DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 06: Riley Herbst, driver of the #35 GOGO SQUEEZ Toyota, and John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the #42 Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 06, 2026 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 06: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, leads the field on a pace lap prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 06, 2026 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 06: A general view of the field on a pace lap prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 06, 2026 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 06: NASCAR fans in the grandstands gesturing the number eight on the eighth lap in honor of the late Kyle Busch during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 06, 2026 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 06: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, and Daniel Suarez, driver of the #7 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, lead the field on a pace lap prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 06, 2026 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 06: NASCAR fans in the grandstands gesturing the number eight on the eighth lap in honor of the late Kyle Busch during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 06, 2026 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 06: NASCAR fans in the grandstands gesturing the number eight on the eighth lap in honor of the late Kyle Busch during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 06, 2026 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 06: NASCAR fans in the grandstands gesturing the number eight on the eighth lap in honor of the late Kyle Busch during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 06, 2026 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)