NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Today: Darlington start times, schedule and how to watch live on TV

The 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series hits Darlington Raceway today (Saturday, April 5) the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200.

It's not just any race, either, with NASCAR's annual throwback event being held at Darlington once again and the Xfinity Series stars set to run retro-inspired paint schemes to honor the sport's heritage.

The Xfinity Series has been under huge scrutiny since last time out at Martinsville, where Austin Hill won the race. However, it was the intentional wreck by Sammy Smith on Taylor Gray that paved the way for Hill's win that has been the huge talking point, with plenty of criticism leveled at the field.

The drivers have the chance to put all of that behind them on Saturday night, though, and it should be exciting to see who comes out on top.

Heading into the race, Justin Allgaier leads the current Xfinity Series standings, 41 points ahead of Sam Mayer in second and 47 in front of Hill. Sheldon Creed and Jesse Love currently round out the top five.

With that said, let's get into all of the details ahead of today's race and how you can watch the action unfold live.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Darlington race start times

Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway starts today (April 5, 2025) at 3:30 pm (ET). You can find the race start time converted to your local city and time zone below.

How to watch NASCAR Xfinity Series on TV

In 2025, every single Xfinity Series race is set to be shown live on TV in the United States on The CW. The CW App will also stream select live in-car cameras during races. As per NASCAR, streaming replays will also be available to watch on The CW app the next day.

Radio coverage of today's Xfinity Series race is also set to broadcast on MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

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