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RACE COMPLETE

Cook Out Southern 500

Darlington Raceway · Sun, Sep 6 · 5:00 PM ET

NASCAR race center

BROADCASTUSA

SCHEDULED LAPS367

LEAD CHANGES29

CAUTIONS6

38 DRIVERS · Cup Series

Race results

POS	LAPS	+/−
1	367	+10
2	367	+26
3	367	-2
4	367	+20
5	367	+20
6	367	+1
7	367	+7
8	367	+9
9	367	+4
10	367	-7
11	367	+23
12	367	-2
13	367	-7
14	367	+4
15	367	+21
16	367	+5
17	367	-12
18	367	-14
19	367	+3
20	367	+15
21	367	-19
22	367	+8
23	367	-11
24	367	-5
25	367	+8
26	366	0
27	366	-4
28	366	+4
29	366	-20
30	366	-15
31	366	-4
32	366	-3
33	366	-17
34	365	-3
35	363	-27
36	363	+1
37	319	-17
38	243	0

Results from the NASCAR weekend feed. Position change compares start to finish.

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GET UP TO SPEED

Christopher Bell takes the flag.

Christopher Bell won the Cook Out Southern 500, his 14th NASCAR Cup Series victory. No cars dropped to the rear prior to the green flag to start the race.

THE RACE, IN STAGES

STAGE 1106LAPS

STAGE 2124LAPS

STAGE 3137LAPS

How it unfolded

OFFICIAL LAP NOTES

LAP367

Checkered flag

#20 wins by 1.038 seconds over #54.

LAP363

Green flag

#45 passes #5 for 3rd in turn 3.

LAP360

Green flag

#54 passes #5 for 2nd. #19 brushes the wall in turn 2

LAP356

Green flag

#20 passes #5 for the lead in turn 2

LAP353

Green flag

#20 continues to hound #5 for the lead

LAP346

Green flag

#20 lightly brushes the wall exiting turn 2 but continues

LAP345

Green flag

#20 passes #22 for 2nd.

LAP344

Green flag

Restart: #5 leads from the outside, #2 inside. #5 gets a great jump and clears for the lead by turn 1. #22 slots into 2nd. #2 gets loose off turn 2 and falls back to 6th. #20 is the top running car that pit and moves to 3rd.

LAP340

Caution

All lead lap cars but #5 (4th), #2 (8th), #22 (9th) and #60 (13th) pit. #19 gets off pit road first followed by #20 and #54. #9 starts to leave his stall after they take right side tires but the crew intended to change 4 so he has to wait.

LAP338

Red flag

Field comes to pit road as the red is displayed (red flag time: 7:39)

LAP336

Caution

#38 free pass

LAP335

Caution

Caution: Possible fluid on track/rain

LAP332

Green flag

#20 and #19 make contact battling for the lead between turns 1-2, allowing #19 to clear for the lead.

LAP331

Green flag

Restart: #20 leads from the outside, #19 inside. Both battle side-by-side for the entire lap as #54 moves to 3rd

LAP321

Caution

Caution remains out as rain drops begin to fall

LAP320

Caution

#16, #67, #6, #11, #42, #17 take the wave around to get back on the lead lap. #24 slows on the backstretch with a blown engine

LAP317

Caution

All lead lap cars pit. #20 gets off pit road first followed by #19 and #5. #12 gets pushed into the pit wall exiting the pits

LAP317

Caution

#7 free pass

LAP316

Caution

Caution: #24 spins in turn 3 from 9th

LAP313

Green flag

#54 passes #21 for 5th

LAP309

Green flag

#5 leads #20 by 1.619 seconds

LAP304

Green flag

#19 passes #21 for 4th

LAP297

Green flag

#20 battles #45 for 2nd

LAP290

Green flag

Restart: #5 leads from the outside, #21 inside as #45 chooses to restart behind #5. #5 gets a great jump and clears for the lead on the frontstretch. #45 passes #21 for 2nd in turns 1-2

LAP288

Caution

#71, #48, #43 take the wave around to get back on the lead lap

LAP285

Caution

#34 (1st), #54 (4th), #19, #24, #23, #22, #60 pit. #34 is the first off pit road and will cycle to 9th

LAP284

Caution

#71 free pass, but will not be awarded the lap because of being involved in the caution

LAP283

Caution

Caution: #38 spins on the frontstretch from 18th after contact with #71

LAP282

Green flag

#77, #9 pit. #34 is the only car on the lead lap yet to pit

LAP281

Green flag

#5, #21, #20, #12, #2, #48, #43 all pit

LAP280

Green flag

#54, #22, #23, #45 pit

LAP279

Green flag

#24, #60, #38, #71 all pit

LAP278

Green flag

#19 pits from 10th

LAP277

Green flag

#7, #11, #47 all pit

LAP273

Green flag

#20 challenges #23 for 5th in turns 3-4

LAP268

Green flag

#45 passes #23 for 2nd on the frontstretch, #54 passes #23 for 3rd off turn 2, #21 passes #23 for 4th in turn 3 before #23 fights back

