2025 Goodyear 400

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2025 Goodyear 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 8 of 36 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series
Date April 6, 2025 (2025-04-06)
Location Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.366 miles (2.198 km)
Distance 297 laps, 405.7 mi (652.81 km)
Scheduled distance 293 laps, 400.238 mi (644.121 km)
Average speed 120.965 miles per hour (194.674 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Hendrick Motorsports
Time 28.774
Most laps led
Driver William Byron Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 243
Fastest lap
Driver William Byron Hendrick Motorsports
Time 29.39
Winner
No. 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick
Nielsen ratings 2.52 million
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth announcers Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley, and Todd Gordon
Turn announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Tim Catafalmo (3 & 4)

The 2025 Goodyear 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on April 6, 2025, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 297 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, extended from the original 293 laps due to a overtime finish, it was the eighth race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season and the 69th running of the event.

Denny Hamlin won the race. William Byron finished 2nd, and Christopher Bell finished 3rd. Tyler Reddick and Ryan Blaney rounded out the top five, and Chris Buescher, Ross Chastain, Chase Elliott, Ty Gibbs, and Kyle Busch rounded out the top ten.

Report

Background

Darlington Raceway where the race was held.

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.

Since 2015, the race has hosted NASCAR's Throwback weekend, which features cars sporting paint schemes that pay homage to past teams and drivers.[7]

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor or throwback
1Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevroletBusch Light[8]
2Austin CindricTeam PenskeFordFreightliner – Dale Earnhardt's No. 2 paint scheme that raced from the 1979 Rookie of the Year and 1980 championship seasons.[9]
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevroletBreztri[8]
4Noah GragsonFront Row MotorsportsFordBeef-a-Roo – Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s No. 31 Mom & Pop's paint scheme from his debut race in the 1996 NASCAR Busch Series.[10][11]
5Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletHendrickCars.com – Terry Labonte's Kellogg's paint scheme that raced to his final career win at the 2003 Southern 500.[12]
6Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFordCastrol Seven Critical Areas[13]
7Justin HaleySpire MotorsportsChevroletGainbridge
8Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevroletCheddar's Scratch Kitchen
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevroletUniFirst – Ken Schrader's No. 25 Kodiak paint scheme from the 1994 season.[14]
10Ty DillonKaulig RacingChevroletSea Best / Beaver Street Fisheries – Patty Moise's No. 45 Beaver Street Foods paint scheme that raced at the 1989 Pepsi 400.[15]
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaSport Clips Haircuts – Carl Edwards' No. 99 Office Depot paint scheme that from the 2006 and 2007 seasons.[16]
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFordDutch Boy / Menards – Dave Blaney's No. 32 Hass Avocados paint scheme that raced in the 2006 NASCAR Busch Series.[17]
16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevroletAction Industries[8]
17Chris BuescherRFK RacingFordFifth Third Bank[8]
19Chase BriscoeJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaBass Pro Shops[8]
20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaDeWalt – Honoring Rick Ferkel, Bell's racing mentor.[18] In addition, the DeWalt logos, on the current color scheme, will be from the time it was owned by American Machine and Foundry.
21Josh BerryWood Brothers RacingFordMotorcraft – Jim Clark's No. 82 Lotus paint scheme that won him the 1965 Indianapolis 500 (Wood Brothers Racing served as Clark's pit crew for the race).[19][20]
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFordShell / Pennzoil – Cale Yarborough's No. 11 Holly Farms paint scheme from the 1976 season.[8]
23Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyotaColumbia[8]
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevroletAxalta – Jeff Gordon's paint scheme that raced at the 2015 season finale. Was to have been Gordon's last race before retirement.[21]
33Austin Hill (i)Richard Childress RacingChevroletUnited Rentals[22]
34Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFordRuedebusch[8] - Tribute to Ray Fox Sr., a NASCAR mechanic, car owner, and later official. FRM has an alliance with Team Penske, where the No. 12 car chief is his grandson Raymond Fox III, and his son Justin is a tire changer on the No. 34 car.[23]
35Riley Herbst (R)23XI RacingToyotaMonster Energy[8]
38Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFordLong John Silver's[8]
41Cole CusterHaas Factory TeamFordHaas Automation – Jimmy Spencer's Target paint scheme from the early 2000s.[24]
42John Hunter NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyotaDollar Tree – Joe Nemechek's BellSouth paint scheme from the 1998 season.[25]
43Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubToyotaAdventHealth – John Andretti's STP paint scheme from the 1998 season.[26]
44J. J. YeleyNY Racing TeamChevroletWawa – Bill Elliott's No. 9 Coors paint scheme from the 1985 season.[27]
45Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyotaMcDonald's[8]
47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Hyak MotorsportsChevroletSunnyD[8]
48Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevroletAlly Financial – Jimmie Johnson's Lowe's / Kobalt paint scheme that won him this race in 2012 and marked Hendrick's 200th Cup Series win.[28]
51Cody WareRick Ware RacingFordJacob Companies – Ward Burton's No. 22 Caterpillar paint scheme that raced during the 2000s, honoring crew chief Tommy Baldwin.[29]
54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy[8]
60Ryan PreeceRFK RacingFordKroger / Country Crock[8]
71Michael McDowellSpire MotorsportsChevroletDelaware Life[8]
77Carson HocevarSpire MotorsportsChevroletZeigler Auto Group[30]
88Shane van Gisbergen (R)Trackhouse RacingChevroletWeatherTech[8]
99Daniel SuárezTrackhouse RacingChevroletQuaker State[8]
Official entry list

Practice

Carson Hocevar was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.262 seconds and a speed of 168.054 mph (270.457 km/h).

