Darlington Raceway Weather - Darlington, SC
NASCAR RaceWeather
Friday, May 10
Mostly Cloudy w/ Scattered Showers & T-Storms
Low 73°F
High 83°F
W 10-20 mph
Saturday, May 11
Mostly Sunny
Low 54°F
High 75°F
Varying 5 mph
Sunday, May 12
Cloudy
Low 57°F
High 79°F
W 5-15 mph
74°FForecast Discussion & Updates
NASCAR – Cup/Xfinity/Trucks
Fri May 10 – Mostly Cloudy with Scattered Showers & Thunderstorms. High around 83°F. Low around 73°F. West 10-20 mph.
NASCAR Truck Series – Buckle Up South Carolina 200 – 7:30 PM
Sat May 11 – Most Sunny. High around 75°F. Low around 54°F. Varying 5 mph.
NASCAR Xfinity Series – Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200 – 1:30 PM
Sun May 12 – Cloudy. High around 79°F. Low around 57°F. West 5-15 mph.
NASCAR Cup Series – Goodyear 400 – 3:00 PM
Summary: Thursday night into Friday morning will see a strong cold front move through the Southeastern US. This front will stall somewhere near the Florida/Georgia border. Showers lifting over the cold front to the south and thunderstorms initiated as the cold front moves through could pose a risk during the day to on-track action. On Saturday, the stalled cold front will move further South over the Gulf of Mexico & zonal flow will dominate throughout the atmosphere as a weak surface high-pressure forms in the Southeast US. On Sunday, an upper-level trough in the Northern US will create a surface low-pressure in the Great Lakes Region. The associated cold front will move Southeast but to the Northeast of Darlington. As model accuracy improves throughout the weak, the location and timing of this front could change and possibly lead to a chance of precipitation on Sunday. We will continue to monitor the forecast.
All times in EDT
Updated: May 6, 2024 1:50 PM EDT
Chief Meteorologist Aaron Studwell, Ph.D.
Staff Meteorologists Connor Baldwin, Aaron Gosch, Chase Haralson, & Elizabeth Ohlemacher
IndyCar forecasts provided by @IndyCar_Wx
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located in 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 will be effective at both ends.
For many years, Darlington was the site of two annual NASCAR Cup Series races. One, the Rebel 400, was held in the spring while the other, the Southern 500, was always held on Labor Day weekend. In 2003, the Labor Day race was given to California Speedway, and the Southern 500 was moved to November 2004 and was run as part of the Chase for the Nextel Cup. In 2005, NASCAR eliminated the Southern 500 altogether as a result of the Ferko lawsuit, offending many fans who had followed the sport for generations. The race was merged into the 400-mile (640 km) spring race, and moved to Mother’s Day weekend. A 500-mile race named after a Dodge vehicle was held for the next four years, before the race was given the Southern 500 moniker in 2009.
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