Portland International Raceway
NASCAR RaceWeather Forecast
Friday 8/29
Variably Cloudy
High: 87°F - Low: 65°F
Light & variable winds
Saturday 8/30
Cloudy - PM Showers
High: 86°F - Low: 68°F
Wind: West 4-8 mph
Friday 8/29
Variably Cloudy
High: 87°F - Low: 65°F
Light & variable winds
Saturday 8/30
Cloudy - PM Showers
High: 86°F - Low: 68°F
Wind: West 4-8 mph
Variably Cloudy -
PM Showers & T-Storms
High: 85°F - Low: 67°F
Wind: East 5-10 mph
Darlington Raceway -
NASCAR Weather Forecast Discussion
The subtropical ridge will persist across the Southeast, keeping warm temperatures and elevated humidity in place. On Friday, overcast skies prevail as warm, moist air slows its ascent under subsidence inversion, keeping Darlington in mild but cloudy conditions.
Along the southern edge of the ridge, a warm front will stall turning quasistationary Friday into Saturday. A low-pressure center is expected to develop along the frontal boundary. On Saturday morning, a weakening cold front Is forecast to move across the Darlington region. The cold front is expected to merge with the stationary boundary.
On Sunday, the offshore low and low-level disturbances will bring a more active air mass, promoting occasional sun breaks interspersed with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Darlington Raceway -
NASCAR Weekend Schedule
Fri 8/29
3:05 PM - NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series - Practice
4:10 PM - NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series - Qualifying
Sat 8/30
9:00 AM - NASCAR Cup Series - Practice
10:10 AM - NASCAR Cup Series - Qualifying
12 Noon - NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series - Sober or Slammer 200
Sun 8/31
6:00 PM - NASCAR Cup Series - Cook Out Southern 500
All Times Are Eastern Time
More about Darlington Raceway
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located in 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 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 will be effective at both ends.
For many years, Darlington was the site of two annual NASCAR Cup Series races. One, the Rebel 400, was held in the spring while the other, the Southern 500, was always held on Labor Day weekend. In 2003, the Labor Day race was given to California Speedway, and the Southern 500 was moved to November 2004 and was run as part of the Chase for the Nextel Cup. In 2005, NASCAR eliminated the Southern 500 altogether as a result of the Ferko lawsuit, offending many fans who had followed the sport for generations. The race was merged into the 400-mile (640 km) spring race, and moved to Mother’s Day weekend. A 500-mile race named after a Dodge vehicle was held for the next four years, before the race was given the Southern 500 moniker in 2009.
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