William Byron, with 3 wins already in 2024, looks for a repeat of his victory at Darlington last year, with Goodyear 400 qualifying set for Saturday
The Goodyear 400 is back at Darlington Raceway for the fifth straight year since its return after a 15-year absence in 2020. With two races run during the COVID-19 pandemic season of 2020, five different winners have gone to victory lane in the previous four years. Last year, William Byron took the lead on the first lap of overtime and hung on to beat Kevin Harvick by 0.781 seconds. Byron is one of two three-time winners so far this season, joining Denny Hamlin. Meanwhile, 2021 NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Larson comes to Darlington on the heels of the closest win in NASCAR history, a 0.001-second triumph over Chris Buescher at Kansas Speedway last weekend.
How to Watch Goodyear 400, Qualifying, in NASCAR Cup Series Today:
Date: May 11, 2024
Time: 10:30 a.m. ET
TV: FOX Sports 1
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The race first ran in 1952 before returning to the calendar from 1957-2004. David Pearson won a record seven times on the 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval, one more than Dale Earnhardt. No active driver stands on the list of multiple winners, with Harvick, Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr., Joey Logano and Byron taking the checkered flag since the spring race’s return in 2020.
Seven drivers clinched provisional spots in the 16-driver playoffs so far, with Daniel Suárez the lone member of the group outside the top 16 in the driver standings. Besides Byron, Hamlin and Larson, others qualified so far include Chase Elliott, Tyler Reddick and Christopher Bell.
Larson leads the driver standings by 29 points over Truex. The rest of the top eight includes Elliott (55 points behind), Hamlin (56 points), Reddick (93 points), defending Cup champion Ryan Blaney (100 points), Byron (105 points) and Ty Gibbs (129 points). The next seven on the list are Alex Bowman (131 points behind), Ross Chastain (136 points), Chris Buescher (151 points), Kyle Busch (153 points), Bell (171 points), Chase Briscoe (177 points) and Brad Keselowski (180 points).
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