Who won the NASCAR race yesterday? Complete results from Darlington playoff opener

The Cook Out Southern five hundred on Sunday ought to have belonged to Chase Elliott or Martin Truex Jr.

Elliott and Truex had been working aspect-by-aspect all through the race and entered the ultimate fifteen laps of the marathon level of competition properly ahead of the pack. No one was in just 4 seconds of their cars and trucks.

An intense switch by Truex, nonetheless, despatched every single driver into the wall and tumbling out of rivalry at Darlington.

“Sorry, guys, hell of a vehicle,” Truex informed his workforce immediately after the race. “Sorry, man, I was heading for it. I guess I shouldn’t have.”

Kevin Harvick, who had been a distant third, cruised past to victory in a continuation of his wonderful 2020 season. The playoff-opening triumph was Harvick’s 2nd earn at Darlington in 2020 and his eighth earn general this season.

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In other places among the Spherical of 16 contenders, Austin Dillon exceeded anticipations by coming in second and Joey Logano received third spot adhering to the late incident. Brad Keselowski was virtually pressured out of the race by a crash that caused major hurt, but his crew salvaged his vehicle and he rallied to a respectable 11th-spot end. Denny Hamlin skipped a pit in the ultimate phase and settled for thirteenth.

Down below is additional information about the race, from Harvick’s standpoint to the up-to-date playoff standings:

Who won the NASCAR race yesterday?

Nicknamed “The Nearer,” Harvick usually causes tension when lurking at the rear of the leaders down the extend of a race. While the veteran’s Sunday earn at Darlington was less about him than the self-inflicted hurt of Elliott and Truex, currently being in place to pounce on a blunder was standard of his racing abilities.

Harvick acknowledged he was lucky to declare the Cook Out Southern five hundred but also observed the function of his persistence in the final result.

“Just wound up battling all evening prolonged, this (vehicle) wasn’t exactly where we preferred it to be, but the leaders acquired tangled up there and upcoming thing you know we have been racing for the earn,” Harvick informed reporters. “Whenever you can earn the Southern five hundred it is a good working day. This is one of the most prestigious races in our sport and one of the most prestigious race tracks in our sport. Any time you can earn at Darlington it is a major offer.”

Ending get for playoff contenders

Updated 2020 NASCAR playoff point standings

Harvick and Hamlin proceed to maintain a massive direct in excess of anyone else mainly because of their normal-season success, although Logano cemented his own at ease place with a third-spot end at Darlington.

The upcoming NASCAR playoff race will be at Richmond upcoming Saturday. The playoff industry will be trimmed from 16 drivers to 12 adhering to the race at Bristol on Sept. 19. Harvick clinched an automated berth in the Spherical of 12 with his earn in the Southern five hundred. 

Here’s how every single driver nevertheless in rivalry looks:

Materials from the NASCAR Wire Services was utilised in this report.