13th race at Darlington Raceway

RACE CENTER: Darlington Raceway I

The next NASCAR race (CEST):

Timeline Race 13/36 (Regular Season)
Darlington Raceway I
Saturday, May 11th:
from 4:35 p.m.: Final Practice I
then: Qualifying, Round 1 (Group A & B)
then: Qualifying, Round 2 (Top 10 for Pole Award)
Sunday, May 12th (Mother’s Day):
from 8:30 p.m.: Pay TV LIVE on Sport1+
from 9:19 p.m.: 5th Annual Goodyear 400
293 (90/95/108) rounds

Race Facts: Preview Race 13

The 13th stop of the regular season is Darlington Raceway. The ‘Lady in Black’ at Darlington is loved and feared by drivers. So far there have been 125 races on the traditional circuit. Between 1960 and 2004, two events were held annually. The 1.336 mile long egg-shaped oval opened with the first race in 1950 and is a superspeedway. Darlington also hosted the first-ever 500-mile NASCAR race. The 2005 season saw the first night race in Darlington, meaning there was only one event per year.

In the Corona year 2020, three races were held over different distances. Since the season before last, there has been an event in May over 293 (Stages: 90/95/108) laps and a playoff night race in September over 367 (Stages: 115/115/137) laps.

The first two curves have an elevation of 25 degrees. Curves three and four, on the other hand, have a smaller radius with a banking of 23 degrees. The course describes an egg-shaped layout, which is unusual for ovals. The elevation of the home straight and the back straight is only six degrees.

The vehicles will once again provide a visual journey into the past in so-called ‘throwback designs’. However, many beautiful paint jobs will come to an end at the edges of the track, in the famous Darlington stripes.

Fuel window: 70-74 rounds
Goodyear Tire Notes: 10 sets of tires (+1 set/qualifying)

Victory Lane: The last pole setters, winners & record winners at Darlington Raceway

Recently there were seven different winners at Darlington. Denny Hamlin is the most successful active driver with four victories. In April 2022, Erik Jones won on the oval for the second time. William Byron and Kyle Larson were successful for the first time last year.

13th race of the season (Regular Season)
5th Annual Goodyear 400
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
1,366 mile egg oval, superspeedway
293 laps (Stages: 90/95/108), 400.238 miles

All active winners at Darlington Raceway

4 wins: Denny Hamlin
2 wins: Martin Truex Jr., Erik Jones
1 win: Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, William Byron, Kyle Larson
All-time record winner: David Pearson (10 wins)

Darlington: The last winners (pole setters)

May 12, 2024: ? (Pole Award: ?)
September 3, 2023: Kyle Larson (Pole Award: Christopher Bell)
May 14, 2023: William Byron (Pole Award: Joey Logano)
September 4th, 2022: Erik Jones (Pole Award: Joey Logano)
May 8, 2022: Joey Logano (Pole Award: Joey Logano)
September 5th, 2021: Denny Hamlin (Metric Pole: Ryan Blaney)
May 9, 2021: Marin Truex Jr. (Metric Pole: Brad Keselowski)
September 6, 2020: Kevin Harvick (Metric Pole: Chase Elliott)
May 20, 2020: Denny Hamlin (P20 pole: Ryan Preece)
May 17, 2020: Kevin Harvick (Draw Pole: Brad Keselowski)
September 1, 2019: Erik Jones (Pole Award: William Byron)
September 2, 2018: Brad Keselowski (Pole Award: Denny Hamlin)
September 3, 2017: Denny Hamlin (Pole Award: Kevin Harvick)
September 4, 2016: Martin Truex Jr. (rain pole: Kevin Harvick)
09/06/2015: Carl Edwards (Pole Award: Brad Keselowski)
April 12, 2014: Kevin Harvick (Pole Award: Kevin Harvick)
May 11, 2013: Matt Kenseth (Pole Award: Kurt Busch)
(US data)

Starting list with driver change for the 13th race of the season in Darlington

The teams registered 36 drivers for the 13th race of the season at Kansas Speedway. This means that for the twelfth time in a row this season there is no complete starting field of 40 drivers. No Open team is at the start.

There were two driver changes among the 36 charter teams. For replacement driver Corey Heim, regular driver Erik Jones is celebrating a comeback after his injury. After a two-race break, Jones is back in the #43 at Legacy Motor Club. Kaz Grala will again take over the #15 from Riley Herbst at Rick Ware Racing.

