NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series – Darlington
Next Race: Sober or Slammer 200
The Place: Darlington Raceway
Track Length: 1.366 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Saturday, August 30
The Time: 12 p.m. ET
The Purse: $782,900
TV: FS1, 12 p.m. ET
Radio: NRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 200.8 miles (147 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 147)
Where To Watch NASCAR This Weekend:
Friday, August 22
NXS Kennametal Pole Qualifying (CW App at 3 p.m. ET)
NCS Busch Light Pole Qualifying (truTV, MRN, SiriusXM at 5 p.m. ET)
NXS Race: Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola (CW, MRN, SiriusXM at 7:30 p.m. ET)
Saturday, August 23
NCS Race: Coke Zero Sugar 400 (NBC, MRN, SiriusXM at 7:30 p.m. ET)
Looking Ahead – Darlington Raceway Storylines and Insights:
- Next weekend marks the 13th running of a NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Darlington Raceway, and the first time as a Playoff race during the track’s traditional Labor Day Weekend since 2021.
- Darlington has hosted at least one Truck Race since 2020, after previous annual stints from 2001-04 and 2010-11.
- Darlington serves as the first track of the seven-race NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs and the first race of the Round 0f 10.
- NCTS Stages at Darlington: 45 laps, 45 laps, 57 laps.
- The following drivers make up the NCTS Playoff Field: Corey Heim, Layne Riggs, Chandler Smith, Daniel Hemric, Tyler Ankrum, Ty Majeski, Grant Enfinger, Rajah Caruth, Kaden Honeycutt, and Jake Garcia.
- Grant Enfinger (+4) and Rajah Caruth (+2) sit as the last two drivers over the cutline, whereas Kaden Honeycutt (-2) and Jake Garcia (-3) are the first two below it.
- No driver in the 2025 NCTS Playoffs has ever won at Darlington Raceway in any series.
NCTS Clinch Scenarios Following Richmond Raceway:
Already Clinched
- No drivers have clinched a spot in the 8-driver field of the next round.
Can Clinch Via Points
- If there is a win by a driver who cannot advance to the next round, the following drivers could clinch by being 123 points above the 7th winless driver in the standings. The same point requirements listed below would hold true if a new win comes from Layne Riggs, Chandler Smith, Daniel Hemric, Ty Majeski or Tyler Ankrum.
- Corey Heim: Could only clinch with help
- If there is a new winner from Grant Enfinger or another winless driver lower in the standings but still eligible to advance to the next round, the following drivers could clinch by being 123 points above the 6th winless driver in the standings.
- Corey Heim: Could only clinch with help
Can Clinch Via Win
- The following drivers would clinch on their win alone: Corey Heim, Layne Riggs, Chandler Smith, Daniel Hemric, Ty Majeski, Tyler Ankrum, Grant Enfinger, Rajah Caruth, Kaden Honeycutt, Jake Garcia.