NASCAR Cup Series drivers have unloaded in Darlington, South Carolina. The 1.366-mile of Darlington Raceway is set to host the Goodyear 400.
View Darlington results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
Tyler Reddick and Brad Keselowski set the front row. 293 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Darlington
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 90 (1-90 / 293)
Green flag, Reddick is clear before turn one. Keselowski holds off Gibbs in the battle for 2nd.
Lap 3, Ross Chastain locks up the brakes and he’s the first car to brush the outside wall. No caution as he keeps in rolling in 14th.
Lap 45, the first green flag pit cycle is complete. Ty Gibbs cycles to the race lead. Byron runs 2nd with Larson 3rd. It’s a slow stop for Reddick.
Lap 60, Gibbs struggles with the lap car of Suarez. He crowds Suarez into the outside wall but holds the lead.
Lap 79, Gibbs is loose and Larson has climbed to his bumper. Gibbs wiggles at the entry to the turn three and brushes the outside wall with the right rear, Larson drives right by him on the inside to take the lead away.
Kyle Larson drives away to win stage one at Darlington Raceway!
Darlington Results (Stage 1) : 1. Kyle Larson; 2. Ty Gibbs; 3. Brad Keselowski; 4. Tyler Reddick; 5. Martin Truex Jr; 6. Todd Gilliland; 7. Chris Buescher; 8. Ryan Blaney; 9. William Byron; 10. Bubba Wallace;
Darlington
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 95 (91-185 / 293)
Larson leads the field to the pit lane. Reddick wins the race to the pit exit.
Green flag on stage two, Reddick is clear before turn one. Gibbs holds off Keselowski for 2nd.
Lap 121, John Hunter Nemechek spins, caution.
Green, Reddick is clear into turn one. Byron, Truex Jr and Blaney run three wide for 4th. Byron moves up on Truex Jr and they’re out of room. Blaney is stuffed in the fence as a result. The caution is out.
Ryan Blaney shows frustration with William Byron (Video)
Green, Reddick leads as they form side by side for 2nd. Gibbs wins the battle for 2nd.
Lap 163, Zane Smith spins off turn four, caution.
Green, Reddick and Keselowski run side by side for the lead into turn one. Keselowski drive it deep to the bottom in turn three but he can’t clear him. They rub doors as they return to the start/finish line. A lap later, Reddick finally clears him off turn two.
Tyler Reddick drives off to win stage two at Darlington Raceway!
Darlington Results (Stage 2) : 1. Tyler Reddick; 2. Brad Keselowski; 3. Ty Gibbs; 4. Joey Logano; 5. Kyle Larson; 6. William Byron; 7. Chris Buescher; 8. Denny Hamlin; 9. Bubba Wallace; 10. Ross Chastain;
Darlington
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 108 (186-293 / 293)
Green flag on stage three, Reddick clears Keselowski into turn one. Byron, Larson and Keselowski form three wide for 2nd into turn three. Byron lifts and Keselowski holds 2nd.
58 to go, Larson brushes the wall while running 3rd. He heads for the pit lane under green.
50 to go, Keslelowski cycles to the race lead. Reddick trails by 0.5 seconds.
41 to go, Kyle Larson spins from 6th with a flat tire! The caution is out.
Keselowski leads the field to the pit lane. Reddick wins the race to the pit exit.
Green, Keselowski and Reddick run side by side for the lead. Buescher gives Keselowski a shove but it’s not enough.
Several laps later, Keslelowski leans on Reddick off turn four. Reddick brushes the wall. They both lose momentum and Buescher has a run on both of them! Buescher takes the lead into turn one!
17 to go
17 to go, Buescher leads Reddick by just two car lengths.
10 to go, Reddick slides Buescher and he doors him! Buescher is in the wall.
9 to go, Reddick slows with an issue. Moments later, Buescher also slows! Buescher and Reddick dive for the pit lane under green with flat tires and Keselowski is handed the lead.
2 to go, Keselowski leads Gibbs by 0.7 seconds.
Brad Keselowski wins at Darlington Raceway! That’s his first win with RFK Racing.
Chris Buescher attacks Tyler Reddick after Darlington (Video)
Darlington Raceway
Race Results
May 12, 2024
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Brad Keselowski
2. Ty Gibbs
3. Josh Berry
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Chase Briscoe
6. William Byron
7. Bubba Wallace
8. Alex Bowman
9. Justin Haley
10. Michael McDowell
11. Ross Chastain
12. Chase Elliott
13. Christopher Bell
14. Noah Gragson
15. Todd Gilliland
16. Corey LaJoie
17. Ryan Preece
18. Kaz Grala
19. Erik Jones
20. Austin Cindric
21. Joey Logano
22. Harrison Burton
23. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
24. Daniel Suarez
25. Martin Truex Jr
26. Carson Hocevar
27. Kyle Busch
28. Austin Dillon
29. Derek Kraus
30. Chris Buescher
31. John Hunter Nemechek
32. Tyler Reddick
33. Daniel Hemric
34. Kyle Larson
35. Zane Smith
36. Ryan Blaney
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Points | Wins
1. Kyle Larson
486 | 2 Wins
2. Martin Truex Jr
-30
3. Denny Hamlin
-39 | 3 Wins
4. Chase Elliott
-49 | 1 Win
5. William Byron
-86 | 3 Wins
6. Tyler Reddick
-90 | 1 Win
7. Ty Gibbs
-96
8. Ryan Blaney
-115
9. Alex Bowman
-121
10. Ross Chastain
-128
11. Brad Keselowski
-142 | 1 Win
12. Chris Buescher
-155
13. Kyle Busch
-162
14. Chase Briscoe
-164
15. Christopher Bell
-166 | 1 Win
16. Bubba Wallace
-170
17. Joey Logano
-194
18. Daniel Suarez
-223 | 1 Win
19. Noah Gragson
-247
20. Austin Cindric
-254
21. Josh Berry
-256
22. Todd Gilliland
-269
23. Michael McDowell
-274
24. John Hunter Nemechek
-275
25. Carson Hocevar
-275
26. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
-286
27. Erik Jones
-287
28. Ryan Preece
-294
29. Corey LaJoie
-299
30. Daniel Hemric
-307
31. Austin Dillon
-319
32. Justin Haley
-324
33. Harrison Burton
-342
34. Kaz Grala
-367
35. Zane Smith
-377
36. Jimmie Johnson
-459
Darlington Raceway
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