Winners and losers from NASCAR's difficult Southern 500 at Darlington

During a brief red flag due to light rain at the Darlington NASCAR Cup race, two cars from the 23XI team – the No. 23 of Bubba Wallace and the No. 45 of Tyler Reddick – were left stalled on pit lane. Despite voltage being intact, their starters had failed, but neither driver was at risk of losing position as long as the car could be restarted. Normally, NASCAR would send a truck to push start the car and restore the driver's position. However, in this case, no intervention was necessary.

Ryan Blaney, who was running sixth, found himself directly behind the Hendrick driver, Chase Elliott. Elliott gave Reddick a push to help restart his car. When Blaney radioed the 9 team about Elliott's assistance, they expressed concern about burning up the clutch, but fortunately, the issue was resolved without any damage. Later, Wallace, who was in 10th, pushed Blaney's car as well, as both drivers found themselves behind a stalled car. Both Reddick and Blaney were able to quickly get their cars running again.

The 23XI team expressed their appreciation for the assistance, calling it "brotherly love." Reddick finished the race in third place, Blaney in fourth, Wallace in eighth, while Elliott secured a P8 finish. Christopher Bell won the race, bringing him within 12 points of Denny Hamlin's championship lead.