Cup - 2021 - Cook Out Southern 500
Date: 2021-09-05 | Track: Darlington Raceway
| Finish Position | Points Position | Driver | Car Number | Manufacturer | Team | Start Position | Laps Led | ARP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2 | 146 | 2.29 | 13142.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 6 | 156 | 2.93 | 12907.0 |
| 3 | 3 | Ross Chastain | 42 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 23 | 1 | 8.82 | 10739.0 |
| 4 | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 10 | 1 | 10.88 | 9979.0 |
| 5 | 5 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 9 | 20 | 6.95 | 11426.0 |
| 6 | 6 | Kurt Busch (P) | 1 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 3 | 13 | 4.94 | 12167.0 |
| 7 | 7 | Brad Keselowski (P) | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 16 | 0 | 13.70 | 8944.0 |
| 8 | 8 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 11 | 0 | 7.49 | 11229.0 |
| 9 | 9 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 34 | 0 | 15.05 | 8444.0 |
| 10 | 10 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 21 | 0 | 16.86 | 7779.0 |
| 11 | 11 | Cole Custer | 41 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 31 | 0 | 20.34 | 6500.0 |
| 12 | 12 | * Ryan Preece | 37 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 18 | 0 | 15.36 | 8330.0 |
| 13 | 13 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Chevrolet | TrackHouse Racing | 26 | 0 | 20.02 | 6615.0 |
| 14 | 14 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 19 | 0 | 17.02 | 7721.0 |
| 15 | 15 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 25 | 0 | 13.37 | 9064.0 |
| 16 | 16 | Aric Almirola (P) | 10 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 8 | 0 | 12.46 | 9372.0 |
| 17 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 29 | 0 | 17.69 | 7453.0 |
| 18 | 18 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 7 | 0 | 10.06 | 10255.0 |
| 19 | 19 | Chase Briscoe # | 14 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 24 | 0 | 22.87 | 5554.0 |
| 20 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 13 | 10 | 12.51 | 9353.0 |
| 21 | 21 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 17 | 0 | 18.75 | 7065.0 |
| 22 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 1 | 17 | 9.59 | 10428.0 |
| 23 | 23 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 30 | 0 | 23.40 | 5342.0 |
| 24 | 24 | Anthony Alfredo # | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 32 | 0 | 27.70 | 3759.0 |
| 25 | 25 | Justin Haley(i) | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 20 | 0 | N/A | 0.0 |
| 26 | 26 | Alex Bowman (P) | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 26.27 | 4271.0 |
| 27 | 27 | BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | Ford | Live Fast Motorsports | 27 | 0 | N/A | 0.0 |
| 28 | 28 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 28 | 0 | N/A | 0.0 |
| 29 | 29 | Joey Gase(i) | 15 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 35 | 1 | N/A | 0.0 |
| 30 | 30 | Quin Houff | 00 | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing | 37 | 0 | 32.79 | 1854.0 |
| 31 | 31 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 10.25 | 9103.0 |
| 32 | 32 | Erik Jones | 43 | Chevrolet | Richard Petty Motorsports | 22 | 2 | 26.18 | 3133.0 |
| 33 | 33 | Cody Ware(i) | 51 | Chevrolet | Petty Ware Racing | 33 | 0 | N/A | 0.0 |
| 34 | 34 | William Byron (P) | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 17.59 | 4083.0 |
| 35 | 35 | Kyle Busch (P) | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 12 | 0 | 11.22 | 3374.0 |
| 36 | 36 | James Davison | 53 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 36 | 0 | 32.55 | 278.0 |
| 37 | 37 | Michael McDowell (P) | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 15 | 0 | 13.94 | 746.0 |
Season Points Standings (Up to This Race)
| Rank | Driver | Car Number | Season Points | Average Running Position | Total Laps Led | Points this race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 194287.0 | 8.06 | 822 | 13142.0 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 183755.0 | 8.74 | 1566 | 12907.0 |
| 3 | William Byron | 24 | 182873.0 | 9.48 | 310 | 4083.0 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 177331.0 | 9.62 | 337 | 9103.0 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 174874.0 | 10.58 | 703 | 9979.0 |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 22 | 172841.0 | 9.76 | 409 | 11229.0 |
| 7 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 171469.0 | 11.93 | 120 | 11426.0 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 164213.0 | 12.06 | 314 | 10428.0 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 161725.0 | 13.09 | 302 | 8944.0 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch | 18 | 163957.0 | 10.05 | 247 | 3374.0 |
| 11 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 157666.0 | 14.54 | 17 | 7779.0 |
| 12 | Alex Bowman | 48 | 157907.0 | 12.24 | 151 | 4271.0 |
| 13 | Christopher Bell | 20 | 151405.0 | 12.41 | 71 | 9353.0 |
| 14 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | 148078.0 | 14.61 | 28 | 10255.0 |
| 15 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 137536.0 | 13.48 | 175 | 12167.0 |
| 16 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | 144219.0 | 15.78 | 62 | 5342.0 |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 138652.0 | 17.84 | 25 | 7453.0 |
| 18 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 135995.0 | 16.61 | 85 | 8444.0 |
| 19 | Ross Chastain | 42 | 132604.0 | 16.25 | 58 | 10739.0 |
| 20 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 132831.0 | 18.11 | 60 | 7065.0 |
| 21 | Ryan Newman | 6 | 115631.0 | 20.54 | 4 | 7721.0 |
| 22 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | 115471.0 | 20.47 | 76 | 6615.0 |
| 23 | Cole Custer | 41 | 115230.0 | 19.24 | 2 | 6500.0 |
