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Check out the Fanduel DFS driver scoring results for the 2026 Cook Out Southern 500, highlighting points breakdowns, top performers, and fantasy stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Cook Out Southern 500

Sunday, September 6th, 2026

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

Previous race at Darlington Raceway
  • 17 Chevrolet
  • 11 Ford
  • 10 Toyota

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: 01.038 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 4 Hours 3 Minutes 5 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 123.741
  • Cautions: 6 for 44 laps
  • Lead Changes: 29
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,926 (12.2 passes per green flag lap)

  • Darlington Raceway
  • Cook Out Southern 500
  • Race Winner: Christopher Bell
  • Age: 31
  • Team : No 20 - Mobil 1 Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
  • Christopher Bell won the Cook Out Southern 500, his 14th victory in 243 Cup Series races
  • This is his first victory and 14th top-10 finish in 2026
  • This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 15 races at Darlington Raceway
  • Ty Gibbs (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in nine races at Darlington Raceway It is his 17th top-10 finish in 2026
  • Tyler Reddick (third) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 15 races at Darlington Raceway
  • Connor Zilisch (34th) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 12 points over Christopher Bell
The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 drives during night practice
LeMans, France - June 4, 2023 : The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 driven by Jimmie Johnson, Jenson Button and Mike Rockenfeller drives during night practice for the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
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Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway Fanduel results
FINISH & PLACE DIFFERENTIAL POINTS LAPS POINTS LAPS LED POINTS TOTAL POINTS
RNK SLRY DRIVER TEAM # MAKE DR ST FIN FIN PTS PD PTS LAPS LAP PTS LED % LED LED PTS TOT PTS
3 11,500 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota 126.70 11 1 43 5.0 367 36.70 46 12.5 4.60 89.30
1 10,500 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing 54 Toyota 97.70 28 2 40 13.0 367 36.70 46 0.0 4.60 94.30
5 14,000 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing 45 Toyota 126.60 1 3 38 -1.0 367 36.70 74 20.2 7.40 81.10
4 12,000 Ryan Blaney Team Penske 12 Ford 106.70 24 4 37 10.0 367 36.70 1 0.3 0.10 83.80
2 12,500 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports 5 Chevrolet 106.30 25 5 36 10.0 367 36.70 99 27.0 9.90 92.60
9 13,500 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota 111.70 7 6 35 0.5 367 36.70 30 8.2 3.00 75.20
8 6,000 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing 21 Ford 100.00 14 7 34 3.5 367 36.70 30 0.0 3.00 77.20
7 8,500 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing 23 Toyota 110.50 17 8 33 4.5 367 36.70 38 10.4 3.80 78.00
10 10,000 Joey Logano Team Penske 22 Ford 85.30 13 9 32 2.0 367 36.70 38 0.0 3.80 74.50
13 6,800 Ryan Preece RFK Racing 60 Ford 83.30 3 10 31 -3.5 367 36.70 38 0.0 3.80 68.00
6 8,200 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports 77 Chevrolet 77.20 34 11 30 11.5 367 36.70 2 0.5 0.20 78.40
16 6,500 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports 48 Chevrolet 77.70 10 12 29 -1.0 367 36.70 2 0.0 0.20 64.90
18 7,000 Austin Cindric Team Penske 2 Ford 93.90 6 13 28 -3.5 367 36.70 2 0.0 0.20 61.40
15 9,500 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports 9 Chevrolet 82.40 18 14 27 2.0 367 36.70 1 0.3 0.10 65.80
11 7,500 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club 43 Toyota 69.50 36 15 26 10.5 367 36.70 1 0.0 0.10 73.30
17 3,800 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports 34 Ford 64.00 21 16 25 2.5 367 36.70 5 1.4 0.50 64.70
22 4,500 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports 71 Chevrolet 73.50 5 17 24 -6.0 367 36.70 5 0.0 0.50 55.20
20 13,000 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Toyota 97.90 4 18 23 -7.0 367 36.70 68 18.5 6.80 59.50
14 7,800 Corey Heim N/A 67 Toyota 52.80 22 19 22 1.5 367 36.70 68 0.0 6.80 67.00
12 9,000 Chris Buescher RFK Racing 17 Ford 55.10 35 20 21 7.5 367 36.70 68 0.0 6.80 72.00
28 6,200 Daniel Suarez Spire Motorsports 7 Chevrolet 65.20 2 21 20 -9.5 367 36.70 2 0.5 0.20 47.40
19 4,800 AJ Allmendinger Kaulig Racing 16 Chevrolet 55.20 30 22 19 4.0 367 36.70 2 0.0 0.20 59.90
26 8,000 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing 6 Ford 66.00 12 23 18 -5.5 367 36.70 2 0.0 0.20 49.40
25 4,200 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club 42 Toyota 55.00 19 24 17 -2.5 367 36.70 2 0.0 0.20 51.40
21 5,000 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports 38 Ford 60.70 33 25 16 4.0 367 36.70 2 0.0 0.20 56.90
23 5,200 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing 97 Chevrolet 35.90 26 26 15 0.0 366 36.60 1 0.3 0.10 51.70
27 7,200 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing 1 Chevrolet 46.90 23 27 14 -2.0 366 36.60 1 0.0 0.10 48.70
23 5,500 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing 33 Chevrolet 45.50 32 28 13 2.0 366 36.60 1 0.0 0.10 51.70
34 5,800 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing 3 Chevrolet 38.20 9 29 12 -10.0 366 36.60 1 0.0 0.10 38.70
33 3,500 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing 35 Toyota 54.60 15 30 11 -7.5 366 36.60 1 0.0 0.10 40.20
29 2,500 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing 10 Chevrolet 33.20 27 31 10 -2.0 366 36.60 1 0.0 0.10 44.70
30 3,200 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports 4 Ford 37.30 29 32 9 -1.5 366 36.60 1 0.0 0.10 44.20
35 2,500 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team 41 Chevrolet 40.30 16 33 8 -8.5 366 36.60 1 0.0 0.10 36.20
31 4,000 Connor Zilisch Trackhouse Racing 88 Chevrolet 32.50 31 34 7 -1.5 365 36.50 1 0.0 0.10 42.10
36 3,000 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Hyak Motorsports 47 Chevrolet 35.20 8 35 6 -13.5 363 36.30 1 0.0 0.10 28.90
32 2,000 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing 51 Chevrolet 26.50 37 36 5 0.5 363 36.30 1 0.0 0.10 41.90
37 11,000 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports 24 Chevrolet 83.80 20 37 4 -8.5 319 31.90 1 0.0 0.10 27.50
38 2,000 Chad Finchum Garage 66 66 Ford 23.20 38 38 3 0.0 243 24.30 1 0.0 0.10 27.40