The NASCAR Cup Series Round of 16 begins on Aug. 31 with the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
The Cup playoffs begin with 16 drivers and races at Darlington, Gateway and Bristol in the first round.
Denny Hamlin is on the pole as he looks to sweep the two Darlington Cup races in 2025.
Here’s how you can watch Sunday’s race:
- Green Flag Time: Approx. 5:05 p.m. CT on Sunday, August 31
- Track: Darlington Raceway (1.366-mile oval) in Darlington, South Carolina
- Length: 367 laps, 501.3 miles
- Stages: 115 laps, 115 laps, 137 laps
- TV coverage: USA Network
- Radio: MRN
- Streaming: Watch FREE on Fubo; HBO MAX app for in-car cameras (subscription required); NASCAR.com and SiriusXM on Channel 90 for audio (subscription required)
The Southern 500 will be broadcast nationally on USA Network. Other streaming options for the race include HBO MAX for in-car cameras for each driver.
All times Central.
- Feb. 2: Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray, Bowman Gray Stadium (Winner: Chase Elliott) Non-points
- Feb. 13: Duels at Daytona qualifying races, Daytona International Speedway (Winners: Bubba Wallace and Austin Cindric)
- Feb. 16: Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway (Winner: William Byron)
- Feb. 23: Ambetter Health 400, Atlanta Motor Speedway (Winner: Christopher Bell)
- March 2: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, Circuit of the Americas (Winner: Christopher Bell)
- March 9: Shriners Children’s 500, Phoenix Raceway (Winner: Christopher Bell)
- March 16: Pennzoil 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Winner: Josh Berry)
- March 23: Straight Talk Wireless 400, Homestead-Miami Speedway (Winner: Kyle Larson)
- March 30: Cook Out 400, Martinsville Speedway (Winner: Denny Hamlin)
- April 6: Goodyear 400, Darlington Raceway (Winner: Denny Hamlin)
- April 13: Food City 500, Bristol Motor Speedway (Winner: Kyle Larson)
- April 20: OPEN WEEKEND
- April 27: Jack Link’s 500, Talladega Superspeedway (Winner: Austin Cindric)
- May 4: Wurth 400, Texas Motor Speedway (Winner: Joey Logano)
- May 11: AdventHealth 400, Kansas Speedway (Winner: Kyle Larson)
- May 18: NASCAR All-Star Open, North Wilkesboro Speedway (Winner: Carson Hocevar) Non-points
- May 18: NASCAR All-Star Race, North Wilkesboro Speedway (Winner: Christopher Bell) Non-points
- May 25: Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway (Winner: Ross Chastain)
- June 1: Cracker Barrel 400, Nashville Superspeedway (Winner: Ryan Blaney)
- June 8: FireKeepers Casino 400, Michigan International Speedway (Winner: Denny Hamlin)
- June 15: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Mexico City, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (Winner: Shane van Gisbergen)
- June 22: The Great American Getaway 400, Pocono Raceway (Winner: Chase Briscoe)
- June 28: Quaker State 400, Atlanta Motor Speedway (Winner: Chase Elliott)
- July 6: Grant Park 165, Chicago street course (Winner: Shane van Gisbergen)
- July 13: Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma Raceway (Winner: Shane van Gisbergen)
- July 20: Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400, Dover Motor Speedway (Winner: Denny Hamlin)
- July 27: Brickyard 400, Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Winner: Bubba Wallace)
- Aug. 3: Iowa Corn 350, Iowa Speedway (Winner: William Byron)
- Aug. 10: Go Bowling at The Glen, Watkins Glen International (Winner: Shane van Gisbergen)
- Aug. 16: Cook Out 400, Richmond Raceway (Winner: Austin Dillon)
- Aug. 23: Coke Zero Sugar 400, Daytona International Speedway (Winner: Ryan Blaney)
- Aug. 31: Southern 500, Darlington Raceway (5 p.m., USA Network) Round of 16
- Sept. 7: Enjoy Illinois 300, World Wide Technology Raceway (2 p.m., USA Network) Round of 16
- Sept. 13: Bass Pro Shops Night Race, Bristol Motor Speedway (6:30 p.m., USA Network) Round of 16
- Sept. 21: NASCAR Cup Series Race at New Hampshire, New Hampshire Motor Speedway (1 p.m., USA Network) Round of 12
- Sept. 28: Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas Speedway (2 p.m., USA Network) Round of 12
- Oct. 5: Bank of America Roval 400, Charlotte Motor Speedway road course (2 p.m., USA Network) Round of 12
- Oct. 12: South Point 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway (4:30 p.m., USA Network) Round of 8
- Oct. 19: YellaWood 500, Talladega Superspeedway (1 p.m., NBC) Round of 8
- Oct. 26: Xfinity 500, Martinsville Speedway (1 p.m., NBC) Round of 8
- Nov. 2: NASCAR Cup Series Championship race, Phoenix Raceway (2 p.m., NBC)
