{"id":16830,"date":"2015-09-04T08:30:45","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T12:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=16830"},"modified":"2015-09-01T20:50:47","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T00:50:47","slug":"nascar-at-darlington-weekend-schedule-race-start-time-and-tv-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2015\/09\/04\/nascar-at-darlington-weekend-schedule-race-start-time-and-tv-info\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR at Darlington: Weekend schedule, race start time and tv info"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16831\" src=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2015\/09\/darlington-1024x404.jpg\" alt=\"darlington\" width=\"620\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2015\/09\/darlington-1024x404.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2015\/09\/darlington-594x235.jpg 594w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2015\/09\/darlington-300x118.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This weekend both the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the Xfinity Series are in action at Darlington Raceway. Known as the &#8220;Lady in Black&#8221; or the track who is &#8220;Too Tough to Tame&#8221; the 1.366 mile track has been a fixture on the NASCAR schedule since 1950.<\/p>\n<p>On track action starts on Friday with both series doing practice. Qualifying will take place on Saturday and the Xfinity Series will run the VFW Sports Clips Help a Hero 200 on Saturday. On Sunday the Sprint Cup Series will run the Bojangles Southern 500.<\/p>\n<p>Below you can see the full NASCAR weekend schedule for Darlington, previous winners and the weekend weather.<\/p>\n<h2>NASCAR at Darlington Weekend Schedule<\/h2>\n<p><strong>FRIDAY, SEPT. 4:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11 a.m.-12:55 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, NBCSN\/Live Extra<br \/>\n1-1:55 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series practice, NBCSN\/Live Extra<br \/>\n3-4:25 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice, NBCSN\/Live Extra<br \/>\n4:30-6:25 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice, NBCSN\/Live Extra<\/p>\n<p><strong>SATURDAY, SEPT. 5:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11:45 a.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN\/Live Extra<br \/>\n1:45 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN\/Live Extra<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>3:30 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 (147 laps, 200.8 miles), NBC\/Live Extra\u00a0<span style=\"color: #339966;\">Green Flag: 3:46 pm ET.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>SUNDAY, SEPT. 6:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>7 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles&#8217; Southern 500 (367 laps, 501.3 miles), NBC\/Live Extra <span style=\"color: #339966;\">Green Flag: 7:46 pm ET.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Previous Winners<\/h2>\n<p>Sprint Cup: Kevin Harvick<br \/>\nXfinity Series: Chase Elliott<\/p>\n<h2>Weather<\/h2>\n<p>Rain could be an issue this weekend. While temperatures will be in the mid-80&#8217;s there is a 50-percent chance of rain for each of the on-track days with PM Thunderstorms expected on Sunday. Things are no better for the rest of the week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend both the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the Xfinity Series are in action at Darlington Raceway. Known as the &#8220;Lady in Black&#8221; or the track who is &#8220;Too Tough to Tame&#8221; the 1.366 mile track has been a fixture on the NASCAR schedule since 1950. 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