Statistics, event schedule and race information for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
Bojangles’ Southern 500
Track Length: 1.366-Miles
Race Length: 367 Laps (501.3 miles)
First Race: Sept. 4, 1950 – Southern 500
Banking in Corners: 25 degrees – Turns 1 & 2; 23 degrees – Turns 3 & 4
Banking on Straights: 6 degrees
Frontstretch: 1,229 feet
Backstretch: 1,229 feet
Stage Lengths: Stage 1 ends at Lap 100; Stage 2 ends at Lap 200; Final stage ends at Lap 367
Qualifying Record: Aric Almirola, Ford, 184.145 mph (26.705 sec.); April 11, 2014 (set during 2nd round of qualifying)
Race Record: Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 141.383 mph (3:32:45); May 11, 2013
Starting Positions of Race Winners
| Starting Pos. | Races Won |
| 1 | 20 |
| 2 | 17 |
| 3 | 13 |
| 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 |
| 8 | 6 |
| 9 | 8 |
| 10 | 6 |
| 11 | 3 |
| 12 | 1 |
| 13 | 2 |
| 14 | 2 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 23 | 2 |
| 31 | 1 |
| 37 | 2 |
| 43 | 1 |
Races won from Pole (20 of 114)
| Driver | Year |
| Fonty Flock | 1952 |
| Fred Lorenzen | 1961, 1964 |
| Richard Petty | 1966, 1967 |
| Bobby Allison | 1971, 1972 |
| David Pearson | 1972, 1973, 1976 (twice) |
| Harry Gant | 1984 |
| Bill Elliott | 1985 (twice), 1988 |
| Tim Richmond | 1986 |
| Dale Earnhardt | 1990, 1993 |
| Dale Jarrett | 1997 |
| Kevin Harvick | 2014 |
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