Overview
- The 367‑lap, 501.32‑mile Cook Out Southern 500 starts Sunday at 6 p.m. ET on USA Network with radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
- Thirty‑eight Cup cars are entered, including part‑timers Derek Kraus in NY Racing’s No. 44 and Josh Bilicki in Garage 66’s No. 66.
- Cup practice is Saturday at 9 a.m. ET and qualifying at 10:10 a.m. ET on truTV, with MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio carrying both sessions.
- The Truck Series Round of 10 opens Saturday at noon ET on FS1 with 32 entries listed, including TRICON’s No. 1 and Reaume Brothers Racing’s No. 2 awaiting drivers, Nathan Byrd in Young’s No. 02, and Jack Wood back in McAnally Hilgemann’s No. 91.
- Denny Hamlin leads active drivers with four Darlington wins, and the winner of the playoff opener has gone on to claim the championship five times.