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DARLINGTON RACEWAY

 


SPRINT Cup SERIES and NATIONWIDE Series Weekend Schedule



 

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Grandstand View of Darlington Raceway


DARLINGTON RACEWAY WEBSITE

Location

P.O. Box 500
Darlington, SC 29540
(843) 395-8499
 

Speedway
1.366-mile egg-shaped oval

Turns

Banking Turns 1 & 2 : 25 degrees
Width: 79 feet - Radius: 600 feet
Banking Turns 3 & 4 : 23 degrees
Width: 62 feet - Radius: 525 feet
Frontstretch
Length: 1,229 feet - Width: 90 feet
Banking: 3 degrees
Backstretch
Length: 1,229 feet - Width: 90 feet
Banking: 2 degrees


dodge challenger 500

Sprint Cup Race #11 of 36 

Chase to the Championship - Race #11 of 26

darlington raceway

Race: Saturday- May 10th, 2008 : 7:00pm (Eastern)

Pre-Race Show: FOX 6:30pm (Eastern)

Speed TV Pre-Race Show: 5:00pm with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace

Television Coverage of Race: FOX - 7:00pm (Eastern) 

Announcers: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds

Pit Reporters: Dick Berggren, Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Krista Voda

Others: Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond

Posted Awards - $5,857,995 (Est)   First Place - $198,350

2007 Pole Winner: Clint Bowyer - Finished 9th
2007 Race Winner:
Jeff Gordon - Started 10th

Race Length: 367 laps - 500 Miles


SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE RECORDS

Event Name Speed  Date
Race  Dale Earnhardt 139.958 1993
Qualifying Ward Burton 173.797 1996

 

diamond hill plywood 200

 NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE #12 OF 35

darlington raceway

Friday - May 9, 2008 - 7:00pm ESPN (Eastern)

Television Coverage of Race: ESPN - 7:00pm (Eastern) 

Countdown to the Race: ESPN2  - 6:30pm (Eastern)

Announcers:  Jerry Punch, Andy Petree, Dale Jarrett

Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Jamie Little, Shannon Spake

Posted Awards - $1,250,750 (Est)  First Place - $59,125

2007 Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin - Finished 1st
2007 Race Winner:
Denny Hamlin - Started 1st

Race Length: 146 Laps - 200 Miles


NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE RECORDS

Event Name Speed  Date
Race  Mark Martin 132.227 1999
Qualifying Ryan Newman 170.301 2001


Dodge Challenger 500 - Diamond Hill Plywood 200
MAY 8-10, 2008
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Thursday, May 08
3:00 p.m.

Nationwide Series Practice

4:30 p.m.

Sprint Cup Series Practice

5:40 p.m.

Nationwide Series Practice

7:00 p.m.

Sprint Cup Series Practice

8:10 p.m.

Nationwide Series Final Practice

Friday, May 09
12:00 p.m.

Sprint Cup Series Practice

2:00 p.m.

Sprint Cup Series Final Practice

3:10 p.m.

Nationwide Series Qualifying (Two Laps)

5:15 p.m.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying (Two Laps)

7:00 p.m.

Driver Introductions for Diamond Hill Plywood 200

7:30 p.m.

Diamond Hill Plywood 200 - Nationwide Series Race (147 Laps, 200.8 Miles)

Saturday, May 10
6:50 p.m.

Driver Introductions for Dodge Challenger 500

7:20 p.m.

Dodge Challenger 500 - Sprint Cup Series Race (367 Laps, 501.3 Miles)


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