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 | 14453.0 |
| 2 | 2 | * Tyler Reddick (P) | 45 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 4 | 3 | 4.54 | 13416.0 |
| 3 | 3 | Erik Jones | 43 | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 19 | 0 | 8.57 | 11933.0 |
| 4 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 30 | 15 | 8.64 | 11908.0 |
| 5 | 5 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 22 | 0 | 11.35 | 10910.0 |
| 6 | 6 | * Bubba Wallace (P) | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 8 | 10 | 6.19 | 12810.0 |
| 7 | 7 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1 | 12 | 9.38 | 11638.0 |
| 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 23 | 0 | 15.58 | 9356.0 |
| 9 | 9 | Carson Hocevar | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 26 | 0 | 15.31 | 9453.0 |
| 10 | 10 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Ford | RFK Racing | 15 | 0 | 16.88 | 8875.0 |
| 11 | 11 | Ross Chastain (P) | 1 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 6 | 3 | 5.51 | 13059.0 |
| 12 | 12 | Austin Cindric (P) | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 10 | 0 | 13.02 | 10297.0 |
| 13 | 13 | * Zane Smith | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 24 | 0 | 25.20 | 5815.0 |
| 14 | 14 | * Noah Gragson | 4 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 34 | 0 | 20.15 | 7674.0 |
| 15 | 15 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | Ford | RFK Racing | 32 | 0 | 28.05 | 4766.0 |
| 16 | 16 | Ryan Preece | 60 | Ford | RFK Racing | 27 | 0 | 16.65 | 8961.0 |
| 17 | 17 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 21 | 8 | 17.68 | 8582.0 |
| 18 | 18 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 12 | 0 | 17.04 | 8816.0 |
| 19 | 19 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | 2 | 8.51 | 11956.0 |
| 20 | 20 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 14 | 0 | 16.44 | 9038.0 |
| 21 | 21 | William Byron (P) | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 11 | 0 | 14.44 | 9774.0 |
| 22 | 22 | Ty Gibbs | 54 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 16 | 0 | 15.02 | 9559.0 |
| 23 | 23 | Austin Dillon (P) | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 9 | 0 | 19.24 | 8008.0 |
| 24 | 24 | Cole Custer | 41 | Ford | Haas Factory Team | 18 | 0 | 21.47 | 7186.0 |
| 25 | 25 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 17 | 0 | 28.41 | 4619.0 |
| 26 | 26 | * Todd Gilliland | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 28 | 0 | 27.21 | 5062.0 |
| 27 | 27 | Justin Haley | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 13 | 0 | 20.01 | 7702.0 |
| 28 | 28 | * Riley Herbst # | 35 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 33 | 0 | 28.64 | 4535.0 |
| 29 | 29 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 7 | 2 | 16.83 | 8847.0 |
| 30 | 30 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | HYAK Motorsports | 35 | 0 | 29.85 | 4081.0 |
| 31 | 31 | Alex Bowman (P) | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 29 | 0 | 30.75 | 3752.0 |
| 32 | 32 | Shane Van Gisbergen # (P) | 88 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 20 | 3 | 23.65 | 6350.0 |
| 33 | 33 | Michael McDowell | 71 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 25 | 0 | 23.38 | 6448.0 |
| 34 | 34 | Ty Dillon | 10 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 31 | 0 | 33.19 | 2859.0 |
| 35 | 35 | * Timmy Hill(i) | 66 | Ford | Garage 66 | 38 | 0 | 35.70 | 0.0 |
| 36 | 36 | * Derek Kraus | 44 | Chevrolet | NY Racing Team | 37 | 0 | 34.64 | 1801.0 |
| 37 | 37 | Cody Ware | 51 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 36 | 0 | 32.25 | 2188.0 |
| 38 | 38 | Josh Berry (P) | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 3 | 0 | 37.85 | 755.0 |
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 | 24 | 188748.0 | 10.28 | 919 | 9774.0 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 170099.0 | 14.21 | 885 | 11956.0 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 170328.0 | 13.64 | 569 | 11638.0 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 20 | 171210.0 | 12.58 | 225 | 8847.0 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 170807.0 | 13.09 | 400 | 8582.0 |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 168533.0 | 11.69 | 501 | 8816.0 |
| 7 | Chase Briscoe | 19 | 157102.0 | 14.05 | 322 | 14453.0 |
| 8 | Ryan Preece | 60 | 159897.0 | 15.30 | 135 | 8961.0 |
| 9 | Ty Gibbs | 54 | 158520.0 | 16.09 | 99 | 9559.0 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 22 | 158887.0 | 13.27 | 385 | 9038.0 |
| 11 | Austin Cindric | 2 | 155049.0 | 13.52 | 318 | 10297.0 |
| 12 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 155249.0 | 14.73 | 47 | 8875.0 |
| 13 | Carson Hocevar | 77 | 147928.0 | 15.85 | 90 | 9453.0 |
| 14 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 144145.0 | 15.60 | 70 | 13059.0 |
| 15 | Tyler Reddick | 45 | 140615.0 | 11.31 | 112 | 13416.0 |
| 16 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 143770.0 | 17.27 | 62 | 9356.0 |
| 17 | Alex Bowman | 48 | 147557.0 | 14.56 | 160 | 3752.0 |
| 18 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | 137630.0 | 17.51 | 4 | 10910.0 |
| 19 | Erik Jones | 43 | 135827.0 | 18.90 | 27 | 11933.0 |
| 20 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 137975.0 | 16.72 | 158 | 4766.0 |
