| 2026 Cook Out Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $11,849,963 | Race Date: | Sep 6, 2026 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.038 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 3m 5s | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 29 Among / 12 Drivers | Average Speed: | 123.741 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 38 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 44 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Christopher Bell C. Bell | Driver: | Tyler Reddick T. Reddick | Toyota: | 55 | |||
| Car No.: | #20 Toyota | Car No.: | #45 Toyota | Ford: | 33 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | 23XI Racing | Chevrolet: | 32 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Adam Stevens | Crew Chief: | Billy Scott | |||||
| Laps Led: | 46 of 367 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 2026 Cook Out Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 11 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Mobil 1 | Running |  | 73 | 367 | 46 |
| 2 | 28 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Monster Energy | Running | | 36 | 367 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Chumba Casino | Running | | 46 | 367 | 74 |
| 4 | 24 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards / Richmond Water Heaters | Running |  | 44 | 367 | 1 |
| 5 | 25 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com | Running |  | 41 | 367 | 99 |
| 6 | 7 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Bass Pro Shops | Running | | 43 | 367 | 30 |
| 7 | 14 | 21 | Josh Berry | Motorcraft / Quick Lane | Running | | 34 | 367 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Xfinity | Running | | 44 | 367 | 38 |
| 9 | 13 | 22 | Joey Logano | Pennzoil Ultra Platinum | Running | | 28 | 367 | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | 60 | Ryan Preece | Consumer Cellular | Running | | 31 | 367 | 0 |
| 11 | 34 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spectrum | Running | | 26 | 367 | 2 |
| 12 | 10 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally | Running | | 25 | 367 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Discount Tire | Running | | 28 | 367 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 23 | 367 | 1 |
| 15 | 36 | 43 | Erik Jones | Dollar Tree | Running | | 22 | 367 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Ruedebusch Development & Construction | Running | | 21 | 367 | 5 |
| 17 | 5 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Delaware Life | Running | | 20 | 367 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Sport Clips Haircuts | Running | | 35 | 367 | 68 |
| 19 | 22 | 67 | Corey Heim (I) | Fleetio | Running | | 0 | 367 | 0 |
| 20 | 35 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Kroger / Gold Peak | Running | | 17 | 367 | 0 |
| 21 | 2 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Freeway Insurance | Running | | 16 | 367 | 2 |
| 22 | 30 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Gerald's Tires / BTS Rewards | Running | | 15 | 367 | 0 |
| 23 | 12 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | BuildSubmarines.com | Running | | 14 | 367 | 0 |
| 24 | 19 | 42 | John H. Nemechek | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | Running | | 13 | 367 | 0 |
| 25 | 33 | 38 | Zane Smith | Aaron's Dream Machine | Running | | 12 | 367 | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Red Bull | Running | | 11 | 366 | 1 |
| 27 | 23 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Busch Light | Running | | 10 | 366 | 0 |
| 28 | 32 | 33 | Austin Hill (I) | Morgan & Morgan | Running | | 0 | 366 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Boot Barn | Running | | 8 | 366 | 0 |
| 30 | 15 | 35 | Riley Herbst | GOGO SQUEEZ | Running | | 7 | 366 | 0 |
| 31 | 27 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Grizzly Nicotine Pouches | Running | | 6 | 366 | 0 |
| 32 | 29 | 4 | Noah Gragson | StheastrnEqpmntSpply / TennantCmpRbtcs | Running | | 5 | 366 | 0 |
| 33 | 16 | 41 | Cole Custer | Sysco / Parker's Kitchen | Running | | 4 | 366 | 0 |
| 34 | 31 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | Roto-Rooter | Running | | 3 | 365 | 0 |
| 35 | 8 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Self Storage | Running | | 2 | 363 | 0 |
| 36 | 37 | 51 | Cody Ware | ApexFX | Running | | 1 | 363 | 0 |
| 37 | 20 | 24 | William Byron | Valvoline Restore & Protect | Engine | | 6 | 319 | 0 |
| 38 | 38 | 66 | Chad Finchum | AutoParts.com | Driveshaft | | 0 | 243 | 0 |
