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Practice to Qualifying

NASCAR Cup Series

Cookout Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

September 1st, 2024

Race #26 of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Season

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Driver	Car #	Make	RNK 1	SPD 1	ST	SPD Q	AVG ST	+/-
Ross Chastain	1	Chevrolet	4	165.989	22	164.987	18	-4
Noah Gragson	10	Ford	28	162.975	29	165.956	31	+2
Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	2	166.146	14	165.861	9	-5
Ryan Blaney	12	Ford	33	162.099	7	166.040	8	+1
Chase Briscoe	14	Ford	32	162.410	3	166.270	17	+14
Kaz Grala	15	Ford	35	159.922	35	163.148	35	-1
Shane van Gisbergen	16	Chevrolet	36	159.730	34	162.474	34	+0
Chris Buescher	17	Ford	15	164.243	10	165.855	19	+9
Martin Truex Jr	19	Toyota	21	163.702	5	166.236	10	+5
Austin Cindric	2	Ford	31	162.458	11	167.015	17	+6
Christopher Bell	20	Toyota	13	164.622	9	165.743	12	+3
Harrison Burton	21	Ford	12	164.705	24	164.749	26	+2
Joey Logano	22	Ford	30	162.743	23	166.343	10	-13
Bubba Wallace	23	Toyota	6	165.386	1	167.146	13	+12
William Byron	24	Chevrolet	5	165.760	8	166.540	11	+3
Austin Dillon	3	Chevrolet	20	163.789	16	165.743	16	+0
Daniel Hemric	31	Chevrolet	34	161.870	25	166.298	26	+1
Michael McDowell	34	Ford	24	163.305	31	165.838	17	-14
Todd Gilliland	38	Ford	23	163.620	33	164.727	27	-6
Josh Berry	4	Ford	18	163.920	15	166.647	24	+9
Ryan Preece	41	Ford	29	162.964	30	164.024	26	-4
John Hunter Nemechek	42	Toyota	8	165.031	18	165.598	18	-1
Erik Jones	43	Toyota	1	166.461	28	164.331	22	-6
Tyler Reddick	45	Toyota	7	165.320	6	167.004	9	+3
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	47	Chevrolet	3	166.118	36	0.000	26	-11
Alex Bowman	48	Chevrolet	16	164.238	27	166.130	16	-11
Kyle Larson	5	Chevrolet	10	164.832	4	167.015	8	+4
Justin Haley	51	Ford	26	163.191	21	166.484	24	+3
Ty Gibbs	54	Toyota	17	164.172	13	166.857	14	+1
Brad Keselowski	6	Ford	11	164.711	12	166.001	11	-1
Timmy Hill	66	Ford	37	153.168	37	157.132	34	-3
Corey Lajoie	7	Chevrolet	19	163.871	19	166.506	28	+9
Zane Smith	71	Chevrolet	25	163.218	26	164.733	27	+1
Carson Hocevar	77	Chevrolet	9	164.860	2	167.010	13	+11
Kyle Busch	8	Chevrolet	27	163.056	17	166.523	12	-5
Chase Elliott	9	Chevrolet	14	164.342	20	165.070	17	-3
Daniel Suarez	99	Chevrolet	22	163.647	32	163.838	23	-9

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

2 Years (4 races)

Cautions: 7.8 DN
Caution Laps: 46.7 UP
Lead Changes: 19.8 UP
Passes: 3,244.0 UP
Race Speed: 121.995 mph UP

5 Years (11 races)

Cautions: 8.3 DN
Caution Laps: 45.7 DN
Lead Changes: 17.8 UP
Passes: 2,776.0 UP
Race Speed: 121.974 mph DN

10 Years (16 races)

Cautions: 8.9
Caution Laps: 47.8
Lead Changes: 17.7
Passes: 2,585.0
Race Speed: 123.4 mph

Qualifying Fast Facts

Darlington Raceway
Cook Out Southern 500
Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Bubba Wallace
Age: 30
Team : No. 23 - U.S. Air Force Toyota
Owner: Michael Jordan
Crew Chief: Robert Barker
Bubba Wallace won the Pole Award for the Cook Out Southern 500 with a lap of 29.421 seconds, 167.146 mph.
This is his third pole in 245 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and 12th top-10 start in 2024.
This is his first pole in 13 races at Darlington Raceway.
Carson Hocevar (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2024 and his first in three races at Darlington Raceway.
Chase Briscoe (third) posted his first top-10 start at Darlington Raceway. It is his 11th in 26 races this season.
Carson Hocevar (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.