Darlington Raceway is set to host NASCAR’s Cook Out Southern 400 this weekend. The 27th race of the NASCAR Cup Series season and the first race of the playoffs kicks off at 6:00 pm ET on Sunday, September 4, 2022, for a 502-lap action-packed race.Located in Darlington, South Carolina, the Darlington Raceway is an egg-shaped oval with 1.366 miles of total track length. The track opened in 1950 and features 25 degrees of banking in turns 1 and 2 and 23 degrees of banking in turns 3 and 4 as well as 3 degrees in the front stretch and 2 degrees in the back stretch.NASCAR@NASCARLet the #NASCARPlayoffs begin! @TooToughToTame | : USA60287Let the #NASCARPlayoffs begin! @TooToughToTame | 📺: USA https://t.co/nV6dWEWEJDDarlington Raceway is also known as "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" and will make its second appearance on the NASCAR Cup Series calendar this season, after hosting Goodyear 400 in May 2022.The Cook Out Southern 400 will feature 36 drivers, including 16 playoff drivers. Just like the other NASCAR races, the qualifying race will be held ahead of the main race on Saturday, September 3 at 12:50 pm ET, which will determine the starting positions for Sunday's race.Qualifying Order for NASCAR Cook Out Southern 400 at Darlington RacewayNASCAR journalist Bob Pockrass shared the qualifying order for the upcoming Cup Series and Xfinity Series races this weekend at Darlington Raceway.Bob Pockrass@bobpockrassFor qualifying order: The Playoff teams (Owner and Driver) will be ordered by their previous race metrics and be split into Group A/B by the usual odd / even metric procedures. The Playoff teams (Owner and Driver) will be the final cars to go in their assigned groups.13717For qualifying order: The Playoff teams (Owner and Driver) will be ordered by their previous race metrics and be split into Group A/B by the usual odd / even metric procedures. The Playoff teams (Owner and Driver) will be the final cars to go in their assigned groups. https://t.co/jYkSNfVc5dThe Cup Series qualifying session is set to kick off with Brad Keselowski leading Group A and JJ Yeley leading Group B.The qualifying order for Cook Out Southern 400 has been divided into Group A and Group B. The order will be as follows:Group A: Order - Driver – Metric scoreBrad Keselowski - 30.750Corey LaJoie - 27.100Daniel Hemric - 25.650Todd Gilliland - 24.550Harrison Burton - 23.150Ty Dillon - 21.400Aric Almirola - 18.700Cole Custer - 17.350Erik Jones - 15.600Martin Truex Jr - 13.000Kyle Larson - 25.450Bubba Wallace - 23.850Chase Elliott - 20.250Chase Briscoe - 19.650Ryan Blaney - 18.400Kevin Harvick - 15.800Joey Logano - 10.600Austin Cindric - 7.450Group B: Order - Driver – Metric scoreJJ Yeley - 30.200Chris Buescher - 25.850Michael McDowell - 25.250Justin Haley - 23.400Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 22.250Cody Ware - 18.850BJ McLeod - 17.750Ty Gibbs - 16.900Landon Cassill - 14.650Christopher Bell - 25.650William Byron - 24.000Ross Chastain - 21.300Daniel Suarez - 19.950Denny Hamlin - 18.950Alex Bowman - 17.050Kyle Busch - 10.600Austin Dillon - 8.050Tyler Reddick - 6.600Catch all the teams and drivers at the Darlington Raceway on Sunday, September 4, 2022, live on USA Network and MRN.