Photos: See full Cup Series field for 2025 Southern 500
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With the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 16 getting underway at Darlington Raceway, Denny Hamlin will lead the field to green in Sunday's Cook Out Southern 500 (6 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NBC Sports App).
See where your favorite driver will start at the historic South Carolina track.
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Denny Hamlin will start first in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Crew chief: Chris Gayle
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Chase Briscoe will start second in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Crew chief: James Small
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Josh Berry will start third in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford.
Crew chief: Miles Stanley
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Tyler Reddick will start fourth in the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota.
Crew chief: Billy Scott
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Kyle Larson will start fifth in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Cliff Daniels
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Ross Chastain will start sixth in the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Phil Surgen
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Christopher Bell will start seventh in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Crew chief: Adam Stevens
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Bubba Wallace will start eighth in the No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota.
Crew chief: Charles Denike
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Austin Dillon will start ninth in the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Richard Boswell
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Austin Cindric will start 10th in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford.
Crew chief: Brian Wilson
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William Byron will start 11th in the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Rudy Fugle
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Ryan Blaney will start 12th in the No. 12 Team Penske Ford.
Crew chief: Jonathan Hassler
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Justin Haley will start 13th in the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Ryan Sparks
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Joey Logano will start 14th in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford.
Crew chief: Paul Wolfe
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Chris Buescher will start 15th in the No. 17 RFK Racing Ford.
Crew chief: Scott Graves
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Ty Gibbs will start 16th in the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Crew chief: Tyler Allen
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Daniel Suárez will start 17th in the No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Matt Swiderski
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Cole Custer will start 18th in the No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford.
Crew chief: Aaron Kramer
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Erik Jones will start 19th in the No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota.*
Crew chief: Ben Beshore
(*Pictured earlier this year at Richmond Raceway)
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Shane van Gisbergen will start 20th in the No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Stephen Doran
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Chase Elliott will start 21st in the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Alan Gustafson
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AJ Allmendinger will start 22nd in the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet.*
Crew chief: Trent Owens
(*Pictured earlier this year at Richmond Raceway)
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Kyle Busch will start 23rd in the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Randall Burnett
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Zane Smith will start 24th in the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford.
Crew chief: Ryan Bergenty
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Michael McDowell will start 25th in the No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Travis Peterson
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Carson Hocevar will start 26th in the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Luke Lambert
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Ryan Preece will start 27th in the No. 60 RFK Racing Ford.*
Crew chief: Derrick Finley
(*Pictured earlier this year at Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
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Todd Gilliland will start 28th in the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford.
Crew chief: Chris Lawson
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Alex Bowman will start 29th in the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Blake Harris
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John Hunter Nemechek will start 30th in the No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota.
Crew chief: Travis Mack
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Ty Dillon will start 31st in the No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Andrew Dickeson
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Brad Keselowski will start 32nd in the No. 6 RFK Racing Ford.
Crew chief: Jeremy Bullins
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Riley Herbst will start 33rd in the No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota.*
Crew chief: Davin Restivo
(*Pictured earlier this year at Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
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Noah Gragson will start 34th in the No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford.
Crew chief: Drew Blickensderfer
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will start 35th in the No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet.*
Crew chief: Mike Kelley
(*Pictured earlier this year at Watkins Glen International)
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Cody Ware will start 36th in the No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford.*
Crew chief: Billy Plourde
(*Pictured earlier this year at Daytona International Speedway)
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Derek Kraus will start 37th in the No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet.*
Crew chief: Jay Guy
(*Pictured last year at World Wide Technology Raceway)
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Timmy Hill will start 38th in the No. 66 Garage 66 Ford.*
Crew chief: Carl Long
(*Pictured earlier this year at Watkins Glen International)