Darlington Raceway’s throwback weekend is finally here. After Friday’s activities were canceled because of Hurricane Hermine, Xfinity and Sprint Cup teams will be busy Saturday and that means the first chance to see all the throwback paint schemes on the track.
Xfinity teams will practice in preparation for this afternoon’s race on NBC. Sprint Cup teams will practice in preparation for Sunday night’s Southern 500 on NBC.
The Camping World Truck Series will practice at qualify at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in preparation for Sunday’s race there.
Here is Saturday’s schedule at both tracks:
(All times are Eastern)
AT DARLINGTON RACEWAY
6 a.m. - Xfinity Series garage opens
7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Sprint Cup garage open
9 - 9:55 a.m. - Final Xfinity practice (No TV)
11 a.m - 12:25 p.m. - Cup practice (CNBC, NBCSN simulcast beginning at 11:30, MRN)
1:15 p.m. - Xfinity driver/crew chief meeting
1:30 - 2:50 p.m. - Final Cup practice (NBCSN, MRN)
3 p.m. - Xfinity driver introductions
3:30 p.m. - VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 Xfinity race; 147 laps, 200.8 miles (NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
AT CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORTS PARK
8 a.m. - 7 p.m. - Camping World Truck Series garage open
9:30 - 10:25 a.m. - Truck practice (No TV)
11:35 a.m. - 12:55 p.m. - Final Truck practice (No TV)
5:45 p.m. - Truck qualifying; multi-vehicle/two rounds (Fox Sports 2)