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Results

The 2020 Cook Out Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Cook Out Southern 500

Sunday, September 6th, 2020

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 15 Ford
  • 7 Toyota
  • 17 Chevrolet

  • Due to no practice and qualifying for the remaining 2020 season, NASCAR uses three weighted and averaged competition-based performance metrics from the most recently completed race to determine the Starting lineup and Pit selection order for each race:
  • * Owner points position (weighted at 35%)
  • * Finish position (weighted at 50%)
  • * Fastest lap rank (weighted at 15%)

  • Drivers Entered: 39
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: 0.343 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 47 Minutes 26 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 132.256
  • Cautions: 7 for 34 laps
  • Lead Changes: 18
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,904 (8.7 passes per green flag lap)

  • Darlington Raceway
  • 71st Annual Cook Out Southern 500
  • Race Winner: Kevin Harvick
  • Age: 44
  • Team : No. 4 - Busch Beer Throwback Ford
  • Owner: Tony Stewart
  • Crew Chief: Rodney Childers
  • Kevin Harvick won the 71st Annual Cook Out Southern 500, his 57th victory in 710 Cup Series races.
  • This is his eighth victory and 22nd top-10 finish in 2020.
  • This is his third victory and 15th top-10 finish in 27 races at Darlington Raceway.
  • Austin Dillon (second) posted his third top-10 finish in ten races at Darlington Raceway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2020.
  • Joey Logano (third) posted his seventh top-10 finish in 15 races at Darlington Raceway.
  • Cole Custer (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 19 points over Denny Hamlin.
Kevin Harvick celebrates with a burnout
Darlington, South Carolina - September 6, 2020 : Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Beer Throwback Ford, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
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Entry List
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Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
9 10 10 Aric Almirola Ford 28 28 0 0 367 0 0 0 0 Running
11 5 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 26 26 0 0 367 0 0 0 0 Running
10 9 14 Clint Bowyer Ford 29 27 2 0 367 0 0 0 9 Running
13 2 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 40 24 16 0 367 19 3 4 2 Running
30 37 27 JJ Yeley Ford 0 0 0 0 360 0 0 0 0 Running
18 22 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 34 19 15 0 367 0 0 2 5 Running
3 13 22 Joey Logano Ford 38 34 4 0 367 0 0 7 0 Running
1 8 4 Kevin Harvick Ford 54 40 9 5 367 32 3 10 3 Running
8 16 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 36 29 7 0 367 5 3 5 10 Running
7 15 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 37 30 7 0 367 0 0 9 6 Running
22 6 19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 37 15 20 2 366 196 5 1 1 Running
14 26 42 Matt Kenseth Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 367 0 0 0 0 Running
16 19 34 Michael McDowell Ford 21 21 0 0 367 0 0 0 0 Running
15 31 6 Ryan Newman Ford 22 22 0 0 367 0 0 0 0 Running
2 12 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 38 35 3 0 367 0 0 0 8 Running
19 29 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet 18 18 0 0 367 0 0 0 0 Running
35 33 66 Timmy Hill Toyota 0 0 0 0 296 0 0 0 0 Overheating
6 4 88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 43 31 12 0 367 1 1 6 4 Running
24 7 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 13 13 0 0 366 0 0 0 0 Running
37 27 32 Corey Lajoie Ford 1 1 0 0 234 0 0 0 0 Accident
33 39 51 Joey Gase Ford 0 0 0 0 351 0 0 0 0 Running
27 25 13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 363 0 0 0 0 Running
20 1 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 25 17 8 0 367 114 4 3 0 Running
21 11 21 Matt DiBenedetto Ford 16 16 0 0 366 0 0 0 0 Running
26 20 17 Chris Buescher Ford 11 11 0 0 364 0 0 0 0 Running
4 30 20 Erik Jones Toyota 37 33 4 0 367 0 0 0 7 Running
17 35 37 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 367 0 0 0 0 Running
25 28 96 Daniel Suarez Toyota 12 12 0 0 364 0 0 0 0 Running
29 34 77 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 360 0 0 0 0 Running
38 17 43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 217 0 0 0 0 Transmission
5 3 24 William Byron Chevrolet 35 32 3 0 367 0 0 8 0 Running
28 23 15 Brennan Poole Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 362 0 0 0 0 Running
12 14 41 Cole Custer Ford 25 25 0 0 367 0 0 0 0 Running
32 38 7 Josh Bilicki Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 356 0 0 0 0 Running
23 24 8 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 366 0 0 0 0 Running
31 32 0 Quin Houff Chevrolet 6 6 0 0 357 0 0 0 0 Running
36 18 38 John Hunter Nemechek Ford 1 1 0 0 245 0 0 0 0 Accident
34 21 95 Christopher Bell Toyota 3 3 0 0 349 0 0 0 0 Running
39 36 53 James Davison Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 162 0 0 0 0 Engine

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Ryan Blaney Pre-Race to the Rear Inspection penalty Tail End 0 0 White
Joey Gase Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Ross Chastain Pre-Race to the Rear Driver change Tail End 0 0 White
Austin Dillon Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Brad Keselowski Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 82 86 Yellow
Joey Gase Unspecified Ran over choose box Tail End 85 86 Yellow
JJ Yeley Speeding on pit road Tail End 119 121 Yellow
Timmy Hill Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 120 121 Yellow
Bubba Wallace Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 179 185 Yellow
Cole Custer Speeding on pit road Tail End 182 185 Yellow
Timmy Hill Speeding on pit road Tail End 183 185 Yellow
Ryan Newman Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 234 235 Yellow
John Hunter Nemechek Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 245 0 Yellow
Christopher Bell Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 246 0 Yellow
Ty Dillon Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 288 292 Green
Joey Gase Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 325 326 Yellow