Unsinkable Tyler Reddick overcomes adversity to win at Darlington: It’s almost impossible to keep a good man down—when you’re on the kind roll Tyler Reddick is enjoying, that is. Overcoming a succession of issues inside his No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota, Reddick delivered a convincing victory in Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, beating runner-up Brad Keselowski to the finish line by 5.847 seconds.[Read More]
#45-Tyler Reddick won the Goodyear 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway. The win is his fourth win of the year, first at Darlington and 12th career win.
#6-Brad Keselowski finished 2nd followed by #12-Ryan Blaney, #77-Carson Hocevar, #2-Austin Cindric, #54-Ty Gibbs, #7-Daniel Suarez, #24-William Byron, #17-Chris Buescher, and #43-Erik Jones.
Reddick started on the pole but had to overcome alternator problems early in the race that required the team to change the battery and sent him to the back of the field. However, He had the strongest car and worked his way back to the front, taking the lead for the final time with 27 laps remaining.
Stages 1 & 2 were both won by #6-Brad Keselowski.
The fastest lap bonus a earned by #23-Bubba Wallace
There were 16 lead changes among 8 drivers and 4 cautions for 26 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 129.854mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Infraction Report.
Race Fast Facts – Darlington:
Tyler Reddick won the Goodyear 400, his 12th victory in 224 Cup Series races.
This is his fourth victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2026.
This is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in 14 races at Darlington Raceway.
Brad Keselowski (second) posted his 13th top-10 finish in 25 races at Darlington Raceway. It is his third top-10 finish in 2026.
Ryan Blaney (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in 19 races at Darlington Raceway.
Connor Zilisch (18th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Driver Points /Chase Standings after Darlington:
Race 6 of 26 in the regular season:
1) #45-Tyler Reddick, 325, +186
2) #12-Ryan Blaney, 230, +91
3) #23-Bubba Wallace, 205, +66
4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 203, +64
5) #9-Chase Elliott, 194, +55
6) #24-William Byron, 191, +52
7) #17-Chris Buescher, 188, +49
8) #6-Brad Keselowski, 182, +43
9) #20-Christopher Bell, 182, +43
10) #5-Kyle Larson, 176, +37
11) #54-Ty Gibbs, 173, +34
12) #60-Ryan Preece, 154, +15
13) #77-Carson Hocevar, 151, +12
14) #7-Daniel Suarez, 150, +11
15) #97-Shane van Gisbergen, 140, +1
16) #71-Michael McDowell, 139, +0
Outside the top 16:
17) #22-Joey Logano, 139, -0
18) #16-A.J. Allmendinger, 124, -15
19) #38-Zane Smith, 123, -16
20) #1-Ross Chastain, 115, -24
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Race updates:
Checkered flag for Tyler Reddick. His fourth win of the year.
White flag for Reddick.
Lap 292 – Two to go and Reddick’s lead is over 5 seconds.
Lap 289 – Reddick still in control with five to go. Hocevar has moved to 4th place.
Lap 286 – Larson has to pit with a flat tire.
Lap 284 – Ten laps remaining. Reddick continues to pull away. Keselowski remains second then Blaney Briscoe Hocevar Cindric Gibbs Byron Buescher and Suarez.
Lap 279 – Fifteen laps left. Reddick still in control with a 2.2 second lead. Third place Briscoe is 6.6 seconds back.
Lap 274 – Reddick’s lead is .8 second over Keselowski with 20 to go.
Lap 269 – Twenty five laps to go: Reddick Keselowski Briscoe Blaney Gibbs Buescher Cindric Byron Suarez and Hocevar the top 10.
Lap 267 – Reddick takes the lead with 27 laps remaining.
Lap 266 – Reddick has caught Keselowski and it appears just a matter of time until he has the lead.
Lap 264 – Thirty laps to go. Keselowski’s lead is just .35 second.
Lap 262 – With 32 laps remaining, Reddick is on the move, now just .8 second behind Keselowski. Briscoe is third, then Gibbs and Blaney.
Lap 259 – Reddick takes second place from Briscoe. He’s 1.8 second behind Keselowski.
