NASCAR Cup Series starting positions for the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway
The Chase is set to begin in Darlington, South Carolina. NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grounds of Darlington Raceway for a round of practice and qualifying.
View NASCAR qualifying results from Darlington Raceway below.
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Due to weather, qualifying and practice has just been canceled. The rain never fell but after an hour delay for consistent lightning strikes, NASCAR has called the session.
Tyler Reddick will start from the pole position as the lineup has been set via the metric score.
Darlington Raceway
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Darlington Raceway
Starting Lineup
September 6, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Tyler Reddick
2. Daniel Suarez
3. Ryan Preece
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Michael McDowell
6. Austin Cindric
7. Chase Briscoe
8. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
9. Austin Dillon
10. Alex Bowman
11. Christopher Bell
12. Brad Keselowski
13. Joey Logano
14. Josh Berry
15. Riley Herbst
16. Cole Custer
17. Bubba Wallace
18. Chase Elliott
19. John Hunter Nemechek
20. William Byron
21. Todd Gilliland
22. Corey Heim
23. Ross Chastain
24. Ryan Blaney
25. Kyle Larson
26. Shane van Gisbergen
27. Ty Dillon
28. Ty Gibbs
29. Noah Gragson
30. AJ Allmendinger
31. Connor Zilisch
32. Austin Hill
33. Zane Smith
34. Carson Hocevar
35. Chris Buescher
36. Erik Jones
37. Cody Ware
38. Chad Finchum
Darlington Raceway
Practice Results
September 5, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Canceled
