This weekend, the NASCAR Cup, O’Reilly Auto Parts, and Craftsman Truck Series head to the 1.366-mile Darlington Raceway in South Carolina.
Photo: Kyle Stephens/TRE
NASCAR Cup Series’ Goodyear 400
Sunday, March 22
3 p.m. (All times Eastern)
367 laps
Stages end on laps 115, 230, 367
FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
Last year’s winner: Denny Hamlin
Photo: Kyle Stephens/TRE
With 37 drivers entered for the race, no one will miss the show.
Timmy Hill, in the Garage 66 No. 66 Ford, is the lone open entry.
Odds for NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington March 26
Five-time Darlington winner and the most recent winner in the NASCAR Cup Series, Denny Hamlin, is the opening odds-on favorite to win Sunday.
Below are the opening odds for all drivers as of Monday, March 16, per the Caesar’s Sportsbook.
Denny Hamlin +500
Kyle Larson +550
Tyler Reddick +600
Chase Briscoe, William Byron +650
Ryan Blaney +800
Christopher Bell+850
Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace +2000
Ty Gibbs +2200
Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano +2500
Chris Buescher, Ross Chastain +2800
Carson Hocevar +3300
Kyle Busch +4000
Alex Bowman, Erik Jones+4500
Ryan Preece +5500
Josh Berry, Austin Cindric +6000
Connor Zilisch +8500
A.J. Allmendinger, John Hunter Nemechek +10000
Zane Smith +12500
Daniel Suarez +15000
Austin Dillon, Michael McDowell+25000
Todd Gilliland, Noah Gragson, Shane Van Gisbergen +30000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +32500
Cole Custer, Riley Herbst +75000
Ty Dillon +100000
Timmy Hill, Cody Ware +250000
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series’ Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200
Saturday, March 21
147 laps
Stages end on laps 45, 90, 147
CW, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
Last year’s winner: Brandon Jones
Photo by Chris Salazar/TRE
Two drivers will miss the race with 40 entries.
Notable drivers on the entry list include: Garrett Smithley (No. 0), Ross Chastian (No. 9), Christopher Bell (No. 19), Myatt Snider (No. 30), Rajah Caruth (No. 32), Nathan Byrd (No. 42), Joey Gase (No. 55), Dawson Cram (No. 74), Alex Labbe (No. 91).
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ Sober or Slammer 200
Friday, March 20
147 laps
Stages end on laps 45, 90, 147
FS1, NRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
Last year’s winner: Corey Heim
Photo: Ryan Kemna/TRE
No drivers will miss the field with 36 drivers for 36 spots.
Notable entries include William Sawalich (No. 1), Corey Heim (No. 5), Corey LaJoie (No. 25), Connor Jones (No. 42), Ross Chastain (No. 45), Christopher Bell (No. 62), Nathan Nicholson (No. 76), and Carson Hocevar (No. 77).
Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.
From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book “All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story” with racer Geoff Bodine.
Aragon, his wife Feliz, and son Christopher currently reside in Grants, New Mexico, USA.
You can reach Dominic at daragon@theracingexperts.net.