LAP266

Green flag

#5 puts #11 one lap down

LAP253

Green flag

#5 leads #23 by 2.761 seconds, #23 is being challenged by #45 for 2nd

LAP243

Green flag

#11 has dropped to 20th, the last car on the lead lap, saying the toe links are out

LAP241

Green flag

#11 slows on the frontstretch from 13th after hitting the turn 4 wall following contact with #71

LAP237

Green flag

Restart: #5 leads from the outside, #12 inside. #5 gets a great jump and clears for the lead on the frontstretch, #23 moves to 2nd as #12 falls to a battle for 3rd with #45

LAP233

Caution

All lead lap cars pit. #5 gets off pit road first followed by #23 and #12. #20 has a slow stop with issues on the right front, #11 also has issues on the right rear.

LAP232

Caution

#19 pits for fuel in a closed pit

LAP231

Caution

#60 free pass

LAP230

Caution

#20 wins stage 2 followed by #5, #11, #19 and #23. #19 appears to slow with low fuel off turn 4

LAP227

Green flag

#11 passes #23 for 4th

LAP225

Green flag

#5 passes #19 for 2nd

LAP223

Green flag

#5 passes #23 for 3rd off turn 4

LAP216

Green flag

#20 passes #19 for the lead in turn 3

LAP208

Green flag

#20 passes #23 for 2nd

LAP205

Green flag

#19 leads #23 by 0.605 seconds

LAP194

Green flag

#5 pits from the lead, #71 also pits. #19 passes #23 for the lead among those that have stopped

LAP192

Green flag

#20, #11, #77 pit

LAP191

Green flag

#9, #34 pit

LAP190

Green flag

#21, #24, #2, #33, #16 pit

LAP188

Green flag

#45, #12, #22, #54, #43, #38, #35, #60 pit. #45 has to back up in his stall to tighten the left front wheel

LAP187

Green flag

#23, #19, #48 pit

LAP186

Green flag

#17 pits, he had fallen a lap down several laps earlier

LAP171

Green flag

#45 closely hounds #23 for the lead with #19 running less than a second behind in 3rd

LAP155

Green flag

#7, #5 pit to end the pit cycle. #23 leads #45 and #19

LAP154

Green flag

#1 pits

LAP152

Green flag

#12, #11, #21, #71, #34, #42 pit. #23 and #45 battle for the lead of those that have pit

LAP151

Green flag

#45 pits from the lead, #20, #77, #48, #38, #33 pit

LAP150

Green flag

#23 (2nd), #43 pit

LAP149

Green flag

#9, #60 pit

LAP148

Green flag

#24, #2, #54 pit

LAP147

Green flag

#19, #17 (who just brushed the turn 4 wall), #3 pit

LAP145

Green flag

#6 spins in turn 4 from 25th trying to get to pit road but keeps going.

LAP143

Green flag

#12 passes #11 for 3rd. #22 pits from 12th

LAP123

Race insight

#45 has led 45 laps so far tonight, more than his last 10 races combined

LAP122

Green flag

#20 passes #24 for 5th

LAP117

Green flag

#11 clears #12 for 3rd in turn 1

LAP114

Green flag

Restart: #45 leads from the outside, #11 inside. #45 clears for the lead on the restart after #11 spins his tires. #23 moves to 2nd and #11 falls to a battle for 3rd with #12

LAP111

Caution

#60 comes back to pit road to tighten a wheel

LAP110

Caution

All lead lap cars pit. #45 gets off pit road first followed by #23 and #11.

LAP108

Caution

#3 free pass

LAP107

Caution

Caution: #6 spins from 17th on the frontstretch after contact with #77 in turn 4. This caution will end stage 1. #45 wins the stage followed by #23, #11, #20 and #12. The entire top 10 that scored stage points are Chase drivers

LAP106

Green flag

#23 passes #11 for 2nd in turn 1 and trails #45 by 2.025 seconds

LAP100

Green flag

#23 passes #20 for 3rd entering turn 1

LAP98

Green flag

#23 passes #19 for 4th

LAP94

Green flag

#45 passes #11 for the lead

LAP92

Green flag

#23 has moved to 5th, he was one of the last to pit during that last pit cycle and has consistently been one of the fastest cars on track

LAP83

Green flag

#45 and #20 battle for 2nd

LAP80

Green flag

#77, #7, #97 all pit to complete the pit cycle. #11 now leads by 1.173 seconds over #45 with #20 running 3rd

