NASCAR race results from Darlington Raceway
Today, the NASCAR Cup Series unloads in Darlington, South Carolina for the Goodyear 400. It’s the famed throwback weekend at the 1.366-mile oval of Darlington Raceway.
View the Darlington results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
Darlington Menu
Truck: Prac/Qual | Race
Xfinity: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac/Qual | Race
Joey Logano and Kyle Larson lead them to the flagstand. Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott and Kevin Harvick will start from the tail of the field. 293 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Darlington Race
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 90 (1-90 / 293)
Green flag, they run side by side at the front. Larson clears Logano via the outside in turn three.
Lap 5, Brad Keselowski spins off turn two. He brushes the inside wall lightly and the caution is out.
Lap 31, the competition caution is out.
Larson leads them tot he pit entry as Logano wins the race to the pit exit. Big trouble for Kurt Busch on the pit lane. He left his pit stall but the left rear was not attached. His car drops on the ground and he stops.
Green, Logano is clear into turn one. Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr split Larson as they run three wide for 2nd! Larson wins that battle through the middle in turn two.
Lap 46
Lap 46, Kyle Busch has a run on Larson into turn three. He clears his with ease to take 2nd away.
Lap 54, Kyle Larson and Kyle Busch run side by side for 2nd. They fight for space. Larson washes up off the bottom, clips Busch and Larson goes for a spin. The caution is out.
DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – MAY 08: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on May 08, 2022 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Green, Logano and Busch run side by side for the lead. Inches between them, lap after lap. Back into turn one, Busch drives it deep, he forces Logano wide with light contact. Kyle Busch forces his way to the lead.
11 to go in stage one, Logano has closed to the bumper of Busch. He drives right by on the inside and Chastain follows him through.
Joey Logano holds off Ross Chastain to win stage 1 at Darlington Raceway!
Darlington Race Results (Stage 1) : 1. Joey Logano; 2. Ross Chastain; 3. Christopher Bell; 4. Kyle Busch; 5. Martin Truex Jr; 6. William Byron; 7. Denny Hamlin; 8. Erik Jones; 9. Tyler Reddick; 10. Bubba Wallace;
Darlington Race
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 95 (91-185 / 293)
Green flag on stage two, Logano is clear into turn one. Chastain gets sideways on the outside of Kyle Busch in turn two. He stays in the throttle to hold 2nd.
Lap 115, Larson pulls to the pit lane under green. The hood goes up as the team works on a mechanical issue.
Lap 136, Logano pits under green from the race lead.
Lap 140, Truex Jr cycles to the race lead. Reddick runs 2nd with Logano in 3rd. Truex Jr pitted just a few laps earlier.
Lap 160
Lap 160, Reddick pits under green from 2nd with a vibration. He’ll go a lap down.
Lap 165, Truex Jr works heavy lap traffic with Chastain on his bumper. Chastain diamonds the exit in turn two, crosses under Truex. Ross Chastain leads into turn three.
Lap 166, Brad Keselowski runs high with a possible issue and slams the wall off turn two. Kyle Busch drives right into the back of him. The caution is out with heavy damage for both cars.
Green, Chastain and Truex run side by side for the lead. Chastain holds him off on the outside lane.
Ross Chastain wins stage two at Darlington Raceway!
Darlington Race Results (Stage 2) : 1. Ross Chastain; 2. Martin Truex Jr; 3. Joey Logano; 4. Denny Hamlin; 5. William Byron; 6. Erik Jones; 7. Christopher Bell; 8. Chase Elliott; 9. Aric Almirola; 10. Daniel Suarez;
Darlington Race
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 108 (186-293 / 293)
BJ McLeod pulls to the pit lane with a fire under the hood. The safety team makes quick work of putting the fire out.
Ross Chastain leads the field to the pit entry. Denny Hamlin wins the race to the pit exit.
Green flag on stage three, Hamlin and Chastain run side by side into turn one. Chastain gets loose on the inside lane in turn two! He spins across the track and into the inside wall! The caution is out.
