Background

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.

Since 2015, the race has hosted NASCAR's Throwback weekend, which features cars sporting paint schemes that pay homage to past teams and drivers. (The lineage of this race includes races billed as the Southern 500 from 2005 to 2020.)^[4]

Television

The race will be carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick will call the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith will handle the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provide insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Radio

MRN will have the radio call for the race, which will also be simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.