DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 06: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford, and Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Boot Barn Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 06, 2026 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 06: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, and Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #97 Red Bull Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 06, 2026 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 06: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 06, 2026 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 06: John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the #42 Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, and AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 Gerald's Tires/BTS Rewards Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 06, 2026 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 06: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Pennzoil Ultra Platinum Ford, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 06, 2026 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 06: Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #97 Red Bull Chevrolet, and Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 06, 2026 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 06: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #6 BuildSubmarines.com Ford, and Carson Hocevar, driver of the #77 Spectrum Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 06, 2026 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 06: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Xfinity Toyota, Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, and Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 06, 2026 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)