NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington: Brad Keselowski wins Goodyear 400, snaps 110-race winless streak (2024)

Brad Keselowski's winless streak is over.

After 110 races, Keselowski snapped the streak with his win in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series victory in the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.

"What a heck of a day," Keselowski said to FS1 pit reporter Regan Smith. "It's Darlington, whether it's your first win or your last win, it's a really special track -- the history of NASCAR, as tough as it gets. That battle with (Buescher), Tyler Reddick at the end, that was freaking awesome, man."

The win is the 36th in Keselowski's career and first since Talladega in April 2021. It also marked his first points-paying win since taking part ownership in Roush-Fenway-Keselowski Racing in 2022. Keselowski won the 2022 Evergreen Vacations Duel in Daytona in February 2022.

Sunday's win was also Ford's first win in any NASCAR national series in 2024.

Keselowski took the lead after Chris Buescher and Tyler Reddick collided in turn three with 10 laps to go. Reddick drove low into turn three and collided with Buescher. Keselowski held off Ty Gibbs to seal the victory. Buescher confronted Reddick in the pit lane as Reddick was climbing out of his car.

"We got wrecked, that's as clear as day," Buescher said to FS1 pit reporter Jamie Little. "We've raced (Reddick) good for years, tried to be really respectful about it and we get used up. I'm just really pissed off about it right now."

Reddick admitted his mistake to Buescher, who finished 30th after leading 21 laps. Reddick finished 32nd after leading 174, the most in the race.

"I completely understand where he's coming from," Reddick said. "I made a really aggressive move. I was hoping I was going to clear him, when I realized I wasn't going to, I tried to check up and not slide up into him. Yeah, I wish I wouldn't have done that."

The race finished in 3:12:28 and had six cautions with 16 lead changes across the total race distance of 293 laps and 400.8 miles.

Here is how the race played out with our live updates of the Goodyear 400.

Brad Keselowski wins Goodyear 400 at Darlington, snaps 110-race winless streak

Brad Keselowski took the lead back with 10 laps to go after Tyler Reddick and Chris Buescher collided in turn three at Darlington Raceway.

Keselowski secured the victory at Sunday's Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway and snapped his 110-race winless streak. The win is Keselowski's first since Talladega Superspeedway in April 2021 and first points-paying win with RFK Racing when he took partial ownership in 2022. It's his second win in Darlington.

Tyler Reddick cuts right rear tire, Chris Buescher suffers damage with 10 to go

Tyler Reddick tried a pass for the lead on Chris Buescher going into turn three with 10 laps to go. Buescher got loose, hit the wall. Reddick hit Buescher, causing damage for both cars. Reddick led 174 laps, Buescher led 21.

Reddick had a commitment line violation; he didn't get all four tires inside the box. He served a drive-through penalty.

Chris Buescher steals lead away from Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski with wild move at Darlington

Coming out of turn four with 30 laps to go, Brad Keselowski and Tyler Reddick made contact near the outside wall. The contact was enough for a closely pursuing Chris Buescher to make a move to the bottom of the racetrack and take the lead with 29 laps left in the Goodyear 400.

Buescher finished second last week at Kansas Speedway in the closest finish in NASCAR history.

Tyler Reddick wins race off pit road to snag lead of Goodyear 400, will restart with 33 laps to go

Each caution has produced a close race of pit road between Keselowski and Buescher, who had the No. 1 pit stall after winning the pole on Saturday.

Here's the new top five of the running order after the pit stops under caution.

1. Tyler Reddick
2. Brad Keselowski
3. Chris Buescher
4. Ty Gibbs
5. William Byron

Kyle Larson spins, brings out sixth caution of Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway

Kyle Larson had his left-rear tire go down in turn three at Darlington Raceway and spun through the corner, bringing out the sixth caution of the race with 41 laps to go. Larson was running seventh at the time of the spin.

The teams will make what is most likely their final pit stop of the race with 39 laps to go.

Here's the top five at the time of the caution.

1. Brad Keselowski
2. Tyler Reddick
3. Ty Gibbs
4. Chris Buescher
5. William Byron

Kyle Larson, Joey Logano hitting the wall before green flag stops in Darlington

Kyle Larson hit the outside wall and made a scheduled, but hasty, pit stop in his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Joey Logano got loose in turn 3 and hit the fence, collecting Ty Gibbs in the top five. Both cars seem fine as the field makes the last of their scheduled green flag pit stops.

Here's the top five after the green flag pitstops with 50 laps to go.

1. Brad Keselowski
2. Ty Gibbs
3. Tyler Reddick
4. Chris Buescher
5. Kyle Larson

Brad Keselowski takes lead away from Tyler Reddick with less than 70 to go

Tyler Reddick was leading the race but caught lapped traffic. Brad Keselowski pounced on the opportunity and took the lead away from Reddick with 68 laps to go in the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway.