Lap 257 – Briscoe is 1.6 second off the lead. Reddick is now just 2.5 seconds back. He pitted four laps after Keselowski.
Lap 253 – Keselowski and Briscoe still up front and Reddick now third, 4.5 seconds behind Keselowski.
Lap 249 – With 45 laps remaining, Keselowski is back in the lead. Second place Briscoe is 1.9 second back. Then Gibbs Blaney Buescher and Reddick.
Lap 247 – Reddick pits and Hocevar takes the lead.
Lap 246 – The top 5, including leader Reddick, have not pitted. Behind them it’s Keselowski.
Lap 243 – Keselowski pits. Reddick takes the lead.
Lap 242 – Keselowski takes the lead after Buescher was hit in the rear by Reddick and got into the wall as Buescher tried to get to pit road.
Lap 240 – Buescher leads Keselowski by .2 second. Third place Reddick is .9 second back. Gibbs, in fourth, has fallen more than 6 second back. A few pit stops are beginning.
Lap 237 – The lead is down to a half second. Green flag pit stops are coming soon. They would be the final green flag stops needed.
Lap 235 – Buescher’s lead is 1 second over Keselowski.
Lap 233 – Keselowski already just 1.6 second back.
Lap 231 – Keselowski now second, 2.4 seconds back of Buescher. Then Reddick Gibbs Briscoe Suarez Hocevar Blaney Cindric Byron.
Lap 228 – Keselowski is around Briscoe for third. Buescher still leads Gibbs by 2.2 seconds.
Lap 219 – With 75 laps to go, Buescher still leads. He’s 1.9 second ahead of Gibbs. Then Briscoe Keselowski Reddick Suarez Larson Byron Cindric and Hocevar.
Lap 208 – Keselowski has moved up to 5th place, just behind Briscoe. Buescher Gibbs and Suarez the top three.
Lap 205 – Briscoe, with fresher tires, has moved up to fourth.
Lap 202 – Green flag back out. Buescher Gibbs Suarez SVG ADillon McDowell Briscoe Byron Larson Reddick Keselowski the top 11. 91 laps remaining.
Lap 198 – Pit road is open. Most leaders come back in for tires. Six drivers stay out: Buescher Gibbs Suarez SVG ADillon and McDowell. Off pit road: Briscoe Byron Larson Reddick Keselowski.
Lap 197 – CAUTION is out for Herbst into the inside wall on the frontstretch after contact from Zilisch. Gilliland, in 27th, is the free pass.
Lap 196 – Briscoe takes the lead for the first time today.
Lap 195 – Larson shuffled back to fourth.
Lap 194 – Green flag for the start of the final stage. 100 laps remaining.
5:12pm/et – 189 laps complete after two hours.
Lap 189 – Pit road is open. Lead lap cars come in. Off pit road: Keselowski Larson Buescher Briscoe Byron Gibbs Reddick Cindric Preece Blaney.
Lap188 – Hamlin pits before pit road is open. Team says the left rear wheel was loose but nothing else is wrong.
Lap 186 – CAUTION for the end of stage 2. Keselowski wins it as well. Buescher second, then Larson Briscoe Reddick Preece Byron Cindric Gibbs and Suarez.
Lap 183 – With just three laps left in stage 2, Buescher is battling Keselowski for the lead.
Lap 180- Hamlin has fallen to 8th. He thinks he could have a tire lose or a going down.
Lap 171 – Fifteen laps remaining in Stage 2. Keselowski continues to lead. 26 drivers on the lead lap.
Lap 164 – Keselowski still leads but Buescher is just .5 second back. Larson is third, 1 second back. Then Hamlin and Briscoe.
Lap 152 – With pit stops complete it’s Keselowski Buescher Hamlin Larson Briscoe Preece Byron Gibbs Suarez and McDowell.
Lap 151 – Reddick and Blaney pit. Elliott comes in the next time by.
Lap 150 – Elliott Reddick and Blaney have not pitted. Keselowski and Buescher round out the top 5.
Lap 147 – Elliott leads but has not pitted.
