Bubba Wallace is on the pole for Sunday’s Cook Out Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway.
Wallace needs a good race on Sunday, beginning the race 21 points behind Chris Buescher for the final playoff spot. A win could throw all the math away.
Wallace, Martin Truex Jr. and Chris Buescher will all start in the top 10, an advantage for those three on the playoff bubble.
Here’s the full starting lineup for Sunday’s Southern 500.
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Green Flag Time: Approx. 5 p.m. CT on Sunday, Sept. 1
Track: Darlington Raceway (1.366-mile oval) in Daytona Beach, Florida
Length: 367 laps, 501.3 miles
Stages: 115 laps, 115 laps, 137 laps
TV coverage: USA Network
Radio: MRN (102.5 FM in Nashville)
Streaming: FUBO (free trial available); NBC Sports app (subscription required); NASCAR.com and SiriusXM on Channel 90 for audio (subscription required)
The Cook Out Southern 500 will be broadcast nationally on the USA Network. Streaming options for the race include the NBC Sports app and FUBO, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.
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Southern 500 starting lineup
Row 1
1. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
2. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 2
3. Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
4. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 3
5. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
6. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
Row 4
7. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
8. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 5
9. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
10. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
Row 6
11. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
12. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
Row 7
13. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
14. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 8
15. Josh Berry, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
16. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Row 9
17. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
18. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
Row 10
19. Corey Lajoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
20. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 11
21. Justin Haley, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
22. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Row 12
23. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
24. Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Row 13
25. Daniel Hemric, No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
26. Zane Smith, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 14
27. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
28. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
Row 15
29. Noah Gragson, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
30. Ryan Preece, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Row 16
31. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
32. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Row 17
33. Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
34. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Row 18
35. Kaz Grala, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
36. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Row 19
37. Timmy Hill, No. 66 Power Source Ford
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