Denny Hamlin won the Pole Award for the Cook Out 400 with a lap of 19275 seconds, 98241 mph
This is his 49th pole in 728 NASCAR Cup Series races
This is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2026
This is his fifth pole in 41 races at Martinsville Speedway
William Byron (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2026 and his seventh in 17 races at Martinsville Speedway
Josh Berry (third) posted his second top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway It is his third in seven races this season
Connor Zilisch (25th) was the fastest qualifying rookie
Drivers Entered: 37
Laps Scheduled: 400
Margin of Victory: 0.565 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours 47 Minutes 18 Seconds
Average Speed: 75.457
Cautions: 5 for 54 laps
Lead Changes: 8
Green Flag Passes: 1,698 (4.9 passes per green flag lap)
Martinsville Speedway
Cook Out 400
Race Winner: Chase Elliott
Age: 30
Team : No 9 - UniFirst Chevrolet
Owner: Rick Hendrick
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
Chase Elliott won the Cook Out 400, his 22nd victory in 365 Cup Series races
This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2026
This is his second victory and 15th top-10 finish in 22 races at Martinsville Speedway
Denny Hamlin (second) posted his 28th top-10 finish in 41 races at Martinsville Speedway It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2026
Joey Logano (third) posted his 23rd top-10 finish in 35 races at Martinsville Speedway
Connor Zilisch (26th) was the highest finishing rookie
Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 82 points over Ryan Blaney
Homestead, Florida -
November 19, 2017 :
A 'Thank You' message for Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 AXALTA Chevrolet, is displayed on a flag towed by a pickup truck during pre-race ceremonies for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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