DARLINGTON, S.C. – NASCAR officials announced Tuesday that the planned NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, has been canceled for the second consecutive season amid logistical issues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In its place, officials have scheduled a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race for Sept. 5 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway as part of Cook Out Southern 500 weekend. The NASCAR Xfinity Series will race at Darlington Sept. 4, with the Truck Series sharing Sept. 5 with the NASCAR Cup Series, creating the first Cup and Camping World Truck Series playoff doubleheader in NASCAR history.
“After our spring three-race weekend at Darlington Raceway brought fierce competition and intense finishes across the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, we are proud to expand our traditional Labor Day weekend of racing to once again host all three national series,” said Darlington President Kerry Tharp. “We expect more of the same high-quality racing over Labor Day Weekend – especially with playoff implications on the line in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.”
The 72nd running of the Cook Out Southern 500 will start the Cup playoffs for the second consecutive year on Sunday, Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. ET. The Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series race will get underway on Saturday, Sept. 4 at 3:30 p.m. The Camping World Truck Series race will set the stage for the Cup Series on Sunday, Sept. 5 when the green flag waves at 1:30 p.m.
Darlington Raceway also hosted all three NASCAR national series for Throwback Weekend, May 7-9. In the Friday night NASCAR Camping World Truck Series affair, Sheldon Creed took home his first victory of the year after besting Ben Rhodes on the final two restarts of the race.