NASCAR Cup Series EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS: Cook Out Southern 500 | 9/1/2024 | Motorsports on NBC

it's time to bring the action at Darlington Raceway it is time to continue one of the best traditions in racing it's time for the southern 500 listen to that awesome Roar Wallace and then Here Comes lson hos ofar being shuffled back a couple of positions as re moves his way up to Third and the question begs does the guy we saw in qualifying as reic was ducking low to try and make an early move then thinks about it twice does the man we saw yesterday in qualifying in Bubba Wallace does he continue that Trend here tonight well when I talked to booty Barker today he had two simple words he always gives me kind of their mind or what they're going to be as you see three wide racing back at the pack he said Stevie all out we're going to be all out all night and it's either going to make it or it isn't I love that Mantra I think that's what it's going to take you'll be lucky to get by with it three wide Steve that is aggressive contact oh M TRX J he's lost it takes blay up into the wall with him two of the best cars in practice I thought blay had the best long run car idiot and here you heard him I'm an idiot Trux says he's an he knows he made a mistake only to laps into the race TRX 58 above the cut line mathematically not a guarantee but I thought everything was going to be easy this is an uphill battle already TRX just simply got into the corner too hard for the M of grip that he had that's part of this though lap three he doesn't really know it chases the car up the racetrack makes contact with William Byron overcorrects the car big damage to blay he wrecks himself because he knew the option two was to wreck the 24 that's not trx's style at all he didn't want his mistake to affect the 24 unfortunately taking himself out got blamed and these images from a few moments ago Truex stepping from his car and also heading to the infield Medical Center Just For a Check Jeff you highlighted it in one of those replays Chris busher one of the playoff hopefuls just narrowly avoiding that incident sometimes Lux on your side it wasn't for blay Chase Brisco in that black and white High Point Ford right behind here comes Tyler reck the 2311 cars are on the charge and that begs the question what kind of a role will Tyler reck play in helping his teammate make the playoffs tonight he'll help to a point but he wants the victory himself and I think you're going to see this right here as he gets to the back bumper of Wallace I think reic he knows what's at store you know at stake for the 23 boss man here Michael Jordan in attendance now the advantage to this strategy is if a yellow comes out right now you see a bubble Wallace on back or a lap down so Danny Hamlin will pit everybody would take the wave around but he instantly would be the first car on Fresh tires it would be a huge Advantage for him there's only three drivers following the or two other drivers following the Hamlin strategy that's Kyle bus and Shane Van gburg and everybody else has come to Pit Road about two seconds a lap maybe not quite two seconds a lap right Jeff I'm impressed with that you know I I think that Denny Hamlin their ability to R run this Pace on this many lap tires I think that's allowing them to play this strategy so as Hamlin leaves we want to take you back and show you this that involves Kyle Bush boom it's pretty good little contact right there flat luckily but let's take a listen that's a part of the racetrack where the wall actually comes back out into the track off of turn two but is he not well feeling well physically behind the wheel list in for can you have some ready for me stage one under yellow yes that was a request for Toms I did confirm with Billy Scott this afternoon Tyler's been feeling a little bit sick on the stomach so far today so Jeff I can't imagine number one the southern 500 is the toughest race all year long but when you're not feeling 100% how big of a challenge is that going to be for reic tonight well what you hope is that as the race goes on and the temperature comes down he starts to feel a little bit better he knows he has a long night ahead of him and temperature makes everything worse you see Brisco trying to get underneath him right now on board with Denny haml Coca-Cola cam up to six only 7 seconds behind the leader 14 seconds behind before running long so while the first strategy of running long didn't wasn't a Net game this one almost a 7sec game good to note for the next stage and how people are going to decide to break it up final lap of stage one Lon it has been a very strong performance it's his ninth stage win of this 2024 season his fifth at Darlington and some more valuable playoff points and if you're Bubba Wallace mission accomplished right you you started on pole you stayed within touch you finished second in stage one Kyle Lawson and pollman Bubba Wallace let's go here in Darlington this is going to be a tough SLO for Tyler reic can he hang in there he's up on that High Line Chase Brisco is doing the chasing of k l and reic around his teammate to Third and ever present is that 11 of Denny Hamlin he's just been creeping and sneaking his way forward and Ty Gibbs his teammate is going with him Brisco blocks ready reic with a stoic performance feeling sick worried about throwing up but that foot is to the floor it's a tough pass right here things get really tight both those guys working well together I thought for sure you gave him the announcers curse right there they were going to go in and bang doors oh they're still not done as the fire comes out the pipes on the 23 yeah Tai just kind of slid up in front of you took that away just like that right there he is not going to let us do that move I'm telling you you got an inch your way there I know it's frustrating deep breath get zoned back in pick it that part here at foot at a time it's all good running our race and it frustrates you but you see right here Ty Gibbs just trying to get every bit of speed he can just a little bit of contact but that's the kind of contact that's okay watch how it hits the whole right side the right rear actually hits first little bit of a nudge and then the right front kind of just touches it that's an okay hit what else is impressive is this pace out of the 24 I thought it was going to be easy work for Hamlin but since theyve both clear traffic William Byron's Car has really come to life now H throw it down to the inside a little touch loosens up the 24 and Hamlin's by oh I don't think William Byron's going to love that on the radio I knew he would you know he knew he had to fight the 11 off but aggressive for stage two yeah D he just up the racetrack into the left quarter panel if you're William Barron you're like what the what the heck man like I'm up against the wall what do you want me to [Music] do one stage one in Vegas one stage two in Vegas and drove all the way to Victory Lane in Vegas in just the