• Source: 2020 Cook Out Southern 500

      • The 2020 Cook Out Southern 500, the 71st running of the event, was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 6, 2020, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 367 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the 27th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, first race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 16. It was the first time Darlington hosted three Cup Series races in a single season.


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      = Background

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      Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.


      Entry list


      (R) denotes rookie driver.
      (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.


      Qualifying


      Chase Elliott was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.


      = Starting Lineup

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      Race




      = Stage Results

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      Stage One
      Laps: 115

      Stage Two
      Laps: 115


      = Final Stage Results

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      Stage Three
      Laps: 137


      = Race statistics

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      Lead changes: 18 among 6 different drivers
      Cautions/Laps: 7 for 34
      Red flags: 0
      Time of race: 3 hours, 47 minutes and 26 seconds
      Average speed: 132.256 miles per hour (212.845 km/h)


      Media




      = Television

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      NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, two–time Darlington winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. covered the race from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jarrett and Kyle Petty also called a portion of the race as part of the Throwback Weekend, Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties on site, and Rutledge Wood handled the features from his home during the race.


      = Radio

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      MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.


      Standings after the race




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