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NASCAR Cup Series race number 27 of 36
Sunday, August 31, 2025 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.322 miles)

Time of race: 3:51:07
Average speed: 130.148 mph
Pole speed: 171.381 mph
Cautions: 7 for 37 laps
Margin of victory: .408 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 24
Green flag passes: 4,081 (12.4 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2025 NASCAR Cup Series results   /   2025 standings

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

PosSt#DriverCarLapsStatusLedPtsPPts
363744   Derek Kraus Chevrolet282mechanical010
1 219   Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota367running309607
2 445   Tyler Reddick Pinnacle   (23XI Racing)Toyota367running3530
31943   Erik Jones Dollar Tree   (Legacy Motor Club)Toyota367running0420
43042   John H. Nemechek Pye Barker Fire & Safety   (Legacy Motor Club)Toyota367running15380
52216   A.J. Allmendinger Black's Tire   (Matthew Kaulig)Chevrolet367running0380
6 823   Bubba Wallace U.S. Air Force   (23XI Racing)Toyota367running10410
7 111   Denny Hamlin SportClips Haircuts   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota367running12380
8238   Kyle Busch Morgan & Morgan   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet367running0290
92677   Carson Hocevar Chili's Ride the 'Dente   (Spire Motorsports)Chevrolet367running0280
101517   Chris Buescher Kroger/Tree Top   (Jack Roush)Ford367running0270
11 61   Ross Chastain Busch Light Retro   (Trackhouse Racing)Chevrolet367running3380
12102   Austin Cindric Discount Tire   (Roger Penske)Ford367running0280
132438   Zane Smith TitleMax   (Bob Jenkins)Ford367running0240
14344   Noah Gragson Long John Silver's   (Bob Jenkins)Ford367running0230
15326   Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com   (Jack Roush)Ford367running0220
162760   Ryan Preece Trimble   (Jack Roush)Ford367running0230
17219   Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet367running8200
181212   Ryan Blaney Menards Dutch Boy   (Roger Penske)Ford367running0200
19 55   Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet367running2300
201422   Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil   (Roger Penske)Ford367running0170
211124   William Byron All-Pro Auto Reconditioning   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet367running0170
221654   Ty Gibbs Monster Energy   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota367running0150
23 93   Austin Dillon BPS/Winchester Deer Season XP   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet367running0140
241841   Cole Custer Autodesk / HaasTooling Add-In   (Gene Haas)Ford367running0130
251799   Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance   (Trackhouse Racing)Chevrolet366running0120
262834   Todd Gilliland Grillo's Pickles   (Bob Jenkins)Ford366running0110
27137   Justin Haley Gainbridge   (Spire Motorsports)Chevrolet366running0100
283335   Riley Herbst Chumba Casino   (23XI Racing)Toyota366running090
29 720   Christopher Bell Rheem   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota365running2120
303547   Ricky Stenhouse Jr Pudgy Penguins   (HYAK Motorsports)Chevrolet365running070
312948   Alex Bowman Ally   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet365running060
322088   Shane Van Gisbergen WeatherTech   (Trackhouse Racing)Chevrolet365running350
332571   Michael McDowell Delaware Life   (Spire Motorsports)Chevrolet365running040
343110   Ty Dillon Grizzly Nicotine Pouches   (Matthew Kaulig)Chevrolet365running030
353866   Timmy Hill Garage 66   (Carl Long)Ford354running000
38 321   Josh Berry Motorcraft Quick Lane   (Wood Brothers)Ford239running020
373651   Cody Ware Parts Plus   (Rick Ware)Ford249suspension010
Top 10 in Stage 1: #19, 45, 11, 1, 23, 5, 20, 2, 42, 12
Top 10 in Stage 2: #19, 45, 43, 5, 16, 1, 23, 42, 60, 24

To the back:
NameNbrReason
Todd Gilliland34unapproved adjustments
Cody Ware51unapproved adjustments

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
ReasonFree
Pass
111  
265   #21,45,8,17,99 accident turn 2none
7116110  
1171226   end of stage 1#88
12315230  
1531575   #77 spun turn 4#41
15820346  
2042085   #51,60 accident backstretch#47
2092102  
2112144   #3,12 accident frontstretch#99
21523117  
2322376   end of stage 2#48
23831376  
3143196   #44 stalled on track#9
32036748  
  Percent of race run under caution: 10.1%             Average green flag run: 41.3 laps

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

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Chase Briscoe13434
  Bubba Wallace35439
  John H. Nemechek445512
  Chase Briscoe567419
  Bubba Wallace75751
  Kyle Larson76772
  Christopher Bell78792
  Shane Van Gisbergen80801
  John H. Nemechek81833
  Chase Briscoe8412138
  Denny Hamlin1221221
  Chase Briscoe1231231
  Denny Hamlin1241318
  Chase Briscoe13218756
  Chase Elliott1881958
  Chase Briscoe19620510
  Shane Van Gisbergen2062061
  Chase Briscoe20723630
  Tyler Reddick2372393
  Chase Briscoe24027334
  Ross Chastain2742763
  Denny Hamlin2772793
  Shane Van Gisbergen2802801
  Chase Briscoe28136787

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Chase Briscoe 2070    
2   Denny Hamlin 2067   -3  
3   Kyle Larson 2062   -8  
4   Tyler Reddick 2059   -11  
5   Bubba Wallace 2049   -21  
5   William Byron 2049   -21  
7   Ryan Blaney 2046   -24  
8   Ross Chastain 2045   -25  
9   Austin Cindric 2036   -34  
10   Christopher Bell 2035   -35  
11   Chase Elliott 2033   -37  
12   Shane Van Gisbergen 2027   -43  
13   Joey Logano 2024   -46  
14   Austin Dillon 2019   -51  
15   Alex Bowman 2008   -62  
15   Josh Berry 2008   -62  
17   Chris Buescher 682   -1388  
18   Ryan Preece 643   -1427  
19   Kyle Busch 570   -1500  
20   Ty Gibbs 558   -1512  
Non-playoff standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   William Byron 881    
2   Kyle Larson 831   -50  
3   Ryan Blaney 829   -52  
4   Chase Elliott 819   -62  
5   Denny Hamlin 817   -64  
6   Christopher Bell 796   -85  
7   Tyler Reddick 784   -97  
8   Chase Briscoe 780   -101  
9   Alex Bowman 693   -188  
10   Chris Buescher 682   -199  
10   Bubba Wallace 682   -199  
12   Ross Chastain 669   -212  
13   Joey Logano 657   -224  
14   Ryan Preece 643   -238  
15   Austin Cindric 573   -308  
16   Kyle Busch 570   -311  
17   A.J. Allmendinger 559   -322  
18   Ty Gibbs 558   -323  
19   Erik Jones 546   -335  
20   Brad Keselowski 537   -344