Darlington TV Schedule: August 2025 (NASCAR)

NASCAR TV schedule for Darlington Raceway and Portland International Raceway

Darlington Raceway is set to host the playoff opener for the NASCAR Cup Series. The 1.366-mile track will also host the NASCAR Truck Series.

At the other end of the country, the NASCAR Xfinity Series and ARCA Menards Series West are going road course racing. They’ll take on the Portland International Raceway in Oregon.

View the Darlington TV schedule for NASCAR weekend below.

Darlington Raceway
TV Schedule

The following includes action at Darlington and Portland:

Friday
August 29, 2025

2:00pm ET
No TV
ARCA Menards Series
Practice
(Portland)

3:05pm ET
FS2
NASCAR Truck Series
Practice
(Darlington)

3:20pm ET
No TV
ARCA Menards Series
Qualifying
(Portland)

4:10pm ET
FS2
NASCAR Truck Series
Qualifying
(Darlington)

NASCAR.com
Press Pass: Post NCTS Qual

7:00pm ET
FloRacing | MRN
ARCA Menards Series
Race
(Portland)

Saturday
August 30, 2025

8:00am ET
NASCAR.com
Press Pass

9:00am ET
truTV | MRN
NASCAR Cup Series
Practice
(Darlington)

10:10am ET
truTV | MRN
NASCAR Cup Series
Qualifying
(Darlington)

NASCAR.com
Press Pass: Post NCS Qual

Noon ET
FS2
NASCAR Truck Series
Race
(Darlington)

NASCAR.com
Press Pass: Post NCTS Race

3:00pm ET
CW App
NASCAR Xfinity Series Series
Practice
(Portland)

4:05pm ET
CW App
NASCAR Xfinity Series Series
Qualifying
(Portland)

7:30pm ET
CW App | MRN
NASCAR Xfinity Series Series
Race
(Portland)

Sunday
August 31, 2025

6:00pm ET
USA | NBC Sports App | HBO Max
NASCAR Cup Series
Race
(Darlington)

NASCAR.com
Press Pass: Post NCS Race

NASCAR Cup Series
Playoff Standings

Note: Points ahead of Darlington (Race 1 of 3 in the Round of 16)

Pos | Driver | Points

1. Kyle Larson
+26

2. William Byron
+26

3. Denny Hamlin
+23

4. Ryan Blaney
+20

5. Christopher Bell
+17

6. Shane van Gisbergen
+16

7. Chase Elliott
+7

8. Chase Briscoe
+4

9. Bubba Wallace
+2

10. Austin Cindric
+2

11. Ross Chastain
+1

12. Joey Logano
+1

— Round of 12 Cutline —

13. Josh Berry
-1

14. Tyler Reddick
-1

15. Austin Dillon
-2

16. Alex Bowman
-5

Links

Darlington Raceway | NASCAR