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The No. 5 team celebrates in Victory Lane
BACK TO GALLERIES

At-track photos: 2023 Darlington Raceway-2 weekend

By Staff Report | Published: September 3, 2023 57
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The No. 5 team celebrates in Victory Lane

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Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and crew chief Cliff Daniels celebrate in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Kyle Larson celebrates in Victory Lane

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Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Kyle Larson performs a burnout

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Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Kyle Larson crosses the start/finish line

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Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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A general view of Darlington

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A general view of racing during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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A general view of Darlington

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Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, leads the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Austin Cindric and Ty Gibbs crash at Darlington

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Austin Cindric, driver of the No. 2 Discount Tire Ford, and Ty Gibbs, driver of the No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, get together and wreck late in Stage 2 during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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A general view of Darlington

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A general view of racing as the sun sets during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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A general view of Darlington

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A general view of racing as the sun sets during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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The sun sets at Darlington

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The sun sets during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Tyler Reddick makes a pit stop at Darlington

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Tyler Reddick, driver of the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota, pits during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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A general view of Darlington

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A general view of racing as the sun sets during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Cup cars drive at Darlington

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A general view of racing as the sun sets during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Cars racing at Darlington

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NASCAR Cup Series cars race during the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Green flag at Darlington

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Christopher Bell, driver of the No. 20 Yahoo! Toyota, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500.

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Kevin Harvick takes photo with crew

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Kevin Harvick and the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing team pose for a photo on pit road ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Jack Roush and Chris Buescher on pit road

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Jack Roush (L) and Chris Buescher on pit road ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Cup playoff drivers are introduced

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NASCAR Cup Series playoff Driver are presented onstage during driver intros before the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Denny Hamlin celebrates in Victory Lane.

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Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 19 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, and crew chief Jason Ratcliff celebrate in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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Denny Hamlin burns it down at Darlington.

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Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 19 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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Denny Hamlin celebrates his Xfinity Series win at Darlington.

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Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 19 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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Austin Hill after the Xfinity Series race at Darlington.

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Austin Hill, driver of the No. 21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, looks on after the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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The Xfinity Series racing at Darlington.

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A general view of racing during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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Kyle Busch and his family at Darlington.

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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 10 LA Golf Chevrolet, stands on the grid with his wife, Samantha Busch, daughter, Lennix Busch and son, Brexton Busch on the grid during the National Anthem before the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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Riley Herbst drives at Darlington.

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Riley Herbst, driver of the No. 98 Monster Energy Ford, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin race at Darlington.

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Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 19 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, and Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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John Hunter Nemechek climbs out of his car.

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John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the No. 20 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, gets out of his car after the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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Josh Williams pits with damage.

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Josh Williams, driver of the No. 92 StarTron/Alloy Chevrolet, pits for damage during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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Sheldon Creed and Rajah Caruth pit.

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Sheldon Creed, driver of the No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet, and Rajah Caruth, driver of the No. 45 Circle Chevrolet, pit during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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Xfinity cars at Darlington.

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Josh Berry, driver of the No. 8 Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Chevrolet, Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and Daniel Hemric, driver of the No. 11 Cirkul Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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Michael McDowell looks on.

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Michael McDowell, driver of the No. 34 StageFront.VIP Ford, walks the grid during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Ryan Preece drives at Darlington.

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Ryan Preece, driver of the No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford, drives during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Christopher Bell celebrates the Busch Light Pole Award.

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Christopher Bell, driver of the No. 20 Yahoo! Toyota, poses for photos after winning the pole award during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Christopher Bell looks on.

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Christopher Bell, driver of the No. 20 Yahoo! Toyota, prepares to qualify for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Brad Keselowski looks on.

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Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 6 Solomon Plumbing Ford, walks the grid during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Liberty University Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Martin Truex Jr. looks on.

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Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, speaks with a crew member on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Christopher Bell, driver of the No. 20 Yahoo! Toyota, drives during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Rick Hendrick looks on.

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NASCAR Hall of Famer Rick Hendrick, team owner of Hendrick Motorsports, looks on in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Ryan Blaney drives at Darlington.

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Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 12 Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford, drives during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Denny Hamlin drives at Darlington.

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Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, drives during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Christopher Bell sits in his car.

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Christopher Bell, driver of the No. 20 Yahoo! Toyota, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Tyler Reddick drives at Darlington.

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Tyler Reddick, driver of the No. 45 Jordan Brand Toyota, drives during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Bubba Wallace looks on.

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Bubba Wallace, driver of the No. 23 McDonald's Toyota, looks on during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Carson Hocevar drives at Darlington.

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Carson Hocevar, driver of the No. 42 Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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John Hunter Nemechek and his daughter Aspen pose after Nemechek won the pole at Darlington.

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John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the No. 20 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, poses for photos with his daughter, Aspen Palmer Nemechek, after winning the pole award during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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Cole Custer looks on.

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Cole Custer, driver of the No. 00 HAAS Automation Ford, enters his car during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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Sheldon Creed looks on.

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Sheldon Creed, driver of the No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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Jared C. Tilton | Getty Images

John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the No. 20 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, drives during practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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Brett Moffitt looks on.

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Brett Moffitt, driver of the No. 25 AM Technical Solutions Ford, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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Cole Custer drives at Darlington.

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Cole Custer, driver of the No. 00 HAAS Automation Ford, drives during practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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Austin Hill, driver of the No. 21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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Kyle Larson drives at Darlington.

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Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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Justin Allgaier drives at Darlington.

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Justin Allgaier, driver of the No. 7 Hellmann's Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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John Hunter Nemechek looks on.

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John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the No. 20 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, waits on the grid during practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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Denny Hamlin drives at Darlington.

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Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 19 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, drives during practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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Josh Harris receiving a promotion.

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Vice President of Business Operations Josh Harris (C) poses for a photo during a press conference to announce his promotion to Darlington President with current President of Darlington Raceway, Kerry Tharp, (L) and Senior Vice President, Chief Track Properties Officer Chip Wile before practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

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