{"id":54230,"date":"2025-08-31T22:44:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T03:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=54230"},"modified":"2025-09-01T08:09:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T13:09:58","slug":"chase-briscoe-wins-second-straight-southern-500-in-dominating-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/31\/chase-briscoe-wins-second-straight-southern-500-in-dominating-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"Chase Briscoe wins second straight Southern 500 in dominating fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, celebrates with his son Brooks Briscoe after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Logan Riely\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

DARLINGTON, S.C.–Chase Briscoe was perfection in a world of mistakes, a no-funny-business driver in a comedy of errors.<\/p>\n

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Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Logan Riely\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

And at the end of the final green-flag run on Sunday night at Darlington Raceway\u2014after a 20-lap stint of unrelenting tension\u2014Briscoe was a back-to-back winner of the Cook Out Southern 500 and a guaranteed participant in the Round of 12 in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.<\/p>\n

Briscoe led 309 of 367 laps and swept the first two stages, but he had to hold off a determined charge by Tyler Reddick after the race restarted on Lap 320. Reddick got close in the final 10 laps, driving beneath Briscoe entering Turn 3, but didn\u2019t have the impetus necessary to complete a winning pass.<\/p>\n

Briscoe crossed the finish line 0.408 seconds ahead of Reddick and 0.537 seconds ahead of non-Playoff driver Erik Jones in third to secure his second victory of the season, his second at the Lady in Black and the fourth of his career.<\/p>\n

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Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Logan Riely\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cYeah, I think this is definitely what we’re capable of doing,\u201d said Briscoe, who led Toyota drivers to their third 1-2-3-4 finish in NASCAR Cup history, the last coming at Bristol in 2017. \u201cWe haven’t been able to go out and dominate a race like that. The potential has been there from day one.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo cool to win two Southern 500s in a row… A great way to start our Playoffs. That was a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Briscoe is the first driver to win consecutive Southern 500s since Greg Biffle accomplished the feat in 2005 and 2006.<\/p>\n

John Hunter Nemechek was fourth in his No. 42 LEGACY Motor Club Camry. Chevrolet driver AJ Allmendinger ran fifth, followed by Toyota drivers Bubba Wallace and Denny Hamlin, as Toyota placed six drivers in the top seven positions in a Cup race for the first time.<\/p>\n

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Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, celebrates with his son, Brooks Briscoe in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Driving from the outset with a tire mark on the driver\u2019s side of his car\u2014the result of a Lap 1 collision with Josh Berry\u2014Reddick kept the pressure on Briscoe for the final 20 laps, but Briscoe didn\u2019t buckle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were better than he was on long runs,\u201d Reddick said. \u201cHe could fire off a whole lot better. I think that was the difference tonight. I could get close. Yeah, I know we had a long run there, but it just unfortunately seemed like the last run, the balance wasn’t quite as good as it had been the rest of the night on the long run.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll in all, a really solid night for points in the Playoffs. Really want to win here. It’s frustrating to finish second…\u201d <\/p>\n

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Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, pits during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

With Briscoe already qualified for the Round of 12 with the victory, Reddick improved his position to 35 points above the elimination line.<\/p>\n

If Briscoe had a night to remember, most of the other 15 Playoff drivers spent the evening recovering from mistakes\u2014or failing to do so.<\/p>\n

Wallace had a solid day in finishing sixth in the Playoff opener, ending the evening 21 points above the current elimination line with two races left in the Round of 16.<\/p>\n

Hamlin, a four-time winner in the regular season, overcame a slow pit stop on Lap 154 and spent the rest of the race clawing his way back to seventh at the finish.<\/p>\n

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Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, and Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Pinnacle Toyota, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Playoff drivers Ross Chastain and Austin Cindric came home 11th and 12th, respectively. Chastain\u2019s No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Camaro was the highest finishing Playoff Chevrolet, as all four Hendrick Motorsports drivers were outside the top 15.<\/p>\n

Chase Elliott, the 2020 series champion, was the best of the Hendrick lot in 17th and heads for next Sunday\u2019s race at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway just nine points above the elimination line.<\/p>\n

