Starting from 3rd place Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota won the Goodyear 400, his 56th win in 694 NASCAR Cup Series races. He breaks a tie with Rusty Wallace for 11th on the all-time Cup Series wins list. This is his 2nd win & 5th Top 10 finish in 2025. This is his 5th win & 19th Top 10 finish in 26 races at Darlington Raceway. 2nd Place Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet, started by pole posted his 7th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Darlington Raceway. It is his 5th Top 10 finish in 2025. 3rd Place Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Outdoors Toyota, started by 17th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Darlington Raceway.
Credit: DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – APRIL 06: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on April 06, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 45 Tyler Reddick McDonald’s Toyota, started by 7th place followed by 5th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Dutch Boy Ford, started by 9th place. 6th Place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford, started by 14th place followed by 7th place Car 1 Ross Chastain Busch Light Fishing Chevrolet, started by 25th place. 8th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott UniFirst Chevrolet, started by 15th place followed by 9th place Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota, started by 11th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 8 Kyle Busch Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet, in 10th place, started by 8th place. Shane Van Gisbergen (20th) was the highest finishing rookie. William Byron leads the point standings by 49 points over Denny Hamlin.
Credit: DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – APRIL 06: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, celebrates by spraying champagne in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on April 06, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
The race had 8 Cautions for 45 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 5 for #5 Crash on the backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 25 for #77 Crash in turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 83 for #35, 77 Crash on the frontstretch. 4th Caution on lap 92 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 139 for Debris turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 187 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 196 for #21, 45 Crash on the backstretch. 8th Caution on lap 291 for #23, 5 Crash on the backstretch.
Credit: DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – APRIL 06: William Byron, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on April 06, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
The race had 4 Lead Changes among 4 drivers; W. Byron 1-243; D. Hamlin 244-247; T. Reddick 248-289; R. Blaney 290-291; D. Hamlin 292-297.
Credit: DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – APRIL 06: William Byron, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on April 06, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 24, 23, 60, 17, 45, 6, 12, 2, 38, 16
Stage 2 Top 10: 24, 22, 11, 12, 21, 20, 54, 10, 45, 48
Credit: DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – APRIL 06: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, pits during the NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on April 06, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Credit: DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – APRIL 06: William Byron, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on April 06, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 8
Race Results for the Goodyear 400 – Sunday, April 6, 2025
Darlington Raceway – Darlington, SC – 1.366 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 297 Laps – 405.702 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 4/6/2025 @ 06:45 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 3. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota 297 Running
2. 1. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 297 Running
3. 17. Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Outdoors Toyota 297 Running
4. 7. Car 45 Tyler Reddick McDonald’s Toyota 297 Running
5. 9. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Dutch Boy Ford 297 Running
6. 14. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 297 Running
7. 25. Car 1 Ross Chastain Busch Light Fishing Chevrolet 297 Running
8. 15. Car 9 Chase Elliott UniFirst Chevrolet 297 Running
9. 11. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 297 Running
10. 8. Car 8 Kyle Busch Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet 297 Running
11. 6. Car 2 Austin Cindric Freightliner Ford 297 Running
12. 16. Car 38 Zane Smith Long John Silver’s Ford 297 Running
13. 18. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 297 Running
14. 12. Car 34 Todd Gilliland Ruedebusch Ford 297 Running
15. 30. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Quaker State Chevrolet 297 Running
16. 29. Car 10 Ty Dillon Beaver Street Fisheries Chevrolet 297 Running
17. 34. Car 43 Erik Jones AdventHealth Toyota 297 Running
18. 22. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet 297 Running
19. 26. Car 4 Noah Gragson Beef-a-Roo Ford 297 Running
20. 36. Car 88 Shane Van Gisbergen # WeatherTech Chevrolet 297 Running
21. 5. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota 297 Running
22. 31. Car 41 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford 297 Running
23. 23. Car 3 Austin Dillon Breztri Chevrolet 297 Running
24. 21. Car 7 Justin Haley Gainbridge Chevrolet 297 Running
25. 28. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SUNNYD Chevrolet 297 Running
26. 2. Car 60 Ryan Preece Kroger/Country Crock Ford 297 Running
27. 35. Car 51 Cody Ware Jacob Construction Ford 297 Running
28. 4. Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota 297 Running
29. 10. Car 71 Michael McDowell Delaware Life Chevrolet 297 Running
30. 27. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Dollar Tree Toyota 297 Running
31. 37. Car 33 * Austin Hill(i) United Rentals Chevrolet 296 Running
32. 13. Car 77 Carson Hocevar Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 296 Running
33. 20. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Castrol Seven Critical Areas Ford 295 Running
34. 32. Car 35 Riley Herbst # Monster Energy Toyota 295 Running
35. 33. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 280 Running
36. 24. Car 21 Josh Berry Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 194 Accident
37. 19. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 122 Suspension
38. 38. Car 44 * JJ Yeley Wawa Chevrolet 30 Brakes
Race Comments: No cars dropped to the rear prior to the green flag to start the race. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 21 Mins, 14 Secs. Average Speed: 120.965 MPH Margin of Victory: .597 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 24 lap 297/29.387. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 24 lap 297/29.387. Caution Flags: 8 for 45 laps. Lead Changes: 4 among 4 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 13, 2025 – Bristol Motor Speedway
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