As the playoffs roll on, as does the portion of the schedule that should feel familiar to the drivers. For the second consecutive week, the top three series are returning to a track they were at earlier in the year. Darlington is a special place and is called “Too Tough To Tame” for a reason. Young drivers tend to struggle here, and those inexperienced drivers from earlier in the year should improve this weekend. The stats below are from the race earlier in the season.
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Length: 1.366 miles
- Laps: 367
- Key: Rookie
Cup Series Drivers Entry List
| # | Owner | Driver | Starts | Wins | Average Finish | Laps Led % |
| 00 | Starcom Racing | Quin Houff | 1 | 0 | 30.0 | |
| 1 | CG Racing | Kurt Busch | 1 | 0 | 35.0 | |
| 2 | Team Penske | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | 1% |
| 3 | RC Racing | Austin Dillon | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | |
| 4 | SH Racing | Kevin Harvick | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 3% |
| 5 | HMS | Kyle Larson | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| 6 | RF Racing | Ryan Newman | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | Spire Motors | Corey Lajoie | 1 | 0 | 22.0 | |
| 8 | RC Racing | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 1% |
| 9 | HMS | Chase Elliott | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| 10 | SH Racing | Aric Almirola | 1 | 0 | 37.0 | |
| 11 | JG Racing | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 2% |
| 12 | Team Penske | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| 14 | SH Racing | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | |
| 17 | RF Racing | Chris Buescher | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | |
| 18 | JG Racing | Kyle Busch | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 3% |
| 19 | JG Racing | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 85% |
| 20 | JG Racing | Christopher Bell | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 1% |
| 21 | Wood Bros. | Matt Dibenedetto | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | |
| 22 | Team Penske | Joey Logano | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | |
| 23 | 23XI | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 0 | 21.0 | |
| 24 | HMS | William Byron | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| 34 | FR Motors | Michael McDowell | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | |
| 37 | JTG-Daugherty | Ryan Preece | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | |
| 38 | FR Motors | Anthony Alfredo | 1 | 0 | 26.0 | |
| 41 | SH Racing | Cole Custer | 1 | 0 | 36.0 | |
| 42 | CG Racing | Ross Chastain | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | 3% |
| 43 | RP Motors | Erik Jones | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | |
| 47 | JTG-Daugherty | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | |
| 48 | HMS | Alex Bowman | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | |
| 52 | RW Racing | Josh Bilicki | 1 | 0 | 33.0 | |
| 53 | RW Racing | James Davison | 1 | 0 | 31.0 | |
| 99 | Trackhouse | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 0 | 23.0 |
Drivers chasing points in other series
| # | Owner | Driver | Starts | Wins | Average Finish | Laps Led % |
| 15 | RW Racing | Joey Gase | ||||
| 51 | PW Racing | Cody Ware | 1 | 0 | 34.0 | |
| 77 | Spire Motors | Justin Haley | 1 | 0 | 28.0 | |
| 78 | Live Fast | BJ McLeod | 1 | 0 | 32.0 |
Laps at the track in May: 293
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