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NASCAR qualifying results and starting lineup for the the 2025 Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Use this NASCAR starting lineup info to build DFS lineups on DraftKings. Denny Hamlin was fastest and won the pole.
On Saturday morning, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session to set the starting lineup for this weekend's Cook Out Southern 500 race at Darlington Raceway.
The qualifying session consisted of just one round, as is the current protocol for many Cup Series races this season.
In Darlington, Cup practice and qualifying at 9a ET on TruTV. pic.twitter.com/VYVEUZf4DJ
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) August 30, 2025
2025 Darlington Cook Out Southern 500 Starting Lineup
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| Starting Position | Driver | Time | Speed |
| 1. | Denny Hamlin | 28.694 | 171.381 |
| 2. | Chase Briscoe | 28.715 | 171.255 |
| 3. | Josh Berry | 28.829 | 170.578 |
| 4. | Tyler Reddick | 28.848 | 170.466 |
| 5. | Kyle Larson | 28.925 | 170.012 |
| 6. | Ross Chastain | 28.933 | 169.965 |
| 7. | Christopher Bell | 28.962 | 169.795 |
| 8. | Bubba Wallace | 28.985 | 169.660 |
| 9. | Austin Dillon | 29.004 | 169.549 |
| 10. | Austin Cindric | 29.023 | 169.438 |
| 11. | William Byron | 29.025 | 169.426 |
| 12. | Ryan Blaney | 29.032 | 169.386 |
| 13. | Justin Haley | 29.060 | 169.222 |
| 14. | Joey Logano | 29.080 | 169.106 |
| 15. | Chris Buescher | 29.082 | 169.094 |
| 16. | Ty Gibbs | 29.127 | 168.833 |
| 17. | Daniel Suarez | 29.172 | 168.573 |
| 18. | Cole Custer | 29.196 | 168.434 |
| 19. | Erik Jones | 29.216 | 168.319 |
| 20. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 29.223 | 168.278 |
| 21. | Chase Elliott | 29.226 | 168.261 |
| 22. | AJ Allmendinger | 29.234 | 168.215 |
| 23. | Kyle Busch | 29.235 | 168.209 |
| 24. | Zane Smith | 29.245 | 168.152 |
| 25. | Michael McDowell | 29.249 | 168.129 |
| 26. | Carson Hocevar | 29.249 | 168.129 |
| 27. | Ryan Preece | 29.254 | 168.100 |
| 28. | Todd Gilliland | 29.263 | 168.048 |
| 29. | Alex Bowman | 29.269 | 168.014 |
| 30. | John Hunter Nemechek | 29.327 | 167.682 |
| 31. | Ty Dillon | 29.338 | 167.619 |
| 32. | Brad Keselowski | 29.401 | 167.260 |
| 33. | Riley Herbst | 29.445 | 167.010 |
| 34. | Noah Gragson | 29.511 | 166.636 |
| 35. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 29.663 | 165.782 |
| 36. | Cody Ware | 29.997 | 163.936 |
| 37. | Derek Kraus | 30.451 | 161.492 |
| 38. | Timmy Hill | 31.025 | 158.504 |
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