2023 NASCAR Cup Southern 500 at Darlington results

It was Larson's third win of the season and the 22nd of his career. 

"Finally (we executed) from start to finish," Larson said of the victory. "Going 18th to third in the first stage, I didn't think that was possible but our race car was really good when the sun was out. Just had to work on it. I messed up once and it got hung in neutral, and I slid and hit the wall, and I think bent the toe link a little bit, so it was kind of a struggle from there. 

"Definitely had to fight it more than I was earlier, but we kept our heads in the game. That was really important. This race is all about keeping your head in it. I've been pretty hard on myself here the last couple months, but having a leader like Cliff (Daniels, crew chief), he really is good for my mind.

"What a great way to start the playoffs and hopefully we can keep it going."

Playoff drivers locked out the entire top-seven positions in the final running order.

Denny Hamlin, who won both Stages 1 and 2, was forced to make an unscheduled pitstop for what he believed was a loose wheel. He ultimately finished 25th after leading the most laps (177).

Bubba Wallace (-1pt), Kevin Harvick (-2pts), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (-4pts), and Michael McDowell (-19pts) leave this race below the cut-line.

Larson's triumph marks the 299th Cup win for Hendrick Motorsports as an organization, which swept the Darlington races this year with William Byron and Larson.

The race was briefly halted due to a partial power outage. 

Cla	Driver	#		Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Interval	Pits	Points
1	KYLE LARSONHendrick Motorsports	5		Chevrolet	367	4:08'46.760		11	57
2	TYLER REDDICK23XI Racing	45		Toyota	367	+0.447	0.447	11	51
3	CHRIS BUESCHERRFK Racing	17		Ford	367	+0.898	0.451	12	36
4	WILLIAM BYRONHendrick Motorsports	24		Chevrolet	367	+0.930	0.032	12	39
5	ROSS CHASTAINTrackHouse Racing	1		Chevrolet	367	+3.160	2.230	12	32
6	BRAD KESELOWSKIRFK Racing	6		Ford	367	+6.517	3.357	12	38
7	BUBBA WALLACE23XI Racing	23		Toyota	367	+7.586	1.069	12	30
8	CHASE ELLIOTTHendrick Motorsports	9		Chevrolet	367	+7.977	0.391	13	33
9	RYAN BLANEYTeam Penske	12		Ford	367	+8.224	0.247	13	38
10	ERIK JONESLegacy Motor Club	43		Chevrolet	367	+8.533	0.309	12	35
11	KYLE BUSCHRichard Childress Racing	8		Chevrolet	367	+8.887	0.354	13	31
12	JOEY LOGANOTeam Penske	22		Ford	367	+8.969	0.082	16	25
13	AJ ALLMENDINGERKaulig Racing	16		Chevrolet	367	+9.432	0.463	13	24
14	ARIC ALMIROLAStewart-Haas Racing	10		Ford	367	+11.269	1.837	14	24
15	CHASE BRISCOEStewart-Haas Racing	14		Ford	367	+12.093	0.824	12	22
16	RICKY STENHOUSE JRJTG Daugherty Racing	47		Chevrolet	367	+12.742	0.649	15	22
17	CARSON HOCEVARLegacy Motor Club	42		Chevrolet	367	+12.991	0.249	13
18	MARTIN TRUEX JRJoe Gibbs Racing	19		Toyota	367	+13.444	0.453	15	19
19	KEVIN HARVICKStewart-Haas Racing	4		Ford	367	+13.558	0.114	13	25
20	AUSTIN DILLONRichard Childress Racing	3		Chevrolet	367	+14.390	0.832	14	20
21	TY GIBBSJoe Gibbs Racing	54		Toyota	367	+14.990	0.600	14	16
22	COREY LAJOIESpire Motorsports	7		Chevrolet	367	+15.157	0.167	13	15
23	CHRISTOPHER BELLJoe Gibbs Racing	20		Toyota	366	+1 Lap	1 Lap	17	17
24	JUSTIN HALEYKaulig Racing	31		Chevrolet	366	+1 Lap	9.158	13	13
25	DENNY HAMLINJoe Gibbs Racing	11		Toyota	366	+1 Lap	2.398	14	32
26	TODD GILLILANDFront Row Motorsports	38		Ford	366	+1 Lap	0.939	13	11
27	RYAN NEWMANRick Ware Racing	51		Ford	365	+2 Laps	1 Lap	14	10
28	RYAN PREECEStewart-Haas Racing	41		Ford	364	+3 Laps	1 Lap	16	9
29	TY DILLONSpire Motorsports	77		Chevrolet	364	+3 Laps	2.788	14	8
30	JJ YELEYRick Ware Racing	15		Ford	362	+5 Laps	2 Laps	13
31	AUSTIN CINDRICTeam Penske	2		Ford	361	+6 Laps	1 Lap	15	6
32	MICHAEL MCDOWELLFront Row Motorsports	34		Ford	329	+38 Laps	32 Laps	11	5
33	ALEX BOWMANHendrick Motorsports	48		Chevrolet	322	+45 Laps	7 Laps	12	4
34	DANIEL SUAREZTrackHouse Racing	99		Chevrolet	320	+47 Laps	2 Laps	12	3
35	HARRISON BURTONWood Brothers Racing	21		Ford	318	+49 Laps	2 Laps	10	2
36	BJ MCLEODLive Fast Motorsports	78		Chevrolet	210	+157 Laps	108 Laps	8	1