Top-seeded Kyle Larson and teammate William Byron ran 19th and 21st, respectively, to hold third and fifth in the Playoff standings, but others weren\u2019t as fortunate.<\/p>\n

On the first lap of the race, The Lady in Black struck quickly, and Berry\u2019s championship hopes took a nosedive.<\/p>\n

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A general view of racing during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Logan Riely\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Moments after taking the green flag in the third starting spot, Berry\u2019s No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford broke loose beneath Tyler Reddick\u2019s No. 45 Toyota in Turn 2.<\/p>\n

After contact with Reddick\u2019s car, Berry\u2019s Mustang slammed into the outside wall, severely damaging the left rear and the undercarriage. After completing two laps, Berry drove his car to the garage for extensive repairs.<\/p>\n

Berry returned to the track 119 laps down but finished last (38th) and fell to 16th in the Playoff standings, 19 points below the elimination line.<\/p>\n

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Shane van Gisbergen, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, and William Byron, driver of the #24 All-Pro Auto Reconditioning Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThe car bottomed out five or six times and just wrecked,\u201d Berry said. \u201cIt was definitely unexpected. We didn\u2019t really fight that too bad in practice. I saw a replay of it when I was sitting in the car while they were fixing it, and you could tell that it bottomed out four or five times, and you can\u2019t save them when they\u2019re like that.\u201d  <\/p>\n

Alex Bowman was the next of the Playoff drivers to suffer brutal misfortune. Thanks to a malfunctioning air supply to the front tire changer\u2019s pit gun, Bowman spent 40 seconds on pit road during his second green flag stop and was down a lap when pit stops cycled out.<\/p>\n

On Lap 93 of the first stage, Briscoe passed Bowman to put the No. 48 Chevrolet two laps in arrears. After three wave-arounds, Bowman finally returned to the lead lap as the beneficiary under caution at the end of Stage 2 (Lap 230). <\/p>\n

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John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the #42 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, and Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 U.S. Air Force Toyota, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

The driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet couldn\u2019t hold his position in the final stage and finished the race two laps down in 31st, tied with Berry in the standings.<\/p>\n

Christopher Bell\u2019s Toyota collided on pit road with the Chevrolet of non-Playoff driver Carson Hocevar on Lap 54. With the handling of his car destroyed, Bell finished 29th, two laps down, and fell to 10th in the Playoff standings, 11 points above the cut line.<\/p>\n

Road course titan Shane van Gisbergen was burned by an inopportune caution after running long before pitting in the final stage and finished 32nd, spending most of the 22 Playoff points he earned with four wins during the regular season.<\/p>\n

Van Gisbergen is 12th in the standings, just three points ahead of 20th-place finisher Joey Logano, the first driver below the elimination line. Richmond winner Austin Dillon came home 23rd and is 14th on the Playoff grid, eight points behind van Gisbergen.<\/p>\n

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Chase Briscoe (No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) – NCS Darlington Raceway winner –<\/p>\n

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Joe Gibbs (JGR Team Owner) and James Small (No. 19 Crew Chief) –<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PRODMEDIACENTER5ADARLINGTON31AUG2025NCSGibbsSmall.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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NASCAR Cup Series Race – Cook Out Southern 500<\/b><\/p>\n

Darlington Raceway<\/b><\/p>\n

Darlington, South Carolina<\/b><\/p>\n

Sunday, August 31, 2025<\/b><\/p>\n

                1. (2)  Chase Briscoe (P), Toyota, 367.<\/p>\n

                2. (4)  Tyler Reddick (P), Toyota, 367.<\/p>\n

                3. (19)  Erik Jones, Toyota, 367.<\/p>\n

                4. (30)  John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota, 367.<\/p>\n