Keselowski went three-wide in turn three to make the move work and take his second lead of the day. Green flag pit stops have already started, the leaders are expected to come in within the next five laps.

Here's the top five with 63 to go.

1. Brad Keselowski
2. Tyler Reddick
3. Kyle Larson
4. William Byron
5. Joey Logano

Stage three starts with 100 laps to go at Darlington Raceway

Chris Buescher fought off Brad Keselowski, William Byron and Kyle Larson coming out of turn two to begin the final stage of the Goodyear 400. The stage started with 100 laps to go.

Joey Logano has found a spot in the top five after running near the midfield for much of the race.

Here's the top five in the running order after 197 laps complete.

1. Tyler Reddick
2. Brad Keselowski
3. Kyle Larson
4. William Byron
5. Joey Logano

Tyler Reddick wins second stage at Darlington, Ross Chastain rounds out top 10 for last stage point

Tyler Reddick won the second stage of Sunday's Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. Reddick has led 129 laps through two stages. This is Reddick's second stage win of the season and his first at Darlington.

Ross Chastain rounded out the top 10 to earn the last stage point of the second segment.

Outside of the top 10, Justin Haley has moved up to 13th at the end of the second stage.

Here's the top 10 following the second stage of the race.

1. Tyler Reddick
2. Brad Keselowski
3. Ty Gibbs
4. Joey Logano
5. Kyle Larson
6. William Byron
7. Chris Buescher
8. Denny Hamlin
9. Bubba Wallace
10. Ross Chastain

Martin Truex Jr. dealing with alternator issues late in second stage

Jamie Little of the FS1 broadcast reported that Martin Truex Jr. is experiencing power issues with the alternator in his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

Truex has shut off the brake fans and his cooling suit for the time being. He is hoping to get the alternator switched out at the stage break.

Truex was involved in the incident on lap 129 and runs 23rd.

Zane Smith brings out fourth caution of race with spin off turn four

Zane Smith spun out of turn four while running 31st on lap 164 of the Goodyear 400. There are 21 laps to go in the second stage. Harrison Burton will receive the free pass.

Smith lost control of the car coming out turn four and slammed the inside retaining wall. He had damage to the front end and cut both right side tires.

Here's the top five after the pit stop under the fourth caution.

1. Tyler Reddick
2. Ty Gibbs
3. Brad Keselowski
4. Joey Logano
5. William Byron

Third caution of Goodyear 400 after Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Chris Buescher collide; Blaney out of race

On the restart following the second caution of the race, William Byron drove his No. 24 below Martin Truex Jr. to go three-wide coming out of turn two., Truex got loose and hit Ryan Blaney, who hit the wall. The collision caught up Chris Buescher. Truex slammed into Blaney's rear bumper, which drew the caution.

The caution flew at lap 39 of the second stage, and lap 129 of the race overall. Tyler Reddick still leads the race.

Blaney attempted to get back into the race under NASCAR's Damaged Vehicle Policy, but his time to make repairs and reach minumum speed ran out. He did express his displeasure with Byron and Truex after the drivers lined up for the restart by driving out and nearly hitting the No. 24 car.

Sunday is Blaney's second DNF of the season.

John Hunter Nemechek spins, brings out second caution of Goodyear 400

John Hunter Nemechek's No. 42 Legacy Motor Club got loose and spun out of turn four to bring out the second caution of the race at lap 121.

Tyler Reddick has led the entire second stage, which has 36 laps complete.

Here's the top 5 after pit stops under the caution.

1. Tyler Reddick
2. Brad Keselowski
3. Joey Logano
4. Bubba Wallace
5. Chris Buescher

Tyler Reddick regains lead after winning race off pit road following first stage

Tyler Reddick's 23XI Racing pit crew finished a four-tire and fuel stop in 8.9 seconds to get the No. 45 driver down and away, putting him up front of the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway.

Reddick led 34 laps in the first stage and lost the lead after pitting late in the first round of green flag pit stops.

Reddick beat out Brad Keselowski by just a few feet in the race off pit road, taking advantage of his No. 1 pit stall.

Kyle Larson wins first stage of Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, Bubba Wallace rounds out top 10

Kyle Larson took the lead of the Goodyear 400 on lap 79 of the first stage. He led the next 11 laps to win the first stage of the race. It's his seventh stage win of the season.

Bubba Wallace rounded out the top 10 to earn the last stage point of the opening segment of the race. Todd Gilliand has improved his position from 15th to sixth after the first stage.

Here's the top 10 after the first stage of the Goodyear 400 at Darlington.

