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 |
| 2 | 2 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 6 | 156 | 2.93 | 12907 |
| 3 | 6 | Ross Chastain | 42 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 23 | 1 | 8.82 | 10739 |
| 4 | 9 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 10 | 1 | 10.88 | 9979 |
| 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 9 | 20 | 6.95 | 11426 |
| 6 | 3 | Kurt Busch (P) | 1 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 3 | 13 | 4.94 | 12167 |
| 7 | 14 | Brad Keselowski (P) | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 16 | 0 | 13.70 | 8944 |
| 8 | 5 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 11 | 0 | 7.49 | 11229 |
| 9 | 15 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 34 | 0 | 15.05 | 8444 |
| 10 | 17 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 21 | 0 | 16.86 | 7779 |
| 11 | 22 | Cole Custer | 41 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 31 | 0 | 20.34 | 6500 |
| 12 | 16 | * Ryan Preece | 37 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 18 | 0 | 15.36 | 8330 |
| 13 | 21 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Chevrolet | TrackHouse Racing | 26 | 0 | 20.02 | 6615 |
| 14 | 18 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 19 | 0 | 17.02 | 7721 |
| 15 | 13 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 25 | 0 | 13.37 | 9064 |
| 16 | 10 | Aric Almirola (P) | 10 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 8 | 0 | 12.46 | 9372 |
| 17 | 19 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 29 | 0 | 17.69 | 7453 |
| 18 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 7 | 0 | 10.06 | 10255 |
| 19 | 23 | Chase Briscoe # | 14 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 24 | 0 | 22.87 | 5554 |
| 20 | 11 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 13 | 10 | 12.51 | 9353 |
| 21 | 20 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 17 | 0 | 18.75 | 7065 |
| 22 | 7 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 1 | 17 | 9.59 | 10428 |
| 23 | 24 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 30 | 0 | 23.40 | 5342 |
| 24 | 27 | Anthony Alfredo # | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 32 | 0 | 27.70 | 3759 |
| 25 | 33 | Justin Haley(i) | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 20 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | Alex Bowman (P) | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 26.27 | 4271 |
| 27 | 33 | BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | Ford | Live Fast Motorsports | 27 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 28 | 33 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 28 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 29 | 33 | Joey Gase(i) | 15 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 35 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | Quin Houff | 00 | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing | 37 | 0 | 32.79 | 1854 |
| 31 | 12 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 10.25 | 9103 |
| 32 | 29 | Erik Jones | 43 | Chevrolet | Richard Petty Motorsports | 22 | 2 | 26.18 | 3133 |
| 33 | 33 | Cody Ware(i) | 51 | Chevrolet | Petty Ware Racing | 33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 34 | 26 | William Byron (P) | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 17.59 | 4083 |
| 35 | 28 | Kyle Busch (P) | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 12 | 0 | 11.22 | 3374 |
| 36 | 32 | James Davison | 53 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 36 | 0 | 32.55 | 278 |
| 37 | 31 | Michael McDowell (P) | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 15 | 0 | 13.94 | 746 |
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 (P) | 11 | 207429 | 7.85 | 968 | 13142 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | 196662 | 8.53 | 1722 | 12907 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | 186434 | 9.64 | 337 | 9103 |
| 4 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | 184070 | 9.68 | 409 | 11229 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | 19 | 184853 | 10.59 | 704 | 9979 |
| 6 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | 182895 | 11.75 | 140 | 11426 |
| 7 | William Byron (P) | 24 | 186956 | 9.77 | 310 | 4083 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | 174641 | 11.98 | 331 | 10428 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski (P) | 2 | 170669 | 13.11 | 302 | 8944 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch (P) | 18 | 167331 | 10.09 | 247 | 3374 |
| 11 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | 160758 | 12.42 | 81 | 9353 |
| 12 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 8 | 158333 | 14.45 | 28 | 10255 |
| 13 | Alex Bowman (P) | 48 | 162178 | 12.74 | 151 | 4271 |
| 14 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 157666 | 14.54 | 17 | 7779 |
| 15 | Kurt Busch (P) | 1 | 149703 | 13.17 | 188 | 12167 |
| 16 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | 144219 | 15.78 | 62 | 5342 |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 138652 | 17.84 | 25 | 7453 |
| 18 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 135995 | 16.61 | 85 | 8444 |
| 19 | Ross Chastain | 42 | 132604 | 16.25 | 58 | 10739 |
| 20 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 132831 | 18.11 | 60 | 7065 |
| 21 | Aric Almirola (P) | 10 | 119843 | 17.78 | 103 | 9372 |
| 22 | Ryan Newman | 6 | 115631 | 20.54 | 4 | 7721 |
| 23 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | 115471 | 20.47 | 76 | 6615 |
| 24 | Cole Custer | 41 | 115230 | 19.24 | 2 | 6500 |
| 25 | Chase Briscoe # | 14 | 110642 | 19.89 | 18 | 5554 |
| 26 | Ryan Preece | 37 | 106029 | 21.08 | 12 | 8330 |
| 27 | Erik Jones | 43 | 109854 | 20.86 | 9 | 3133 |
| 28 | Michael McDowell (P) | 34 | 105980 | 19.21 | 26 | 746 |
| 29 | Corey Lajoie | 7 | 89795 | 23.33 | 13 | 9064 |
| 30 | Anthony Alfredo # | 38 | 65332 | 27.63 | 4 | 3759 |
| 31 | Quin Houff | 00 | 36287 | 32.14 | 0 | 1854 |
| 32 | James Davison | 15 | 20206 | 31.63 | 0 | 278 |
| 33 | Jamie McMurray | 77 | 5655 | 13.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | * Mike Marlar | 66 | 2450 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Kyle Tilley | 78 | 1350 | 33.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Scott Heckert | 78 | 1288 | 31.79 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | * David Ragan | 36 | 760 | 15.68 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | RC Enerson | 15 | 599 | 31.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Chris Windom | 15 | 588 | 30.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | James Davison | 53 | 278 | 32.55 | 0 | 278 |
| 41 | James Davison | 51 | 263 | 31.74 | 0 | 278 |
| 42 | * Kaz Grala(i) | 16 | 464 | 15.75 | 10 | 0 |
| 43 | Joey Gase | 53 | 400 | 16.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Shane Golobic | 78 | 260 | 33.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Ryan Eversley | 53 | 195 | 34.04 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Derrike Cope | 15 | 176 | 24.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Cody Ware(i) | 51 | 149 | 20.39 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | 15 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Bayley Currey(i) | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | JJ Yeley(i) | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Justin Haley(i) | 77 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | * AJ Allmendinger(i) | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | * Ty Dillon(i) | 96 | 0 | 9.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | * Austin Cindric(i) | 33 | 0 | 11.17 | 8 | 0 |
| 49 | * David Starr(i) | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 51 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Andy Lally(i) | 78 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | * David Starr(i) | 66 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Stewart Friesen(i) | 77 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | * Matt Mills(i) | 55 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | JJ Yeley(i) | 53 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 53 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Joey Gase(i) | 28 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | * Garrett Smithley(i) | 13 | 0 | 15.87 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | * Harrison Burton(i) | 96 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | * Timmy Hill(i) | 66 | 0 | 14.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Justin Allgaier(i) | 77 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Cody Ware(i) | 53 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Joey Gase(i) | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Josh Berry(i) | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | 0 | 19.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Josh Berry(i) | 77 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | * Landon Cassill(i) | 96 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | * Noah Gragson(i) | 62 | 0 | 10.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Ben Rhodes(i) | 77 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | JJ Yeley(i) | 51 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | * Chad Finchum(i) | 66 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |