Cook Out Southern 500
Darlington Raceway · 2026-09-06T21:00:00Z
Christopher Bell won the Cook Out Southern 500, his 14th NASCAR Cup Series victory. No cars dropped to the rear prior to the green flag to start the race.
367Laps
501.32 miDistance
29Lead Changes
6Cautions
123.741Avg Speed
1.038Margin
Results are hidden so nothing gets spoiled.
Race Results
#20
P1
Christopher Bell
Toyota
#54
P2
Ty Gibbs
Toyota
#45
P3
Tyler Reddick
Toyota
| Driver | Team | Manuf. | Start | Laps Led | Status | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #20 Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 11 | 46 | Running | 73 |
| 2 | #54 Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 3 | #45 Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 | 74 | Running | 46 |
| 4 | #12 Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 24 | 1 | Running | 44 |
| 5 | #5 Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25 | 99 | Running | 41 |
| 6 | #19 Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 | 30 | Running | 43 |
| 7 | #21 Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 14 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 8 | #23 Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 17 | 38 | Running | 44 |
| 9 | #22 Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 13 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | #60 Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 3 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 11 | #77 Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34 | 2 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | #48 Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | #2 Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 6 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 14 | #9 Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 18 | 1 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | #43 Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 36 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | #34 Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 21 | 5 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | #71 Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | #11 Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 | 68 | Running | 35 |
| 19 | #67 Corey Heim | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 22 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 20 | #17 Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 35 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | #7 Daniel Suárez | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | #16 AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | #6 Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 12 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | #42 John H. Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 19 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | #38 Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 33 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | #97 Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 26 | 1 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | #1 Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | #33 Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 29 | #3 Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | #35 Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 15 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | #10 Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | #4 Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 29 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | #41 Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | #88 Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | Running | 3 |
| 35 | #47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr | HYAK Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | Running | 2 |
| 36 | #51 Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | Running | 1 |
| 37 | #24 William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20 | 0 | Engine | 6 |
| 38 | #66 Chad Finchum | Garage 66 | Ford | 38 | 0 | Suspension | 0 |