Today, they’ll drop the green flag on the Southern 500. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is set to roll onto the racing surface at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.
View full Darlington 10-lap averages below.
William Byron will start from the pole on Sunday. He’s proven to be quickest overall in single lap runs.
However, we’re set for 501 miles and 367 laps around the 1.366-mile oval. There’s going to be long green flag runs. Who’s going to be quickest in the long runs?
The two charts below show the fastest 10-lap average from practice one and final practice. Any driver that made runs of 10 consecutive laps in either session have been included.
Kyle Larson topped all the charts in final NASCAR practice. Look for him to be coming to the front on Sunday.
Darlington Raceway
10-Lap Averages
First Practice
August 30, 2019
Session Time: 2:05pm ET
Pos | Driver | Average Time
1. William Byron
29.415
2. Kyle Busch
29.461
3. Alex Bowman
29.499
4. Kurt Busch
29.596
5. Matt DiBenedetto
29.685
6. Denny Hamlin
29.902
7. Erik Jones
30.072
8. Clint Bowyer
30.080
9. Austin Dillon
30.180
10. Joey Logano
30.221
11. Chase Elliott
30.261
12. Daniel Suarez
30.310
13. Landon Cassill
30.597
14. Ty Dillon
30.634
Note: Only 14 drivers made a run of 14 laps or more in the opening round of practice.
5 lap runs: Paul Menard (24.569)
15 lap runs: Kurt Busch (29.716)
Darlington Raceway
10-Lap Averages
Final Practice
August 30, 2019
Session Time: 4:05pm ET
Pos | Driver | Average Time
1. Kyle Larson
29.470
2. Kyle Busch
29.535
3. Denny Hamlin
29.536
4. Martin Truex Jr
29.584
5. Brad Keselowski
29.588
6. Kevin Harvick
29.590
7. Erik Jones
29.628
8. Kurt Busch
29.630
9. Clint Bowyer
29.636
10. Joey Logano
29.651
11. William Byron
29.656
12. Ryan Blaney
29.694
13. Jimmie Johnson
29.730
14. Daniel Suarez
29.756
15. Alex Bowman
29.772
16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
29.795
17. Paul Menard
29.808
18. Ryan Newman
29.835
19. Matt DiBenedetto
29.867
20. Michael McDowell
30.024
21. Austin Dillon
30.121
22. Ty Dillon
30.313
23. Daniel Hemric
30.379
24. David Ragan
30.430
25. Landon Cassill
30.448
26. Matt Tifft
30.658
5 lap runs: Kyle Larson (29.164)
15 lap runs: Kyle Larson (29.591)
20 lap runs: Kyle Larson (29.668)
More
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Results: Darlington
Southern 500 Starting Lineup
Darlington TV Schedule
Links
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