NASCAR qualifying results and TV schedule for Darlington Raceway

Darlington Raceway qualifying results, TV schedule and race info for the NASCAR Cup Series event in March 2026

On Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series drivers will take the green flag in Darlington, South Carolina. Today, the field is rolling to the track for a round of practice and qualifying to set the starting grid for the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway.

View NASCAR qualifying results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.

Darlington Menu
Truck: Prac/Qual | Race
O’Reilly: Prac/Qual
Cup: Prac/Qual

Darlington TV Schedule

Tyler Reddick will start from the pole position. He turned a laptime at 29.072 seconds in qualifying. View the full lineup below.

Stages:
115/230/367

Race Purse:
$11,233,037

NASCAR TV Schedule
Darlington Raceway

The following includes remaining on-track action after qualifying:

Saturday
March 21, 2026

5:30pm ET
CW | MRN
NASCAR O’Reilly Series
Race

NASCAR.com
Press Pass: Post NOAPS Race

Sunday
March 22, 2026

11:20am ET
NASCAR.com
Press Pass

3:00pm ET
FS1 | Fox One | HBO Max | MRN
NASCAR Cup Series
Race

NASCAR.com
Press Pass: Post NCS Race

Darlington Raceway
Starting Lineup
March 22, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series

Pos | Driver

1. Tyler Reddick
29.072

2. Bubba Wallace
29.196

3. Chase Elliott
29.319

4. Kyle Larson
29.377

5. Brad Keselowski
29.424

6. Chris Buescher
29.443

7. Ryan Blaney
29.476

8. Kyle Busch
29.478

9. Denny Hamlin
29.500

10. Austin Dillon
29.538

11. Daniel Suarez
29.550

12. Austin Cindric
29.570

13. William Byron
29.601

14. Riley Herbst
29.613

15. Justin Allgaier
29.624

16. Carson Hocevar
29.677

17. Ryan Preece
29.708

18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
29.721

19. Zane Smith
29.723

20. Michael McDowell
29.731

21. John Hunter Nemechek
29.776

22. Christopher Bell
29.785

23. Chase Briscoe
29.819

24. Erik Jones
29.825

25. Ross Chastain
29.847

26. Josh Berry
29.878

27. AJ Allmendinger
29.885

28. Ty Gibbs
29.889

29. Joey Logano
29.912

30. Noah Gragson
29.980

31. Todd Gilliland
29.997

32. Connor Zilisch
30.091

33. Shane van Gisbergen
30.125

34. Cody Ware
30.309

35. Cole Custer
30.422

36. Ty Dillon
30.584

37. Timmy Hill
32.044

Three NASCAR Cup Series crew members ejected from Darlington Raceway

Darlington Raceway
Practice Results
March 21, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series

Pos | Driver

1. Erik Jones
29.925

2. Riley Herbst
29.925

3. Austin Cindric
30.017

4. Daniel Suarez
30.049

5. Carson Hocevar
30.063

6. Tyler Reddick
30.080

7. Connor Zilisch
30.087

8. Michael McDowell
30.110

9. Kyle Busch
30.111

10. Josh Berry
30.184

11. Ross Chastain
30.201

12. Ty Gibbs
30.244

13. AJ Allmendinger
30.336

14. Denny Hamlin
30.344

15. William Byron
30.347

16. Kyle Larson
30.365

17. Chase Briscoe
30.384

18. Cody Ware
30.393

19. Chris Buescher
30.462

20. Todd Gilliland
30.472

21. Austin Dillon
30.491

22. Brad Keselowski
30.518

23. John Hunter Nemechek
30.555

24. Cole Custer
30.560

25. Christopher Bell
30.567

26. Noah Gragson
30.580

27. Bubba Wallace
30.647

28. Ryan Preece
30.653

29. Ty Dillon
30.672

30. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
30.672

31. Justin Allgaier
30.675

32. Zane Smith
30.685

33. Chase Elliott
30.698

34. Shane van Gisbergen
30.749

35. Joey Logano
30.795

36. Ryan Blaney
30.830

37. Timmy Hill
32.525

NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings

Ahead of: Darlington

Pos | Driver | Points

1. Tyler Reddick
255

2. Bubba Wallace
-61

3. Ryan Blaney
-67

4. Denny Hamlin
-78

5. Chase Elliott
-87

6. Christopher Bell
-91

7. Kyle Larson
-98

8. William Byron
-98

9. Chris Buescher
-109

10. Ty Gibbs
-115

11. Joey Logano
-120

12. Brad Keselowski
-128

13. Ryan Preece
-130

14. Michael McDowell
-133

15. Carson Hocevar
-137

16. Shane van Gisbergen
-138

17. Daniel Suarez
-138

18. AJ Allmendinger
-138

19. Zane Smith
-147

20. Ross Chastain
-161

21. John Hunter Nemechek
-161

22. Kyle Busch
-165

23. Riley Herbst
-169

24. Austin Dillon
-174

25. Ty Dillon
-175

26. Chase Briscoe
-179

27. Erik Jones
-179

28. Noah Gragson
-182

29. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
-183

30. Austin Cindric
-184

31. Todd Gilliland
-187

32. Josh Berry
-199

33. Cody Ware
-203

34. Cole Custer
-203

35. Connor Zilisch
-205

36. Alex Bowman
-232

Links

Darlington Raceway | NASCAR

Context:

Tyler Reddick secured pole position for Sunday's Goodyear 400 with a qualifying time of 29.072 seconds.

Context:

This sets up crucial early-season momentum as drivers battle for playoff positioning in the Cup Series.

Context:

Darlington's "Too Tough to Tame" track is known for its unique egg shape and challenging racing conditions.