                5. (22)  AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 367.<\/p>\n

                6. (8)  Bubba Wallace (P), Toyota, 367.<\/p>\n

                7. (1)  Denny Hamlin (P), Toyota, 367.<\/p>\n

                8. (23)  Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 367.<\/p>\n

                9. (26)  Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 367.<\/p>\n

                10. (15)  Chris Buescher, Ford, 367.<\/p>\n

                11. (6)  Ross Chastain (P), Chevrolet, 367.<\/p>\n

                12. (10)  Austin Cindric (P), Ford, 367.<\/p>\n

                13. (24)  Zane Smith, Ford, 367.<\/p>\n

                14. (34)  Noah Gragson, Ford, 367.<\/p>\n

                15. (32)  Brad Keselowski, Ford, 367.<\/p>\n

                16. (27)  Ryan Preece, Ford, 367.<\/p>\n

                17. (21)  Chase Elliott (P), Chevrolet, 367.<\/p>\n

                18. (12)  Ryan Blaney (P), Ford, 367.<\/p>\n

                19. (5)  Kyle Larson (P), Chevrolet, 367.<\/span><\/p>\n

                20. (14)  Joey Logano (P), Ford, 367.<\/span><\/p>\n

21. (11)  William Byron (P), Chevrolet, 367.<\/p>\n

                22. (16)  Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 367.<\/p>\n

                23. (9)  Austin Dillon (P), Chevrolet, 367.<\/span><\/p>\n

                24. (18)  Cole Custer, Ford, 367.<\/span><\/p>\n

                25. (17)  Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet, 366.<\/span><\/p>\n

26. (28)  Todd Gilliland, Ford, 366.<\/p>\n

                27. (13)  Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 366.<\/p>\n

                28. (33)  Riley Herbst #, Toyota, 366.<\/p>\n

                29. (7)  Christopher Bell (P), Toyota, 365.<\/p>\n

                30. (35)  Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet, 365.<\/p>\n

                31. (29)  Alex Bowman (P), Chevrolet, 365.<\/p>\n

                32. (20)  Shane Van Gisbergen # (P), Chevrolet, 365.<\/p>\n

                33. (25)  Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 365.<\/p>\n

                34. (31)  Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 365.<\/p>\n

                35. (38)  Timmy Hill(i), Ford, 354.<\/p>\n

                36. (37)  Derek Kraus, Chevrolet, Mechanical, 282.<\/p>\n

                37. (36)  Cody Ware, Ford, Suspension, 249.<\/p>\n

                38. (3)  Josh Berry (P), Ford, 239.<\/p>\n

Average Speed of Race Winner:  130.148 mph.<\/p>\n

Time of Race:  3 Hrs, 51 Mins, 7 Secs. Margin of Victory:  .408 Seconds.<\/p>\n

Caution Flags:  7 for 37 laps.<\/p>\n

Lead Changes:  24 among 10 drivers.<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:   D. Hamlin (P) 0;C. Briscoe (P) 1-34;*. Wallace (P) 35-43;J. Nemechek 44-55;C. Briscoe (P) 56-74;*. Wallace (P) 75;K. Larson (P) 76-77;C. Bell (P) 78-79;S. Van Gisbergen # (P) 80;J. Nemechek 81-83;C. Briscoe (P) 84-121;D. Hamlin (P) 122;C. Briscoe (P) 123;D. Hamlin (P) 124-131;C. Briscoe (P) 132-187;C. Elliott (P) 188-195;C. Briscoe (P) 196-205;S. Van Gisbergen # (P) 206;C. Briscoe (P) 207-236;*. Reddick (P) 237-239;C. Briscoe (P) 240-273;R. Chastain (P) 274-276;D. Hamlin (P) 277-279;S. Van Gisbergen # (P) 280;C. Briscoe (P) 281-367.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Chase Briscoe (P) 9 times for 309 laps; John Hunter Nemechek 2 times for 15 laps; Denny Hamlin (P) 3 times for 12 laps; * Bubba Wallace (P) 2 times for 10 laps; Chase Elliott (P) 1 time for 8 laps; Shane Van Gisbergen # (P) 3 times for 3 laps; * Tyler Reddick (P) 1 time for 3 laps; Ross Chastain (P) 1 time for 3 laps; Christopher Bell (P) 1 time for 2 laps; Kyle Larson (P) 1 time for 2 laps.<\/p>\n

Stage #1 Top Ten: 19,45,11,1,23,5,20,2,42,12<\/p>\n

Stage #2 Top Ten: 19,45,43,5,16,1,23,42,60,24<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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