Lap 146 – Much of the field comes in to pit, including Keselowski and Buescher.
Lap 145 – Green flag pit stops beginning again with just over 40 laps left in stage 2.
Lap 138 – A few drivers that took the wave around under the last caution are now having to pit.
Lap 131 – Larson has fallen to fourth and RFK Racing is the top three cars: Keselowski Buescher Preece.
Lap 126 – Keselowski leads Larson Buescher Preece Hamlin Elliott Byron Chastain Briscoe and Cindric.
Lap 118 – Keselowski retakes the lead.
Lap 117 – Green flag with Larson leading.
Lap 113 – Pit road is open. Leaders all come in. Off pit road: Larson Buescher Keselowski Elliott Preece Byron Cindric Suarez Hamlin Briscoe.
Lap 112 – CAUTION for a spin by Jones. Hamlin got into him, hit the wall and also made contact with Wallace. Wallace comes to pit road for service.
Lap 109 – Larson continues to lead. Keselowski is second, .4 second back. Wallace is 13th, Reddick 19th and Blaney 20th.
Lap 101 – Green flag for the start of the second stage. Larson leads.
4:12pm/et – Three are 97 laps complete 1 hour into the race.
Lap 95 – Pit road open and all leaders come in. Off pit road: Larson Buescher Keselowski Elliott Byron Suarez Cindric Preece Hamlin Chastain. Blaney and Wallace had trouble on pit road. Reddick will have to start in the rear for pitting before pit road was open.
Lap 94 – Reddick pits again so the team can put in a new battery.
Lap 92 – Reddick pits early so the team can check the alternator. There is no problem with the belt.
Lap 91 – CAUTION for the end of stage 1. Keselowski wins it over Reddick Blaney Wallace Larson Buescher Elliott Cindric Sarez and Byron. 20 cars on the lead lap. The free pass will be McDowell.
Lap 85 – Blaney is 1.2 seconds behind Keselowski, Reddick is 3.8 seconds off the lead.
Lap 81 – Ten laps to go in stage 1. Keselowski Blaney Reddick Wallace Larson the top 5.
Lap 78 – Reddick around Wallace for third, still 5.8 seconds back.
Lap 77 – Reddick moves around Larson for fourth, now 5.8 seconds back.
Lap 75 – Hill is done for the day with engine problems.
Lap 71 – With twenty laps remaining in the stage, Keselowski’s lead pretty consistent at 3 seconds over Blaney. Reddick is still fifth but now just 7.1 seconds back.
Lap 61 – Thirty laps left in stage 1: Keselowski Blaney Wallace Larson Reddick (10.4 seconds back) Buescher Cindric Elliott Byron Suarez.
Lap 57 – Keselowski’s lead over Blaney is 3.4 seconds.
Lap 52 – Hill goes behind the wall.
Lap 50 – Keselowski leads Blaney Wallace Larson and Buescher. Reddick is now 7th, 12.6 seconds back, but has fresher tires.
Lap 46 – Slow stop for Reddick as they have trouble on the right front tire. Keselowski takes the lead.
Lap 45 – Reddick pits from the lead.
Lap 41 – Wallace pits from second.
Lap 40 – Keselowski pits from third.
Lap 38 – Some pit stops getting underway.
Lap 36 – Reddick leads Wallace by 1.7 second. Keselowski is third 2 seconds back. Then Larson and Blaney.
Lap 34 – Logano has lost a lap.
Lap 31 – TDillon has lost a lap. Hill is now two laps down. Lap times have fallen more than 2 seconds from the start of the race for the leaders.
Lap 26 – Reddick continues to lead but has complained of an electrical issue. He is still 1.6 second ahead of Wallace.
Lap 15 – Hill loses a lap.
Lap 11 – With 10 laps complete: Reddick Wallace Larson Keselowski Buescher are the top 5. Hill already 23 seconds off the lead.
Lap 2 – Reddick leads the first lap.
• 3:11pm/et – Boogity! Boogity! Boogity! Green flag at Darlington.
• 3:02pm/et – Engines are fired.
• 2:54pm/et – Pre-race ceremonies are underway.
