NASCAR race results from Darlington Raceway
Today, throwback weekend comes to a close at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina. The NASCAR Cup Series is set for the Goodyear 400.
View 2021 Darlington Raceway results below.
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The low downforce package is installed. Last year, they ran the high downforce package for this race. Drivers will be slipping and sliding as the rough surface eats through the tires.
Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick lineup on the front row. 293 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Darington Race
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 90 (1-90 / 293)
Green flag, Keselowski gets the jump and he’s clear into turn one.
Lap 5, Harvick has a run on Keselowski off turn two. He looks to the inside in turn three, clear.
Lap 6, Aric Almirola gets tight off turn two and brushes the wall. Ricky Stenhouse Jr gets into the back of him. Almirola spins and collects the inside wall, the caution is out.
Green, Harvick leads as Kyle Busch takes over 2nd.
Lap 14, Kyle Busch looks to the inside of Harvick in turn two. Busch completes the pass in turn three, Kyle Busch leads. Truex Jr takes over 2nd.
Lap 22, Martin Truex Jr has a run on Kyle Busch into turn three. Truex Jr drives right by on the inside. Kyle Busch spins behind him with a flat right rear! The caution is out.
Green, Truex leads as Reddick spins the tires on the outside. Harvick returns to 2nd.
Lap 54, Hamlin is glued to the outside wall and coming to the front in a hurry. Hamlin runs 2nd, 3.3 seconds back of Truex.
Lap 80, Truex Jr works heavy lap traffic. Hamlin trails by 1 second.
Final lap in stage one, Hamlin has climbed to the bumper of Truex Jr. But, he’s out of time.
Martin Treux Jr wins stage one at Darlington Raceway!
Darlington Results – Stage 1 : 1. Martin Truex Jr; 2. Denny Hamlin; 3. Tyler Reddick; 4. Kyle Larson; 5. Kevin Harvick; 6. Joey Logano; 7. Ryan Blaney; 8. Chase Elliott; 9. William Byron; 10. Alex Bowman;
Darington Race
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 95 (91-185 / 293)
Pit Penalty: Kyle Larson has been caught speeding and will go to the tail.
Green flag on stage two, Truex gets the jump on the inside. Hamlin holds 2nd on the outside lane.
Lap 9, Anthony Alfredo gets loose off turn two and collects Cole Custer. Custer is pushed toward the inside wall. The caution is out.
Green, Truex Jr leads into turn one as Logano has a look to the inside off turn two. Logano lifts, Hamlin drives by him on the outside to take 2nd.
Lap 107, Kurt Busch spins and collects the inside wall off turn four. The car catches fire and the caution is out.
Hamlin and Briscoe stay out as most hit the pit lane.
Pit Penalty: Christopher Bell has been caught speeding.
Green, the front row gets eaten up on three lap older tires. Truex Jr leads off turn two. Logano quickly takes over 2nd.
Lap 175, Truex Jr leads Kyle Busch by 11 seconds.
Martin Truex Jr wins stage two at Darlington Raceway!
Darlington Results – Stage 2 : 1. Martin Truex Jr; 2. Kyle Busch; 3. William Byron; 4. Denny Hamlin; 5. Kyle Larson; 6. Christopher Bell; 7. Joey Logano; 8. Tyler Reddick; 9. Ryan Blaney; 10. Chris Buescher;
Darington Race
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 108 (186-293 / 293)
Green flag on stage three, Truex Jr gets the jump and he’s clear by three car lengths into turn one. Kyle Busch holds 2nd.
75 to go, Truex Jr leads Kyle Busch by 5.5 seconds.
54 to go, Kyle Larson has a run on Kyle Busch off turn two. He clears Busch. Larson has long run speed.
36 to go, the final green flag pit cycle is underway.
Pit Penalty: Joey Logano has been caught speeding. He’ll pass through after running 4th.
35 to go, Truex Jr leads Larson by 1.45 seconds.
31 to go, Larson has closed the gap to 0.7 seconds.
29 to go, Truex Jr leads Larson by 2 car lengths.
27 to go, Larson loses the nose in turn three as he closes right to the bumper of Truex. He washes up the banking and Truex opens the gap to 6 car lengths.
17 to go, Hamlin brushes the wall as he defends the 6th position from Kevin Harvick.
15 to go, Truex Jr is sideways off turn four! He saves it but Larson closes quickly. The gap is 0.4.
10 to go, Truex Jr works heavy lap traffic.
8 to go, Larson runs three wide through the middle with lap traffic.
5 to to, Truex Jr has opened the gap back up. Truex Jr leads by 1 second.
Martin Truex Jr wins at Darlington Raceway!
Darlington Raceway
Race Results
May 9, 2021
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Martin Truex Jr
2. Kyle Larson
3. Kyle Busch
4. William Byron
5. Denny Hamlin
6. Kevin Harvick
7. Chase Elliott
8. Ryan Blaney
9. Chris Buescher
10. Ryan Newman
11. Chase Briscoe
12. Tyler Reddick
13. Joey Logano
14. Christopher Bell
15. Ross Chastain
16. Austin Dillon
17. Alex Bowman
18. Erik Jones
19. Matt DiBendetto
20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
21. Bubba Wallace
22. Corey LaJoie
23. Daniel Suarez
24. Brad Keselowski
25. Ryan Preece
26. Anthony Alfredo
27. Michael McDowell
28. Justin Haley
29. JJ Yeley
30. Quin Houff
31. James Davison
32. BJ McLeod
33. Josh Bilicki
34. Cody Ware
35. Kurt Busch
36. Cole custer
37. Aric Almirola
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Points | Wins
1. Denny Hamlin
529
2. Martin Truex Jr
454 | 3 Wins
3. William Byron
428 | 1 Win
4. Joey Logano
406 | 1 Win
5. Ryan Blaney
405 | 1 Win
6. Kyle Larson
385 | 1 Win
7. Kevin Harvick
385
8. Chase Elliott
382
9. Brad Keselowski
379 | 1 Win
10. Kyle Busch
373 | 1 Win
11. Christopher Bell
320 | 1 Win
12. Austin Dillon
316
13. Chris Buescher
287
14. Alex Bowman
181 | 1 Win
15. Michael McDowell
278 | 1 Win
16. Tyler Reddick
268
17. Matt DiBenedetto
268
18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
249
19. Ryan Newman
246
20. Kurt Busch
240
21. Bubba Wallace
223
22. Ross Chastain
218
23. Daniel Suarez
214
24. Ryan Preece
209
25. Chase Briscoe
198
26. Cole Custer
192
27. Erik Jones
188
28. Aric Almirola
168
29. Anthony Alfredo
125
30. Corey LaJoie
116
