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2026 Cook Out Southern 500 qualifying results 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.

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Tyler Reddick 45 Toyota     2   Daniel Suarez 7 Chevrolet     3   Ryan Preece 60 Ford     4   Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota     5   Michael McDowell 71 Chevrolet     6   Austin Cindric 2 Ford     7   Chase Briscoe 19 Toyota     8   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 47 Chevrolet     9   Austin Dillon 3 Chevrolet     10   Alex Bowman 48 Chevrolet     11   Christopher Bell 20 Toyota     12   Brad Keselowski 6 Ford     13   Joey Logano 22 Ford     14   Josh Berry 21 Ford     15   Riley Herbst 35 Toyota     16   Cole Custer 41 Chevrolet     17   Bubba Wallace 23 Toyota     18   Chase Elliott 9 Chevrolet     19   John H. Nemechek 42 Toyota     20   William Byron 24 Chevrolet     21   Todd Gilliland 34 Ford     22   Corey Heim 67 Toyota     23   Ross Chastain 1 Chevrolet     24   Ryan Blaney 12 Ford     25   Kyle Larson 5 Chevrolet     26   Shane Van Gisbergen 97 Chevrolet     27   Ty Dillon 10 Chevrolet     28   Ty Gibbs 54 Toyota     29   Noah Gragson 4 Ford     30   A.J. Allmendinger 16 Chevrolet     31   Connor Zilisch 88 Chevrolet     32   Austin Hill 33 Chevrolet     33   Zane Smith 38 Ford     34   Carson Hocevar 77 Chevrolet     35   Chris Buescher 17 Ford     36   Erik Jones 43 Toyota     37   Cody Ware 51 Chevrolet     38   Chad Finchum 66 Ford     OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   not available