NASCAR Saturday schedule 2025: Here’s what today’s schedule at Darlington Raceway looks like

Modified Apr 05, 2025 12:00 GMT

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The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series teams are scheduled to be on the 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval track on Saturday (April 5) as the action of the season’s eighth weekend kicks off at Darlington Raceway. It’s a Throwback Weekend.

The NASCAR Cup Series drivers will participate in practice and qualifying sessions at 12:35 pm ET and 1:40 pm ET, respectively, ahead of the Goodyear 400 main event on Sunday, April 6.

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Meanwhile, Xfinity Series teams will also compete in practice and qualifying before concluding the day with the Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at 3:30 pm ET.

The weather forecast on Saturday in Darlington expected partly cloudy skies with a near-record high temperature of 88 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity Series race.

Complete NASCAR’s Saturday schedule at Darlington Raceway

Here’s the complete schedule for Saturday’s on-track action across NASCAR’s top two-tier series at Darlington Raceway:

Saturday, April 5, 2025

Garage Open

7 am ET – 3 pm ET: Cup Series

8:30 am ET – 9 pm ET: Xfinity Series

Track activity

10:05 am ET – 11 am ET: Xfinity Series practice

11:10 am ET – 12 pm ET: Xfinity Series qualifying

12:35 pm ET – 1:30 pm ET: Cup Series practice

1:40 pm ET – 2:30 pm ET: Cup Series qualifying

3:30 pm ET: Xfinity Series race (147 laps & 200.8 miles)

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All Saturday’s NASCAR Cup action at Darlington will be streamed on Prime, while the Xfinity race can be watched on CW.

Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway: Qualifying order

Here’s the qualifying order for the 2025 Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway:

Group A:

Austin Hill - 58.700
JJ Yeley - 41.000
Erik Jones - 35.300
Shane van Gisbergen - 34.000
Cole Custer - 33.600
Cody Ware - 32.100
Riley Herbst - 31.600
Noah Gragson - 29.900
Austin Cindric - 29.500
Josh Berry - 28.400
Justin Haley - 27.400
Brad Keselowski - 27.200
John Hunter Nemechek - 22.900
AJ Allmendinger - 21.800
Carson Hocevar - 21.700
Daniel Suarez - 21.300
Austin Dillon - 20.700
Alex Bowman - 20.400
Ricky Stenhouse Jr - 20.300

Group B:

Chris Buescher - 20.100
Ty Gibbs - 18.400
Zane Smith - 18.400
Ty Dillon - 18.000
Kyle Busch - 17.000
William Byron - 15.700
Todd Gilliland - 13.900
Michael McDowell - 13.200
Tyler Reddick - 11.900
Ryan Blaney - 10.700
Chase Briscoe - 10.200
Ryan Preece - 9.400
Ross Chastain - 8.400
Joey Logano - 8.300
Bubba Wallace - 4.500
Kyle Larson - 4.100
Chase Elliott - 3.700
Christopher Bell - 2.600
Denny Hamlin - 2.500

Fans can watch all NASCAR Cup Series teams and drivers at Darlington Raceway on Saturday and Sunday on FS1.

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Yash Soni is a journalist who covers NASCAR at Sportskeeda, drawn to racing action and the rich history of the sport. He is inspired by Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson, and Hendrick Motorsports, and strives to craft engaging narratives. With expertise in writing long and short-form content and a passion for tracking and publishing trends, Yash brings his best to reporting and analysis of the dynamic world of NASCAR.

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