Darlington Cook Out Southern 500: NASCAR Average Running Position Rankings
The Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway was run this past Sunday evening and it was Kyle Larson who finally got a Cup Series win at one of his best race tracks and locked himself into the Round of 12 for the Playoffs while doing so.
Larson had the second-best Average Running Position (4.47) during the race, with the top spot in that statistic going to Tyler Reddick, who finished in second-place while having an ARP of 2.60. A couple of notables were Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin, who ranked fourth- and fifth-best in Average Running Position but each had issues late that relegated them to poor results.
Four of the top-five finishers in this year’s Cook Out Southern 500 ranked inside the top seven when it came to Average Running Position. The exception was Ross Chastain, who wound up with a fifth-place finish despite ranking 19th-best in ARP at 18.30.
Darlington Cook Out Southern 500 Average Running Position Rankings
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| Rank | Driver | Finish Pos. | Average Pos |
| 1. | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 2.60 |
| 2. | Kyle Larson | 1 | 4.47 |
| 3. | Chris Buescher | 3 | 7.43 |
| 4. | Kevin Harvick | 19 | 7.61 |
| 5. | Denny Hamlin | 25 | 8.06 |
| 6. | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 8.95 |
| 7. | William Byron | 4 | 9.02 |
| 8. | Ryan Blaney | 9 | 9.99 |
| 9. | Erik Jones | 10 | 10.18 |
| 10. | Chase Elliott | 8 | 11.29 |
| 11. | Bubba Wallace | 7 | 12.32 |
| 12. | AJ Allmendinger | 13 | 13.93 |
| 13. | Aric Almirola | 14 | 14.51 |
| 14. | Kyle Busch | 11 | 15.10 |
| 15. | Joey Logano | 12 | 15.12 |
| 16. | Chase Briscoe | 15 | 16.46 |
| 17. | Christopher Bell | 23 | 16.50 |
| 18. | Ty Gibbs | 21 | 17.86 |
| 19. | Ross Chastain | 5 | 18.30 |
| 20. | Carson Hocevar | 17 | 19.55 |
| 21. | Austin Dillon | 20 | 19.89 |
| 22. | Daniel Suarez | 34 | 20.46 |
| 23. | Austin Cindric | 31 | 21.17 |
| 24. | Martin Truex Jr | 18 | 22.44 |
| 25. | Alex Bowman | 33 | 22.56 |
| 26. | Corey LaJoie | 22 | 23.73 |
| 27. | Harrison Burton | 35 | 25.66 |
| 28. | Michael McDowell | 32 | 25.90 |
| 29. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 16 | 26.05 |
| 30. | Todd Gilliland | 26 | 27.15 |
| 31. | Justin Haley | 24 | 27.98 |
| 32. | Ryan Newman | 27 | 30.91 |
| 33. | JJ Yeley | 30 | 31.95 |
| 34. | Ryan Preece | 28 | 32.23 |
| 35. | Ty Dillon | 29 | 33.06 |
| 36. | BJ McLeod | 36 | 35.62 |
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