Chase Elliott ganó la Busch Pole Position para la Cook Out Southern 500, la carrera inaugural de los Playoffs 2020 de la NASCAR Cup Series que se llevará a cabo el domingo en el Darlington Raceway (6 PM, Este, por NBCSN/NBC Sports App, MRN ySiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
La parrilla de salida para una de las carreras estelares de la NASCAR Cup Series, fue determinada por la nueva fórmula métrica de la NASCAR que sopesa la posición final de la carrera anterior (ponderada al 50%), la clasificación en puntos de propietario del equipo (35%) y la vuelta más rápida de la carrera anterior (15%).
Denny Hamlin arrancará desde la 2da. posición al volante del Toyota No. 11 de Joe Gibbs Racing. detrás del Chevrolet No. 9 de Elliott y Hendrick Motorsports.
Parrilla completa de salida
| Posición | Piloto | Auto # | Equipo |
| 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 | Reed Sorenson | 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 |