Overview

• Briscoe led 309 of 367 laps and swept both stages, fending off Tyler Reddick in the closing laps to secure his second straight Darlington win.
• It was the most dominant Southern 500 since 1971, ranking seventh all-time at Darlington by laps led and eighth by percentage at 84.2%.
• He became the eighth driver to win consecutive Southern 500s and the first since Greg Biffle in 2005–06.
• The victory locked him into the Round of 12 and pushed him atop the playoff standings at 2,070 points, with his playoff-point haul rising to 17.
• Commentators underscored the rarity of repeating with different teams and manufacturers, with Kyle Petty and Dale Earnhardt Jr. labeling Briscoe a genuine playoff threat.