The NASCAR Cup Series has had nine drivers win the first 11 races of the 2022 season.
Among those who haven’t won: Ryan Blaney, Martin Truex Jr. and Joey Logano appear to be comfortable on points regarding playoff positioning, and if the series gets to 16 or more winners in the regular season it’ll include that trio.
Sunday’s race is a huge opportunity for Erik Jones, who has been wonderful in his career at Darlington and is coming off consecutive top 10s. Jones is pushing to make the playoffs on points, but a win would be the ultimate boost.
Here’s what you need to know about Sunday’s race:
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NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington schedule
Green Flag Time: 2:30 p.m. CT Sunday
Track: Darlington Raceway (1.366 mile oval) in Darlington, South Carolina
Length: 293 laps, 400.2 miles
Stages: 90 laps, 95 laps, 108 laps
TV coverage: FOX Sports 1
Radio: MRN (102.5-FM in Nashville)
Streaming: FOX Sports app (subscription required); MRN.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)
Practice and qualifying: 10 a.m. CT Saturday qualifying on FOX Sports 1; 9:30 a.m. CT Saturday practice
Xfinity Series this week: Mahindra ROXOR 200 (147 laps, 200.1 miles) at Darlington Raceway, 12:30 p.m. CT Saturday on FS1 and MRN
Goodyear 400 entry list
- Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
- Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
- Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
- Corey Lajoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Tyler Reddick, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Aric Almirola, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
- Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
- Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
- JJ Yeley, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
- Daniel Hemric, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
- Kyle Busch, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
- Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
- Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
- William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Justin Haley, No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Cole Custer, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
- Ty Dillon, No. 42 Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
- Erik Jones, No. 43 Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
- Kurt Busch, No. 45 23XI Racing Chevrolet
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
- Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
- Landon Cassill, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Ford
- Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Toyota
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