Race Results : Darlington Raceway

Cook Out Southern 500

Darlington Raceway , Darlington, SC

Sunday, September 6th, 2026 Race 27 of 36 2026 Season
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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
Christopher Bell celebrates in victory lane after winning the Southern 500
Darlington, South Carolina - September 6, 2026 : Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Mobil 1 Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
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Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
1 11 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 73 56 17 0 367 46 4 4 1 Running
2 28 54 Ty Gibbs Toyota 36 35 1 0 367 0 0 10 0 Running
3 1 45 Tyler Reddick Toyota 46 34 12 0 367 74 5 1 9 Running
4 24 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 44 33 11 0 367 1 1 5 6 Running
5 25 5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 41 32 9 0 367 99 5 0 2 Running
6 7 19 Chase Briscoe Toyota 43 31 12 0 367 30 2 6 4 Running
7 14 21 Josh Berry Ford 34 30 4 0 367 0 0 0 7 Running
8 17 23 Bubba Wallace Toyota 44 29 15 0 367 38 3 2 5 Running
9 13 22 Joey Logano Ford 28 28 0 0 367 0 0 0 0 Running
10 3 60 Ryan Preece Ford 31 27 4 0 367 0 0 7 0 Running
11 34 77 Carson Hocevar Chevrolet 26 26 0 0 367 2 2 0 0 Running
12 10 48 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 25 25 0 0 367 0 0 0 0 Running
13 6 2 Austin Cindric Ford 28 24 4 0 367 0 0 8 10 Running
14 18 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 367 1 1 0 0 Running
15 36 43 Erik Jones Toyota 22 22 0 0 367 0 0 0 0 Running
16 21 34 Todd Gilliland Ford 21 21 0 0 367 5 1 0 0 Running
17 5 71 Michael McDowell Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 367 0 0 0 0 Running
18 4 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 35 19 16 0 367 68 3 3 3 Running
19 22 67 Corey Heim Toyota 0 0 0 0 367 0 0 0 0 Running
20 35 17 Chris Buescher Ford 17 17 0 0 367 0 0 0 0 Running
21 2 7 Daniel Suarez Chevrolet 16 16 0 0 367 2 1 0 0 Running
22 30 16 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 15 15 0 0 367 0 0 0 0 Running
23 12 6 Brad Keselowski Ford 14 14 0 0 367 0 0 0 0 Running
24 19 42 John Hunter Nemechek Toyota 13 13 0 0 367 0 0 0 0 Running
25 33 38 Zane Smith Ford 12 12 0 0 367 0 0 0 0 Running
26 26 97 Shane van Gisbergen Chevrolet 11 11 0 0 366 1 1 0 0 Running
27 23 1 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 366 0 0 0 0 Running
28 32 33 Austin Hill Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 366 0 0 0 0 Running
29 9 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 8 8 0 0 366 0 0 0 0 Running
30 15 35 Riley Herbst Toyota 7 7 0 0 366 0 0 0 0 Running
31 27 10 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 6 6 0 0 366 0 0 0 0 Running
32 29 4 Noah Gragson Ford 5 5 0 0 366 0 0 0 0 Running
33 16 41 Cole Custer Chevrolet 4 4 0 0 366 0 0 0 0 Running
34 31 88 Connor Zilisch Chevrolet 3 3 0 0 365 0 0 0 0 Running
35 8 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 363 0 0 0 0 Running
36 37 51 Cody Ware Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 363 0 0 0 0 Running
37 20 24 William Byron Chevrolet 6 1 5 0 319 0 0 9 8 Engine
38 38 66 Chad Finchum Ford 0 0 0 0 243 0 0 0 0 Suspension

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Ricky Stenhouse Jr Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 39 40 Yellow
Corey Heim Tire violation Pass Thru 77 79 Green
Austin Dillon Speeding on pit road Tail End 110 113 Yellow
Cody Ware Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 110 113 Yellow
John Hunter Nemechek Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 152 154 Green
Chase Briscoe Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 231 237 Yellow
Chase Briscoe Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 233 237 Yellow
Cody Ware Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 233 237 Yellow
Chad Finchum Speeding on pit road Tail End 280 289 Green/Yellow
Zane Smith Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 283 289 Yellow
William Byron Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 315 0 Yellow
William Byron Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Garage Tail End 317 0 Yellow
Ricky Stenhouse Jr Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 328 330 Yellow
Zane Smith Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 342 343 Yellow