• 1:30pm/et – FS1 now has RaceDay coverage.
• Hocevar will fall to the rear for the start. The team had to replace an upper control arm.
• Reddick got into the outside wall yesterday on his qualifying lap. The team did not have to make any unapproved adjustments and he will keep his starting spot on the pole.
• No cars reported to the rear as of Saturday evening.
• No weather issues today. The National Weather Service says: Sunny, with a high near 89. Light west wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Race Details
Broadcast: FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 293 laps / 400.2 miles
Stages: 90 / 185 / 293
Average time of race: 3:19:02
Pit road speed: 45 mph
Caution car speed: 50 mph
Fuel Window: 76 laps
Timing (all times local & subject to change)
- Drivers report to the Drivers Meeting tent in the NCS garage by 1:55 p.m.
- Drivers will exit the tent, then walk through the NCS Garage to the stage at the start / finish line.
- Driver Introductions will begin promptly at 2:20 p.m.
- Drivers will exit stage and proceed to ride-around floats.
- Drivers will do a full lap counter race direction, then drop at the front of the grid.
Invocation: 2:54:20 p.m.
National Anthem: 2:55:00 p.m.
Command: 3:02:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 3:12:00 p.m.
Paint Schemes
Cars to the rear: #77-Carson Hocevar (unapproved adjustments)
Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Goodyear 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway have been made.
Pole winner #45-Tyler Reddick chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #23-Bubba Wallace took the 8th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Darlington Pit Stall page.
#45-Tyler Reddick won the Busch pole for the Goodyear 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway with a speed of 169.152mph for his second pole of the year, second at Darlington and 13th of his career.
#23-Bubba Wallace will start second followed by #9-Chase Elliott, #5-Kyle Larson, #6-Brad Keselowski, #17-Chris Buescher, #12-Ryan Blaney, #8-Kyle Busch, #11-Denny Hamlin, and #3-Austin Dillon.
See the complete qualifying results and the Goodyear 400 Starting Lineup.
Darlington – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Tyler Reddick won the Pole Award for the Goodyear 400 with a lap of 29.072 seconds, 169.152 mph.
This is his 13th pole in 224 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and fifth top-10 start in 2026.
This is his second pole in 14 races at Darlington Raceway.
Bubba Wallace (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2026 and his seventh in 16 races at Darlington Raceway.
Chase Elliott (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Darlington Raceway. It is his fourth in six races this season.
Connor Zilisch (32nd) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Qualifying Order
Practice for the Goodyear 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway is over. The results:
#43-Erik Jones 164.330
#35-Riley Herbst 164.330
#2-Austin Cindric 163.827
#7-Daniel Suarez 163.652
#77-Carson Hocevar 163.576
Slowest: #66-Timmy Hill 151.194
Most laps run: #45-Tyler Reddick, #54-Ty Gibbs, and #19-Cahase Briscoe, 42 laps.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 32 drivers): #2-Austin Cindric, 160.175mph
Notes: #66-Timmy Hill spun out during group 1, but did not hit anything.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Goodyear 400 Practice speeds page.
Pre-race inspection is complete in the NASCAR Cup Series garage.
• No. 9-Chase Elliott failed inspection twice. Car chief Matt Barndt has been ejected, and the team will lose pit selection for this weekend
• No. 17 failed inspection twice. Car chief Josh Sisco has been ejected, and the team will lose pit selection for this weekend
• No. 66 failed inspection twice. Car chief Dylan Roberts has been ejected, and the team will lose pit selection for this weekend
Crew Rosters
The entry list for the Goodyear 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway is posted, 37 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
The only Open team entered is: #66-Timmy Hill.
See the full entry list on the Goodyear 400 Entry List page.
Goodyear Fast Facts: NASCAR Cup Series teams will run a familiar Goodyear Racing Eagle tire setup this weekend: the same tire setup used last weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The left-side tire was raced at Darlington last year, while the right-side tire debuted at Kansas Speedway last September.
Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Goodyear 400: A look at some of the top statistical performers at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina going into the Goodyear 400.
Race rules and information:
