Two long, dreary months without live, real-life NASCAR racing have passed, but the action will finally start back up on Sunday with the Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway.
It won’t be quite the same as your typical NASCAR race. There won’t be any cheering fans drunk out of their mind — at least not in the grandstands. Teams will also have a limited amount of personnel and must adhere to NASCAR’s new safety guidelines, which includes wearing masks. But still, racing is back.
Sporting News is tracking live updates and lap-by-lap highlights from NASCAR’s race in Darlington, S.C., to resume the 2020 season. Follow below for complete results from the Real Heroes 400.
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NASCAR at Darlington live updates, highlights from Real Heroes 400
3:52 p.m. — Kyle Busch’s car failed pre-race inspection twice, meaning he’ll lose his fourth-place spot and start at the rear.
3:44 p.m. — “Drivers, start your engines.” A nice tribute to the healthcare workers putting themselves on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19. As they say in racing, let’s do that racing.
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3:37 p.m. — Clint Bowyer provides fans with a little pre-race laugh during an interview with Jeff Gordon. “Patience, grasshopper.”
3:20 p.m. — All drivers have passed screening and will start the race, per FOX’s Bob Pockrass.
What time does the NASCAR race start today?
The NASCAR race at Darlington on May 17 is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Of the seven NASCAR races currently scheduled across all three national series in the span of 11 days, Sunday’s event at Darlington is the only “day” race. Although, with a race distance of 400 miles, chances are Sunday’s event will end under the lights.
Fox will broadcast five of the nine NASCAR Cup Series races currently on the revised schedule. The other four Cup races will broadcast live on FS1.
MORE: Updated NASCAR schedule for 2020
NASCAR starting lineup at Darlington
| Pos. | (Car No.) | Driver | Manufacturer |
| 1 | (2) | Brad Keselowski | Ford |
| 2 | (88) | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet |
| 3 | (21) | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford |
| 4 | (18) | Kyle Busch | Toyota |
| 5 | (10) | Aric Almirola | Ford |
| 6 | (4) | Kevin Harvick | Ford |
| 7 | (12) | Ryan Blaney | Ford |
| 8 | (48) | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet |
| 9 | (22) | Joey Logano | Ford |
| 10 | (11) | Denny Hamlin | Toyota |
| 11 | (9) | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet |
| 12 | (42) | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet |
| 13 | (14) | Clint Bowyer | Ford |
| 14 | (41) | Cole Custer | Ford |
| 15 | (19) | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota |
| 16 | (3) | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet |
| 17 | (43) | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet |
| 18 | (24) | William Byron | Chevrolet |
| 19 | (32) | Corey LaJoie | Ford |
| 20 | (20) | Erik Jones | Toyota |
| 21 | (6) | Ryan Newman | Ford |
| 22 | (1) | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet |
| 23 | (47) | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 24 | (17) | Chris Buescher | Ford |
| 25 | (37) | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet |
| 26 | (53) | Garrett Smithley | Ford |
| 27 | (00) | Quin Houff | Chevrolet |
| 28 | (95) | Christopher Bell | Toyota |
| 29 | (8) | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet |
| 30 | (27) | J.J. Yeley | Ford |
| 31 | (34) | Michael McDowell | Ford |
| 32 | (51) | Joey Gase | Ford |
| 33 | (13) | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet |
| 34 | (38) | John Hunter Nemechek | Ford |
| 35 | (15) | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet |
| 36 | (77) | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet |
| 37 | (96) | Daniel Suarez | Toyota |
| 38 | (66) | Timmy Hill | Toyota |
| 39 | (78) | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet |
| 40 | (7) | Josh Bilicki | Chevrolet |