The 2025 Goodyear 400 is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race that will be held on April 6, 2025, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 293 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it will be the eighth race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season and the 69th running of the event.
Report
Background
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
Since 2015, the race has hosted NASCAR's Throwback weekend, which features cars sporting paint schemes that pay homage to past teams and drivers.[4]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
Media
Television
The race will be carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick will call the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith will handle the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds will provide insight on-site during the race.
| FS1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick |
Jamie Little Regan Smith |
Larry McReynolds |
Radio
MRN will have the radio call for the race, which will also be simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
| MRN Radio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Mike Bagley |
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Tim Catafalmo |
Steve Post Dillon Welch |
References
- ^ "2025 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ "Darlington Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 30, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ Sturniolo, Zach (August 29, 2024). "NASCAR reveals milestone 2025 Cup Series schedule, complete with international flair, return to roots". NASCAR. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ "NASCAR Throwback Weekend at Darlington shifts to May". NASCAR. December 11, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Castrol extends partnership with RFK Racing". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. January 17, 2025.
- ^ "Chase Elliott gets a new Unifirst paint scheme for 2025". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. December 3, 2024.
- ^ "Sea Best sponsoring Ty Dillon in 20 races". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. January 28, 2025.
- ^ "Zeigler Auto Group to sponsor Carson Hocevar in eight races". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. December 16, 2024.