third round of this 2024 Cup Series championship is that an omen for tonight here in the southern 500 nobody has really been close Chase Brisco yes but Kyle lson in control stage two Victory 10th stage win of this year oh I can only imagine Kyle LaRon loved the opportunity as a sparter you have to love the opportunity as well little bit of challenge here for the 20th Bell though we were watching that battle at the front Barry gets into the left side of bell gets up into the wall damage to the left and the right side of the 20 we seen a lot of this tonight drivers just getting into the door of the guy on the outside in the middle one and two and put them in a bad position still not quite good enough what he needs is for Risco to run that bottom Lane in three and four Brisco to the top that forces hling to go to the bottom jakar just does not rotate like it needs to in the middle good forward momentum here side by side with him Denny Hamlin on the inside of Chase Brisco and has continued this alternate strategy come from behind charge back up through the field to second place we are under caution for just the second on track incident and it is Spire Motorsports Carson HOSA who started on the front row earlier today losing control of the 77 all by himself was underneath Eric Jones Hamlin on the inside and it's the first time in a long time that we've seen anybody really hassling Kyle lson Hamlin's ahead they touch heading down the back straight here in [Music] Darlington lson is unrelenting he does not want to relinquish the lead he has led for 245 laps tonight and is making life hard for Hamlin than needed or more than required you will pay the penalty yes you will oh contact on the second he gets into Todd gillin they ran out of real estate on the exit of two it started with the 38 sliding up pushing the 17 into the wall lucky for the 17 to avoid this let's have a look at what happened to the front row Motorsports driver yeah Gillan underneath busher trying to make the pass gets up the racetrack squeezes busher a little bit busher back down into him listen so how bad was that hit J I don't think it was I don't think it was that bad but what you know when when Bucher gets into the wall he then comes back it hits the wall then it comes back and hits the 38 it's going to be interesting to see what damage there is now the good news for busher is he's 15th only five cars behind him you see right here the frustration nothing between the top two a car length at best between Kyle Larson and Chase prisco I mentioned Bell what about Kyle bus up to fifth on new tires 19 years in a row 33 laps will the newer tires bring him into the battle and this Morgan and Morgan machine is remaining resilient Kyle has had top fives in the last two races and look at Brisco top box that was the closest Brisco has gotten to Larson getting into turn one Brisco figured something out in three and four that time let's see if he can do it again cautions out oh and it's for Co cars josar again significant damage on the front right you may have noticed when everybody was diving for Pit Road Ross Chastain swerved right and kept his Bush Chevy out on track Ross Chastain in the one doing whatever he can to try and stay alive and hope that he has a chance but everybody that he's surrounded by on Fresh tires here we go Gibs on that High Line blast on the low line Brisco feels he has a chance Gibbs is looking good on points to make it Brisco wants to race his way in like Chastain does here goes Brisco on the inside the big move from Chase Brisco this could be the difference between making the playoffs on not wow the one of Chast Dan got an amazing start better than I expected 54 kind of paid that off but what a move by the 14 down the backstretch that was epic Chastain did a great job of keeping speed into that restart Zone still falling back on those old tires but look at Kyle bus in that a car Brisco tried to check out but Kyle bus he wants to play and look at this three wide wow we got a caution multicar incident Ty Gibbs Josh Barry Bubba Wallace it's over Wallace's playoff hopes bush is trying to dodge the Carnage William Byron's Car is Tor apart Big Shot Square to the bumper you all right Square to the bumper is actually better the weakness on this car is really the right and left rear toe link as far as mechanically now without a doubt Arrow has got major issues but the first thing is can you complete laps cuz busher still has to finish this race as well watch this how did it unfold Josh Barry pushing his way through the middle of Denny Hamlin and Ty Gibbs keep watching yeah three wide into turn one at Darlington never works it's just not enough room somebody had to lift there Josh Barry extremely aggressive shooting the middle here and it's just to two wi through there Steve is difficult and now they just all stack into each other and Bubba W was doing a really nice job some front end contact but then Noah Gregson nowhere to go he was the one that made the heavy contact gets a flyer watch that yellow and black car the eight of Kyle Bush on the inside of keslowski now lining up priest he goes to the inside of priest Christopher bell is out chasing Brisco a great start by the 14 Jeff matched by the start of the eight lots of positions in one set of Corners three laps fresher tires and a long windless streak on the line easily disposes of the five of Larson the 200 163 laps LED tonight looks like nothing vers the eight heartbreak last week for Kyle bus here we go inside Christopher Bell the last two races he's finished in the top five There's real momentum with this 18 at Richard children's racing clears him Bush to second two guys in the top two if they win they're in coming to nine to go still so much time oh I love the high entry for the eight he'll turn down the hill get the run and he'll have the momentum on the 14 the fans are on their feet Lee nine laps to go here in Darlington not only to win the southern 500 but to win your way into the playoffs these two were beating and banging on each other four years ago in the Infinity Series race and it was Brisco who came out on top now look at Kyle bus on that low line and he hits the wall Brisco hits the wall there is nothing between these two at the end of 500 miles one laps to go presented by Credit One Bank can Brisco hang on or has Kyle bus got something both guys are going to break a very long winless streak but who will it be Kyle Bush throwing everything get Chase Brisco he can it's a win and you're in and the 29-year-old from Mitchel Indiana Chase Brisco wins the southern 500 and is going to the playoffs two weeks in a row we have been treated to a win and you're in this time it's Chase Brisco good dude holy f they're out this man's in and by the way the drama continues the points are in and Tyler reic has won the regular season by one single point one [Music] point hi I'm Parker cerman for more access like this from Pit Road be sure to click and subscribe to the Motorsports on NBC YouTube channel