The Southern 500 Through an 8mm Camera Lens

Take a look back at the 2016 Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway through the lens of a 1970s 8mm film camera.

Radioactive: Darlington - "Y'all honestly just don't want to (expletive) win..."

Check out all the best scanner audio from the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.With exclusive highlights, original programming, and behind the scenes footage, FOX Sports' YouTube channel provides the sports content that fans are hungry for.

RECAP: Truex tames the 'Lady in Black'

NASCAR.com's Jonathan Merryman recaps the Bojangles' Southern 500 as Martin Truex Jr. grabs his first career win at the historic Darlington Raceway.

Harvick frustrated after costly pit stop

Kevin Harvick expresses his frustration over the No.4 team communications after a costly pit stop late in the race at Darlington Raceway.

Truex Jr. holds off Harvick for first career win at Darlington

Martin Truex Jr. holds off a hard charging Kevin Harvick to earn his first career win at Darlington Raceway in the Bojangles Southern 500.

Truex Jr. celebrates second crown jewel win of 2016

Martin Truex Jr. celebrates in Victory Lane at Darlington Raceway after winning the Bojangles' Southern 500, his second crown jewel victory of 2016.

Scott picks up heavy damage after contact with Stewart

Tony Stewart and Brian Scott make contact sending Scott into the wall and causing major damage to the No. 44 Ford at Darlington Raceway.

Smoke ends Smoke's final shot at Darlington

Tony Stewart has engine problems that force him out of the race early, ending his chance to win in his final race at Darlington Raceway.

NASCAR legends take over broadcast at Darlington

Ned Jarrett, Ken Squier and Dale Jarrett take over the NBC broadcast booth to commentate during the Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

Heavy damage for Kurt Busch after contact with Menard

Paul Menard makes contact with Kurt Busch sending Busch spinning and hard into the wall at Darlington Raceway.

NASCAR Throwback one for the ages

Teams, drivers, fans and announcers go all out for the #NASCARThrowback theme at Darlington Raceway for the Bojangles' Southern 500.

Stewart: 'I feel like I'm looking at myself'

Tony Stewart describes his out-of-body experience over the No. 14 team communications as he looks at Joey Logano and Carl Edwards' throwback paint schemes at Darlington Raceway.

STEWART CALLED TO HAULER AFTER INCIDENT WITH SCOTT

NASCAR officials summoned Tony Stewart to the Sprint Cup Series hauler for a post-race consultation Sunday night after an on-track altercation with Brian Scott.

Stewart, a three-time series champ in his final Bojangles' Southern 500, got loose racing alongside Scott's No. 44 Ford outside of Turn 4. Stewart regained control on the frontstraight and veered his No. 14 Chevrolet back into Scott's car, sending him spinning into the inside retaining wall on the 202nd of a scheduled 367 laps.

During the race's ensuing third caution period, Stewart's crew chief Mike Bugarewicz indicated that his driver's actions had drawn the attention of NASCAR race control.

"After the race, we've been scheduled for a meeting," Bugarewicz said.

Stewart initially questioned the call. His team communications then sounded off: "Hey man, made it 25 races, I'd say that's pretty good."

Scott's car was too damaged to continue. He wound up 39th in the 40-car field.

"I have a lot of respect for Tony. He has always raced me really clean," Scott told NBC. "I am not sure what he thought was going on there. I am not sure if he thought I was trying to hold him up there; I wasn't. I was trying to let him go. I even pointed him to the inside. Maybe he thought I was giving him the finger or something. I will talk with him. We will figure it out.

"It is a tough race. The Southern 500 is a tough race. Everybody is slipping and sliding a lot. It is getting to the point where people's tempers are getting short."

Tonight’s Sprint Cup race at Darlington: start time, weather, TV/radio info and lineup

NASCAR celebrates its past with tonight’s Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Hall of Fame Inductees Mark Martin, Rick Hendrick and Richard Childress will help give the command to fire engines to a 40-car field that features throwback paint schemes from the 1990s on back.

Here’s all the info you need for tonight’s race.

(All times Eastern)

START: NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductees Mark Martin, Rick Hendrick and Richard Childress, along with Bojangles’ CEO Clifton Rutledge will give the command for drivers to start their engines at 6:12 p.m. The green flag is scheduled for 6:20 p.m.

DISTANCE: The race is scheduled for 367 laps (501.3 miles) around the 1.366-mile speedway.

PRERACE SCHEDULE: The Sprint Cup garage opens at noon. The driver/crew chief meeting is at 4 p.m. Driver introductions are at 5:25 p.m.

NATIONAL ANTHEM: Actor Barry Williams will perform the anthem at 6:06 p.m.

TV/RADIO: NBC will broadcast the race with its coverage beginning at 5 p.m. with NASCAR America on NBCSN, followed by Countdown to Green at 5:30 p.m. on NBCSN and race coverage at 6 p.m. on NBC. Motor Racing Network’s radio broadcast begins at 5 p.m. and also can be heard at mrn.com. SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will have MRN’s broadcast.

FORECAST: The wunderground.com site predicts a temperature of 81 degrees at race time with a 0 percent chance of thunderstorms.

LAST TIME: Carl Edwards led the final nine laps to win last year’s race. Brad Keselowski, who led a race-high 196 laps, finished second. Denny Hamlin placed third.

STARTING LINEUP:

Elliott Sadler extends Xfinity points lead after Darlington win

Elliott Sadler extended his points lead to 54 points after his victory in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway.

