NASCAR At Darlington Raceway: Start Time, Starting Lineup, TV/Radio Listings And More

It's NASCAR race night at Darlington Raceway, and we've got the actual race start time, the starting lineup and some other facts about the Showtime Southern 500 for you below.

Start time: The command to start engines will be given by a group of NASCAR driver moms at 7:37 Eastern time. (The driver moms aren't technically the grand marshals, though – that honor goes to Showtime's Inside NASCAR stars Michael Waltrip and Brad Daugherty). After a few pace laps, honorary starter Randy Pemberton (another name from Inside NASCAR) will wave the green flag at precisely 7:45 p.m. Eastern. So if you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the actual race, flip your TV on at 7:45.

Race name/distance: The Showtime Southern 500 is one of NASCAR's great names, but some would argue it's not the same now that the date is on Mother's Day Weekend instead of the traditional Labor Day Weekend. Still, it's a prestigious race to win – and a grueling one at that. The Southern 500 is 367 laps and 501.3 miles.

TV and radio: As for all of the races through May, FOX is televising the Darlington race. The radio broadcast can be found on your local Motor Racing Network (MRN) affiliate. Click here to see a list of MRN stations where you can listen.

National anthem: You know the first pre-race ceremony since the death of Osama bin Laden is going to be inspiring and patriotic – and who better to perform the national anthem than someone from the military? Sgt. John Norman from Pope Air Force Base is doing the honors tonight.

Tickets: There are still tickets available for the Southern 500 if you're thinking of making a last-minute trip to Darlington.

Last time: Denny Hamlin completed his sweep of the 2010 Southern 500 weekend with a dominant victory, leading 104 laps to become the first driver in 17 years to win both the Nationwide and Cup race in the same weekend at the track "Too Tough To Tame."

Starting lineup for tonight's Southern 500 NASCAR race at Darlington Raceway:

1. Kasey Kahne
2. Ryan Newman
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Carl Edwards
5. Jeff Gordon
6. Marcos Ambrose
7. AJ Allmendinger
8. Brian Vickers
9. Tony Stewart
10. Brad Keselowski
11. David Ragan
12. Jamie McMurray
13. Kevin Harvick
14. Kyle Busch
15. Bobby Labonte
16. Juan Pablo Montoya
17. Joey Logano
18. Paul Menard
19. Jimmie Johnson
20. Matt Kenseth
21. Travis Kvapil
22. Greg Biffle
23. Regan Smith
24. Jeff Burton
25. Kurt Busch
26. Landon Cassill
27. Clint Bowyer
28. Mark Martin
29. Martin Truex Jr.
30. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
31. J.J. Yeley
32. Casey Mears
33. TJ Bell
34. Mike Skinner
35. Tony Raines
36. David Reutimann
37. David Gilliland
38. David Stremme
39. Michael McDowell
40. Ken Schrader
41. Joe Nemechek
42. Dave Blaney
43. Robby Gordon