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2026 Cook Out 400 (Martinsville)

The 2026 Cook Out 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 29, 2026, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.526-mile (0.847 km) paperclip-shaped oval, it was the seventh race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Race details
Race 7 of 36 in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series
March 29, 2025 (2025-03-29)
Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia
Permanent racing facility
0.526 miles (0.847 km)
400 laps, 210.4 mi (338.606 km)
75.457 miles per hour (121.436 km/h)
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19.275
Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs Racing
292
Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs Racing
19.788
Chase ElliottHendrick Motorsports
FS1
Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick
MRN
Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley, and Todd Gordon
Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Tim Catafalmo (3 & 4)

The 2026 Cook Out 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 29, 2026, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.526-mile (0.847 km) paperclip-shaped oval, it was the seventh race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Chase Elliott won the race. Denny Hamlin finished 2nd, and Joey Logano finished 3rd. Ty Gibbs and William Byron rounded out the top five, and Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell, Austin Cindric, Kyle Larson, and Josh Berry rounded out the top ten.

Martinsville Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track on the NASCAR circuit since its beginning in 1948.

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}No.DriverTeamManufacturer
1Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet
2Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Noah GragsonFront Row MotorsportsFord
5Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
6Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord
7Daniel SuárezSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
8Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10Ty DillonKaulig RacingChevrolet
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet
17Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord
19Chase BriscoeJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Josh BerryWood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
23Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
33Austin Hill (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
34Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord
35Riley Herbst23XI RacingToyota
38Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord
41Cole CusterHaas Factory TeamChevrolet
42John Hunter NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyota
43Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubToyota
45Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota
47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Hyak MotorsportsChevrolet
48Justin Allgaier (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Cody WareRick Ware RacingChevrolet
54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
60Ryan PreeceRFK RacingFord
71Michael McDowellSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
77Carson HocevarSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Connor Zilisch (R)Trackhouse RacingChevrolet
97Shane van GisbergenTrackhouse RacingChevrolet

Alex Bowman, the original driver of the No. 48, was sidelined for the race due to vertigo sustained at Austin.

Bubba Wallace was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 19.685 seconds and a speed of 96.195 mph (154.811 km/h).

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
23Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota19.68596.195
54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19.70196.117
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19.73295.966

Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.275 and a speed of 98.241 mph (158.104 km/h).

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19.27598.241
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.33197.957
21Josh BerryWood Brothers RacingFord19.33497.941
54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19.33897.921
97Shane van GisbergenTrackhouse RacingChevrolet19.33997.916
2Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord19.35197.855
77Carson HocevarSpire MotorsportsChevrolet19.36397.795
45Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota19.37697.729
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord19.38997.664
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.39297.649
20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19.39897.618
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord19.42997.463
5Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.43297.448
38Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord19.44497.387
23Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota19.44597.382
17Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord19.44697.377
60Ryan PreeceRFK RacingFord19.45397.342
1Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet19.45797.322
43Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubToyota19.48697.177
71Michael McDowellSpire MotorsportsChevrolet19.49597.133
48Justin Allgaier (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.50397.093
7Daniel SuárezSpire MotorsportsChevrolet19.50897.068
6Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord19.51897.018
41Cole CusterHaas Factory TeamChevrolet19.53096.959
88Connor Zilisch (R)Trackhouse RacingChevrolet19.53696.929
35Riley Herbst23XI RacingToyota19.56196.805
19Chase BriscoeJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19.56296.800
16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet19.57896.721
34Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord19.58896.671
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.62596.489
4Noah GragsonFront Row MotorsportsFord19.65096.366
42John Hunter NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyota19.66496.298
47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Hyak MotorsportsChevrolet19.67696.239
8Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.70596.097
51Cody WareRick Ware RacingChevrolet19.71996.029
10Ty DillonKaulig RacingChevrolet19.76095.830
33Austin Hill (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet19.92195.055

Stage One Laps: 80

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
224William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9
321Josh BerryWood Brothers RacingFord8
454Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
52Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord6
697Shane van GisbergenTrackhouse RacingChevrolet5
722Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord4
812Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord3
945Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota2
1060Ryan PreeceRFK RacingFord1

Stage Two Laps: 100

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
254Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9
322Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord8
412Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord7
524William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6
62Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord5
745Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota4
897Shane van GisbergenTrackhouse RacingChevrolet3
95Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2
1021Josh BerryWood Brothers RacingFord1

Stage Three Laps: 220

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1109Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40055
2111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40056
3922Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord40046
4454Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40049
5224William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40047
61212Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord40041
71120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40030
862Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord40040
9135Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40030
10321Josh BerryWood Brothers RacingFord40036
11597Shane van GisbergenTrackhouse RacingChevrolet40034
121760Ryan PreeceRFK RacingFord40026
13236Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord40024
142719Chase BriscoeJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40023
15845Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota40028
16181Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet40021
17777Carson HocevarSpire MotorsportsChevrolet40020
182071Michael McDowellSpire MotorsportsChevrolet40019
191617Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord39918
20227Daniel SuárezSpire MotorsportsChevrolet39917
211943Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubToyota39916
222148Justin Allgaier (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3980
232934Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord39814
24348Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39813
25303Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39812
262588Connor Zilisch (R)Trackhouse RacingChevrolet39711
272816A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet39710
28314Noah GragsonFront Row MotorsportsFord3979
293242John Hunter NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyota3978
303347Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Hyak MotorsportsChevrolet3977
312441Cole CusterHaas Factory TeamChevrolet3966
323551Cody WareRick Ware RacingFord3945
333733Austin Hill (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3940
341438Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord3713
352635Riley Herbst23XI RacingToyota3232
361523Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota3231
373610Ty DillonKaulig RacingChevrolet2981
  • Lead changes: 8 among 6 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 5 for 54 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 47 minutes, and 18 seconds
  • Average speed: 75.457 miles per hour (121.436 km/h)

The race was carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.

FS1
Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Clint BowyerColor-commentator: Kevin HarvickJamie LittleRegan SmithLarry McReynolds

MRN was the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN Radio
Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Mike BagleyAnnouncer: Todd GordonTurns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Tim CatafalmoSteve PostChris Wilner
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