Daniel Suarez remains second in the season standings. The top 26 drivers did not change positions in the points after the race.

Sprint Cup Chase Bubble outlook entering the Southern 500

Thanks to Chris Buescher and Kyle Larson the next two weeks will be a lot more interesting.

With Larson’s win at Michigan and Buescher’s upset in the fog-shortened race at Pocono last month, there are only three spots left to be filled on the grid for the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

At the most, two spots could potentially be filled by first-time winners in the Southern 500 or next week at Richmond.

Then comes the wrench named Buescher.

The rookie driver is only on the grid because he’s narrowly in the top 30 in points. Buescher is ahead of David Ragan by just seven points, down from 13 entering Michigan.

If the Front Row Motorsports driver falters further in the next two races, he could allow for at least four more drivers to point their way into the Chase.

Here’s a look at how the Chase bubble looks with and without Buescher in the top 30 in points.

While Buescher has said Darlington is his favorite track on the NASCAR circuit, he has not made a start there in the Sprint Cup Series. But in four starts there in the Xfinity Series, Buescher has one top five (2015).

The Southern 500 airs Sunday at 6 p.m. ET on NBC.

FULL SCHEDULE FOR DARLINGTON AND CANADIAN TIRE

The NASCAR Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series will gather for a doubleheader showing at Darlington Raceway this weekend while the Camping World Truck Series makes a stop at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Check out the full schedule below.

Note: All times are ET
FRIDAY, SEPT. 2:
ON TRACK: DARLINGTON
-- noon-1:25 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
-- 1:30-2:25 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
-- 2:30-3:25 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
-- 3:30-4:55 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)

GARAGECAM (Watch live)
-- 11:30 a.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series
-- 1 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

PRESS CONFERENCES (Watch live)
-- 10:30 a.m.: Elliott Sadler
-- Noon: Chase Elliott
-- 12:15 p.m.: Joey Logano
-- 2:35 p.m.: Carl Edwards

SATURDAY, SEPT. 3:
ON TRACK: DARLINGTON
-- 11:45 a.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
-- 1:45 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
-- 3:30 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 (147 laps, 200.8 miles), NBC/NBC Sports App (Follow live)

ON TRACK: CANADIAN TIRE
-- 9:30-10:25 a.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series first practice (Follow live)
-- 11:35 a.m.-12:55 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice (Follow live)
-- 5:45 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying, FS2 (Follow live)

PRESS CONFERENCES (Watch live)
-- 11 a.m.: NMPA/Sprint Most Popular Driver announcement
-- 2:45 p.m. approx: Post-NSCS qualifying
-- 5:15 p.m. approx.: Post-NXS race

SUNDAY, SEPT. 4:
ON TRACK: DARLINGTON
-- 6 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500 (367 laps, 501.3 miles), NBC/NBC Sports App (Follow live)

ON TRACK: CANADIAN TIRE
-- 2:30 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chevrolet Silverado 250 (64 laps, 157.37 miles), FS1 (Follow live)

PRESS CONFERENCES (Watch live)
-- 3 p.m.: Darrell Waltrip
-- 3:15 p.m.: Mark Martin
-- 3:30 p.m.: Barry Williams
-- 10:30 p.m. approx.: Post-NSCS race

CHRIS BUESCHER REVEALS DARLINGTON THROWBACK LOOK

Chris Buescher is the latest driver to reveal his throwback paint scheme for Darlington's Bojangles' Southern 500 on Sept. 4 (6 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM).

The Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate's No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford matches the fuel canopies from sponsor Love's Travel Stops first travel stop in 1981. Check out the scheme in Buescher's tweet below.

My @LovesTravelStop scheme for @TooToughToTame! Matches the fuel canopies from Love’s first travel stop in 1981. pic.twitter.com/40D7cndQ4J
— Chris Buescher (@Chris_Buescher) August 24, 2016

"The Darlington throwback weekend has become a pretty big deal, and it's cool to have Love's Travel Stops bring some of their history into the race weekend with their old colors," Buescher said in a team release. "Darlington is my favorite track, and I can't wait to get there and turn some laps in this special Love's Ford Fusion."

This year's Darlington race will mark Buescher's first event there in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition. The 2015 XFINITY Series champion notched one top 10 in four career XFINITY Series starts at Darlington.

Buescher's teammate Landon Cassill unveiled his throwback on Tuesday, which you can see here.

NASCAR America: Bobby Labonte on what it takes to win at Darlington

Bobby Labonte joins the NASCAR America crew to talk about how difficult the Darlington Raceway track is ahead of the Southern 500. Labonte, the 2000 Sprint Cup champion, won at Darlington once in both the Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series.

Preliminary Sprint Cup entry list for Darlington

Forty cars are entered for this weekend’s Bojangles Southern 500 Sprint Cup race at Darlington Raceway.

This will be Darlington’s second consecutive “Throwback Weekend,” where numerous Sprint Cup cars will carry paint themes primarily from the 1975-84 era.

With Dale Earnhardt Jr. still sidelined for a sixth consecutive race due to a concussion, Jeff Gordon will return for the fourth race to drive the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Gordon was unable to race this past Sunday at Michigan due to previous commitments.

Alex Bowman filled in at MIS for the second time for Earnhardt during his absence, having previously raced at New Hampshire.

This will be the 113th time the Sprint Cup Series has raced at the unique, egg-shaped oval in South Carolina. Carl Edwards is the defending race winner from last year’s event.

Here’s the preliminary entry list: