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Weekend schedules for Darlington (Cup, Xfinity) and Canada (Trucks)

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500

Martin Truex Jr. won last year’s Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway

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From the Deep South to north of the border, NASCAR will cover a lot of ground this race weekend.

The NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series will be at Darlington Raceway, part of its third annual throwback weekend.

Saturday’s Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 will be the 57th Xfinity race held there. Elliott Sadler is the defending winner.

Sunday’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 will be the 114th Cup race at Darlington. Defending winner is Martin Truex Jr.

Meanwhile, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series travels to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, west of Toronto.

Sunday’s Chevrolet Silverado 250 will be the fifth Truck race held there. John Hunter Nemechek is the defending winner.

Here’s this weekend’s race schedule for both tracks:

(All times are Eastern)

Friday, Sept. 1 – Darlington Raceway (Cup and Xfinity)

9 a.m. – 9 p.m. – Xfinity garage open

10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. –Cup garage open

12 – 12:55 p.m. – Xfinity practice (NBCSN)

1 – 2:25 p.m. – Cup practice (NBCSN, Motor Racing Network)

2:30 – 3:25 p.m. – Final Xfinity practice (NBCSN)

3:30 – 4:55 p.m. – Final Cup practice (NBCSN, MRN)

Saturday, Sept. 2 – Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Trucks)

7:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. – Truck garage open

9:30 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. – Truck practice

11:35 a.m. – 12:55 p.m. – Final truck practice

5:45 p.m. – Truck qualifying (multi-vehicle, two rounds) (Fox Sports 2)

Saturday, Sept. 2 – Darlington (Cup and Xfinity)

9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Cup garage open

9:30 a.m. – Xfinity garage opens

12:05 p.m. – Xfinity qualifying (multi-vehicle, three rounds) (NBCSN)

1:20 p.m. – Xfinity driver/crew chief meeting

1:45 p.m. – Cup qualifying (multi-vehicle, three rounds) (NBCSN, MRN)

3 p.m. – Xfinity driver introductions

3:30 p.m. – Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 Xfinity race (147 laps, 200.8 miles) (NBCSN, MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Sunday, Sept. 3 – Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Trucks)

9 a.m. – Truck garage opens

10:30 a.m. – Driver/crew chief meeting

2 p.m. – Driver introductions

2:30 p.m. – Chevrolet Silverado 250 Truck race (64 laps, 157.37 miles) (Fox Sports 1, MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Sunday, Sept. 3 – Darlington (Cup)

12 p.m. – Cup garage opens

4 p.m. – Driver/crew chief meeting

5:20 p.m. – Driver introductions

6 p.m. – Bojangles’ Southern 500 (367 laps, 501.3 miles) (NBCSN, Motor Racing Network/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)