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The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs begin at Darlington Raceway on Sunday with the Cook Out Southern 500.

Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin enter the postseason with a sizable points lead, and the duo split this year's regular-season races at Darlington in May. But even they cannot let up over next three races, when the top 16 drivers will be trimmed down to 12 and rivals try to cut their advantage over the pack.

Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch and Matt DiBenedetto are outside of the top 12 right now and fighting to move upward and stay alive.

Sporting News is tracking live updates and lap-by-lap highlights from Sunday's NASCAR race at Darlington. Follow below for complete results from the Cook Out Southern 500.

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NASCAR at Darlington live updates, highlights from Southern 500

8:10 p.m.: Caution out for Bubba Wallace.

Upbeat radio communication on the No. 2 team's channel after they catch a break with the caution timing.

Keselowski: "Appreciate you sticking with me here, Jeremy. Good job there."

Bullins: "Hey man, we're all in this together."

Keselowski is P20 prior to the choosing.

— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) September 7, 2020

Keselowski is back on the lead lap and will pit ... I would think Blaney takes the wave-around if possible.

— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) September 7, 2020

8:06 p.m.: Kurt Busch temporarily takes the lead as others pit.

7:55 p.m.: Elliott rubbed the wall and has dropped to fourth. Truex Jr. still holds the lead.

7:44 p.m.: Ryan Blaney falls a lap behind.

7:30 p.m.: Martin Truex Jr. wins Stage 1.

Martin Truex Jr. wins Stage 1 and gets another playoff point he can take with him into the next round.

Others getting stage points:

2. Johnson
3. Elliott
4. Hamlin
5. KuBusch
6. Bowman
7. Logano
8. Byron
9. KyBusch
10. Harvick

— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) September 6, 2020

7:17 p.m.: Keselowski will continue following the crash. The race is back to green.

7:08 p.m.: Caution. Keselowski makes contact with the wall.

Heavy damage to the right side of Brad Keselowski’s Ford. “Steering is OK,” he reports | #NASCAR

— Kelly Crandall (@KellyCrandall) September 6, 2020

7:01 p.m.: Denny Hamlin takes the lead midway through Stage 1.

6:34 p.m.: Elliott still leads through 25 laps.

Competition caution is out now. Elliott-Truex-Bowman-Byron-Hamlin-Harvick-Keselowski-Almirola-Logano-Bowyer are top 10.

Playoff driver Austin Dillon P29, was only a few cars away from getting lapped.

— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) September 6, 2020

6:28 p.m.: Denny Hamlin flirts with trouble.

6:24 p.m.: Chase Elliott is the early leader.

6:20 p.m.: The flag goes to green and the playoffs are officially underway.

6:10 p.m.: Engines fired.

6 p.m.: Pre-race penalties have been given out.

NASCAR sends more to the rear tonight: Austin Dillon and Gase (unapproved adjustments). Chastain (driver change) and Blaney (inspection failure) also starting at the back.

— Alex Andrejev (@AndrejevAlex) September 6, 2020

NASCAR race start time today

The green flag for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington will wave shortly after 6 p.m. ET, assuming there are no rain delays as there have been so often since NASCAR returned to live racing in May.

This start time typically creates a unique challenge for drivers at Darlington. The late-summer South Carolina heat makes for a slick race track that evolves as the day turns into night and the conditions get cooler. Mid-race adjustments will be key for that reason.

Darlington Raceway obviously has lights, so a weather delay could push the race into the late hours of Sunday and early hours of Monday.

Sunday night's race is is one of the longest time-wise of the Cup Series season. It is scheduled for 367 laps (501.3 miles) and needs to reach the halfway point to be considered official in the event of weather issues.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Darlington

Here's the complete starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR race at Darlington:

Pos.	Driver	Car No.	Team
1	Chase Elliott	9	Hendrick Motorsports
2	Denny Hamlin	11	Joe Gibbs Racing
3	William Byron	24	Hendrick Motorsports
4	Alex Bowman	88	Hendrick Motorsports
5	Brad Keselowski	2	Team Penske
6	Martin Truex Jr.	19	Joe Gibbs Racing
7	Ryan Blaney	12	Team Penske
8	Kevin Harvick	4	Stewart-Haas Racing
9	Clint Bowyer	14	Stewart-Haas Racing
10	Aric Almirola	10	Stewart-Haas Racing
11	Matt DiBenedetto	21	Wood Brothers Racing
12	Austin Dillon	3	Richard Childress Racing
13	Joey Logano	22	Team Penske
14	Cole Custer	41	Stewart-Haas Racing
15	Kyle Busch	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
16	Kurt Busch	1	Chip Ganassi Racing
17	Bubba Wallace	43	Richard Petty Motorsports
18	John Hunter Nemechek	38	Front Row Motorsports
19	Michael McDowell	34	Front Row Motorsports
20	Chris Buescher	17	Roush Fenway Racing
21	Christopher Bell	95	Leavine Family Racing
22	Jimmie Johnson	48	Hendrick Motorsports
23	Brennan Poole	15	Premium Motorsports
24	Tyler Reddick	8	Richard Childress Racing
25	Ty Dillon	13	Germain Racing
26	Matt Kenseth	42	Chip Ganassi Racing
27	Corey LaJoie	32	GoFas Racing
28	Daniel Suarez	96	Gaunt Brothers Racing
29	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	47	JTG Daugherty Racing
30	Erik Jones	20	Joe Gibbs Racing
31	Ryan Newman	6	Roush Fenway Racing
32	Quin Houff	00	StarCom Racing
33	Timmy Hill	66	Motorsports Business Management
34	Ross Chastain*	77	Spire Motorsports
35	Ryan Preece	37	JTG Daugherty Racing
36	James Davison	53	Rick Ware Racing
37	JJ Yeley	27	Rick Ware Racing
38	Josh Bilicki	7	Tommy Baldwin Racing
39	Joey Gase	51	Petty Ware Racing

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