Green, Logano cuts the apron into turn one. He slides up and clears Hamlin, Logano leads in turn two.
85 to go, Hamlin has a run on Logano off turn four. He drives it deep to the inside in turn one to complete the pass. Hamlin leads Logano and Byron.
51 to go, Hamlin brushes the outside wall. Truex Jr and Christopher Bell drive right by as Hamlin heads for the pit lane.
45 to go, Tyler Reddick has cycled to the race lead. However, he pitted really early in this stage and is hoping for another caution.
39 to go, Alex Bowman slows, caution.
Reddick leads the entire field to the pit lane. Logano wins the race to the pit exit. Slow stop for Hamlin.
26 to go
Green, Joey Logano and William Byron run event into turn one. Kevin Harvick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr split Truex Jr to make it three wide for 3rd. Truex Jr gets sideways. Bubba Wallace, Cole Custer and Kurt Busch are collected as all four cars hit the inside wall. Denny Hamlin, Erik Jones, Ryan Blaney and Chase Briscoe also have heavy damage.
Green, Byron and Logano run side by side for the lead into turn one. Byron runs wide off turn two and shoves Logano in the wall. Byron to the lead!
10 to go, Byron leads Logano and Reddick by 1 second.
5 to go, Logano has closed the gap to 0.5 seconds.
3 to go, Byron leads Logano by just three car lengths!
2 to go, Byron leads by just a car length. Logano gets into the bumper of Byron into turn three! Byron gets loose and tags the wall! Logano to the lead.
Joey Logano wins at Darlington Raceway!
William Byron: “He’s just an idiot.”
Darlington Results
May 8, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Joey Logano
2. Tyler Reddick
3. William Byron
4. Justin Haley
5. Chase Elliott
6. Christopher Bell
7. Michael McDowell
8. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
9. Austin Dillon
10. Daniel Suarez
11. Aric Almirola
12. Ty Dillon
13. William Byron
14. Harrison Burton
15. Todd Gilliland
16. Chris Buescher
17. Ryan Blaney
18. Austin Cindric
19. Cody Ware
20. Chase Briscoe
21. Denny Hamlin
22. Landon Cassill
23. JJ Yeley
24. Martin Truex Jr
25. Erik Jones
26. Cole Custer
27. Bubba Wallace
28. Kurt Busch
29. Alex Bowman
30. Ross Chastain
31. Daniel Hemric
32. BJ McLeod
33. Kyle Busch
34. Brad Keselowski
35. Corey LaJoie
36. Kyle Larson
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Points | Wins | Playoff Points
1. Chase Elliott
453 | 1 Win | 7PP
2. William Byron
388 | 2 Wins | 13PP
3. Ryan Blaney
388 | 4PP
4. Joey Logano
374 | 1 Win | 6PP
5. Ross Chastain
364 | 2 Wins | 12PP
6. Kyle Busch
364 | 1 Win | 5PP
7. Martin Truex Jr
364 | 3PP
8. Alex Bowman
357 | 1 Win | 6PP
9. Kyle Larson
336 | 1 Win | 6PP
10. Christopher Bell
327
11. Kevin Harvick
313
12. Aric Almirola
311
13. Chase Briscoe
287 | 1 Win | ^PP
14. Austin Dillon
287
15. Tyler Reddick
286 | 2PP
16. Erik Jones
282
17. Daniel Suarez
269 | 1PP
18. Austin Cindric
258 | 1 Win | 5PP
19. Chris Buescher
251
20. Justin Haley
243
21. Kurt Busch
233
22. Denny Hamlin
231 | 1 Win | 7PP
23. Michael McDowell
231
24. Bubba Wallace
225 | 1PP
25. Ty Dillon
205
26. Cole Custer
200
27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
198
28. Todd Gilliland
173
29. Harrison Burton
169
30. Corey LaJoie
161
31. Brad Keselowski
153 | -10PP
32. Cody Ware
109
33. BJ McLeod
78
34. David Ragan
61
35. Garrett Smithley
28
