NASCAR O'Reilly Series

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and XFINITY Series head to Darlington Raceway this weekend as the Camping World Truck Series travels to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

It's time to cycle through the transmission for another edition of Four Gears. This week, our resident NASCAR analysts rate the three races that used the lower downforce package and give their takeaways from it. We also consider what three first-time winners this past weekend says about the level of talent with the young guns in the Truck, XFINITY and Cup Series as well as rate the quality of racing in the XFINITY Series over the last five races given the mix of tracks in those five races

Darlington Raceway has long been the home of one of the sport’s most famed events; The Southern 500. Last season the track launched its Tradition Returns NASCAR Throwback weekend. The platform has quickly grown into one of the most popular events of the NASCAR season, with teams paying tribute to the past and the legends that paved the way for where the sport sits today.

“I had a great time at Darlington last year, and we’re looking forward to going back,” Chastain said. “It’s a tough old track, but if you have a good car and you pay attention, you can get around there pretty quick. We’re looking for a strong run in the special No. 4 Chevy this week.”

“Darlington is a magical kind of place,” Preece said. “I’ve heard and read so much about it over the years. It will be a fantastic opportunity to get to drive there. I know I have a lot to learn.”

Smithley will drive the JD Motorsports with Gary Keller No. 0 Chevrolet in the VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 XFINITY race at Darlington Raceway, NASCAR’s oldest superspeedway and one of the toughest tracks in all of motorsports.

"Darlington is obviously a tough track but one that is very fun. Making it even more fun this weekend is the "Davey Allison Tribute" scheme we are running on our No. 28 Toyota. Davey was a great star in our sport who was taken from us way too early.

Who is the greatest country singer ever associated with NASCAR? There has been Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, Brad Paisley, Brooks and Dunn, Hank Williams Jr., Toby Keith, Cledus T. Judd, and lately Blake Shelton. That is a pretty impressive list of talent and it is far from complete. However, there is no question that the King of NASCAR Country was Marty Robbins.

As part of NASCAR’s VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 Darlington Throwback Weekend, JD Motorsports with Gary Keller will again honor three drivers with ties to the team and South Carolina.

Jeremy Clements is hoping that history is on his side at Darlington Raceway this Labor Day Weekend, when the Clements family “resurrects” the famed “Black Widow”, or at least a modern version of it for the VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200.