NASCAR 2023: Weather forecast for Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway

NASCAR fans are in for an action-packed weekend of stock car racing at Darlington Raceway, which includes the Cup Series and Xfinity Series events. The Darlington Raceway will host the first playoff race of the 2023 Cup Series campaign on Sunday (September 3).

This weekend, the 1.366-mile-long egg-shaped oval track will host the Cook Out Southern 500 for the 74th time in NASCAR history. A total of 36 Cup Series drivers entered this week to compete in over 367 laps, divided into three stages and adding up to cumulative 500 miles.

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Weather forecast for NASCAR Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway

Here’s the weather forecast for this week's races at Darlington Raceway:

Saturday, August 26, 2023

Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200: High 81°F, Low 60°F, Partly Sunny, NE 5-10 mph and 0% chance of rain.

Sunday, August 27, 2023

Cook Out Southern 500: High 85°, Low 60°, Sunny, N 5-10 mph and 0% chance of rain.

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Full entry list for NASCAR 2023 Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway

The 2023 iteration of the Cook Out Southern 500 is set to see a total of 36 Cup Series drivers lined up on the grid.

The entry list is as follows:

1. #1 - Ross Chastain
2. #2 - Austin Cindric
3. #3 - Austin Dillon
4. #4 - Kevin Harvick
5. #5 - Kyle Larson
6. #6 - Brad Keselowski
7. #7 - Corey LaJoie
8. #8 - Kyle Busch
9. #9 - Chase Elliott
10. #10 - Aric Almirola
11. #11 - Denny Hamlin
12. #12 - Ryan Blaney
13. #14 - Chase Briscoe
14. #15 - JJ Yeley
15. #16 - AJ Allmendinger
16. #17 - Chris Buescher
17. #19 - Martin Truex, Jr.
18. #20 - Christopher Bell
19. #21 - Harrison Burton
20. #22 - Joey Logano
21. #23 - Bubba Wallace
22. #24 - William Byron
23. #31 - Justin Haley
24. #34 - Michael McDowell
25. #38 - Todd Gilliland
26. #41 - Ryan Preece
27. #42 - Carson Hocevar
28. #43 - Erik Jones
29. #45 - Tyler Reddick
30. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
31. #48 - Alex Bowman
32. #51 - TBA
33. #54 - Ty Gibbs
34. #77 - Ty Dillon
35. #78 - BJ McLeod
36. #99 - Daniel Suarez

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You can catch the NASCAR Cup Series action live at Darlington Raceway on September 3 at 6 pm ET on USA Network and MRN.