Cup - 2025 - Cook Out Southern 500
Date: 2025-08-31 | Track: Darlington Raceway
| Finish Position | Points Position | Driver | Car Number | Manufacturer | Team | Start Position | Laps Led | ARP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Chase Briscoe (P) | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2 | 309 | 1.73 | 14453 |
| 2 | 2 | * Tyler Reddick (P) | 45 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 4 | 3 | 4.54 | 13416 |
| 3 | 6 | Erik Jones | 43 | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 19 | 0 | 8.57 | 11933 |
| 4 | 7 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 30 | 15 | 8.64 | 11908 |
| 5 | 9 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 22 | 0 | 11.35 | 10910 |
| 6 | 4 | * Bubba Wallace (P) | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 8 | 10 | 6.19 | 12810 |
| 7 | 8 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1 | 12 | 9.38 | 11638 |
| 8 | 14 | Kyle Busch | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 23 | 0 | 15.58 | 9356 |
| 9 | 13 | Carson Hocevar | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 26 | 0 | 15.31 | 9453 |
| 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Ford | RFK Racing | 15 | 0 | 16.88 | 8875 |
| 11 | 3 | Ross Chastain (P) | 1 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 6 | 3 | 5.51 | 13059 |
| 12 | 10 | Austin Cindric (P) | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 10 | 0 | 13.02 | 10297 |
| 13 | 27 | * Zane Smith | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 24 | 0 | 25.20 | 5815 |
| 14 | 23 | * Noah Gragson | 4 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 34 | 0 | 20.15 | 7674 |
| 15 | 29 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | Ford | RFK Racing | 32 | 0 | 28.05 | 4766 |
| 16 | 16 | Ryan Preece | 60 | Ford | RFK Racing | 27 | 0 | 16.65 | 8961 |
| 17 | 20 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 21 | 8 | 17.68 | 8582 |
| 18 | 19 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 12 | 0 | 17.04 | 8816 |
| 19 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | 2 | 8.51 | 11956 |
| 20 | 15 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 14 | 0 | 16.44 | 9038 |
| 21 | 11 | William Byron (P) | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 11 | 0 | 14.44 | 9774 |
| 22 | 12 | Ty Gibbs | 54 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 16 | 0 | 15.02 | 9559 |
| 23 | 21 | Austin Dillon (P) | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 9 | 0 | 19.24 | 8008 |
| 24 | 24 | Cole Custer | 41 | Ford | Haas Factory Team | 18 | 0 | 21.47 | 7186 |
| 25 | 30 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 17 | 0 | 28.41 | 4619 |
| 26 | 28 | * Todd Gilliland | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 28 | 0 | 27.21 | 5062 |
| 27 | 22 | Justin Haley | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 13 | 0 | 20.01 | 7702 |
| 28 | 31 | * Riley Herbst # | 35 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 33 | 0 | 28.64 | 4535 |
| 29 | 18 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 7 | 2 | 16.83 | 8847 |
| 30 | 32 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | HYAK Motorsports | 35 | 0 | 29.85 | 4081 |
| 31 | 33 | Alex Bowman (P) | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 29 | 0 | 30.75 | 3752 |
| 32 | 26 | Shane Van Gisbergen # (P) | 88 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 20 | 3 | 23.65 | 6350 |
| 33 | 25 | Michael McDowell | 71 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 25 | 0 | 23.38 | 6448 |
| 34 | 34 | Ty Dillon | 10 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 31 | 0 | 33.19 | 2859 |
| 35 | 38 | * Timmy Hill(i) | 66 | Ford | Garage 66 | 38 | 0 | 35.70 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | * Derek Kraus | 44 | Chevrolet | NY Racing Team | 37 | 0 | 34.64 | 1801 |
| 37 | 35 | Cody Ware | 51 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 36 | 0 | 32.25 | 2188 |
| 38 | 37 | Josh Berry (P) | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 3 | 0 | 37.85 | 755 |
Season Points Standings (Up to This Race)
| Rank | Driver | Car Number | Season Points | Average Running Position | Total Laps Led | Points this race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Byron (P) | 24 | 198522 | 10.43 | 919 | 9774 |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick | 45 | 190839 | 12.04 | 156 | 13416 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | 182055 | 14.01 | 887 | 11956 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | 181966 | 13.49 | 581 | 11638 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | 180057 | 12.73 | 227 | 8847 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | 179389 | 13.25 | 408 | 8582 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | 177349 | 11.89 | 501 | 8816 |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe (P) | 19 | 171555 | 13.61 | 631 | 14453 |
