The regular Cup season ends on Sunday with the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

The Xfinity Series will also take place on the historic track this weekend. The Truck Series is taking a break this weekend.

Darlington Raceway Weekend Schedule

Weather at the weekend

Friday: Mix of sunshine and clouds with a high of 93 degrees.

Saturday: Partly cloudy with a high of 31 degrees and a 9% chance of rain for the start of Cup practice. Partly cloudy with a high of 32 degrees and a 15% chance of rain for the start of the Xfinity race.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy with highs of 32 degrees and a 45 percent chance of isolated thunderstorms at the start of the Cup race.

Friday, August 30

(All times Eastern Time)

Garage open

• 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Xfinity Series

Track activity

Saturday, August 31

(All times Eastern Time)

Garage open

• 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. — Cup Series
• 9 a.m. – Xfinity Series

Track activity

• 10:30 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. – Xfinity Practice (NBC Sports App)
• 11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Xfinity Qualifiers (NBC Sports App)
• 12:35 – 13:20 — Cup training (USA, MRN)
• 1:20 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Cup Qualifying (USA, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
• 3:30 p.m. – Xfinity race (147 laps/200.8 miles; USA, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Sunday, September 1st

Garage open

Track activity

• 6:00 p.m. – Southern 500 race (367 laps/501.32 miles; USA, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)