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2023 Cook Out Southern 500

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NASCAR Cup Series race number 27 of 36
Sunday, September 3, 2023 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.322 miles)

Time of race: 4:08:47 Average speed: 120.906 mph Pole speed: 169.193 mph	Cautions: 8 for 51 laps Margin of victory: .447 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 13
Green flag passes: 4,079 (12.9 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2023 NASCAR Cup Series results / 2023 standings

Playoff drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Status	Led	Pts	PPts
1	18	5	Kyle Larson	HendrickCars.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	367	running	55	57	5
2	3	45	Tyler Reddick	Jordan Brand (23XI Racing)	Toyota	367	running	90	51	0
3	8	17	Chris Buescher	BuildSubmarines.com (Jack Roush)	Ford	367	running	0	36	0
4	23	24	William Byron	Liberty University (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	367	running	0	39	0
5	27	1	Ross Chastain	Unishippers (Trackhouse Racing)	Chevrolet	367	running	0	32	0
6	5	6	Brad Keselowski	Solomon Plumbing (Jack Roush)	Ford	367	running	0	38	0
7	19	23	Bubba Wallace	McDonald's (23XI Racing)	Toyota	367	running	0	30	0
8	13	9	Chase Elliott	NAPA Auto Parts (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	367	running	0	33	0
9	4	12	Ryan Blaney	MenardsRichmond Water Heaters (Roger Penske)	Ford	367	running	0	38	0
10	20	43	Erik Jones	Allegiant (Legacy Motor Club)	Chevrolet	367	running	0	35	0
11	11	8	Kyle Busch	McLaren Custom Grills (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	367	running	0	31	0
12	6	22	Joey Logano	Shell Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Ford	367	running	0	25	0
13	16	16	A.J. Allmendinger	Action Industries (Matthew Kaulig)	Chevrolet	367	running	0	24	0
14	10	10	Aric Almirola	Smithfield (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	367	running	0	24	0
15	12	14	Chase Briscoe	HighPoint.com Lady in Black (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	367	running	0	22	0
16	25	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Boost by Kroger/Irish Spring (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	367	running	0	22	0
17	15	42	Carson Hocevar	Sunseeker Resort (Legacy Motor Club)	Chevrolet	367	running	0	0	0
18	31	19	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	367	running	0	19	0
19	7	4	Kevin Harvick	Mobil 1 Take 5 (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	367	running	1	25	0
20	28	3	Austin Dillon	Morgan & Morgan (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	367	running	0	20	0
21	17	54	Ty Gibbs	Monster Energy (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	367	running	0	16	0
22	22	7	Corey LaJoie	Gainbridge (Spire Motorsports)	Chevrolet	367	running	3	15	0
23	1	20	Christopher Bell	Yahoo! (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	366	running	40	17	0
24	29	31	Justin Haley	LeafFilter Gutter Protection (Matthew Kaulig)	Chevrolet	366	running	0	13	0
25	2	11	Denny Hamlin	SportClips Haircuts (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	366	running	177	32	2
26	30	38	Todd Gilliland	Quincy Compressor (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	366	running	0	11	0
27	35	51	Ryan Newman	Parts Plus/Biohaven (Rick Ware)	Ford	365	running	0	10	0
28	34	41	Ryan Preece	HaasTooling.com (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	364	running	0	9	0
29	26	77	Ty Dillon	Raze Energy Blue Shock (Spire Motorsports)	Chevrolet	364	running	0	8	0
30	33	15	J.J. Yeley	Ollie's Bargain Outlet (Rick Ware)	Ford	362	running	1	0	0
31	14	2	Austin Cindric	Discount Tire (Roger Penske)	Ford	361	running	0	6	0
32	9	34	Michael McDowell	StageFront.VIP (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	329	crash	0	5	0
33	24	48	Alex Bowman	Ally (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	322	crash	0	4	0
34	21	99	Daniel Suarez	Freeway.com (Trackhouse Racing)	Chevrolet	320	crash	0	3	0
35	32	21	Harrison Burton	Motorcraft/Quick Lane (Wood Brothers)	Ford	318	crash	0	2	0
36	36	78	B.J. McLeod	Affliction (B.J. McLeod)	Chevrolet	210	engine	0	1	0

Top 10 in Stage 1: #11, 45, 5, 4, 12, 6, 9, 20, 17, 10
Top 10 in Stage 2: #11, 5, 43, 45, 24, 8, 12, 3, 6, 47

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Kyle Busch	8	unapproved adjustments

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	116	116
	117	122	6	#22,23 accident turn 4	#1
	123	179	57
	180	191	12		#22
	192	216	25
	217	221	5	#78 stopped on track	#47
	222	225	4
	226	229	4	#2,54 accident turn 2	#7
	230	231	2
	232	236	5	end of stage 2	#31
	237	310	74
	311	316	6	#51 spun turn 4	#47
	317	319	3
	320	327	8	#99,21,48 accident turn 1	#19
	328	331	4
	332	336	5	#8,34,38,11,20 accident frontstretch	none
	337	367	31
Percent of race run under caution: 13.9% Average green flag run: 35.1 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Christopher Bell	1	33	33
J.J. Yeley	34	34	1
Tyler Reddick	35	62	28
Denny Hamlin	63	67	5
Christopher Bell	68	71	4
Tyler Reddick	72	91	20
Denny Hamlin	92	150	59
Tyler Reddick	151	153	3
Christopher Bell	154	156	3
Denny Hamlin	157	269	113
Kevin Harvick	270	270	1
Corey LaJoie	271	273	3
Tyler Reddick	274	312	39
Kyle Larson	313	367	55

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	William Byron	2075
2	Kyle Larson	2074	-1
3	Tyler Reddick	2060	-15
4	Denny Hamlin	2057	-18
4	Chris Buescher	2057	-18
6	Martin Truex Jr	2055	-20
7	Kyle Busch	2050	-25
8	Brad Keselowski	2048	-27
9	Ryan Blaney	2046	-29
10	Ross Chastain	2043	-32
11	Joey Logano	2033	-42
12	Christopher Bell	2031	-44
13	Bubba Wallace	2030	-45
14	Kevin Harvick	2029	-46
15	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	2027	-48
16	Michael McDowell	2012	-63
17	Ty Gibbs	583	-1492
18	Daniel Suarez	576	-1499
19	Chase Elliott	559	-1516
20	A.J. Allmendinger	550	-1525

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Martin Truex Jr	903
2	Denny Hamlin	869	-34
3	William Byron	858	-45
4	Christopher Bell	799	-104
5	Kyle Larson	788	-115
6	Brad Keselowski	780	-123
7	Chris Buescher	771	-132
8	Kyle Busch	758	-145
9	Kevin Harvick	754	-149
10	Tyler Reddick	751	-152
11	Ross Chastain	749	-154
12	Ryan Blaney	733	-170
13	Joey Logano	730	-173
14	Bubba Wallace	650	-253
15	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	591	-312
16	Ty Gibbs	583	-320
17	Michael McDowell	582	-321
18	Daniel Suarez	576	-327
19	Chase Elliott	559	-344
20	A.J. Allmendinger	550	-353