Starting from 11th place Car 20 Christopher Bell (C) Mobil 1 Toyota won the Cook Out Southern 500, his 14th win in 243 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 14th Top 10 finish in 2026. This is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 15 races at Darlington Raceway. 2nd Place Car 54 Ty Gibbs (C) Monster Energy Toyota, started from 28th posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 9 races at Darlington Raceway. It is his 17th Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Car 45 Tyler Reddick (C) Chumba Casino Toyota, started from pole posted his 9th Top 10 finish in 15 races at Darlington Raceway.
4th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney (C) Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford, started from 24th place followed by 5th place Car 5 Kyle Larson (C) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 25th place. 6th place Car 19 Chase Briscoe (C) Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 7th place followed by 7th place Car 21 Josh Berry Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, started from 14th place. 8th Place Car 23 Bubba Wallace (C) Xfinity Toyota, started from 17th place followed by 9th place Car 22 Joey Logano (C) Pennzoil Ultra Platinum Ford, started from 13th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 60 Ryan Preece (C) Consumer Cellular Ford, in 10th place, started from 3rd place. Connor Zilisch (34th) was the highest finishing rookie. Denny Hamlin (C) leads the point standings by 12 points over Christopher Bell (C).
The race had 6 Cautions for 44 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 37 for Competition. 2nd Caution on lap 108 for #6, 77 Crash in turn 4 / Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 232 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 284 for #1, 38, 71 Crash on the frontstretch. 5th Caution on lap 317 for #24 spin turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 336 for Precipitation [Red Flag: Lap 338, 7:39].
The race had 29 Lead Changes among 12 drivers; T. Reddick (C) 0; D. Suarez (C) 1-2; D. Hamlin (C) 3-28; T. Reddick (C) 29-37; S. Van Gisbergen 38; T. Reddick (C) 39-44; D. Hamlin (C) 45-71; B. Wallace (C) 72-76; C. Elliott (C) 77; C. Hocevar (C) 78; D. Hamlin (C) 79-93; T. Reddick (C) 94-150; R. Blaney (C) 151; K. Larson (C) 152-154; B. Wallace (C) 155-186; T. Reddick (C) 187; C. Bell (C) 188-190; K. Larson (C) 191-193; C. Briscoe (C) 194-215; C. Bell (C) 216-232; B. Wallace (C) 233; K. Larson (C) 234-279; C. Hocevar (C) 280; T. Gilliland 281-285; K. Larson (C) 286-316; T. Reddick (C) 317; C. Bell (C) 318-331; C. Briscoe (C) 332-339; K. Larson (C) 340-355; C. Bell (C) 356-367.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 45, 23, 11, 20, 12, 19, 60, 2, 24, 54
Stage 2 Top 10: 20, 5, 11, 19, 23, 12, 21, 24, 45, 2
Chase Standings after reset
1 Denny Hamlin 2100 0
2 Ryan Blaney 2075 -25
3 Tyler Reddick 2065 -35
4 Ty Gibbs 2060 -40
5 Chase Briscoe 2055 -45
6 Christopher Bell 2050 -50
7 Kyle Larson 2045 -55
8 Chase Elliott 2040 -60
9 Joey Logano 2035 -65
10 Chris Buescher 2030 -70
11 Daniel Suárez 2025 -75
12 Carson Hocevar 2020 -80
13 William Byron 2015 -85
14 Bubba Wallace 2010 -90
15 Austin Cindric 2005 -95
16 Ryan Preece 2000 -100
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 27
Race Results for the Cook Out Southern 500 – Sunday, September 6, 2026
Darlington Raceway – Darlington, SC – 1.366 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 367 Laps – 501.322 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 9/6/2026 @ 09:20 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 11. Car 20 Christopher Bell (C) Mobil 1 Toyota 367 Running
2. 28. Car 54 Ty Gibbs (C) Monster Energy Toyota 367 Running
3. 1. Car 45 Tyler Reddick (C) Chumba Casino Toyota 367 Running
4. 24. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (C) Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford 367 Running
5. 25. Car 5 Kyle Larson (C) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 367 Running
6. 7. Car 19 Chase Briscoe (C) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 367 Running
7. 14. Car 21 Josh Berry Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 367 Running
8. 17. Car 23 Bubba Wallace (C) Xfinity Toyota 367 Running
9. 13. Car 22 Joey Logano (C) Pennzoil Ultra Platinum Ford 367 Running
10. 3. Car 60 Ryan Preece (C) Consumer Cellular Ford 367 Running
11. 34. Car 77 Carson Hocevar (C) Spectrum Chevrolet 367 Running
12. 10. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 367 Running
13. 6. Car 2 Austin Cindric (C) Discount Tire Ford 367 Running
14. 18. Car 9 Chase Elliott (C) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 367 Running
15. 36. Car 43 Erik Jones Dollar Tree Toyota 367 Running
16. 21. Car 34 Todd Gilliland Ruedebusch Development & Construction Ford 367 Running
17. 5. Car 71 Michael McDowell Delaware Life Chevrolet 36 Running
18. 4. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (C) Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota 367 Running
19. 22. Car 67 * Corey Heim(i) Fleetio Toyota 367 Running
20. 35. Car 17 Chris Buescher (C) Kroger/Gold Peak Ford 367 Running
21. 2. Car 7 Daniel Suarez (C) Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 367 Running
22. 30. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Gerald’s Tires/BTS Rewards Chevrolet 367 Running
23. 12. Car 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford 367 Running
24. 19. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Toyota 367 Running
25. 33. Car 38 Zane Smith Aaron’s Dream Machine Ford 367 Running
26. 26. Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen Red Bull Chevrolet 366 Running
27. 23. Car 1 Ross Chastain Busch Light Chevrolet 366 Running
28. 32. Car 33 Austin Hill(i) Morgan & Morgan Chevrolet 366 Running
29. 9 3 Austin Dillon Boot Barn Chevrolet 366 Running
30. 15. Car 35 Riley Herbst GOGO SQUEEZ Toyota 366 Running
31. 27. Car 10 Ty Dillon Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 366 Running
32. 29. Car 4 Noah Gragson StheastrnEqpmntSpply/TennantCmpRbtcs Ford 366 Running
33. 16. Car 41 Cole Custer Sysco/Parker’s Kitchen Chevrolet 366 Running
34. 31. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # Roto-Rooter Chevrolet 365 Running
35. 8. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ram Self Storage Chevrolet 363 Running
36. 37. Car 51 Cody Ware ApexFX Chevrolet 363 Running
37. 20. Car 24 William Byron (C) Valvoline Restore & Protect Chevrolet 319 Engine
38. 38. Car 66 * Chad Finchum(i) AutoParts.com Ford 243 Suspension
Race Comments:No cars dropped to the rear prior to the green flag to start the race. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 4 Hrs, 3 Mins, 5 Secs. Average Speed: 123.741 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.038 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 20 lap 345/29.936. Caution Flags: 6 for 44 laps. Lead Changes: 29 among 12 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: September 13, 2026 – World Wide Technology Raceway
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