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Race Lineup : Darlington Raceway

Cook Out Southern 500

Darlington Raceway , Darlington, SC

Sunday, August 31st, 2025 Race 27 of 36 2025 Season
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  • Darlington Raceway
  • Cook Out Southern 500
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin
  • Age: 44
  • Team : No 11 - Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
  • Denny Hamlin won the Pole Award for the Cook Out Southern 500 with a lap of 28694 seconds, 171381 mph
  • This is his 46th pole in 712 NASCAR Cup Series races
  • This is his second pole and 12th top-10 start in 2025
  • This is his second pole in 27 races at Darlington Raceway
  • Chase Briscoe (second) posted his 16th top-10 start of 2025 and his third in ten races at Darlington Raceway
  • Josh Berry (third) posted his first top-10 start at Darlington Raceway It is his ninth in 27 races this season
  • Shane Van Gisbergen (20th) was the fastest qualifying rookie

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: 0.408 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 51 Minutes 7 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 130.148
  • Cautions: 7 for 37 laps
  • Lead Changes: 24
  • Green Flag Passes: 4,081 (12.4 passes per green flag lap)

  • Darlington Raceway
  • Cook Out Southern 500
  • Race Winner: Chase Briscoe
  • Age: 30
  • Team : No 19 - Bass Pro Shops Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: James Small
  • Chase Briscoe won the Cook Out Southern 500, his fourth victory in 171 Cup Series races
  • This is his second victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2025
  • This is his second victory and third top-10 finish in ten races at Darlington Raceway
  • Tyler Reddick (second) posted his seventh top-10 finish in 13 races at Darlington Raceway It is his 10th top-10 finish in 2025
  • Erik Jones (third) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 16 races at Darlington Raceway
  • Riley Herbst (28th) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Chase Briscoe leads the point standings by 3 points over Denny Hamlin
Joey Logano celebrates in victory lane
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