NASCAR at Darlington: TV schedule, live stream, qualifying results, playoff points, stage lengths
Martin Truex Jr. will look to repeat at the track while clinching the regular season title
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After a week off, the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Darlington Raceway for the first of two remaining races before the playoffs begin. All eyes will be on the bubble drivers like Chase Elliott, Jamie McMurray and Matt Kenseth as well as rookies Erik Jones and Daniel Suarez.
Elliott is currently the first in on merit and will look to clinch a championship spot in his final season in the No. 24 before eventually moving to his father's historic No. 9 next season. Kenseth is the only winless driver to cruise to Victory Lane at Darlington, but take that with a grain of salt. Over the past decade we've seen 11-straight different winners at the track, including Martin Truex Jr. last season. In addition to attempting to go back-to-back, Truex will also be focusing on clinching a regular season title Sunday. While he currently has a 101-point lead over Kyle Busch, Truex will need just a 61-point lead over second place when the race concludes.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be making his final start at the track this weekend. In 21 career starts, Junior has an average finish of 14 as well as three consecutive top-10 finishes. His father had nine victories at the track over the course of his legendary career.
How to watch the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500
Location: Darlington Raceway
Date: Sunday, September 3
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Length: 367 laps/501.3 miles
Stage 1: Ends on lap 100
Stage 2: Ends on lap 200
Final stage: Scheduled for lap 367
TV: NBCSN
Live stream: NBC Sports App
Bojangles' Southern 500 starting lineup
- Kevin Harvick
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Kyle Busch
- Kyle Larson
- Jamie McMurray
- Brad Keselowski
- Kurt Busch
- Joey Logano
- Denny Hamlin
- Erik Jones
- Matt Kenseth
- Ryan Blaney
- Austin Dillon
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Aric Almirola
- Clint Bowyer
- Ryan Newman
- Jimmie Johnson
- Daniel Suarez
- Chase Elliott
- Paul Menard
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Kasey Kahne
- Trevor Bayne
- Ty Dillon
- David Ragan
- Chris Buescher
- Matt DiBenedetto
- AJ Allmendinger
- Michael McDowell
- Landon Cassill
- Reed Sorenson
- Danica Patrick
- Cole Whitt
- Corey LaJoie
- Gray Gaulding
- Jeffrey Earnhardt
- Derrike Cope
- Cody Ware
- Carl Long
BOLD - indicates previous winner at Darlington
2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series regular season standings
POSITION | DRIVER | CAR # | POINTS | BEHIND | WINS |
1. | Martin Truex Jr. | 78 | 951 | LEADER | 4 |
2. | Kyle Busch | 18 | 850 | 101 | 2 |
3. | Kyle Larson | 42 | 845 | 106 | 3 |
4. | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 824 | 127 | 1 |
5. | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 753 | 198 | 1 |
6. | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 728 | 223 | 2 |
7. | Chase Elliott | 24 | 711 | 240 | 0 |
8. | Matt Kenseth | 20 | 703 | 248 | 0 |
9. | Jamie McMurray | 1 | 700 | 251 | 0 |
10. | Clint Bowyer | 14 | 642 | 309 | 0 |
11. | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | 628 | 323 | 3 |
12. | Ryan Blaney | 21 | 623 | 328 | 1 |
13. | Kurt Busch | 41 | 586 | 365 | 1 |
14. | Joey Logano | 22 | 583 | 368 | 1 |
15. | Ryan Newman | 31 | 574 | 377 | 1 |
16. | Erik Jones | 77 | 574 | 377 | 0 |
2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoff point totals
POSITION | DRIVER | CAR # | PLAYOFF POINTS | STAGE WINS | RACE WINS |
1. | Martin Truex Jr. | 78 | 35 | 15 | 4 |
2. | Kyle Busch | 18 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
3. | Kyle Larson | 42 | 18 | 3 | 3 |
4. | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
5. | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
6. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
7. | Ryan Blaney | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
8. | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
9. | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
10. | Kurt Busch | 41 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
11. | Ryan Newman | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
12. | Austin Dillon | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
13. | Kasey Kahne | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
14. | Matt Kenseth | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
15. | Chase Elliott | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
16. | Clint Bowyer | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
17. | Daniel Suarez | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
18. | Joey Logano | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
