TRACK: Darlington Raceway 1.33 mile oval). DISTANCE: 293 Laps — STAGE 1: 90 Laps, STAGE 2: 95 Laps, FINAL STAGE: 108 Laps, MILES (400.238 Miles)

Track History/Trends

• Top Drivers: Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch, Austin Dillon, Tyler Reddick, Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, William Byron, Alex Bowman, Aric Almirola
• Trending Down: Ryan Blaney, Matt DiBenedetto, Cole Custer.
• Just the 3rd spring race at Darlington since 2005. From 1957 through 2004, NASCAR came to Darlington every year during the spring as well as Labor Day weekend too.
• The last eight winners have come from a starting spot outside of the top five.
• Just the second time in 17 years that we’ve had multiple races run on the 1.33-mile South Carolina oval.
• Every race winner at Darlington during the stage era have scored stage points. In fact, in 5 of the 6 races, the eventual winner finished in the top 5 in the second stage.
• What’s odd is, the race winner at Darlington has never won a stage either. 3 of the 7 races saw someone sweep both stages, but in neither event did they win the race in the end either.
• Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick swept both Darlington races last May and have won five of the last nine on the Lady in Black too.
  

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Track Comparison

Similar to Homestead and Atlanta, but this racing package and not as much room to pass with, makes this race tough to watch. With a less downforce package, cars slip and slide around which in turn allows for passing. The high downforce package makes cars more stable. This is a pit call race with varying strategies like Homestead and Atlanta.