The official 2027 NASCAR National Series schedule continues to take shape, and on Tuesday, one of NASCAR’s longest-tenured tracks, Darlington Raceway, revealed its dates for next season.
Next season, the track that is known as “Too Tough To Tame” will host two multi-series race weekends.
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The first Darlington Raceway race weekend in 2027 will take place from Friday, April 2 to Sunday, April 4, and all three NASCAR National Series divisions will be on track that race weekend.
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event will take place on Friday, April 2, while the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series will be the headliner event on Saturday, April 3, and the NASCAR Cup Series will cap off the race weekend on Sunday, April 4 with the Goodyear 400.
In a press release, NASCAR also revealed that the April Darlington Raceway race weekend will serve as the venue for the fourth annual NASCAR Alumni Weekend. Legends from yesteryear will be on hand at Darlington to speak with media, and meet fans throughout the race weekend.
Darlington Raceway’s second race weekend of the 2027 season will once again return to Labor Day Weekend.
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The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series will take center stage on Saturday, September 4, while the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 will take place on Sunday, September 5.
“Darlington Raceway has a long-standing tradition of hosting some of NASCAR’s most memorable races, and our 2027 schedule delivers two outstanding weekends that showcase everything fans love about the Track Too Tough To Tame,” said Darlington Raceway President Josh Harris. “From our spring tripleheader featuring all three NASCAR national series to the historic Cook Out Southern 500 serving as the NASCAR Cup Series regular season finale, we’re excited to welcome fans for another incredible year of racing at one of the sport’s most iconic venues.”
Darlington Raceway, which has been a fixture on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule since the 1950 season, is one of the most storied tracks in the sport’s history. Tyler Reddick captured the win in the Goodyear 400 earlier this season, and the 2026 Cook Out Southern 500 will serve as the opening race of The Chase in a few weeks.
While the race dates for Darlington’s 2027 schedule were officially set on Tuesday, the official start times and broadcast information for those race weekends will be announced at a later date.
This article was originally published on www.si.com/onsi/racing-america as Darlington Raceway Reveals 2027 NASCAR Race Dates.
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