2026 Cook Out Southern 500
Darlington Raceway · · NASCAR Cup Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | Margin | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Bell | 11 | 38 | 1.038 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 46 | 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 | 11 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 367 | 46 | running | 73 | |
| 2 | 28 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 367 | +1.038s | running | 36 | |
| 3 | 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 367 | 74 | +2.533s | running | 46 |
| 4 | 24 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 367 | 1 | +3.367s | running | 44 |
| 5 | 25 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 367 | 99 | +3.932s | running | 41 |
| 6 | 7 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 367 | 30 | +4.310s | running | 43 |
| 7 | 14 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 367 | +5.240s | running | 34 | |
| 8 | 17 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 367 | 38 | +7.787s | running | 44 |
| 9 | 13 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 367 | +8.548s | running | 28 | |
| 10 | 3 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 367 | +9.201s | running | 31 | |
| 11 | 34 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 367 | 2 | +9.591s | running | 26 |
| 12 | 10 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 367 | +10.088s | running | 25 | |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 367 | +12.509s | running | 28 | |
| 14 | 18 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 367 | 1 | +13.123s | running | 23 |
| 15 | 36 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 367 | +13.830s | running | 22 | |
| 16 | 21 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 367 | 5 | +14.954s | running | 21 |
| 17 | 5 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 367 | +15.714s | running | 20 | |
| 18 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 367 | 68 | +15.897s | running | 35 |
| 19 | 22 | 67 | Corey Heim | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 367 | +16.355s | running | 0 | |
| 20 | 35 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 367 | +16.714s | running | 17 | |
| 21 | 2 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 367 | 2 | +16.765s | running | 16 |
| 22 | 30 | 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | +17.502s | running | 15 | |
| 23 | 12 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 367 | +18.617s | running | 14 | |
| 24 | 19 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 367 | +19.017s | running | 13 | |
| 25 | 33 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 367 | +21.305s | running | 12 | |
| 26 | 26 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | 1 | +1 lap | running | 11 |
| 27 | 23 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | +1 lap | running | 10 | |
| 28 | 32 | 33 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | +1 lap | running | 0 | |
| 29 | 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | +1 lap | running | 8 | |
| 30 | 15 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 366 | +1 lap | running | 7 | |
| 31 | 27 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | +1 lap | running | 6 | |
| 32 | 29 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 366 | +1 lap | running | 5 | |
| 33 | 16 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 366 | +1 lap | running | 4 | |
| 34 | 31 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 365 | +2 laps | running | 3 | |
| 35 | 8 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 363 | +4 laps | running | 2 | |
| 36 | 37 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 363 | +4 laps | running | 1 | |
| 37 | 20 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 319 | +48 laps | engine | 6 | |
| 38 | 38 | 66 | Chad Finchum | Garage 66 | Ford | 243 | +124 laps | suspension | 0 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 99 | 27.0% | P5 |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick | 74 | 20.2% | P3 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 68 | 18.5% | P18 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 46 | 12.5% | P1 |
| 5 | Bubba Wallace | 38 | 10.4% | P8 |
| 6 | Chase Briscoe | 30 | 8.2% | P6 |
| 7 | Todd Gilliland | 5 | 1.4% | P16 |
| 8 | Carson Hocevar | 2 | 0.5% | P11 |
| 9 | Daniel Suarez | 2 | 0.5% | P21 |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 0.3% | P4 |
| 11 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 0.3% | P14 |
| 12 | Shane van Gisbergen | 1 | 0.3% | P26 |