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The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs begin this Sunday evening live on NBCSN at 6:00 p.m. ET from the Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.

On its own, the 1.366 mile egg-shaped oval at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway is a daunting challenge for NASCAR Cup Series competitors. But add in the fact that Sunday’s Cook Out Southern 500 is the first of the 10-race Cup Series playoffs, and it’s a recipe for a long, grueling night this Labor Day weekend.

Chase Briscoe and the No. 14 Ford Mustang team for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, so does the final push in the pursuit of the NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year title.

Cole Custer and the No. 41 HaasTooling.com Demo Day Ford Mustang team for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) are bearing down for the final 10 races of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season....

Kevin Harvick is running a fan-inspired paint scheme in the Cook Out Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday night at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. Scott MacDonald, a NASCAR fan since 1977 who witnessed Busch’s entry into NASCAR when the brand sponsored driver Cale Yarborough in 1979..

A playoff doubleheader highlights Sunday’s scheduled action at Darlington Raceway as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series kicks things off with its second race of the postseason while the NASCAR Cup Series follows with its opener in the traditional Labor Day Weekend Southern 500. The Darlington weekend starts with the NASCAR XFINITY Series race Saturday afternoon.

CP Compressors, a division of Chicago Pneumatic, will continue their support of Front Row Motorsports (FRM) this weekend at Darlington Raceway.

The Playoffs begin for the NASCAR Cup Series as they compete in the historic Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday. The Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series will also be in Darlington, while the ARCA Menards Series competes on dirt for the final time this season in Illinois.

Buescher makes his ninth Cup Series start at Darlington on Sunday, where he has an average finish of 18.6 with one top-10 result this spring.

Newman makes his 26th Cup Series start at Darlington on Sunday, a track where he carries an average finish of 12.7, his best of any on the circuit.