NASCAR Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington 2024: Odds, TV times and more info
NASCAR heads to Darlington Raceway for the Cup Series to end the regular season and for the Xfinity Series to whittle down another race until the playoffs.
NASCAR Cup Series’ Cook Out Southern 500
- Sunday at 7:30 p.m. (all times Eastern)
- 367 laps (Stages end on laps 115/230/367)
- Practice and qualifying: Saturday at 12:35 p.m.
The end of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season is finally upon us as the Southern 500 is the only thing that stands between us and the playoffs.
After 25 weekends of racing, 13 drivers are locked into the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with a win:
Kyle Larson (four wins), Christopher Bell (three wins), Denny Hamlin (three), William Byron (three), Tyler Reddick (two wins), Ryan Blaney (two), Chase Elliott (one win), Alex Bowman (one), Austin Cindric (one) Brad Keselowski (one), Daniel Suarez (one), Harrison Burton (one), Joey Logano (one).
Currently holding the final three spots on points are Martin Truex Jr. (+58 points to the cutline), Ty Gibbs (+39) and Chris Buescher (+21) currently hold the final three spots. But within striking distance are Bubba Wallace (-21 points to the cutline) and Ross Chastain (-27) and 16 other drivers who will do whatever they can to win to get in.
On the other hand you have Shane van Gisbergen, who will get his biggest test before he goes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series next season. He will race the rotating No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet next season.
Kaz Grala is back in the rotating No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford for the first time since Chicago. Timmy Hill and the No. 66 MBM Motorsports Ford are also back together for the first time since Circuit of the Americas.
Below we have more on the Cook Out Southern 500, including the odds1.
NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200
- Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
- 147 laps (Stages end on laps 45/90/147)
- Practice and qualifying: Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
Christopher Bell and Chase Elliott are in the race with their respective NASCAR Cup Series teams. Cup Series drivers Joey Logano, Noah Gragson and Ross Chastain are also in the field with AM Racing, Rette Jones Racing and DGM Racing, respectively.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Corey Heim is in the No. 26 Sam Hunt Racing entry. Beyond Darlington, he has two more starts this season.
Joe Graf Jr. is in the rotating No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing entry. Greg van Alst and Chad Finchum are in the SS-Green Light Racing entries. Garrett Smithley will race for Alpha Prime Racing in the No. 45 Chevrolet.
Below we have more on the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200, including the odds.
NASCAR Cup Series’ Southern 500 Odds
Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson and Tyler Reddick are the co-favorites to win the Southern 500, at +550. Here is how the rest of the field shakes out:
- Brad Keselowski +750
- William Byron +950
- Martin Truex Jr. +950
- Kyle Busch +1000
- Ty Gibbs +1000
- Chris Buescher +1400
- Christopher Bell +1400
- Joey Logano +1400
- Ryan Blaney +1800
- Ross Chastain +2000
- Chase Elliott +2000
- Bubba Wallace +2200
- Erik Jones +3000
- Josh Berry +4000
- Alex Bowman +5000
- Chase Briscoe +7000
- Michael McDowell +8000
- Noah Gragson +8000
- Austin Cindric, Todd Gilliland, Shane van Gisbergen +10000
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Daniel Suarez +12500
- Justin Haley, Austin Dillon, Corey LaJoie +15000
- Carson Hocevar, Harrison Burton +25000
- John Hunter Nemechek +40000
- Ryan Preece, Zane Smith, Daniel Hemric +50000
- Timmy Hill, Kaz Grala +100000
Joe Gibbs Racing is the organization favorited to win the Southern 500 at +190, ahead of:
- Hendrick Motorsports +250
- 23XI Racing +500
- RFK Racing +575
- Team Penske +950
- Trackhouse Racing +1500
- Richard Childress Racing +2200
- Stewart-Haas Racing +2500
- Legacy Motor Club +3500
- Front Row Motorsports +10000
- Spire Motorsports +15000
- JTG-Daugherty Racing +25000
- Kaulig Racing, Rick Ware Racing +30000 each
- Wood Brothers Racing +75000 (last week’s winner)
- MBM Motorsports +500000
The odds are from Route 66 Casino & Hotel, where you can find the Caesars Sportsbook. Going into the weekend, here were two of our experts’ predictions:
- @DominicAragon – Co-favorites Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin, +500
- @Jonathan_Fjeld – Tyler Reddick +600, Denny Hamlin +650
To find more bets, including live bets, click here.
NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 Odds
- Christopher Bell, Justin Allgaier +350
- Cole Custer +450
- Chase Elliott +550
- Sheldon Creed +750
- Austin Hill +850
- Sam Mayer +1200
- Chandler Smith +1400
- Riley Herbst +2200
- AJ Allmendinger +2800
- Joey Logano, Jesse Love +3000
- Brandon Jones +4000
- Parker Kligerman, Sammy Smith, Noah Gragson, Carson Kvapil +5000
- Ryan Sieg +6000
- Joe Graf Jr, Corey Heim +7500
- Ross Chastain +10000
- Shane van Gisbergen +30000
- Parker Retzlaff +35000
- Jeb Burton, Anthony Alfredo +40000
- Matt DiBenedetto, Kyle Weatherman, Josh Williams, Jeremy Clements +75000
- Greg van Alst, Kyle Sieg, Ryan Ellis, Joey Gase, Garrett Smithley, Brennan Poole, Chad Finchum, Leland Honeyman Jr., Blaine Perkins +100000
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com