Cup - 2022 - Cook Out Southern 500
Date: 2022-09-04 | Track: Darlington Raceway
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Erik Jones (#43) | Kyle Busch (P) (#18) | Kyle Busch (P) (#18) |
| Finish | P1 | P30 | P30 |
| TLS points | 10858 | 11969 | 11969 |
| ARP | 7.49 | 2.41 | 2.41 |
| Laps led | 23 | 155 | 155 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Erik Jones (#43): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 23 laps with 7.49 average running position and 10,858 TLS points.
TLS leader — Kyle Busch (P) (#18): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (11,969 points). Finished P30 with 155 laps led and 2.41 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (2.41). The official winner ran a worse average position (7.49).
The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.
| Finish Position | Points Position | Driver | Car Number | Manufacturer | Team | Start Position | Laps Led | ARP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Erik Jones | 43 | Chevrolet | Petty GMS | 15 | 23 | 7.49 | 10858 |
| 2 | 2 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 11 | 6 | 5.37 | 11641 |
| 3 | 7 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 4 | 0 | 8.42 | 10517 |
| 4 | 5 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 1 | 64 | 6.82 | 11107 |
| 5 | 4 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2 | 0 | 5.52 | 11586 |
| 6 | 11 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 10 | 0 | 11.23 | 9484 |
| 7 | 15 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | Ford | RFK Racing | 25 | 11 | 16.10 | 7691 |
| 8 | 3 | William Byron (P) | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 3 | 50 | 5.40 | 11630 |
| 9 | 10 | Bubba Wallace (P) | 45 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 8 | 4 | 9.92 | 9964 |
| 10 | 12 | Alex Bowman (P) | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 16 | 0 | 12.77 | 8917 |
| 11 | 19 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 22 | 0 | 20.01 | 6251 |
| 12 | 21 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 7 | 0 | 21.08 | 5857 |
| 13 | 9 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 9 | 0 | 9.38 | 10166 |
| 14 | 13 | Cole Custer | 41 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 30 | 0 | 15.25 | 8004 |
| 15 | 32 | Ty Gibbs(i) | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 21 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | Austin Cindric # (P) | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 6 | 0 | 15.26 | 8002 |
| 17 | 20 | Austin Dillon (P) | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 13 | 0 | 20.74 | 5983 |
| 18 | 16 | Daniel Suarez (P) | 99 | Chevrolet | TrackHouse Racing | 36 | 0 | 17.07 | 7334 |
| 19 | 23 | Justin Haley | 31 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 14 | 0 | 22.02 | 5499 |
| 20 | 17 | Ross Chastain (P) | 1 | Chevrolet | TrackHouse Racing | 12 | 1 | 18.22 | 6891 |
| 21 | 24 | Harrison Burton # | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 28 | 0 | 23.99 | 4773 |
| 22 | 25 | Ty Dillon | 42 | Chevrolet | Petty GMS | 29 | 0 | 25.71 | 4145 |
| 23 | 32 | Daniel Hemric(i) | 16 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 24 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 34 | 4 | 19.54 | 6389 |
| 25 | 32 | Landon Cassill(i) | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 26 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Ford | RFK Racing | 27 | 0 | 27.55 | 3457 |
| 27 | 28 | Chase Briscoe (P) | 14 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 19 | 0 | 28.62 | 3049 |
| 28 | 27 | Todd Gilliland # | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 31 | 0 | 28.15 | 3223 |
| 29 | 32 | BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | Ford | Live Fast Motorsports | 35 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 30 | 1 | Kyle Busch (P) | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 5 | 155 | 2.41 | 11969 |
| 31 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 17 | 48 | 5.81 | 10511 |
| 32 | 30 | Cody Ware | 51 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 32 | 0 | 32.08 | 1640 |
| 33 | 22 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 18 | 0 | 16.21 | 5718 |
| 34 | 32 | JJ Yeley(i) | 15 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 35 | 31 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 20 | 0 | 27.79 | 1520 |
| 36 | 29 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 23 | 0 | 17.71 | 2199 |
Season Points Standings (Up to This Race)
| Rank | Driver | Car Number | Season Points | Average Running Position | Total Laps Led | Points this race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | 178226 | 11.57 | 521 | 11107 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 177021 | 11.66 | 504 | 10511 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | 175602 | 9.84 | 719 | 2199 |
| 4 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | 175047 | 10.39 | 417 | 10166 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | 171324 | 11.73 | 262 | 11586 |
| 6 | Ross Chastain (P) | 1 | 170457 | 11.22 | 584 | 6891 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch (P) | 18 | 167977 | 11.76 | 624 | 11969 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | 165592 | 11.13 | 307 | 5857 |
| 9 | William Byron (P) | 24 | 165368 | 11.78 | 662 | 11630 |
| 10 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | 161875 | 12.85 | 390 | 11641 |
| 11 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | 159354 | 14.31 | 106 | 5718 |
| 12 | Erik Jones | 43 | 146724 | 15.47 | 122 | 10858 |
| 13 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 8 | 146578 | 12.97 | 331 | 10517 |
| 14 | Alex Bowman (P) | 48 | 142604 | 14.99 | 29 | 8917 |
| 15 | Aric Almirola | 10 | 136286 | 18.24 | 6 | 6251 |
| 16 | Bubba Wallace (P) | 45 | 135942 | 16.83 | 63 | 9964 |
| 17 | Daniel Suarez (P) | 99 | 134423 | 15.50 | 238 | 7334 |
| 18 | Chase Briscoe (P) | 14 | 131636 | 17.17 | 238 | 3049 |
| 19 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 129769 | 16.37 | 24 | 3457 |
| 20 | Austin Cindric # (P) | 2 | 124733 | 15.66 | 78 | 8002 |
| 21 | Austin Dillon (P) | 3 | 123481 | 17.70 | 18 | 5983 |
| 22 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 123136 | 18.93 | 84 | 7691 |
| 23 | Michael McDowell | 34 | 115823 | 18.35 | 54 | 9484 |
| 24 | Cole Custer | 41 | 112700 | 19.26 | 10 | 8004 |
| 25 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 109689 | 19.65 | 53 | 1520 |
| 26 | Kurt Busch | 45 | 108527 | 15.75 | 182 | 0 |
| 27 | Justin Haley | 31 | 103033 | 21.84 | 28 | 5499 |
| 28 | Harrison Burton # | 21 | 93482 | 21.99 | 20 | 4773 |
| 29 | Ty Dillon | 42 | 92240 | 22.04 | 2 | 4145 |
| 30 | Todd Gilliland # | 38 | 87524 | 23.07 | 9 | 3223 |
| 31 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | 74779 | 24.56 | 30 | 6389 |
| 32 | Cody Ware | 51 | 44656 | 30.27 | 1 | 1640 |
| 33 | BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | 19548 | 31.99 | 7 | 0 |
| 34 | David Ragan | 15 | 11849 | 25.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Joey Hand | 15 | 7457 | 20.71 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | * Greg Biffle(i) | 44 | 6825 | 29.41 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 15 | 3837 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | * Jacques Villeneuve | 27 | 2143 | 29.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Mike Rockenfeller | 77 | 1342 | 25.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | * Kimi Raikkonen | 91 | 963 | 18.60 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | * Daniil Kvyat | 26 | 520 | 34.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Scott Heckert | 78 | 512 | 32.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Kyle Tilley | 78 | 463 | 34.32 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | * Boris Said | 66 | 390 | 34.43 | 0 | 0 |