NASCAR Cup Series
Bubba Wallace Takes Pole Over Hocevar for Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington
Aug 31, 2024
Chase Briscoe took the lead from Kyle Larson with 26 laps remaining in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, and despite a late charge from Richard Childress Racing's Kyle Busch, the driver of the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang Dark Horse was able to hang on to clinch his place in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
Cook Out Southern 500 Race Results
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Status | Points |
| 1 | 3 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing HighPoint.com Ford | 367 | --- | Running | 57 |
| 2 | 17 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Morgan & Morgan Chevrolet | 367 | 0.361 | Running | 35 |
| 3 | 9 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem Toyota | 367 | 5.210 | Running | 46 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 367 | 6.092 | Running | 53 |
| 5 | 22 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Retro Chevrolet | 367 | 6.694 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 367 | 7.150 | Running | 32 |
| 7 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing SportsClips Haircuts Toyota | 367 | 9.665 | Running | 43 |
| 8 | 23 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell Pennzoil Ford | 367 | 9.877 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 19 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Chili's Catch-a-Rita Chevrolet | 367 | 9.958 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 6 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Upper Deck Toyota | 367 | 10.461 | Running | 37 |
| 11 | 20 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 367 | 11.060 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 30 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing HaasTooling.com Ford | 367 | 11.533 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 11 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | 367 | 11.901 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 12 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Solomon Plumbing Ford | 367 | 14.127 | Running | 24 |
| 15 | 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Toys for Tots Chevrolet | 367 | 15.517 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 1 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing US Air Force Toyota | 367 | 26.211 | Running | 32 |
| 17 | 33 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | 367 | 27.687 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 32 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 366 | 1 lap | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 27 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 366 | 1 lap | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 13 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 366 | 1 lap | Running | 26 |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 365 | 2 laps | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 36 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Kroger / Drumstick Chevrolet | 365 | 2 laps | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 26 | 71 | Zane Smith | Spire Motorsports Focused Health Chevrolet | 364 | 3 laps | Running | 14 |
| 25 | 18 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Mobil 1 Toyota | 364 | 3 laps | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 28 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 364 | 3 laps | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 34 | 16 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Kaulig Racing Acceptance Insurance Chevrolet | 364 | 3 laps | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 21 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing NC Fraternal Order of Police Ford | 363 | 4 laps | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 31 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Colortech Ford | 363 | 4 laps | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 25 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing Cirkul Chevrolet | 362 | 5 laps | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 8 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Liberty University Chevrolet | 344 | 23 laps | Accident | 17 |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Josh Berry | Stewart-Haas Racing Overstock.com Ford | 343 | 24 laps | Accident | 12 |
| 32 | 29 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing Bass Pro Shops Winchester Ford | 343 | 24 laps | Accident | 5 |
| 33 | 2 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Bon Secours / Greenville Swamp Rabbits Chevrolet | 335 | 32 laps | Accident | 4 |
| 34 | 35 | 15 | Kaz Grala | Rick Ware Racing Meat N' Bone Ford | 332 | 35 laps | Running | 3 |
| 35 | 37 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports W Ford | 278 | 89 laps | Mechanical | 2 |
| 36 | 5 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 2 | 365 laps | Accident | 1 |
| 37 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Richmond Water Heaters Ford | 2 | 365 laps | Accident | 1 |
Photo Credit: Tyson Gifford, Racing America
