NASCAR race results from the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway
NASCAR Cup Series teams are unloaded in Darlington, SC. The 1.366-mile of Darlington Raceway is set to host the playoff opener via the Southern 500.
View Darlington results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
Darlington Menu
Xfinity: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac/Qual | Race
Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin set the front row. 367 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Darlington
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 115 (1-115 / 367)
Green flag, Bell is clear before turn one. Tyler Reddick follows him through to take 2nd away.
Lap 35, Slow pit stop for Bell as the car fell off the jack. Tyler Reddick cycles to the race lead with Hamlin in 2nd.
Lap 62, Hamlin works by Reddick to take the lead away.
Lap 74, Reddick cycles to the race lead with another pit stop complete. Hamlin trails by 1.2 seconds.
Lap 91, Hamlin looks inside of Reddick in the battle for the lead. Reddick lifts in turn one, Hamlin returns to the lead.
Lap 110, Christopher Bell slaps the wall off turn two. It’s heavy contact but he keeps it rolling, no caution.
Denny Hamlin wins stage one at Daytona Raceway! Bubba Wallace spins off turn four behind him after he got loose under Logano.
Darlington Results (Stage 1) : 1. Denny Hamlin; 2. Tyler Reddick; 3. Kyle Larson; 4. Kevin Harvick; 5. Ryan Blaney; 6. Brad Keselowski; 7. Chase Elliott; 8. Christopher Bell; 9. Chris Buescher; 10. Aric Almirola;
Darlington
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 115 (116-230 / 367)
Green flag on stage two, Hamlin leads as they run side by side for 2nd. Larson wins the battle for 2nd, Reddick drops to 3rd.
Lap 155, Martin Truex Jr has a loose wheel after a pit stop. He returns to the pit lane and the crew tightens it up. Hamlin cycles back to the lead, Larson holds 2nd.
The red flag is out as some lights are out on the track. NASCAR is attempting to fix the issue.
Darlington Raceway loses lights in NASCAR playoff opener (Video)
With that issue resolved, the green flag is back out. Hamlin leads into turn one. Larson runs side by side with Byron for 2nd. Larson clears Byron off turn two via the outside lane. Buescher and Almirola tangle off turn four, Almirola slaps the wall but stays in the throttle, no caution.
Lap 217, BJ McLeod has come to a stop and the caution is out.
Green, Hamlin leads Larson into turn one.
6 to go in stage two, Ty Gibbs and Austin Cindric tangle in turn two, caution. Cindric ran wide and put Gibbs into the outside wall.
Logano, Harvick and others head for the pit lane.
Green with 1 to go in stage two, Hamlin leads as Larson and Jones run side by side for 2nd. Larson slides Jones into turn three to hold 2nd.
Denny Hamlin wins stage two at Darlington Raceway!
Darlington Results (Stage 2) : 1. Denny Hamlin; 2. Kyle Larson; 3. Erik Jones; 4. Tyler Reddick; 5. William Byron; 6. Kyle Busch; 7. Ryan Blaney; 8. Austin Dillon; 9. Brad Keselowski; 10. Ricky Stenhouse Jr;
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Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 137 (231-367 / 367)
The top 6 cars stay out. Ryan Blaney and many others head for the pit lane.
Green flag on stage three, Hamlin leads as Larson clears Jones to hold 2nd.
Larson brushes the outside wall. He has since lost several positions. Reddick takes over 2nd.
Lap 273, trouble for Hamlin! He returns to the pit lane after just making a pit stop. He has a loose wheel.
Lap 275, Tyler Reddick cycles to the race lead! Byron trails by 1 second.
68 to go, Harvick works inside of Byron. Byron lifts and Harvick takes 2nd away.
Reddick rubs doors with the lap car of Ryan Newman. Harvick closes the gap to the leader.
60 to go, Kyle Busch knocks the wall and he heads to the pit lane.
59 to go, Harvick looks inside of Reddick in the battle for the lead. Reddick holds him off.
58 to go
58 to go, Harvick heads for the pit lane. Reddick slows and Newman spins trying to check up for him and the caution is out! The pit lane light was red as Harvick hit the pit lane, he’ll be handed a penalty.
Reddick leads the field to the pit lane. Larson wins the race to the pit exit.
Green, Larson leads into turn one as Reddick and Buescher run side by side for 2nd. Reddick wins the battle for 2nd.
49 to go, Bowman throws a huge block on Suarez! Bowman is hooked into the outside wall. Harrison Burton is collected and the caution is out!
Green, Larson leads Buescher off turn two.
37 to go
37 to go, Kyle Busch stuffs Todd Gilliland and Austin Dillon into the outside wall as he didn’t know they were three wide. Denny Hamlin spins trying to avoid the incident. Michael McDowell and Christopher Bell are collected. The caution is back out.
Green, Larson leads Reddick off two.
27 to go, Larson brushes the turn four wall. He holds the lead.
10 to go, Larson leads Reddick by 0.5 seconds. Both drivers continue to brush the wall every few laps.
Kyle Larson wins at Darlington Raceway!
Darlington Raceway Results
September 3, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Kyle Larson
2. Tyler Reddick
3. Chris Buescher
4. William Byron
5. Ross Chastain
6. Brad Keselowski
7. Bubba Wallace
8. Chase Elliott
9. Ryan Blaney
10. Erik Jones
11. Kyle Busch
12. Joey Logano
13. AJ Allmendinger
14. Aric Almirola
15. Chase Briscoe
16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
17. Carson Hocevar
18. Martin Truex Jr
19. Kevin Harvick
20. Austin Dillon
21. Ty Gibbs
22. Corey LaJoie
23. Christopher Bell
24. Justin Haley
25. Denny Hamlin
26. Todd Gilliland
27. Ryan Newman
28. Ryan Preece
29. Ty Dillon
30. JJ Yeley
31. Austin Cindric
32. Michael McDowell
33. Alex Bowman
34. Daniel Suarez
35. Harrison Burton
36. BJ McLeod
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
(After Race 1 of 3 in Round of 16)
Pos | Driver | Wins (In Round) / Points
1. Kyle Larson
1 Win
2. William Byron
+45
3. Tyler Reddick
+30
4. Chris Buescher
+27
5. Denny Hamlin
+27
6. Martin Truex Jr
+25
7. Kyle Busch
+20
8. Brad Keselowski
+18
9. Ryan Blaney
+16
10. Ross Chastain
+13
11. Joey Logano
+3
12. Christopher Bell
+1
— Round of 12 Cutline —
13. Bubba Wallace
-1
14. Kevin Harvick
-2
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
-4
16. Michael McDowell
-19
