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NASCAR returns to Darlington for the first time this year with a Cup Series race scheduled for Sunday, May 9th. The Goodyear 400 is scheduled at The Lady in Black, with the green flag dropping at 3:30 p.m. ET. The race will air on FS1 and live stream on FOX.com/live and via the Bally Sports app.
Brad Keselowski has secured the pole position in Sunday’s race. There was no traditional qualifying for this race due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A performance-metric formula is in use for most races this season. The metric is split into 25 percent comes from a driver’s finishing position from the previous race, 25 percent comes from the car owner’s finishing position from the previous race, 35 percent comes from the team owner’s points ranking, and 15 percent comes from the fastest lap from the previous race.
Keselowski also claimed the pole last week in Kansas and finished third a week after securing the checkered flag at Talladega. He has the sixth best odds to win Sunday’s race at DraftKings Sportsbook. Kyle Larson is the favorite at +450, followed by Denny Hamlin (+600), Kevin Harvick (+700), Martin Truex Jr (+750), and Kyle Busch (+800).
The Cup Series ran three races at Darlington a year ago, two over the course of the same week in May and one in September. Kevin Harvick won the Real Heroes 400 and Denny Hamlin won the Toyota 500 in May, and then Harvick claimed the checkered flag at the Southern 500 in September.
Here is the full lineup for Sunday’s 2021 Goodyear 400.
2021 Goodyear 400, starting grid
Start pos. | Driver | Car # | Team |
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Start pos. | Driver | Car # | Team |
1 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Team Penske |
2 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
3 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
5 | William Byron | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports |
6 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Hendrick Motorsports |
7 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
8 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Wood Brothers Racing |
9 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Richard Childress Racing |
10 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Richard Childress Racing |
11 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Roush Fenway Racing |
12 | Joey Logano | 22 | Team Penske |
13 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Front Row Motorsports |
14 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Hendrick Motorsports |
15 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Trackhouse Racing Team |
16 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Team Penske |
17 | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
18 | Ross Chastain | 42 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
19 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Hendrick Motorsports |
20 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Roush Fenway Racing |
21 | Christopher Bell | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
22 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
23 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 23XI Racing |
24 | Cole Custer | 41 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
25 | Anthony Alfredo | 38 | Front Row Motorsports |
26 | Erik Jones | 43 | Richard Petty Motorsports |
27 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
28 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
29 | Ryan Preece | 37 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
30 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Spire Motorsports |
31 | Justin Haley | 77 | Spire Motorsports |
32 | BJ McLeod | 78 | Live Fast Motorsports |
33 | Cody Ware | 51 | Petty Ware Racing |
34 | JJ Yeley | 53 | Rick Ware Racing |
35 | Quin Houff | 0 | StarCom Racing |
36 | James Davison | 15 | Rick Ware Racing |
37 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | Rick Ware Racing |