NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR Qualifying Today: Darlington start times, schedule and how to watch live on TV

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson Saturday 5 April 2025 14:36 Updated: 13:53

An image of Kyle Larson racing at Darlington Raceway in 2024

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series hits Darlington Raceway today (Saturday, April 5) for qualifying ahead of the Goodyear 400.

It is a special weekend on the NASCAR calendar, too, with Darlington the annual host of the series' throwback event, which sees the current stars celebrate NASCAR's heritage by running retro-inspired paint schemes that pay homage to the past.

The Cup Series heads to Darlington after last weekend's race at Martinsville, with Denny Hamlin dominating there to take his first win of the 2025 season and the 55th of his Cup Series career, doing so after putting his car in the top five in qualifying ahead of the race.

Hamlin started seventh at Darlington in spring last year, with Tyler Reddick landing pole that day for 23XI, edging RFK duo Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher. Interestingly, it was also a 23XI car on pole at Darlington the last time that the Cup Series raced at the track, with Bubba Wallace fastest in qualifying last September. It will certainly be exciting to see who comes out on top later today.

With that said, let's get into all the details you need to know ahead of today's action and how you can watch it all unfold live.

2025 NASCAR Cup Series: Darlington qualifying start times

City (Time Zone)	New Session Start Time
New York, NY (ET)	1:40 PM
Charlotte, NC (ET)	1:40 PM
Columbia, SC (ET)	1:40 PM
Charleston, WV (ET)	1:40 PM
Augusta, ME (ET)	1:40 PM
Chicago, IL (CT)	12:40 PM
Pierre, SD (CT)	12:40 PM
Nashville, TN (CT)	12:40 PM
Des Moines, IA (CT)	12:40 PM
Montgomery, AL (CT)	12:40 PM
Mexico City, MX (CT)	12:40 PM
Phoenix, AZ (MT)	11:40 AM
Denver, CO (MT)	11:40 AM
Salt Lake City, UT (MT)	11:40 AM
Albuquerque, NM (MT)	11:40 AM
El Paso, TX (MT)	11:40 AM
Los Angeles, CA (PT)	10:40 AM
Las Vegas, NV (PT)	10:40 AM
Seattle, WA (PT)	10:40 AM
Portland, OR (PT)	10:40 AM
San Francisco, CA (PT)	10:40 AM
Rio de Janeiro, BR (BRT)	2:10 PM
London, GB (GMT)	6:40 PM
Madrid, ES (CET)	7:40 PM
Sydney, AU (AEDT)	3:40 AM (Sunday)
Perth, AU (AWST)	3:10 AM (Sunday)
Adelaide, AU (ACDT)	1:40 AM (Sunday)

Qualifying action from Darlington Raceway will be available for NASCAR fans to watch on television, the details of which we have below.

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How to watch NASCAR on TV

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series is set to be broadcast across several broadcast partners in the United States: FOX, Prime Video, TNT Sports, and NBC.

Action from Darlington Raceway this weekend will be broadcast across two of those, with Saturday's qualifying session set to be shown live on Amazon Prime Video and Sunday's race live on FOX Sports 1.

Broadcast details vary depending on your location. Please check below to see how you can catch the action in your country.

Country	Broadcaster(s)
United States	FOX Sports 1(Race), Prime Video (Qualifying)
United Kingdom	Viaplay Group
Australia	Fox Sports Australia
Spain	DAZN
France	Mediawan (AB Moteurs/Automono)
Germany	More Than Sports, Sport1
Belgium	Ziggo Sport
Brazil	Bandriantes
Canada	TSN, RDS
MENA	Abu Dhabi Media
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport (Liberty Global)
Italy	Mola TV
Portugal	Sport TV
Singapore	Mola TV
Japan	Gaora
China	Huya, Bilibili
Hong Kong	PCCW
Hungary	Network4
Turkey	Saran Media International

NASCAR Cup Series Darlington qualifying order

Here is the order in which the Cup Series stars will take to Darlington Raceway this afternoon.

Pos	Driver	Car No.	Team
1	Austin Hill	33	Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
2	JJ Yeley	44	NY Racing Team Chevrolet
3	Erik Jones	43	Legacy Motor Club Toyota
4	Shane Van Gisbergen	88	Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
5	Cole Custer	41	Haas Factory Team Ford
6	Cody Ware	51	Rick Ware Racing Ford
7	Riley Herbst	35	23XI Racing Toyota
8	Noah Gragson	4	Front Row Motorsports Ford
9	Austin Cindric	2	Team Penske Ford
10	Josh Berry	21	Wood Brothers Racing Ford
11	Justin Haley	7	Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
12	Brad Keselowski	6	RFK Racing Ford
13	John Hunter Nemechek	42	Legacy Motor Club Toyota
14	AJ Allmendinger	16	Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
15	Carson Hocevar	77	Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
16	Daniel Suarez	99	Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
17	Austin Dillon	3	Richard Childress Racing Chevy
18	Alex Bowman	48	Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
19	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	47	Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
20	Chris Buescher	17	RFK Racing Ford
21	Ty Gibbs	54	Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
22	Zane Smith	38	Front Row Motorsports Ford
23	Ty Dillon	10	Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
24	Kyle Busch	8	Richard Childress Racing Chevy
25	William Byron	24	Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
26	Todd Gilliland	34	Front Row Motorsports Ford
27	Michael McDowell	71	Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
28	Tyler Reddick	45	23XI Racing Toyota
29	Ryan Blaney	12	Team Penske Ford
30	Chase Briscoe	19	Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
31	Ryan Preece	60	RFK Racing Ford
32	Ross Chastain	1	Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
33	Joey Logano	22	Team Penske Ford
34	Bubba Wallace	23	23XI Racing Toyota
35	Kyle Larson	5	Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
36	Chase Elliott	9	Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
37	Christopher Bell	20	Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
38	Denny Hamlin	11	Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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