With the Southern 500 on Sunday night, the Cup playoffs get underway.
After winning the regular season championship, Chase Elliott begins as the top-ranked driver, but only nine points separate fifth from sixteenth in the standings. Since the start of the current playoff format in 2017, this is the closest the field has been.
Darlington, Kansas, and Bristol are the teams competing in the Cup playoffs' first round. Nine of the 16 playoff drivers from the previous season's Southern 500 finished outside the top 15.
Specifics for the Cup race at Darlington Raceway this Sunday (All times Eastern)
Cook Out's Jeremy Reaves, Max Reaves, and Rue Reaves will give the order at 6:09 p.m. At 6:19 p.m., the green flag will fly.
The race is 367 laps long and covers 501.32 miles on the 1.366-mile speedway.
TV/Radio: At 6 p.m., USA Network will air the race. At 5 p.m., Countdown to Green premieres on USA Network. USA Network will air the post-race program. At 5 o'clock, Motor Racing Network will begin airing coverage, and mrn.com will also broadcast it. The MRN broadcast will be carried on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
AT THE START OF THE RACE, the forecast forecasts for partly overcast skies and a high of 84 degrees, according to wunderground.com. Rain is possible with an 11% chance.
Last time: Joey Logano defeated William Byron in the closing laps to claim victory in May. Tyler Reddick came in second place. In third place was Justin Haley. Byron came in 13th.
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