Darlington awaited for 16 of the Cup Series’ finest drivers on Sunday night.

The Southern 500 is one of NASCAR’s most prestigious events, taking place alongside the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600 and Brickyard 400 as one of the Cup Series’ crown jewel races. All victories in NASCAR’s top-flight are worth silver and gold. But few checkered flags mean as much as the one at Darlington Raceway.

David Pearson, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip all hoisted the title before Darlington’s raucous concourse, while recent winners like Erik Jones, Kyle Larson and Chase Briscoe have etched their name into the course’s history.

Who joined those fabled few in the 2025 iteration of the race? Here’s what you need to know about the final results from Saturday’s race at Darlington Raceway.

Who won the NASCAR race today?

Chase Briscoe took home the gold at the Southern 500, holding off 23XI Racing star Tyler Reddick to pick up his second win of the season and punch his ticket to the Round of 12.

Briscoe was dominant atop the Darlington asphalt, leading more than 300 laps en route to his victory. The Joe Gibbs Racing talent took home the pole on Saturday night and reaffirmed his place at the top of the field with a wondrous display on Sunday. Reddick pulled him close at times, even getting side-to-side with him on the final lap. But he wasn’t able to outgun Briscoe, who notched his second-ever Southern 500 victory with his showcase on Sunday.

2025 Cook Out Southern 500 results

Here are the full results from the Cook Out 400.

FinishDriverCar Make1Chase BriscoeToyota2Tyler ReddickToyota3Erik JonesToyota4John Hunter NemechekToyota5AJ AllmendingerChevrolet6Bubba WallaceToyota7Denny HamlinToyota8Kyle BuschChevrolet9Carson HocevarChevrolet10Chris BuescherFord11Ross ChastainChevrolet12Austin CindricFord13Zane SmithFord14Noah GragsonFord15Brad KeselowskiFord16Ryan PreeceFord17Chase ElliottChevrolet18Ryan BlaneyFord19Kyle LarsonChevrolet20Joey LoganoFord21William ByronChevrolet22Ty GibbsToyota23Austin DillonChevrolet24Cole CusterFord25Daniel SuarezChevrolet26Todd GillilandFord27Justin HaleyChevrolet28Riley HerbstToyota29Christopher BellToyota30Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Chevrolet31Alex BowmanChevrolet32Shane van GisbergenChevrolet33Michael McDowellChevrolet34Ty DillonChevrolet35Timmy HillFord36Derek KrausChevrolet37Cody WareFord38Josh BerryFordNASCAR playoff standings 2025

Here’s a look at how the Cup Series playoff standings looked ahead of Saturday’s Cook Out Southern 500.

RankDriverPointsWins1Kyle Larson203232William Byron203223Denny Hamlin202944Ryan Blaney202625Christopher Bell202336Shane van Gisbergen202247Chase Elliott201318Chase Briscoe201019Bubba Wallace2008110Austin Cindric2008111Ross Chastain2007112Joey Logano2007113Josh Berry2006114Tyler Reddick2006015Austin Dillon2005116Alex Bowman20020