Race Lineup : Darlington Raceway
Cook Out Southern 500
Darlington Raceway , Darlington, SC
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- 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
