Starting from pole Car 45 Tyler Reddick Xfinity Toyota won the Goodyear 400, his 12th win in 224 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 4th win & 5th Top 10 finish in 2026. This is his 1st win & 8th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Darlington Raceway. Tyler Reddick had to overcome electrical problems in the pits such as alternator not charging. 2nd Place Car 6 Brad Keselowski Solomon Plumbing Ford, starting from 5th place posted his 13th Top 10 finish in 25 races at Darlington Raceway. It is his 3rd Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Delta Ford, starting from 7th place posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 19 races at Darlington Raceway.
4th Place Car 77 Carson Hocevar Chili’s Marg Machine Chevrolet, starting from 16th place followed by 5th place Car 2 Austin Cindric Freightliner Ford, starting from 12th place. 6th Place Car 54 Ty Gibbs SiriusXM Toyota, starting from 28th place followed by 7th place Car 7 Daniel Suarez NationsGuard Chevrolet, starting from 11th place. 8th Place Car 24 William Byron Raptor Chevrolet, starting from 13th place followed by 9th place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford, starting from 6th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 43 Erik Jones AdventHealth Toyota, in 10th place, starting from 24th place. Connor Zilisch (18th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 4 Cautions for 26 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 92 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 112 for #43, 11 Crash in Turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 187 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 198 for #35 Spin Frontstretch.
The race had 16 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; T. Reddick 0; T. Reddick 1-45; B. Keselowski 46-95; K. Larson 96-112; B. Keselowski 113; K. Larson 114-116; B. Keselowski 117-145; C. Elliott 146-151; B. Keselowski 152-194; C. Briscoe 195-198; C. Buescher 199-201; T. Gibbs 202; C. Buescher 203-240; B. Keselowski 241; T. Reddick 242-245; C. Hocevar 246-247; B. Keselowski 248-265; T. Reddick 266-293.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 6, 45, 12, 23, 5, 17, 9, 2, 7, 24
Stage 2 Top 10: 6, 17, 5, 19, 45, 60, 24, 2, 54, 7
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 6
Race Results for the Goodyear 400 – Sunday, March 22, 2026
Darlington Raceway – Darlington, SC – 1.366 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 293 Laps – 400.238 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 3/22/2026 @ 06:57 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Xfinity Toyota 293 Running
2. 5. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Solomon Plumbing Ford 293 Running
3. 7. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Delta Ford 293 Running
4. 16. Car 77 Carson Hocevar Chili’s Marg Machine Chevrolet 293 Running
5. 12. Car 2 Austin Cindric Freightliner Ford 293 Running
6. 28. Car 54 Ty Gibbs SiriusXM Toyota 293 Running
7. 11. Car 7 Daniel Suarez NationsGuard Chevrolet 293 Running
8. 13. Car 24 William Byron Raptor Chevrolet 293 Running
9. 6. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 293 Running
10. 24. Car 43 Erik Jones AdventHealth Toyota 293 Running
11. 9. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota 293 Running
12. 23. Car 19 Chase Briscoe Free Bird Southern Spring Water Toyota 293 Running
13. 17. Car 60 Ryan Preece Kroger/Oscar Mayer/Heinz Ford 293 Running
14. 33. Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen WeatherTech Chevrolet 293 Running
15. 3. Car 9 Chase Elliott UniFirst Chevrolet 293 Running
16. 25. Car 1 Ross Chastain Moose Fraternity Chevrolet 293 Running
17. 26. Car 21 Josh Berry Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 293 Running
18. 32. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # Red Bull Chevrolet 293 Running
19. 22. Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Toyota 292 Running
20. 20. Car 71 Michael McDowell Delaware Life Chevrolet 292 Running
21. 8. Car 8 Kyle Busch BetMGM Chevrolet 292 Running
22. 19. Car 38 Zane Smith Mystik Lubricants Ford 292 Running
23. 31. Car 34 Todd Gilliland Ruedebusch Ford 292 Running
24. 15. Car 48 Justin Allgaier(i) Ally Chevrolet 292 Running
25. 10. Car 3 Austin Dillon BPS/Winchester Long Beard XR Chevrolet 292 Running
26. 30. Car 4 Noah Gragson Long John Silver’s Ford 291 Running
27. 21. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Dollar Tree Toyota 291 Running
28. 35. Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Chevrolet 291 Running
29. 18. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Jack Links Non-Vegan Chevrolet 291 Running
30. 27. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 291 Running
31. 36. Car 10 Ty Dillon Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 291 Running
32. 4. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 291 Running
33. 29. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 290 Running
34. 2. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Columbia Toyota 288 Running
35. 14. Car 35 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Toyota 288 Running
36. 34. Car 51 Cody Ware Jacob Construction Chevrolet 285 Running
37. 37. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) Auto Direct USA Ford 52 Handling
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: No. 77 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 4 Mins, 56 Secs. Average Speed: 129.854 MPH. Margin of Victory: 5.847 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 23 lap 2/299.99. Caution Flags: 4 for 26 laps. Lead Changes: 16 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 29, 2026 – Martinsville Speedway
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