| 21 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 130683.0 | 18.51 | 119 | 8008.0 |
| 22 | Josh Berry | 21 | 137685.0 | 16.63 | 175 | 755.0 |
| 23 | Michael McDowell | 71 | 131483.0 | 19.33 | 88 | 6448.0 |
| 24 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | 120682.0 | 20.99 | 25 | 11908.0 |
| 25 | Justin Haley | 7 | 121122.0 | 20.73 | 20 | 7702.0 |
| 26 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 113454.0 | 15.14 | 124 | 12810.0 |
| 27 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | 117955.0 | 19.74 | 36 | 4619.0 |
| 28 | Ty Dillon | 10 | 102379.0 | 24.10 | 21 | 2859.0 |
| 29 | Zane Smith | 38 | 98358.0 | 18.85 | 15 | 5815.0 |
| 30 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 97573.0 | 23.77 | 3 | 4081.0 |
| 31 | Cole Custer | 41 | 89761.0 | 24.76 | 9 | 7186.0 |
| 32 | Shane Van Gisbergen # | 88 | 87072.0 | 21.54 | 252 | 6350.0 |
| 33 | Noah Gragson | 4 | 81842.0 | 21.42 | 2 | 7674.0 |
| 34 | Todd Gilliland | 34 | 80935.0 | 21.32 | 11 | 5062.0 |
| 35 | Riley Herbst # | 35 | 57674.0 | 24.99 | 1 | 4535.0 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 51 | 49765.0 | 30.20 | 25 | 2188.0 |
| 37 | * Bubba Wallace | 23 | 38702.0 | 11.39 | 157 | 12810.0 |
| 38 | * Tyler Reddick | 45 | 36808.0 | 15.83 | 41 | 13416.0 |
| 39 | * Zane Smith | 38 | 30695.0 | 24.19 | 0 | 5815.0 |
| 40 | * Noah Gragson | 4 | 23842.0 | 25.40 | 3 | 7674.0 |
| 41 | * Todd Gilliland | 34 | 25212.0 | 25.14 | 0 | 5062.0 |
| 42 | Chase Briscoe (P) | 19 | 14453.0 | 1.73 | 309 | 14453.0 |
| 43 | * Tyler Reddick (P) | 45 | 13416.0 | 4.54 | 3 | 13416.0 |
| 44 | Ross Chastain (P) | 1 | 13059.0 | 5.51 | 3 | 13059.0 |
| 45 | * Bubba Wallace (P) | 23 | 12810.0 | 6.19 | 10 | 12810.0 |
| 46 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | 11956.0 | 8.51 | 2 | 11956.0 |
| 47 | * Riley Herbst # | 35 | 18966.0 | 27.48 | 0 | 4535.0 |
| 48 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | 11638.0 | 9.38 | 12 | 11638.0 |
| 49 | Austin Cindric (P) | 2 | 10297.0 | 13.02 | 0 | 10297.0 |
| 50 | William Byron (P) | 24 | 9774.0 | 14.44 | 0 | 9774.0 |
| 51 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | 9038.0 | 16.44 | 0 | 9038.0 |
| 52 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | 8847.0 | 16.83 | 2 | 8847.0 |
| 53 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | 8816.0 | 17.04 | 0 | 8816.0 |
| 54 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | 8582.0 | 17.68 | 8 | 8582.0 |
| 55 | Austin Dillon (P) | 3 | 8008.0 | 19.24 | 0 | 8008.0 |
| 56 | Shane Van Gisbergen # (P) | 88 | 6350.0 | 23.65 | 3 | 6350.0 |
| 57 | Alex Bowman (P) | 48 | 3752.0 | 30.75 | 0 | 3752.0 |
| 58 | * Katherine Legge | 78 | 6902.0 | 29.64 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 59 | * Derek Kraus | 44 | 3549.0 | 35.52 | 0 | 1801.0 |
| 60 | * Jimmie Johnson | 84 | 4552.0 | 24.19 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 61 | * Casey Mears | 66 | 2655.0 | 33.49 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 62 | * BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | 2363.0 | 23.88 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 63 | * Austin Hill(i) | 33 | 2091.0 | 27.60 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 64 | * Martin Truex Jr. | 56 | 1698.0 | 20.18 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 65 | * Joey Gase(i) | 44 | 1641.0 | 30.61 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Josh Berry (P) | 21 | 755.0 | 37.85 | 0 | 755.0 |
| 67 | * Chad Finchum | 66 | 1421.0 | 36.55 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | * Helio Castroneves | 91 | 991.0 | 22.58 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | * Corey LaJoie | 01 | 719.0 | 11.21 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 70 | * Burt Myers | 50 | 709.0 | 37.18 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 71 | * JJ Yeley | 44 | 507.0 | 15.55 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 72 | * BJ McLeod | 78 | 158.0 | 20.41 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 73 | * Will Brown | 13 | 68.0 | 18.33 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 74 | * Justin Allgaier(i) | 40 | 0.0 | 13.73 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 74 | * Anthony Alfredo(i) | 62 | 0.0 | 13.05 | 19 | 0.0 |
| 74 | * Jesse Love(i) | 62 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 74 | * David Starr(i) | 66 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 74 | * Joey Gase(i) | 66 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 74 | * Chandler Smith(i) | 66 | 0.0 | 12.43 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 74 | * Corey Heim(i) | 67 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 74 | * Corey LaJoie(i) | 01 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 74 | Ryan Truex(i) | 11 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 74 | * Connor Zilisch(i) | 87 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 74 | * Josh Bilicki(i) | 66 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 74 | * Jesse Love(i) | 33 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 74 | * Brennan Poole(i) | 44 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 74 | * JJ Yeley(i) | 44 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 74 | * Timmy Hill(i) | 66 | 0.0 | 35.70 | 0 | 0.0 |