NBC Sports App | HBO Max
NASCAR Cup Series
Race
(Darlington)
NASCAR.com
Press Pass: Post NCS Race
Credit: DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – MAY 12: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 MoneyLion Toyota, and Brad Keselowski, driver of the #6 Castrol Ford, leads the field on a pace lap prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on May 12, 2024 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Darlington Raceway
Starting Lineup
August 31, 2025
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Denny Hamlin
28.694
2. Chase Briscoe
28.715
3. Josh Berry
28.829
4. Tyler Reddick
28.848
5. Kyle Larson
28.925
6. Ross Chastain
28.933
7. Christopher Bell
28.962
8. Bubba Wallace
28.985
9. Austin Dillon
29.004
10. Austin Cindric
29.023
11. William Byron
29.025
12. Ryan Blaney
29.032
13. Justin Haley
29.060
14. Joey Logano
29.080
15. Chris Buescher
29.082
16. Ty Gibbs
29.127
17. Daniel Suarez
29.172
18. Cole Custer
29.196
19. Erik Jones
29.216
20. Shane van Gisbergen
29.223
21. Chase Elliott
29.226
22. AJ Allmendinger
29.234
23. Kyle Busch
29.235
24. Zane Smith
29.245
25. Carson Hocevar
29.249
26. Michael McDowell
29.249
27. Ryan Preece
29.254
28. Todd Gilliland
29.263
29. Alex Bowman
29.269
30. John Hunter Nemechek
29.327
31. Ty Dillon
29.338
32. Brad Keselowski
29.401
33. Riley Herbst
29.445
34. Noah Gragson
29.511
35. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
29.663
36. Cody Ware
997
37. Derek Kraus
30.451
38. Timmy Hill
31.025
Credit: DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 01: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 01, 2024 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
NASCAR Cup Series
Playoff Standings
Note: Points ahead of Darlington, race 1 of 3 in the Round of 16.
Pos | Driver | Points
1. Kyle Larson
+26
2. William Byron
+26
3. Denny Hamlin
+23
4. Ryan Blaney
+20
5. Christopher Bell
+17
6. Shane van Gisbergen
+16
7. Chase Elliott
+7
8. Chase Briscoe
+4
9. Bubba Wallace
+2
10. Austin Cindric
+2
11. Ross Chastain
+1
12. Joey Logano
+1
— Round of 12 Cutline —
13. Josh Berry
-1
14. Tyler Reddick
-1
15. Austin Dillon
-2
16. Alex Bowman
-5
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