Practice #1 : Martinsville Speedway
Cook Out 400
Martinsville Speedway , Ridgeway, VA
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- Martinsville Speedway
- Cook Out 400
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin
- Age: 45
- Team : No 11 - Bob's Discount Furniture Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs
- Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
- 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: N/A
