# 2025 Goodyear 400

The 2025 Goodyear 400 is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race that will be held on April 6, 2025, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 293 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it will be the eighth race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season and the 69th running of the event.

## 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.
Since 2015, the race has hosted NASCAR's Throwback weekend, which features cars sporting paint schemes that pay homage to past teams and drivers.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Sponsor or throwback |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | Freightliner – Dale Earnhardt's No. 2 paint scheme that raced from the 1979 and 1980 season |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | |
| 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | Castrol |
| 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | UniFirst |
| 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Sea Best |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | |
| 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | |
| 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | |
| 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | |
| 35 | Riley Herbst (R) | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | |
| 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | |
| 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | |
| 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | |
| 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | |
| 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | |
| 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | |
| 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | |
| 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | |
| 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | Zeigler Auto Group |
| 88 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | |
| 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | |

## Media
### Television

The race will be carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick will call the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith will handle the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds will provide insight on-site during the race.
FS1 :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick | Jamie Little Regan Smith | Larry McReynolds |

### Radio

MRN will have the radio call for the race, which will also be simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
MRN Radio :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Mike Bagley Announcer: Todd Gordon | Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Tim Catafalmo | Steve Post Dillon Welch |