2026 Sports Clips Haircuts VFW 200

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Race 5 of 33 in the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
Date	March 21, 2026 (2026-03-21)
Location	Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1.366 miles (2.198 km)
Scheduled distance	147 laps, 200.802 mi (323.159 km)
Television in the United States
Network	The CW
Announcers	Adam Alexander, Jamie McMurray, and Parker Kligerman
Radio in the United States
Radio	PRN

The 2026 Sports Clips Haircuts VFW 200 is an upcoming NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race that will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 147 laps on the 1.366-mile-long egg-shaped asphalt oval, it will be the sixth race of the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season.

Contents

• Report
• Background
• Surface issues
• References

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.

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