Field set for Goodyear 400. Look who’s on outside pole

Qualifying is complete at Darlington as the annual Throwback Weekend motors ahead with an Xfinity Series race this afternoon and Sunday’s Goodyear 400, the eighth event of the 2025 Cup Series season.

William Byron, in the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy, was fastest and will start on the front row Sunday next to Ryan Preece, who posted Saturday’s second-fastest lap.

It’s yet another good sign for Preece, in his first year with RFK Racing. He’s posted three straight top-10 finishes and now has his best qualifying run of the year. His previous best start was 11th at Atlanta.

“I think confidence-wise, it feels great,” Preece said. “We felt really good in practice.”

Joey Logano is the most recent driver to see his Darlington pole win translate to Sunday victory — he did it at Darlington’s spring race three years ago.

Top 10 speeds at Darlington

William Byron: 170.904

Ryan Preece: 170.407

Denny Hamlin: 170.354

Chase Briscoe: 170.283

Bubba Wallace: 170.189

Austin Cindric: 169.877

Tyler Reddick: 169.836

Kyle Busch: 169.824

Ryan Blaney: 169.818

Michael McDowell: 169.736

NASCAR starting lineup for Goodyear 400 at Darlington

Sunday’s lineup, with Saturday’s lap time at the 1.366-mile Darlington Raceway:

1. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (28.774 seconds)
2. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford (28.857)
3. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (28.867)
4. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (28.878)
5. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota (28.895)
6. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford (28.948)
7. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota (28.954)
8. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (28.957)
9. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford (28.958)
10. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (28.972)
11. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (28.975)
12. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford (28.986)
13. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (28.994)
14. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford (28.996)
15. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (29.000)
16. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford (29.008)
17. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (29.014)
18. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford (29.038)
19. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (29.077)
20. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford (29.172)
21. Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (29.185)
22. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (29.230)
23. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (29.255)
24. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford (29.265)
25. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet (29.284)
26. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford (29.292)
27. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota (29.315)
28. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet (29.318)
29. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (29.412)
30. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet (29.457)
31. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford (29.483)
32. Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota (29.525)
33. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (29.572)
34. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota (29.617)
35. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford (29.757)
36. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet (29.928)
37. Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (30.070)
38. JJ Yeley, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet (30.314)

How to watch NASCAR at Darlington

Saturday, 3:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series Sports Clips 200 (CW).

Sunday:, 3 p.m.: Cup Series, Goodyear 400 (Fox Sports 1).