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On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. This qualifying session consisted of two rounds.
The first round was split into two groups, and the five fastest drivers from each group advanced to the second round. In the second round, the drivers that advanced made a second attempt to determine starting positions first through 10th. From there, the speeds from round one determined the rest of the starting positions, with Group A drivers filling out the outside row with Group B drivers filling out the inside row.
The five fastest drivers that advanced out of the first group were: Bubba Wallace, William Byron, Kyle Larson, Tyler Reddick, and Chris Buescher. In the second group, the five fastest advancing were Christopher Bell, Martin Truex Jr, Chase Briscoe, Ryan Blaney, and Carson Hocevar.
Darlington Cook Out Southern 500 Starting Lineup
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| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed |
| 1. | Bubba Wallace | 29.421 | 167.146 |
| 2. | Carson Hocevar | 29.445 | 167.010 |
| 3. | Chase Briscoe | 29.576 | 166.270 |
| 4. | Kyle Larson | 29.444 | 167.015 |
| 5. | Martin Truex Jr. | 29.582 | 166.236 |
| 6. | Tyler Reddick | 29.446 | 167.004 |
| 7. | Ryan Blaney | 29.617 | 166.040 |
| 8. | William Byron | 29.528 | 166.540 |
| 9. | Christopher Bell | 29.670 | 165.743 |
| 10. | Chris Buescher | 29.650 | 165.855 |
| 11. | Austin Cindric | 29.444 | 167.015 |
| 12. | Brad Keselowski | 29.624 | 166.001 |
| 13. | Ty Gibbs | 29.472 | 166.857 |
| 14. | Denny Hamlin | 29.649 | 165.861 |
| 15. | Josh Berry | 29.509 | 166.647 |
| 16. | Austin Dillon | 29.670 | 165.743 |
| 17. | Kyle Busch | 29.531 | 166.523 |
| 18. | John Hunter Nemechek | 29.696 | 165.598 |
| 19. | Corey LaJoie | 29.534 | 166.506 |
| 20. | Chase Elliott | 29.791 | 165.070 |
| 21. | Justin Haley | 29.538 | 166.484 |
| 22. | Ross Chastain | 29.806 | 164.987 |
| 23. | Joey Logano | 29.563 | 166.343 |
| 24. | Harrison Burton | 29.849 | 164.749 |
| 25. | Daniel Hemric | 29.571 | 166.298 |
| 26. | Zane Smith | 29.852 | 164.733 |
| 27. | Alex Bowman | 29.601 | 166.130 |
| 28. | Erik Jones | 29.925 | 164.331 |
| 29. | Noah Gragson | 29.632 | 165.956 |
| 30. | Ryan Preece | 29.981 | 164.024 |
| 31. | Michael McDowell | 29.653 | 165.838 |
| 32. | Daniel Suarez | 30.015 | 163.838 |
| 33. | Todd Gilliland | 29.853 | 164.727 |
| 34. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 30.267 | 162.474 |
| 35. | Kaz Grala | 30.142 | 163.148 |
| 36. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 37. | Timmy Hill | 31.296 | 157.132 |
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