DARLINGTON, S.C.  — It’s NASCAR race day at Darlington Raceway, and we’ve got some essential information you need to get ready for Sunday’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 Sprint Cup race.

START TIME: New NASCAR Hall of Famers Mark Martin, Rick Hendrick and Richard Childress, along with Bojangles’ CEO Clifton Rutledge, are scheduled to instruct drivers to start their engines at 6:12 p.m. (ET) today. If you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the race, turn on your TV at 6:20 p.m. for the green flag.

RACE DISTANCE: The Southern 500 is 367 laps around the 1.366-mile track for a total of 501 miles.

NATIONAL ANTHEM: Actor Barry Williams — Greg Brady of The Brady Bunch fame — is scheduled to sing the national anthem at 6:06 p.m.

TV/RADIO SCHEDULE: NBC will broadcast today’s race. The pre-race show is scheduled at 5 p.m. (ET) on NBC Sports Network. The Motor Racing Network will call the race on the radio.

WEATHER: Sunday’s forecast calls for an afternoon high of 85 with a 10 percent chance of rain.

LAST TIME: Carl Edwards won last year’s Southern 500. Brad Keselowski was second and Denny Hamlin third.

STARTING LINEUP: Kevin Harvick will start the race from the pole position after rain washed out qualifying and the lineup was set by owners points. Also in the top five: Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Kurt Busch and Joey Logano.

Here is the lineup for the Bojangles’ Southern 500:

1. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet

2. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford

3. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota

4. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet

5. (22) Joey Logano, Ford

6. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota

7. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota

8. (78) Martin Truex, Jr., Toyota

9. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet

10. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota

11. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet

12. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet

13. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet

14. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet

15. (88) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet

16. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet,

17. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet

18. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet

19. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford

20. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford

21. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet

22. (17) Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Ford

23. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford

24. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet

25. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet

26. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford

27. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet

28. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet

29. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford

30. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet

31. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford

32. (23) David Ragan, Toyota

33. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet

34. (44) Brian Scott, Ford

35. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota

36. (98) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet

37. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet

38. (32) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford

39. (55) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet

40. (30) Josh Wise, Chevrolet