| 24 | Aric Almirola | 10 | 110471.0 | 17.97 | 103 | 9372.0 |
| 25 | Chase Briscoe # | 14 | 109148.0 | 19.99 | 18 | 5554.0 |
| 26 | Erik Jones | 43 | 109854.0 | 20.86 | 9 | 3133.0 |
| 27 | * Ryan Preece | 37 | 101904.0 | 20.98 | 12 | 8330.0 |
| 28 | Michael McDowell | 34 | 105234.0 | 19.40 | 26 | 746.0 |
| 29 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | 88299.0 | 23.25 | 13 | 9064.0 |
| 30 | Anthony Alfredo # | 38 | 65332.0 | 27.63 | 4 | 3759.0 |
| 31 | Quin Houff | 00 | 36287.0 | 32.14 | 0 | 1854.0 |
| 32 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | 13142.0 | 2.29 | 146 | 13142.0 |
| 33 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | 12907.0 | 2.93 | 156 | 12907.0 |
| 34 | Kurt Busch (P) | 1 | 12167.0 | 4.94 | 13 | 12167.0 |
| 35 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | 11426.0 | 6.95 | 20 | 11426.0 |
| 36 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | 11229.0 | 7.49 | 0 | 11229.0 |
| 37 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | 10428.0 | 9.59 | 17 | 10428.0 |
| 38 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 8 | 10255.0 | 10.06 | 0 | 10255.0 |
| 39 | James Davison | 15 | 20206.0 | 31.63 | 0 | 278.0 |
| 40 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | 19 | 9979.0 | 10.88 | 1 | 9979.0 |
| 41 | Aric Almirola (P) | 10 | 9372.0 | 12.46 | 0 | 9372.0 |
| 42 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | 9353.0 | 12.51 | 10 | 9353.0 |
| 43 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | 9103.0 | 10.25 | 0 | 9103.0 |
| 44 | Brad Keselowski (P) | 2 | 8944.0 | 13.70 | 0 | 8944.0 |
| 45 | Ryan Preece | 37 | 4125.0 | 23.92 | 0 | 8330.0 |
| 46 | Corey Lajoie | 7 | 1496.0 | 25.42 | 0 | 9064.0 |
| 47 | Alex Bowman (P) | 48 | 4271.0 | 26.27 | 0 | 4271.0 |
| 48 | William Byron (P) | 24 | 4083.0 | 17.58 | 0 | 4083.0 |
| 49 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | 1494.0 | 17.29 | 0 | 5554.0 |
| 50 | Kyle Busch (P) | 18 | 3374.0 | 11.22 | 0 | 3374.0 |
| 51 | Jamie McMurray | 77 | 5655.0 | 13.66 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 52 | * Mike Marlar | 66 | 2450.0 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Michael McDowell (P) | 34 | 746.0 | 13.94 | 0 | 746.0 |
| 54 | Kyle Tilley | 78 | 1350.0 | 33.14 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Scott Heckert | 78 | 1288.0 | 31.79 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 56 | * David Ragan | 36 | 760.0 | 15.68 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 57 | RC Enerson | 15 | 599.0 | 31.27 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Chris Windom | 15 | 588.0 | 30.67 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 59 | James Davison | 53 | 278.0 | 32.55 | 0 | 278.0 |
| 60 | James Davison | 51 | 263.0 | 31.74 | 0 | 278.0 |
| 61 | * Kaz Grala | 16 | 464.0 | 15.75 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Joey Gase | 53 | 400.0 | 16.75 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Shane Golobic | 78 | 260.0 | 33.50 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Ryan Eversley | 53 | 195.0 | 34.04 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Derrike Cope | 15 | 176.0 | 24.23 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Cody Ware | 51 | 149.0 | 20.39 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | 15.0 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Andy Lally(i) | 78 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | * Noah Gragson(i) | 62 | 0.0 | 10.84 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Bayley Currey(i) | 15 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | * Harrison Burton(i) | 96 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Justin Haley(i) | 77 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | 0.0 | 19.84 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Josh Berry(i) | 7 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | * Timmy Hill(i) | 66 | 0.0 | 14.71 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | * David Starr(i) | 66 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Cody Ware(i) | 53 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 53 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 51 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Joey Gase | 15 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Joey Gase(i) | 28 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Justin Allgaier(i) | 77 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | JJ Yeley(i) | 15 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | * David Starr(i) | 13 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Joey Gase(i) | 15 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 68 | * AJ Allmendinger(i) | 16 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 68 | JJ Yeley(i) | 51 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | JJ Yeley(i) | 53 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Josh Berry(i) | 77 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | * Landon Cassill(i) | 96 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | * Timmy Hill | 66 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Stewart Friesen(i) | 77 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | * Garrett Smithley(i) | 13 | 0.0 | 15.87 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | * Matt Mills(i) | 55 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | * Kaz Grala(i) | 16 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | * Chad Finchum(i) | 66 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | * Ty Dillon(i) | 96 | 0.0 | 9.84 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Cody Ware(i) | 51 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Ben Rhodes(i) | 77 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | * Austin Cindric(i) | 33 | 0.0 | 11.17 | 8 | 0.0 |