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2026 Cook Out Southern 500 entry list Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post NASCAR Cup Series race number 27 of 36 Sunday, September 6, 2026 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.322 miles) Time of race: 4:03:05 Average speed: 123.741 mph Pole speed: no time trials Cautions: 6 for 44 laps Margin of victory: 1.038 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 29 Green flag passes: 3,926 (12.2 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2026 NASCAR Cup Series results   /   2026 standings Chase drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Entry list for this race: Nbr Driver Owner Car Crew Chief Sponsor 1 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Brandon McSwain Busch Light 2 2 Austin Cindric Roger Penske Ford Brian Wilson Discount Tire 3 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Chevrolet Richard Boswell Boot Barn 4 4 Noah Gragson Bob Jenkins Ford Grant Hutchens Southeastern Equipment and Supply / Tennant C 5 5 Kyle Larson Rick Hendrick Chevrolet Cliff Daniels HendrickCars.com 6 6 Brad Keselowski Jack Roush Ford Jeremy Bullins BuildSubmarines.com 7 7 Daniel Suarez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Ryan Sparks Freeway Insurance 8 9 Chase Elliott Rick Hendrick Chevrolet Alan Gustafson NAPA Auto Parts 9 10 Ty Dillon Matt Kaulig Chevrolet Andrew Dickeson Grizzly Nicotine Pouches 10 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Toyota Chris Gayle SportClips Haircuts 11 12 Ryan Blaney Roger Penske Ford Jonathan Hassler MenardsRichmond Water Heaters 12 16 A.J. Allmendinger Matt Kaulig Chevrolet Trent Owens Gerald’s Tires / BTS Rewards 13 17 Chris Buescher Jack Roush Ford Scott Graves Kroger / Gold Peak 14 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Toyota James Small Bass Pro Shops 15 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Toyota Adam Stevens Mobil 1 16 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Ford Samuel Stanley Motorcraft/Quick Lane 17 22 Joey Logano Roger Penske Ford Paul Wolfe Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 18 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota Charles Denike XFINITY 19 24 William Byron Rick Hendrick Chevrolet Rudy Fugle Valvoline Restore & Protect 20 33 Austin Hill Richard Childress Chevrolet Andy Street Morgan & Morgan 21 34 Todd Gilliland Bob Jenkins Ford Chris Lawson Ruedebusch Development & Construction, Inc. 22 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota Davin Restivo GOGO SQUEEZ 23 38 Zane Smith Bob Jenkins Ford Ryan Bergenty Aaron's Dream Machine 24 41 Cole Custer Gene Haas Chevrolet Aaron Kramer Sysco/Parker's Kitchen 25 42 John H. Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota Travis Mack Pye-Barker Fire & Safety 26 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota Justin Alexander Dollar Tree 27 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota Billy Scott Chumba Casino 28 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr HYAK Chevrolet Mike Kelley Ram Self Storage 29 48 Alex Bowman Rick Hendrick Chevrolet Blake Harris Ally 30 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Chevrolet Billy Plourde ApexFX 31 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Toyota Tyler Allen Monster Energy 32 60 Ryan Preece Jack Roush Ford Derrick Finley Consumer Cellular 33 66 Chad Finchum Carl Long Ford Carl Long AutoParts.com 34 67 Corey Heim 23XI Racing Toyota Robert Barker Fleetio 35 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Travis Peterson Delaware Life 36 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Luke Lambert Spectrum 37 88 Connor Zilisch Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Randall Burnett Roto-Rooter 38 97 Shane Van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Stephen Doran Red Bull Vehicles withdrawn from the event are highlighted in green.