• Denny Hamlin won the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, securing his second consecutive victory.
• This win marks Hamlin’s 56th career victory, moving him to 11th all-time in NASCAR history.
• William Byron led for a record-breaking 243 laps but a late pit stop cost him the win, finishing second.

The checkered flag is out for the NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington Raceway.

Denny Hamlin won Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington to earn his second consecutive victory coming off last week’s win in Martinsville.

Hamlin took two tires on the final pit stop to take the lead going into overtime and held off the field for his fifth win at Darlington.

This is Hamlin’s 56th career victory, moving to 11th all-time and breaking a tie with Rusty Wallace.

William Byron swept the first two stages, leading all 185 laps in those stages and became the second driver since stage racing began in 2017 to lead each lap of the first two stages. Chase Elliott was the first to do so in the 2022 Martinsville race.

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Byron led 243 laps but a late green flag pit stop left Byron behind, he finished second.

Here are the full results from Sunday’s NASCAR Darlington race:

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The unofficial full running order, results from NASCAR Cup Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway.

1. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
3. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
5. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
6. Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
7. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
8. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
9. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
10. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
11. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
12. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
13. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
14. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
15. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
16. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
18. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
19. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
20. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
21. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
22. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Garage Ford
23. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
24. Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
26. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
27. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Motorsports Ford
28. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
29. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
30. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
31. Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
32. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
33. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
34. Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
35. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
36. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
37. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
38. JJ Yeley, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet

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