2025 Cook Out Southern 500
Darlington Raceway · 2025 · NASCAR Cup Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | Margin | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Briscoe | 2 | 38 | 0.408 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 309 | 367 | 501.3 |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down.
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 367 | 309 | running | 60 | |
| 2 | 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 367 | 3 | +0.408s | running | 53 |
| 3 | 19 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 367 | +0.537s | running | 42 | |
| 4 | 30 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 367 | 15 | +1.250s | running | 38 |
| 5 | 22 | 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | +6.158s | running | 38 | |
| 6 | 8 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 367 | 10 | +6.712s | running | 41 |
| 7 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 367 | 12 | +12.013s | running | 38 |
| 8 | 23 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | +12.140s | running | 29 | |
| 9 | 26 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 367 | +15.230s | running | 28 | |
| 10 | 15 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 367 | +15.381s | running | 27 | |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | 3 | +15.791s | running | 38 |
| 12 | 10 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 367 | +17.158s | running | 28 | |
| 13 | 24 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 367 | +17.886s | running | 24 | |
| 14 | 34 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 367 | +19.705s | running | 23 | |
| 15 | 32 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 367 | +23.077s | running | 22 | |
| 16 | 27 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 367 | +24.184s | running | 23 | |
| 17 | 21 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 367 | 8 | +24.395s | running | 20 |
| 18 | 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 367 | +25.407s | running | 20 | |
| 19 | 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 367 | 2 | +26.858s | running | 30 |
| 20 | 14 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 367 | +27.533s | running | 17 | |
| 21 | 11 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 367 | +28.003s | running | 17 | |
| 22 | 16 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 367 | +28.583s | running | 15 | |
| 23 | 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | +29.462s | running | 14 | |
| 24 | 18 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 367 | +30.388s | running | 13 | |
| 25 | 17 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | +1 lap | running | 12 | |
| 26 | 28 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 366 | +1 lap | running | 11 | |
| 27 | 13 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 366 | +1 lap | running | 10 | |
| 28 | 33 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 366 | +1 lap | running | 9 | |
| 29 | 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 365 | 2 | +2 laps | running | 12 |
| 30 | 35 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 365 | +2 laps | running | 7 | |
| 31 | 29 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 365 | +2 laps | running | 6 | |
| 32 | 20 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 365 | 3 | +2 laps | running | 5 |
| 33 | 25 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 365 | +2 laps | running | 4 | |
| 34 | 31 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 365 | +2 laps | running | 3 | |
| 35 | 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Garage 66 | Ford | 354 | +13 laps | running | 0 | |
| 36 | 37 | 44 | Derek Kraus | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 282 | +85 laps | mechanical | 1 | |
| 37 | 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 249 | +118 laps | suspension | 1 | |
| 38 | 3 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 239 | +128 laps | running | 2 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase Briscoe | 309 | 84.2% | P1 |
| 2 | John Hunter Nemechek | 15 | 4.1% | P4 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 12 | 3.3% | P7 |
| 4 | Bubba Wallace | 10 | 2.7% | P6 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 8 | 2.2% | P17 |
| 6 | Tyler Reddick | 3 | 0.8% | P2 |
| 7 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 0.8% | P11 |
| 8 | Shane van Gisbergen | 3 | 0.8% | P32 |
| 9 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 0.5% | P19 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 0.5% | P29 |