Ryan Preece rockets to the moon and straight into the Chase
Ryan Preece called his RFK Ford a rocket ship after using Daytona overtime chaos to score his first Cup victory and secure a Chase berth.
Ryan Preece called his RFK Ford a rocket ship after using Daytona overtime chaos to score his first Cup victory and secure a Chase berth.
Ryan Sieg’s 424-race wait ends in Daytona overtime madness
Daytona is about to become NASCAR’s latest science experiment
Ryan Preece faces NASCAR’s strangest Chase math problem
Shane van Gisbergen was supposed to get swallowed by the ovals
Daniel Suarez faces the ultimate NASCAR scheduling conflict
Ross Chastain goes from the Daytona grandstands to the pole
Ryan Preece survived two frightening crashes at Daytona before returning Saturday night to score his first Cup win and punch his Chase ticket.
Saturday, September 5
1:30 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Practice and Qualifying at Darlington Raceway, ESPN Unlimited
4 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Practice and Qualifying at Darlington Raceway, truTV
6:30 p.m., NASCAR Countdown Live, The CW
7:30 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Fleetio 200 at Darlington Raceway, The CW
Sunday, September 6
4:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: USA Sports Prerace, USA Network
5 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, USA Network
9 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: USA Sports Post-Race, USA Network

Cook Out Southern 500
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
Date: Sunday Sept. 6, 2026
TV:USA
Green Flag: 5:00 PM ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM
Laps: 367
Miles: 501.32
Track: 1.366 mile paved track
Defending Winner: Chase Briscoe
Coke Zero 400
Winner: Ryan Preece
Average Speed of Race Winner: 154.69 mph.
Time of Race:2 Hrs, 40 Mins, 58 Secs.
Margin of Victory:Under Caution
Caution Flags: 4 for 23 laps.
Lead Changes: 41 among 22 drivers.
Stage 1 Top 10: 97,54,22,43,19,5,23,60,42,2
Stage 2 Top 10: 12,60,38,24,34,5,19,7,9,33
Fastest Lap: #4 Lap 21 /45.353
| POS | NO. | DRIVER | PTS | STG PTS | BEHIND | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 2100 | 199 | 0 | |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 2075 | 214 | -25 | |
| 3 | ▲1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 2065 | 154 | -35 |
| 4 | ▼1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 2060 | 211 | -40 |
| 5 | ▲1 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 2055 | 156 | -45 |
| 6 | ▼1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 2050 | 162 | -50 |
| 7 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 2045 | 203 | -55 | |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 2040 | 104 | -60 | |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | 2035 | 148 | -65 | |
| 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 2030 | 98 | -70 | |
| 11 | ▲2 | 7 | Daniel Suárez | 2025 | 77 | -75 |
| 12 | ▼1 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 2020 | 121 | -80 |
| 13 | ▼1 | 24 | William Byron | 2015 | 123 | -85 |
| 14 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 2010 | 116 | -90 | |
| 15 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 2005 | 113 | -95 | |
| 16 | ▲1 | 60 | Ryan Preece | 2000 | 97 | -100 |