NASCAR Goodyear 400: Weather forecast for the upcoming race at Darlington Raceway

NASCAR fans are in for an action-packed weekend of stock car racing at Darlington Raceway for the 13th race of the 2024 season, the Goodyear 400, on Sunday, May 12.

This weekend, the 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval track on the NASCAR schedule will host a NASCAR Cup Series race for the fifth time. A total of 36 Cup Series drivers will compete over 293 laps in Darlington, divided into three stages, adding up to 400.238 miles overall.

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Weather forecast for the 2024 Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway

Here’s the weather forecast for this week's NASCAR’s all three national series events at Darlington Raceway, according to raceweather.net:

Saturday, May 11, 2024

NASCAR Cup Series Practice: High 75°F, Low 54°F, Mostly sunny, varying 5 mph and 5% chance of rain.

NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying: High 75°F, Low 54°F, Mostly sunny, varying 5 mph, and 5% chance of rain.

Sunday, May 12, 2024

Goodyear 400: High 79°F, Low 57°F, Cloudy, West 5–15 mph and 5% chance of rain.

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How could weather conditions affect the race?

Weather conditions can impact a race in Darlington in several ways, especially in May or June.

The factors that could affect Sunday’s race are temperature, rain, wind, visibility and humidity.

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Full entry list for the 2024 Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway

The 2024 iteration of the Goodyear 400 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 - Josh Berry (R)
5. #5 - Kyle Larson
6. #6 - Brad Keselowski
7. #7 - Corey LaJoie
8. #8 - Kyle Busch
9. #9 - Chase Elliott
10. #10 - Noah Gragson
11. #11 - Denny Hamlin
12. #12 - Ryan Blaney
13. #14 - Chase Briscoe
14. #15 - Kaz Grala
15. #16 - Derek Kraus
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 - Daniel Hemric
24. #34 - Michael McDowell
25. #38 - Todd Gilliland
26. #41 - Ryan Preece
27. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
28. #43 - Erik Jones
29. #45 - Tyler Reddick
30. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
31. #48 - Alex Bowman
32. #51 - Justin Haley
33. #54 - Ty Gibbs
34. #71 - Zane Smith (R)
35. #77 - Carson Hocevar (R)
36. #99 - Daniel Suárez

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Catch NASCAR Cup Series action live at Darlington Raceway for Goodyear 400 on May 12 at 3 pm ET on FS1 and MRN.