DARLINGTON, S.C. – Darlington Raceway’s award-winning throwback weekend program will move to the track’s new spring NASCAR weekend next season.

The Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR will now take place May 7-9, as Darlington is scheduled to host two NASCAR Cup Series race weekends for the first time since 2004.

The famed Southern 500 will continue to launch the NASCAR Playoffs over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-5.

“Darlington Raceway is grateful to our loyal race fans and the entire industry for their unwavering support for the Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR since its inception in 2015,” said Darlington President Kerry Tharp. “It is this support that allows us to now prepare for two scheduled NASCAR Cup Series race weekends next year. As we rally around the return of our new spring race weekend, we will continue to share the history and tradition of our great sport with the Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR.”

With the Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR moving to its new dedicated weekend, The Lady in Black will unite generations of race fans to celebrate on Mother’s Day as part of a memorable weekend of action-packed racing featuring all three premier series.

Darlington first hosted Cup races in May in 1952, 1960-1965, 1967-1971 and 2005-2013.

This year the track hosted three Cup Series races, including two in May, as part of NASCAR’s revised schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.