1. Kyle Larson
2. Ty Gibbs
3. Brad Keselowski
4. Tyler Reddick
5. Martin Truex Jr.
6. Todd Gilliland
7. Chris Buescher
8. Ryan Blaney
9. William Byron
10. Bubba Wallace

Kyle Larson passes Ty Gibbs for lead of Goodyear 400 near end of first stage

After leading 34 laps, Ty Gibbs got loose in turn three and surrendered the lead to Kyle Larson. Larson won the race last week at Kansas Speedway in the closest finish in NASCAR history.

Larson won the Southern 500 at Darlington in the Cup Series' last trip to South Carolina.

At the same time, William Byron was loose in the same corner and has dropped out of the top five.

Here's the top five after 80 laps.

1. Kyle Larson
2. Ty Gibbs
3. Brad Keselwoski
4. Tyler Reddick
5. Martin Truex Jr.

First round of green flag pit stops complete at Darlington Raceway

Ryan Preece was the first driver to come down pit road for Sunday's Goodyear 400 at lap 36. Some of the leaders have made their first pit stops, including Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson.

Tyler Reddick and Brad Keselowski pitted at lap 39. Keselowski nearly passed Reddick going into the pit lane with an interesting move coming off turn four.

Ty Gibbs' No 54 team pitted the car the fastest of the field, in under 10 seconds, and put the Joe Gibbs Racing driver on point.

Here's the top five after the first green flag pit stops.

1. Ty Gibbs
2. William Byron
3. Kyle Larson
4. Brad Keselowski
5. Tyler Reddick

Brad Keselowski chasing down Tyler Reddick early in opening stage

Brad Keselowski has cut Tyler Reddick's lead in half from 1.5 seconds to 0.75 seconds as the field has completed 22 laps in the first stage (90 laps).

Reddick has still led every lap from the pole position early in the running.

Ross Chastain produces first 'Darlington Stripe' of Sunday's race, Tyler Reddick opens up lead

The Trackhouse Racing driver locked up his front left tire to avoid Christopher Bell, who checked up. Chastain is struggling and dropped from his ninth starting spot to No. 13.

Tyler Reddick has opened up nearly a 1.5-second lead on Brad Keselowski after 10 laps.

Here's the top five after 10 laps:

1. Tyler Reddick
2. Brad Keselowski
3. Ty Gibbs
4. Kyle Larson
5. Chris Buescher

Engines are fired, it's time to race for the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway

The cars have rolled off pit road to get ready for the start of the Goodyear 400.

No drivers will move to the back after all the cars made it through pre-race inspection.

What strategy will NASCAR Cup teams follow in Goodyear 400 at Darlington? What to watch for

Darlington Raceway, NASCAR's fifth-oldest track, has a rough racing surface and creates significant tire wear (commonly referred to as tire falloff). The teams have 11 sets of tires for today's race.

Looking at the Cup Series' last trip to Darlington, Kyle Larson made seven pit stops, including four under green, en route to win the Southern 500 in September.

The teams have a fuel window of approximately 68-75 laps. Look for teams to make stops to split the stages (90 laps, 95 laps, 108 laps) to manage tire wear.

NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington: Live updates, highlights, live leaderboard

Follow along with the live leaderboard for the Goodyear 400 and our live updates throughout the race.

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Tyler Reddick on the pole for Goodyear 400; full NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington starting lineup

Tyler Reddick will bring the field to the green flag on Sunday after winning the pole during Saturday's qualifying session. Brad Keselowski will start on the outside of the front row.

The top 10:

• 1.Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
• 2.Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
• 3.ChrisBuescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
• 4.Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
• 5.William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
• 6.Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
• 7.Denny Hamlin, No. 11Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
• 8.Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
• 9.Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
• 10.Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Find the full starting lineup for the Goodyear 400 here.

NASCAR race radio coverage: How to listen to NASCAR Cup race at Darlington

The Goodyear 400 at Darlington will be aired on the radio by the Motor Racing Network. MRN has affiliates all across the country, and their feed can also be streamed onMRN.comand onNASCAR.comas well as the NASCAR app. The race can also be heard on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

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NASCAR Cup Series Darlington race TV schedule, start time

Green Flag Time:Approx. 2:12 p.m. (CT) on Sunday, May 12 (prerace coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. CT Sunday)

Track: Darlington Raceway (1.37-mile oval), Darlington, South Carolina

Length: 293 laps, 400.24 miles

Stages:90 laps, 95 laps, 108 laps

TV coverage: FS1

Radio: MRN

Streaming:FUBO(free trial available); FOX Sports app (subscription required); MRN.com and SiriusXM on Channel 90 for audio (subscription required)

The Goodyear 400 will be broadcast nationally on FS1. Streaming options for the race include the FOX Sports app andFUBO, which offers afree trialto potential subscribers.

Recent NASCAR Cup Series winners at Darlington

2023 fall race: Kyle Larson

2023 spring race: William Byron

2022 fall race: Erik Jones

2022 spring race: Joey Logano

2021 fall race: Denny Hamlin

2021 spring race: Martin Truex Jr.

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