NASCAR Cup Series post-race inspection at Darlington sends Brad Keselowski and Corey Heim’s cars to R&D after Christopher Bell’s win.

The NASCAR Cup Series Chase officially begins Saturday at Darlington Speedway. The Cook Out Southern 500 is the first of 10 races that will decide the championship — whoever accumulates the most points will hoist the trophy from Homestead-Miami Speedway in early November.

NASCAR has revealed the Cup Series post-race inspection results from the 2026 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in September.

Chase Briscoe loses a late NASCAR Cup Series battle at Darlington after a restart decision ends his shot at a third Southern 500 win.

Stage 1 recap Tyler Reddick led the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway after 35 laps when a competition caution was displayed (Live on USA Network, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Christopher Bell passed Kyle Larson with 18 laps to go and held on to win the Chase-opening Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night. Bell had seven second-place finishes this season and had not won since last September at Bristol,

Carson Hocevar's contact with Brad Keselowski at Darlington sparked a heated NASCAR rivalry, with Keselowski warning the young driver to watch out.

Legacy Motor Club confirmed a piece of its driver lineup for the 2027 Cup season, bringing in Herbst to drive its third car next season.