LAP79

Green flag

#9, #5, #33 pit

LAP78

Green flag

#23 pits from the lead. #6, #34, #67, #47 also pit. #67 uncontrolled tire

LAP77

Green flag

#42 pits

LAP76

Green flag

#4, #51 pit

LAP74

Green flag

#41 pits

LAP73

Green flag

#54, #43, #16, #1, #71, #21 pit

LAP72

Green flag

#11, #45, #19, #60, #24, #48, #17, #38, #10 pit

LAP71

Green flag

#20 (4th), #12, #2, #22, #35, #3 pit

LAP65

Green flag

#11 has extended his lead to 1.363 seconds over #45

LAP45

Green flag

#11 passes #45 for the lead

LAP41

Green flag

Restart: #45 leads from the outside, #11 inside. #45 gets a nice jump and clears for the lead between turns 1-2. #11 slots into 2nd and #60 runs 3rd.

LAP37

Caution

All lead lap cars pit. #45 gets off pit road first followed by #11 and #60

LAP36

Caution

#66 free pass

LAP35

Caution

Competition caution waves

LAP29

Green flag

#45 passes #11 for the lead in turn 3

LAP27

Green flag

#45 has slowly reeled in #11 to begin to challenge for the lead

LAP23

Green flag

Biggest movers so far are #43 (up 12 spots to 23rd) and #77 (up 10 spots to 22nd)

LAP12

Green flag

#2 passes #7 for 4th in turn 2, then #71 challenges #7 for 5th. #11 leads #45 by 1.3 seconds

LAP5

Green flag

#45 passes #7 for 2nd entering turn 3.

LAP3

Green flag

#11 passes #7 for the lead in turn 1

LAP1

Green flag

#45 leads the field to green from the outside, #7 inside. Both remain side-by-side until #7 clears for the lead off turn 2, #11 passes #45 for 2nd in turn 4

LAP0

Green flag

Practice and Qualifying cancelled due to lightning

LAP0

Green flag

Inspection: #12 failed twice (loss of pit selection; car chief ejected).

NEW TO THE RACE?

A little context goes a long way.

What do the flags mean?+

Green means racing. Yellow means caution: drivers slow and follow the pace car. Red stops the session. The checkered flag marks the finish.

Why break a race into stages?+

Stages create scoring checkpoints before the finish. The stage lengths above come from this race’s official weekend feed.

What does the position change show?+

In Results, a positive number means a driver finished ahead of their starting position. A negative number means they finished behind it.

RACE DATA BY NASCAR / THE HUB

POS	LAPS	+/−
1	367	+10
2	367	+26
3	367	-2
4	367	+20
5	367	+20
6	367	+1
7	367	+7
8	367	+9
9	367	+4
10	367	-7
11	367	+23
12	367	-2
13	367	-7
14	367	+4
15	367	+21
16	367	+5
17	367	-12
18	367	-14
19	367	+3
20	367	+15
21	367	-19
22	367	+8
23	367	-11
24	367	-5
25	367	+8
26	366	0
27	366	-4
28	366	+4
29	366	-20
30	366	-15
31	366	-4
32	366	-3
33	366	-17
34	365	-3
35	363	-27
36	363	+1
37	319	-17
38	243	0

POS	LAPS	+/−
1	367	+10
2	367	+26
3	367	-2
4	367	+20
5	367	+20
6	367	+1
7	367	+7
8	367	+9
9	367	+4
10	367	-7
11	367	+23
12	367	-2
13	367	-7
14	367	+4
15	367	+21
16	367	+5
17	367	-12
18	367	-14
19	367	+3
20	367	+15
21	367	-19
22	367	+8
23	367	-11
24	367	-5
25	367	+8
26	366	0
27	366	-4
28	366	+4
29	366	-20
30	366	-15
31	366	-4
32	366	-3
33	366	-17
34	365	-3
35	363	-27
36	363	+1
37	319	-17
38	243	0

Getting the field ready.

Cook Out Southern 500

Race results

POS	LAPS	+/−
1	367	+10
2	367	+26
3	367	-2
4	367	+20
5	367	+20
6	367	+1
7	367	+7
8	367	+9
9	367	+4
10	367	-7
11	367	+23
12	367	-2
13	367	-7
14	367	+4
15	367	+21
16	367	+5
17	367	-12
18	367	-14
19	367	+3
20	367	+15
21	367	-19
22	367	+8
23	367	-11
24	367	-5
25	367	+8
26	366	0
27	366	-4
28	366	+4
29	366	-20
30	366	-15
31	366	-4
32	366	-3
33	366	-17
34	365	-3
35	363	-27
36	363	+1
37	319	-17
38	243	0