Motor car race
The 2024 Cook Out Southern 500 , the 75th running of the event , was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 1, 2024, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) speedway, it was the 26th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, last race of the regular season, and the final Crown Jewel of the year. Chase Briscoe won the race, his first win since the 2022 Ruoff Mortgage 500 . Kyle Busch finished 2nd, and Christopher Bell finished 3rd. Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain rounded out the top five, and Chris Buescher , Denny Hamlin , Joey Logano , Corey LaJoie , and Tyler Reddick rounded out the top ten.
This was Stewart-Haas Racing's final win in the Cup Series.
Report
Background
Darlington Raceway , where the race was held.Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina . It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Erik Jones was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.542 seconds and a speed of 166.461 mph (267.893 km/h).
Practice results
Qualifying
Bubba Wallace scored the pole for the race with a time 29.421 of and a speed of 167.146 mph (268.995 km/h).[ 10] Carson Hocevar scored a personal and team best qualifying effort in 2nd.
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One
Laps: 115
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
9
3
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
8
4
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
7
5
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
6
6
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
4
8
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
2
10
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 115
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Chevrolet
9
3
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
6
6
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
4
8
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
3
9
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
2
10
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three
Laps: 137
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
3
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
367
57
2
17
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
367
35
3
9
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
367
46
4
4
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
367
53
5
22
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
367
32
6
10
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
367
32
7
14
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
367
43
8
23
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
367
29
9
19
7
Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
367
28
10
6
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
367
37
11
20
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
367
26
12
30
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
367
25
13
11
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
367
24
14
12
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
367
24
15
16
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
367
22
16
1
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
367
32
17
33
38
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
367
20
18
32
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
366
19
19
27
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
366
18
20
13
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
366
26
21
24
21
Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
365
16
22
36
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
365
15
23
26
71
Zane Smith (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
364
14
24
28
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
364
13
25
18
42
John Hunter Nemechek
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
364
12
26
34
16
Shane van Gisbergen (i)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
364
0
27
21
51
Justin Haley
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
363
10
28
31
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
363
9
29
25
31
Daniel Hemric
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
362
8
30
8
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
344
17
31
15
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
343
12
32
29
10
Noah Gragson
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
343
5
33
2
77
Carson Hocevar (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
335
4
34
35
15
Kaz Grala
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
332
3
35
37
66
Timmy Hill (i)
Power Source
Ford
278
0
36
5
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
2
1
37
7
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
2
1
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 26 among 11 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 7 for 39
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 55 minutes and 14 seconds
Average speed: 127.800 miles per hour (205.674 km/h)
Television
USA covered the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey , two–time Darlington winner Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns , Kim Coon and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio .
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings after Playoffs reset
Pos
Driver
Points
1
Kyle Larson
2,040
2
Christopher Bell
2,032 (–8)
3
Tyler Reddick
2,028 (–12)
4
William Byron
2,022 (–18)
5
Ryan Blaney
2,018 (–22)
6
Denny Hamlin
2,015 (–25)
7
Chase Elliott
2,014 (–26)
8
Brad Keselowski
2,008 (–32)
9
Joey Logano
2,007 (–33)
10
Austin Cindric
2,007 (–33)
11
Daniel Suárez
2,006 (–34)
12
Alex Bowman
2,005 (–35)
13
Chase Briscoe
2,005 (–35)
14
Harrison Burton
2,005 (–35)
15
Ty Gibbs
2,004 (–36)
16
Martin Truex Jr.
2,004 (–36)
Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
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