Practice results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 77Carson HocevarSpire MotorsportsChevrolet29.262168.054
2 21Josh BerryWood Brothers RacingFord29.415167.180
3 43Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubToyota29.425167.123
Official practice results

Qualifying

William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.774 and a speed of 170.904 mph (275.043 km/h).[31]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.774170.904
2 60Ryan PreeceRFK RacingFord28.858170.407
3 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.867170.354
4 19Chase BriscoeJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.879170.283
5 23Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota28.895170.189
6 2Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord28.948169.877
7 45Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota28.955169.836
8 8Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.957169.824
9 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord28.958169.818
10 71Michael McDowellSpire MotorsportsChevrolet28.972169.736
11 54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.975169.719
12 34Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord28.987169.648
13 77Carson HocevarSpire MotorsportsChevrolet28.994169.608
14 17Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord28.996169.596
15 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.001169.567
16 38Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord29.008169.526
17 20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.015169.485
18 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord29.039169.345
19 5Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.078169.118
20 6Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord29.172168.573
21 7Justin HaleySpire MotorsportsChevrolet29.185168.498
22 16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet29.230168.238
23 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.255168.094
24 21Josh BerryWood Brothers RacingFord29.265168.037
25 1Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet29.285167.922
26 4Noah GragsonFront Row MotorsportsFord29.292167.882
27 42John Hunter NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyota29.315167.750
28 47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Hyak MotorsportsChevrolet29.318167.733
29 10Ty DillonKaulig RacingChevrolet29.412167.197
30 99Daniel SuárezTrackhouse RacingChevrolet29.457166.942
31 41Cole CusterHaas Factory TeamFord29.483166.794
32 35Riley Herbst (R)23XI RacingToyota29.525166.557
33 48Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.572166.292
34 43Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubToyota29.617166.040
35 51Cody WareRick Ware RacingFord29.757165.259
36 88Shane van Gisbergen (R)Trackhouse RacingChevrolet29.928164.314
37 33Austin Hill (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet30.070163.538
38 44J. J. YeleyNY Racing TeamChevrolet30.314162.222
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 90

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
124William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
223Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota9
360Ryan PreeceRFK RacingFord8
417Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord7
545Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota6
66Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord5
712Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord4
82Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord3
938Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord2
1016A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 95

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
124William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord9
311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
412Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord7
521Josh BerryWood Brothers RacingFord6
620Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5
754Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4
810Ty DillonKaulig RacingChevrolet3
945Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota2
1048Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1
Official stage two results

Final Stage results

Stage Three Laps: 108

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29748
2124William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29756
31720Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29739
4745Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota29741
5912Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord29743
61417Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord29738
7251Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet29730
8159Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29729
91154Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29732
1088Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29727
1162Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord29729
121638Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord29727
131822Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord29733
141234Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord29723
153099Daniel SuárezTrackhouse RacingChevrolet29722
162910Ty DillonKaulig RacingChevrolet29724
173443Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubToyota29720
182216A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet29720
19264Noah GragsonFront Row MotorsportsFord29718
203688Shane van Gisbergen (R)Trackhouse RacingChevrolet29717
21523Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota29725
223141Cole CusterHaas Factory TeamFord29715
23233Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29714
24217Justin HaleySpire MotorsportsChevrolet29713
252847Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Hyak MotorsportsChevrolet29712
26260Ryan PreeceRFK RacingFord29719
273551Cody WareRick Ware RacingFord29710
28419Chase BriscoeJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2979
291071Michael McDowellSpire MotorsportsChevrolet2978
302742John Hunter NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyota2977
313733Austin Hill (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2960
321377Carson HocevarSpire MotorsportsChevrolet2965
33206Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord2959
343235Riley Herbst (R)23XI RacingToyota2953
353348Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2803
362421Josh BerryWood Brothers RacingFord1957
37195Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1221
383844J. J. YeleyNY Racing TeamChevrolet301
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 4 among 4 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 8 for 45
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 21 minutes, and 14 seconds
  • Average speed: 120.965 miles per hour (194.674 km/h)

Media

Television

The race was carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.

FS1
Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick		Jamie Little
Regan Smith		Larry McReynolds

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Mike Bagley
Announcer: Todd Gordon		Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Tim Catafalmo		Steve Post
Chris Wilner
Alan Cavanna
Brienne Pedigo

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 William Byron 315
4 2 Denny Hamlin 266 (–49)
1 3 Christopher Bell 263 (–52)
1 4 Chase Elliott 256 (–59)
2 5 Tyler Reddick 254 (–61)
4 6 Kyle Larson 244 (–71)
3 7 Ryan Blaney 236 (–79)
8 Bubba Wallace 233 (–82)
9 Joey Logano 232 (–83)
5 10 Alex Bowman 227 (–88)
11 Chris Buescher 215 (–100)
1 12 Ross Chastain 199 (–116)
1 13 Ryan Preece 184 (–131)
2 14 Chase Briscoe 178 (–137)
1 15 Kyle Busch 177 (–138)
2 16 A. J. Allmendinger 168 (–147)
Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Pos Manufacturer Points
1 Toyota 294
2 Chevrolet 287 (–7)
3 Ford 259 (–35)
  • Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

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