Darlington Results: September 1, 2024 (NASCAR Cup Series)
Drivers are on the grid in Darlington, South Carolina. The 1.366-mile of Darlington Raceway offers one final chance for drivers to lock into the 2024 NASCAR Playoffs.
View Darlington results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
Bubba Wallace and Carson Hocevar set the front row. 367 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Darlington
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 115 (1-115 / 367)
Green flag, Wallace is clear before turn one. Larson follows him through to take over 2nd.
Lap 3, Martin Truex Jr clips the left rear of William Byron. Truex Jr is sideways and he collects Ryan Blaney! The caution is out. Truex and Blaney are both out of the race.
Green, Wallace and Larson run side by side into turn one. Wallace clears him off turn two. Reddick takes over 2nd.
Lap 47, the first green flag pit cycle is complete and Kyle Larson has taken the lead. Wallace trails by 1 second.
Kyle Larson cruises to the stage one win at Darlington Raceway!
Darlington Results (Stage 1) : 1. Kyle Larson; 2. Bubba Wallace; 3. Chase Briscoe; 4. Tyler Reddick; 5. Christopher Bell; 6. Denny Hamlin; 7. Ty Gibbs; 8. William Byron; 9. Josh Berry; 10. Chris Buescher;
Darlington
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 115 (116-230 / 367)
Green flag on stage two, Larson clears Wallace before turn one. Chase Briscoe follows him through to take 2nd away.
Lap 200, Larson leads Briscoe by 1.3 seconds.
7 to go in stage two, Denny Hamlin puts the bumper to William Byron and he takes 3rd away.
Kyle Larson wins stage two at Darlington Raceway!
Darlington Results (Stage 2) : 1. Kyle Larson; 2. Chase Briscoe; 3. Denny Hamlin; 4. William Byron; 5. Christopher Bell; 6. Ty Gibbs; 7. Josh Berry; 8. Tyler Reddick; 9. Bubba Wallace; 10. Brad Keselowski
Credit: DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 01: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 01, 2024 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Darlington
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 137 (231-367 / 367)
Green flag on stage three, Larson and Briscoe run side by side for the lead. A lap later, Larson drives it deep on the outside into turn one and he finally clears him to hold the lead.
95 to go, Larson pits from the race lead.
Briscoe pits a lap later. Denny Hamlin leads and he’s planning to run long and mix up the strategy along with Wallace, Bell, Busch and others.
89 to go, Hamlin pits from the lead. Larson cycles to the race lead. Briscoe trails Larson by 2.4 seconds.
68 to go, Hamlin has a run on Briscoe off turn four. He completes the pass into turn one, Hamlin to 2nd. Larson leads Hamlin by 4.7 seconds but Hamlin has fresher tires.
54 to go
54 to go, Carson Hocevar spins off turn four after fighting for space with Erik Jones.
Green, Larson and Hamlin run side by side into turn one. They rub doors off turn two. Larson clears him to hold the lead off turn four.
46 to go, Gilliland runs Buescher wide off turn two. Buescher bounces off the wall and hooks Gilliland in the right rear. Gilliland is around and the caution is back out.
The leaders stay out as 9th on back pit. Bell is the first car with fresh tires.
Green, Larson is clear into turn one. Briscoe and Hamlin run side by side for 2nd, Briscoe wins that battle.
35 to go, Bell has climbed to 4th with fresher tires. He’s 1.6 seconds behind the leader.
32 to go
32 to go, Hocevar is in the wall after picking up a flat tire and the caution is back out.
Ross Chastain is the only car to stay out. Larson wins the race to the pit exit.
Green, Chastain gets the jump and clears Larson before turn one! Briscoe takes Larson and Gibbs 3 wide for 2nd into turn three! Briscoe clears him!
Chase Briscoe quickly works around Chastain to take the lead!
24 to go, Berry makes it three wide into turn one. They run out of room in a hurry and Berry shoves Ty Gibbs into the wall. Gibbs and Berry spin. Austin Dillon, Bubba Wallace, William Byron and Noah Gragson are collected and the caution is out.
Kyle Busch restarts 9th, the first car with fresh tires.
Green, Briscoe gets the jump and he’s clear before turn one. Bell takes 2nd away from Larson! Kyle Busch makes it three wide and he’s up to 4th!
16 to go
16 to go, Kyle Busch drives right by Larson on the inside. Busch to 3rd! On the same lap, he takes 2nd away from Bell!
15 to go, Briscoe leads Busch by 0.6 seconds.
10 to go, Briscoe leads Busch by three car lengths!
9 to go, Busch is there. Briscoe is running defensive to put Busch in dirty air.
3 to go, Briscoe brushes the wall but he holds the lead.
2 to go, Briscoe brushes the wall again. He leads by just a car length.
Briscoe holds him off and wins at Darlington Raceway! Tyler Reddick is the regular season champion by a single point over Larson.
Credit: DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 01: Chase Briscoe, driver of the #14 HighPoint.com Ford, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 01, 2024 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
Darlington Raceway
Race Results
September 1, 2024
Pos | Driver
1. Chase Briscoe
2. Kyle Busch
3. Christopher Bell
4. Kyle Larson
5. Ross Chastain
6. Chris Buescher
7. Denny Hamlin
8. Joey Logano
9. Corey LaJoie
10. Tyler Reddick
11. Chase Elliott
12. Ryan Preece
13. Austin Cindric
14. Brad Keselowski
15. Austin Dillon
16. Bubba Wallace
17. Todd Gilliland
18. Daniel Suarez
19. Alex Bowman
20. Ty Gibbs
21. Harrison Burton
22. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
23. Zane Smith
24. Erik Jones
25. John Hunter Nemechek
26. Shane van Gisbergen
27. Justin Haley
28. Michael McDowell
29. Daniel Hemric
30. William Byron
31. Josh Berry
32. Noah Gragson
33. Carson Hocevar
34. Kaz Grala
35. Timmy Hill
36. Martin Truex Jr
37. Ryan Blaney
Credit: DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 01: 2024 Regular Season Champion, Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Upper Deck Toyota, poses with the trophy after the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 01, 2024 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
NASCAR Playoff
Point Standings
Regular Season Champion: Tyler Reddick
Points entering Atlanta
(Race 1 of 3 in Round of 16)
Post | Driver | Points
1. Kyle Larson
2,040
2. Christopher Bell
2,032
3. Tyler Reddick
2,028
4. William Byron
2,022
5. Ryan Blaney
2,018
6. Denny Hamlin
2,015
7. Chase Elliott
2,014
8. Brad Keselowski
2,008
9. Joey Logano
2,007
10. Austin Cindric
2,007
11. Daniel Suarez
2,006
12. Alex Bowman
2,005
— Round of 12 Cutline —
13. Chase Briscoe
2,005
14. Harrison Burton
2,005
15. Ty Gibbs
2,004
16. Martin Truex Jr
2,004
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