NASCAR 2023 Southern 500 schedule, entry list, and how to watch

Bubba Wallace secured the final spot in the playoffs at Daytona as Chris Buescher led Brad Keselowski in a 1-2 finish for RFK Racing.

Chase Elliott finished fourth and missed the playoffs for the first time in his career. 2022 playoff drivers Daniel Suarez, Chase Briscoe, Austin Cindric, Austin Dillon, and Alex Bowman also missed the cut.

Martin Truex Jr. locked up the regular season title, but it's William Byron who now sits atop the reset points standing. Take a look at the updates playoff standings below:

Pos.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Wins	Points
1	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	5	2036
2	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	3	2036
3	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	2	2025
4	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford	3	2021
5	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	3	2019
6	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	2	2017
7	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	1	2014
8	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	1	2011
9	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford	0	2010
10	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota	1	2009
11	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	1	2008
12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	1	2008
13	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	1	2007
14	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	1	2005
15	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	0	2004
16	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	0	2000

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Byron is the most recent Cup winner at Darlington, taking the checkered flag earlier this year after Ross Chastain and Kyle Larson collided on a late restart. But it's Erik Jones who is the defending winner of the Southern 500, taking an upset victory last September.

This week, it was announced that Cindric and Harrison Burton would swap crew chiefs after both drivers failed to make the playoffs. Joe Gibbs Racing also swapped pit crews between the No. 20 team of Christopher Bell and the No. 54 team of Ty Gibbs.

On the Truck side, Matt DiBenedetto announced that he will not return to Rackley W.A.R. in 2024 and is "exploring all options in all three series." NASCAR also penalized title contender Ty Majeski after finding an issue relating to a right-rear tire that was confiscated from the truck during pre-qualifying inspection last weekend.

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Chris Buescher, RFK Racing, Fifth Third Bank Ford Mustang (Photo by: Matthew T. Thacker / NKP / Motorsport Images)

What is the NASCAR at Darlington schedule

(Schedule is tentative and subject to change)

Saturday, September 2

10:35 a.m. ET - NASCAR Xfinity Series practice - NBC Sports App

11:05 a.m. ET – NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying - NBC Sports App

12:35 p.m. ET - NASCAR Cup Series practice - USA NETWORK

1:20 p.m. ET - NASCAR Cup Series qualifying - USA NETWORK

3:30 p.m. ET - NASCAR Xfinity Series race (147 laps) - USA NETWORK

Sunday, September 3

6:00 p.m. ET – NASCAR Cup Darlington Race (367 laps) - USA NETWORK

How can I watch?

• Date: Sunday, September 3rd
• TV show start time: 6:00 p.m. ET
• Stages/Laps: (115/115/1376) - 367 laps
• TV channel: USA | TSN (Canada) | Other international viewing options
• Live stream: Peacock (post-race show)
• Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota Camry, Ryan Blaney, Team Penske, Menards/Moen Ford Mustang, Justin Haley, Kaulig Racing, LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet Camaro (Photo by: Matthew T. Thacker / NKP / Motorsport Images)

Who is racing in the Southern 500 at Darlington

36 cars are on the entry list with no open entries. Carson Hocevar will be making his second Cup start of the year, this time driving the No. 42 Chevrolet for Legacy Motor Club. Ryan Newman is back behind the wheel of the No. 51 RWR Ford with J.J. Yeley returning to the No. 15 RWR Ford.

No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing Team	Chevrolet
2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford
3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford
7	Corey LaJoie	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
10	Aric Almirola	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford
14	Chase Briscoe	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
15	J.J. Yeley	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
16	AJ Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford
19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
21	Harrison Burton	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford
23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota
24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
31	Justin Haley	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
41	Ryan Preece	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
42	Carson Hocevar	Petty GMS Motorsports	Chevrolet
43	Erik Jones	Petty GMS Motorsports	Chevrolet
45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota
47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet
48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
51	Ryan Newman	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
77	Ty Dillon	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
78	B.J. McLeod	Live Fast Motorsports	Ford
99	Daniel Suarez	Trackhouse Racing Team	Chevrolet