13th race of the season: 36 charter teams, no open team (OT)
2 driver changes (DC) / 3 rookies (R)

Charter teams:
1. #1 Ross Chastain (Chevrolet) TrackHouse Racing
2. #2 Austin Cindric (Ford) Team Penske
3. #3 Austin Dillon (Chevrolet) Richard Childress Racing
4. #4 (R) Joss Berry (Ford) Stewart-Haas Racing
5. #5 Kyle Larson (Chevrolet) Hendrick Motorsports
6. #6 Brad Keselowski (Ford) RFK Racing
7. #7 Corey LaJoie (Chevrolet) Spire Motorsports
8. #8 Kyle Busch (Chevrolet) Richard Childress Racing
9. #9 Chase Elliott (Chevrolet) Hendrick Motorsports
10. #10 Noah Gragson (Ford) Stewart-Haas Racing
11. #11 Denny Hamlin (Toyota) Joe Gibbs Racing
12. #12 Ryan Blaney (Ford) Team Penske
13. #14 Chase Briscoe (Ford) Stewart-Haas Racing
14. #15 (DC) Kaz Grala (Ford) Rick Ware Racing
15. #16 Derek Kraus (Chevrolet) Kaulig Racing
16. #17 Chris Buescher (Ford) RFK Racing
17. #19 Martin Truex Jr. (Toyota) Joe Gibbs Racing
18. #20 Christopher Bell (Toyota) Joe Gibbs Racing
19. #21 Harrison Burton (Ford) Wood Brothers Racing
20. #22 Joey Logano (Ford) Team Penske
21. #23 Bubba Wallace (Toyota) 23XI Racing
22. #24 William Byron (Chevrolet) Hendrick Motorsports
23. #31 Daniel Hemric (Chevrolet) Kaulig Racing
24. #34 Michael McDowell (Ford) Front Row Motorsports
25. #38 Todd Gilliland (Ford) Front Row Motorsports
26. #41 Ryan Preece (Ford) Stewart-Haas Racing
27. #42 John Hunter Nemechek (Toyota) Legacy Motor Club
28. #43 (DC) Erik Jones (Toyota) Legacy Motor Club
29. #45 Tyler Reddick (Toyota) 23XI Racing
30. #47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Chevrolet) JTG Daugherty Racing
31. #48 Alex Bowman (Chevrolet) Hendrick Motorsports
32. #51 Justin Haley (Ford) Rick Ware Racing
33. #54 Ty Gibbs (Toyota) Joe Gibbs Racing
34. #71 (R) Zane Smith (Chevrolet) Spire Motorsports
35. #77 (R) Carson Hocevar (Chevrolet) Spire Motorsports
36. #99 Daniel Suarez (Chevrolet) TrackHouse Racing

14 Chevrolet / 14 Ford / 8 Toyota

Driver Ranking 12/2024

Top 20 after the 12th race of the 2024 season in Kansas City

Motorsport-Magazin.com determines the current form of all NASCAR drivers after each race, based on the results of the last six races.

Kyle Larson remains our number one for the second year in a row. After his second win of the season at Kansas Speedway, the Chevrolet driver is top of the rankings for the third time this season. He also leads the rankings with the best value after twelve races in 2024.

His Hendrick teammate Chase Elliott remains second ahead of the three Toyota drivers Martin Truex Junior, Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick. Alex Bowman follows at a distance in sixth place, although he is slowly improving. Kyle Busch, Chris Buescher and Noah Gragson were also able to improve a few positions. The ninth-placed Gragson remains the positive surprise of the season so far.

Joey Logano fell eight positions and was the big loser in Kansas. Christopher Bell, rookie Josh Berry and Todd Gilliland made a comeback in the top 20. However, rookie Carson Hocevar, Daniel Suarez and Austin Cindric are missing this week.

Birthdays and anniversaries in May

May 2, 1985: Kyle Busch
May 15, 2000: Todd Gilliland
May 24, 1990: Joey Logano
May 30, 1996: Erik Jones
—–
May 12, 2024 (Darlington) Ross Chastain (200th Cup race)
May 28, 2024 (Charlotte) Corey LaJoie (250th Cup race)
May 28, 2024 (Charlotte) Chase Elliott (300th Cup race)

The next NASCAR race (CEST):

Timeline Race 14/36 (Regular Season)
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Saturday May 25th:
from 11:05 p.m.: Final Practice I
then: Qualifying, Round 1 (Group A & B)
then: Qualifying, Round 2 (Top 10 for Pole Award)
Monday, May 27th (Night Race):
from 00:00 a.m.: Pay TV LIVE on Sport1+
from 00:19 a.m.: Coca-Cola 600
400 (100/100/100) rounds

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