This was Stewart-Haas Racing's final win in the Cup Series before shutting down after the season.

This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.

Erik Jones was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.542 seconds and a speed of 166.461 mph (267.893 km/h).

Bubba Wallace scored the pole for the race with a time 29.421 of and a speed of 167.146 mph (268.995 km/h).

Leigh Diffey, two–time Darlington winner Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth.