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NASCAR Cup Series

Cook Out Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

September 3rd, 2023

Race #27 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Season

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Martin Truex Jr waits with his crew on the grid — Darlington, South Carolina - September 2nd, 2023: Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, driver of the #19 Joe Gibbs Racing, waits with his crew on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images

Driver	Car #	Make	RNK 1	SPD 1	ST	SPD Q	AVG ST	+/-
Ross Chastain	1	Chevrolet	23	164.898	27	167.625	17	-10
Aric Almirola	10	Ford	24	164.793	10	167.231	13	+3
Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	8	166.242	2	169.042	9	+7
Ryan Blaney	12	Ford	16	165.320	4	168.273	8	+4
Chase Briscoe	14	Ford	9	166.017	12	169.374	19	+7
JJ Yeley	15	Ford	33	163.680	33	166.823	33	+0
AJ Allmendinger	16	Chevrolet	25	164.661	16	168.596	23	+7
Chris Buescher	17	Ford	13	165.659	8	167.962	20	+12
Martin Truex Jr	19	Toyota	11	165.956	31	166.913	11	-20
Austin Cindric	2	Ford	6	166.433	14	168.943	18	+4
Christopher Bell	20	Toyota	1	168.428	1	169.193	14	+13
Harrison Burton	21	Ford	14	165.492	32	166.828	27	-5
Joey Logano	22	Ford	26	164.661	6	168.152	9	+3
Bubba Wallace	23	Toyota	5	166.591	19	168.376	15	-4
William Byron	24	Chevrolet	4	166.642	23	168.089	12	-11
Austin Dillon	3	Chevrolet	35	163.272	28	167.208	16	-12
Justin Haley	31	Chevrolet	20	165.064	29	166.998	25	-4
Michael McDowell	34	Ford	2	167.277	9	167.893	17	+8
Todd Gilliland	38	Ford	27	164.639	30	166.970	25	-5
Kevin Harvick	4	Ford	19	165.087	7	168.129	14	+7
Ryan Preece	41	Ford	21	165.009	34	166.281	25	-9
Carson Hocevar	42	Chevrolet	29	164.276	15	168.677	18	+3
Erik Jones	43	Chevrolet	17	165.275	20	168.324	22	+2
Tyler Reddick	45	Toyota	12	165.956	3	168.972	11	+8
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	47	Chevrolet	3	167.049	25	167.842	24	-1
Alex Bowman	48	Chevrolet	32	163.947	24	167.928	14	-10
Kyle Larson	5	Chevrolet	7	166.349	18	168.411	9	-9
Ryan Newman	51	Ford	36	163.067	35	165.514	23	-12
Ty Gibbs	54	Toyota	18	165.114	17	168.457	14	-3
Brad Keselowski	6	Ford	10	165.973	5	168.227	10	+5
Corey Lajoie	7	Chevrolet	22	164.943	22	168.112	28	+6
Ty Dillon	77	Chevrolet	28	164.303	26	167.802	24	-2
BJ McLeod	78	Chevrolet	34	163.571	36	163.980	35	-1
Kyle Busch	8	Chevrolet	15	165.359	11	169.397	10	-1
Chase Elliott	9	Chevrolet	30	164.073	13	169.019	16	+3
Daniel Suarez	99	Chevrolet	31	163.964	21	168.204	23	+2

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Race Trends

Aggregated race statistics grouped into 2-, 5- and 10-year groupings to identify trends in races at specific tracks.

2 Years (3 races)

Cautions: 8.0 DN
Caution Laps: 48.2 UP
Lead Changes: 18.6 UP
Passes: 2,920.0 UP
Race Speed: 120.820 mph DN

5 Years (10 races)

Cautions: 8.4 DN
Caution Laps: 46.3 DN
Lead Changes: 17.1 DN
Passes: 2,632.0 UP
Race Speed: 121.438 mph DN

10 Years (15 races)

Cautions: 9.1
Caution Laps: 48.3
Lead Changes: 17.2
Passes: 2,476.0
Race Speed: 123.1 mph

Qualifying Fast Facts

Darlington Raceway
Cook Out Southern 500
Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Christopher Bell
Age: 28
Team : No. 20 - Yahoo! Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs
Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
Christopher Bell won the Pole Award for the Cook Out Southern 500 with a lap of 29.065 seconds, 169.193 mph.
This is his seventh pole in 135 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his third pole and 17th top-10 start in 2023.
This is his first pole in nine races at Darlington Raceway.
Denny Hamlin (second) posted his 13th top-10 start of 2023 and his 18th in 23 races at Darlington Raceway.
Tyler Reddick (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Darlington Raceway. It is his 17th in 27 races this season.
Ty Gibbs (17th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.