| 9 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 164966 | 14.02 | 291 | 12810 |
| 10 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | 167925 | 13.39 | 385 | 9038 |
| 11 | Austin Cindric (P) | 2 | 165346 | 13.50 | 318 | 10297 |
| 12 | Ross Chastain (P) | 1 | 157204 | 15.24 | 73 | 13059 |
| 13 | Ryan Preece | 60 | 159897 | 15.30 | 135 | 8961 |
| 14 | Ty Gibbs | 54 | 158520 | 16.09 | 99 | 9559 |
| 15 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 155249 | 14.73 | 47 | 8875 |
| 16 | Carson Hocevar | 77 | 147928 | 15.85 | 90 | 9453 |
| 17 | Alex Bowman (P) | 48 | 151309 | 15.14 | 160 | 3752 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 143770 | 17.27 | 62 | 9356 |
| 19 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | 137630 | 17.51 | 4 | 10910 |
| 20 | Erik Jones | 43 | 135827 | 18.90 | 27 | 11933 |
| 21 | Austin Dillon (P) | 3 | 138691 | 18.53 | 119 | 8008 |
| 22 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 137975 | 16.72 | 158 | 4766 |
| 23 | Josh Berry (P) | 21 | 138440 | 17.39 | 175 | 755 |
| 24 | Michael McDowell | 71 | 131483 | 19.33 | 88 | 6448 |
| 25 | Zane Smith | 38 | 129053 | 20.18 | 15 | 5815 |
| 26 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | 120682 | 20.99 | 25 | 11908 |
| 27 | Justin Haley | 7 | 121122 | 20.73 | 20 | 7702 |
| 28 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | 117955 | 19.74 | 36 | 4619 |
| 29 | Noah Gragson | 4 | 105684 | 22.41 | 5 | 7674 |
| 30 | Todd Gilliland | 34 | 106147 | 22.28 | 11 | 5062 |
| 31 | Ty Dillon | 10 | 102379 | 24.10 | 21 | 2859 |
| 32 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 97573 | 23.77 | 3 | 4081 |
| 33 | Shane Van Gisbergen # (P) | 88 | 93422 | 21.61 | 255 | 6350 |
| 34 | Cole Custer | 41 | 89761 | 24.76 | 9 | 7186 |
| 35 | Riley Herbst # | 35 | 76640 | 25.61 | 1 | 4535 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 51 | 49765 | 30.20 | 25 | 2188 |
| 37 | * Katherine Legge | 78 | 6902 | 29.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | * Derek Kraus | 44 | 3549 | 35.52 | 0 | 1801 |
| 39 | * Jimmie Johnson | 84 | 4552 | 24.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | * Casey Mears | 66 | 2655 | 33.49 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | * BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | 2521 | 22.14 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | * Austin Hill(i) | 33 | 2091 | 27.60 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | * Martin Truex Jr. | 56 | 1698 | 20.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | * Joey Gase(i) | 44 | 1641 | 30.61 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | * Chad Finchum | 66 | 1421 | 36.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | * Helio Castroneves | 91 | 991 | 22.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | * Corey LaJoie(i) | 01 | 719 | 11.21 | 10 | 0 |
| 48 | * Burt Myers | 50 | 709 | 37.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | * JJ Yeley(i) | 44 | 507 | 15.55 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | * Will Brown | 13 | 68 | 18.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Ryan Truex(i) | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | * Jesse Love(i) | 62 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | * Justin Allgaier(i) | 40 | 0 | 13.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | * Anthony Alfredo(i) | 62 | 0 | 13.05 | 19 | 0 |
| 51 | * Brennan Poole(i) | 44 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | * Connor Zilisch(i) | 87 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | * Timmy Hill(i) | 66 | 0 | 35.70 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | * Jesse Love(i) | 33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | * Joey Gase(i) | 66 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | * Chandler Smith(i) | 66 | 0 | 12.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | * Corey Heim(i) | 67 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | * David Starr(i) | 66 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | * Josh Bilicki(i) | 66 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |