See Also: Race Recap
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Make | Laps | Pts | Status | Laps Led |
| 1 | 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 293 | 54 | Running | 159 |
| 2 | 2 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 293 | 52 | Running | 41 |
| 3 | 22 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 293 | 39 | Running | – |
| 4 | 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 293 | 34 | Running | – |
| 5 | 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 293 | 43 | Running | – |
| 6 | 15 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 293 | 39 | Running | – |
| 7 | 29 | 8 | Tyler Reddick # | Chevrolet | 293 | 33 | Running | – |
| 8 | 20 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 293 | 30 | Running | – |
| 9 | 34 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek # | Ford | 293 | 28 | Running | – |
| 10 | 12 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet | 293 | 27 | Running | – |
| 11 | 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 293 | 26 | Running | – |
| 12 | 5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 293 | 30 | Running | – |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 293 | 40 | Running | 80 |
| 14 | 3 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 293 | 23 | Running | – |
| 15 | 21 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 293 | 24 | Running | – |
| 16 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 293 | 21 | Running | – |
| 17 | 13 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 293 | 30 | Running | – |
| 18 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 293 | 22 | Running | – |
| 19 | 33 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 293 | 18 | Running | – |
| 20 | 25 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 293 | 21 | Running | – |
| 21 | 17 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 293 | 16 | Running | – |
| 22 | 14 | 41 | Cole Custer # | Ford | 293 | 15 | Running | – |
| 23 | 31 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 293 | 14 | Running | – |
| 24 | 28 | 95 | Christopher Bell # | Toyota | 293 | 13 | Running | – |
| 25 | 37 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 292 | 12 | Running | – |
| 26 | 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 292 | 11 | Running | – |
| 27 | 35 | 15 | Brennan Poole # | Chevrolet | 292 | 10 | Running | – |
| 28 | 30 | 27 | JJ Yeley | Ford | 291 | 0 | Running | 1 |
| 29 | 36 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 291 | 8 | Running | – |
| 30 | 32 | 51 | Joey Gase | Ford | 289 | 0 | Running | – |
| 31 | 19 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Ford | 289 | 6 | Running | – |
| 32 | 24 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 287 | 5 | Running | – |
| 33 | 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 286 | 0 | Running | – |
| 34 | 40 | 7 | Josh Bilicki | Chevrolet | 286 | 0 | Running | – |
| 35 | 18 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 279 | 12 | Running | 3 |
| 36 | 27 | 00 | Quin Houff # | Chevrolet | 137 | 1 | Electrical | – |
| 37 | 26 | 53 | Garrett Smithley # | Chevrolet | 127 | 1 | Power | – |
| 38 | 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 89 | 1 | Accident | 9 |
| 39 | 39 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | Engine | – |
| 40 | 23 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Chevrolet | 0 | 1 | Accident | – |
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 27 Mins, 21 Secs.
Average Speed: 115.815 MPH
Margin of Victory: 2.154 Seconds
Stage 1 Top 10: 24, 11, 88, 4, 2, 10, 14, 8, 6, 9
Stage 2 Top 10: 2, 88, 19, 4, 14, 1, 37, 22, 11, 20
Race Comments: Kevin Harvick won The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway, his 50th victory in the NASCAR Cup Series. Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: No. 18 (Multiple Inspection Failures).
Caution Flags: 10 for 57 laps; Laps: 2-6 (#47 Incident Turn 2 [None]); 32-39 (Competition Caution [27]); 91-97 (#17, 48 Incident Turn 2 / Stage 1 Conclusion [96]); 111-115 (#24 Incident Turn 3 [27]); 125-129 (#96 Spin Turn 2 [15]); 156-160 (Debris [96]); 174-177 (#95 Incident Turn 4 [15]); 187-192 (Stage 2 Conclusion [77]); 213-218 (#17, 95 Incident Frontstretch [77]); 254-259 (#6 Spin Turn 1 [96]).
Lead Changes: 10 among 6 drivers; B. Keselowski 1-44; A. Bowman 45-80; J. Johnson 81-89; W. Byron 90-92; A. Bowman 93; K. Harvick 94-174; J. Yeley(i) 175; B. Keselowski 176-188; A. Bowman 189-192; B. Keselowski 193-215; K. Harvick 216-293.
