NASCAR Saturday schedule at Darlington Raceway

NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series drivers will be on track at Darlington Raceway Saturday as Throwback Weekend continues at NASCAR’s oldest superspeedway.

A 200-mile race is scheduled for the Xfinity Series at 1:30 p.m. Austin Hill, John Hunter Nemechek and Chandler Smith are one-two-three in the Xfinity points after 10 races. Hill has won three times.

Cup practice and qualifying are scheduled from 10:35 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

The Weather Underground forecast calls for morning sunshine followed by increasing clouds in the afternoon with a high of 87 degrees.

A look at Darlington’s Saturday schedule:

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DARLINGTON, S.C. — Martin Truex Jr. posted a speed of 169.409 miles per hour Saturday to win the pole for Sunday’s 400-mile NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway.

Second Saturday was Bubba Wallace, who ran 169.339.

Also starting in the top five Sunday will be Ricky Stenhouse Jr., William Byron and Ross Chastain.

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Martin Truex Jr. won the pole Saturday for Sunday’s 400-mile NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway.

Truex turned a lap at 169.409 miles per hour in afternoon qualifying. He edged Bubba Wallace, who was second at 169.339. The pole is Truex’s first this season and first at Darlington.

Following in the top five were Ricky Stenhouse Jr., William Byron and Ross Chastain.

Stenhouse and Chastain will be starting in the top five at Darlington for the first time.

Chase Elliott was fastest in morning practice but qualified 21st.

The Cup Series hits the halfway mark of the 26-race regular season Sunday at Darlington Raceway. The pressure will be build on drivers to win and earn a spot in the playoffs.

The focus Sunday will be winning at one of NASCAR’s toughest tracks. Four