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Cook Out Southern 500 2026Results, Stages & Qualifying

FinalRound 27
  • Track: Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
  • Raced: Sun, Sep 6, 5:00 PM ET

Cook Out Southern 500 2026, round 27 of the NASCAR Cup Series, at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC, September 6, 2026. Christopher Bell won. Full results, stage results, qualifying and points.

Race Summary

Winner
Christopher Bell
Laps
355
Lead changes
30
Leaders
13

Laps led: Kyle Larson (98), Tyler Reddick (74), Denny Hamlin (68), Bubba Wallace (38), Christopher Bell (31), Chase Briscoe (26), Todd Gilliland (5), Daniel Suarez (3), Carson Hocevar (2), Shane Van Gisbergen (1), Chase Elliott (1), Ryan Blaney (1), Josh Berry (1).

Cook Out Southern 500 2026 Results

FinStCarDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
111#20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota36731Running73
228#54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3670Running36
31#45Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota36774Running46
424#12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord3671Running44
525#5Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36798Running41
67#19Chase BriscoeJoe Gibbs RacingToyota36726Running43
714#21Josh BerryWood Brothers RacingFord3671Running34
817#23Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota36738Running44
913#22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord3670Running28
103#60Ryan PreeceRFK RacingFord3670Running31
1134#77Carson HocevarSpire MotorsportsChevrolet3672Running26
1210#48Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3670Running25
136#2Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord3670Running28
1418#9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3671Running23
1536#43Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubToyota3670Running22
1621#34Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord3675Running21
175#71Michael McDowellSpire MotorsportsChevrolet3670Running20
184#11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota36768Running35
1922#67Corey Heim23XI RacingToyota3670Running0
2035#17Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord3670Running17
212#7Daniel SuárezSpire MotorsportsChevrolet3673Running16
2230#16AJ AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet3670Running15
2312#6Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord3670Running14
2419#42John H. NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyota3670Running13
2533#38Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord3670Running12
2626#97Shane Van GisbergenTrackhouse RacingChevrolet3661Running11
2723#1Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet3660Running10
2832#33Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3660Running0
299#3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3660Running8
3015#35Riley Herbst23XI RacingToyota3660Running7
3127#10Ty DillonKaulig RacingChevrolet3660Running6
3229#4Noah GragsonFront Row MotorsportsFord3660Running5
3316#41Cole CusterHaas Factory TeamChevrolet3660Running4
3431#88Connor ZilischTrackhouse RacingChevrolet3650Running3
358#47Ricky Stenhouse JrHYAK MotorsportsChevrolet3630Running2
3637#51Cody WareRick Ware RacingChevrolet3630Running1
3720#24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3190Engine6
3838#66Chad FinchumGarage 66Ford2430Suspension0

Fin = finishing position, St = starting position, Led = laps led. Points are the driver's race points.

Stage Results

Stage 1

PosDriverPts
1Tyler Reddick#4510
2Bubba Wallace#239
3Denny Hamlin#118
4Christopher Bell#207
5Ryan Blaney#126
6Chase Briscoe#195
7Ryan Preece#604
8Austin Cindric#23
9William Byron#242
10Ty Gibbs#541

Stage 2

PosDriverPts
1Christopher Bell#2010
2Kyle Larson#59
3Denny Hamlin#118
4Chase Briscoe#197
5Bubba Wallace#236
6Ryan Blaney#125
7Josh Berry#214
8William Byron#243
9Tyler Reddick#452
10Austin Cindric#21

Top 10 of each stage, by car number joined to the race entry.

Qualifying

PosCarDriver
1#45Tyler Reddick
2#7Daniel Suárez
3#60Ryan Preece
4#11Denny Hamlin
5#71Michael McDowell
6#2Austin Cindric
7#19Chase Briscoe
8#47Ricky Stenhouse Jr
9#3Austin Dillon
10#48Alex Bowman
11#20Christopher Bell
12#6Brad Keselowski
13#22Joey Logano
14#21Josh Berry
15#35Riley Herbst
16#41Cole Custer
17#23Bubba Wallace
18#9Chase Elliott
19#42John H. Nemechek
20#24William Byron
21#34Todd Gilliland
22#67Corey Heim
23#1Ross Chastain
24#12Ryan Blaney
25#5Kyle Larson
26#97Shane Van Gisbergen
27#10Ty Dillon
28#54Ty Gibbs
29#4Noah Gragson
30#16AJ Allmendinger
31#88Connor Zilisch
32#33Austin Hill
33#38Zane Smith
34#77Carson Hocevar
35#17Chris Buescher
36#43Erik Jones
37#51Cody Ware
38#66Chad Finchum

Practice

PosCarDriver
1#11Denny Hamlin
2#54Ty Gibbs
3#2Austin Cindric
4#19Chase Briscoe
5#71Michael McDowell
6#42John H. Nemechek
7#67Corey Heim
8#33Austin Hill
9#45Tyler Reddick
10#6Brad Keselowski
11#41Cole Custer
12#21Josh Berry
13#16AJ Allmendinger
14#35Riley Herbst
15#23Bubba Wallace
16#3Austin Dillon
17#20Christopher Bell
18#47Ricky Stenhouse Jr
19#77Carson Hocevar
20#22Joey Logano
21#5Kyle Larson
22#34Todd Gilliland
23#7Daniel Suárez
24#48Alex Bowman
25#17Chris Buescher
26#24William Byron
27#97Shane Van Gisbergen
28#60Ryan Preece
29#1Ross Chastain
30#51Cody Ware
31#88Connor Zilisch
32#43Erik Jones
33#38Zane Smith
34#4Noah Gragson

Weekend schedule

  • PracticeSat, Sep 5, 4:00 PM ET · Done
  • QualifyingSat, Sep 5, 5:05 PM ET · Done
  • RaceSun, Sep 6, 5:00 PM ET · Done

Race weather

  • Conditions: Clear
  • Temperature: 31°C (88°F)
  • Humidity: 59%
  • Wind: 10 km/h (6 mph)