Practice #1 : Richmond Raceway
Cook Out 400
Richmond Raceway , Richmond, VA
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- Richmond Raceway
- Cook Out 400
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Ryan Blaney
- Age: 32
- Team : No 12 - BODYARMOR FLASH IV Ford
- Owner: Roger Penske
- Crew Chief: Jonathan Hassler
- Ryan Blaney won the Pole Award for the Cook Out 400 with a lap of 22225 seconds, 121485 mph
- This is his 16th pole in 402 NASCAR Cup Series races
- This is his fourth pole and 16th top-10 start in 2026
- This is his second pole in 19 races at Richmond Raceway
- Chase Briscoe (second) posted his 13th top-10 start of 2026 and his second in ten races at Richmond Raceway
- Josh Berry (third) posted his second top-10 start at Richmond Raceway It is his fourth in 24 races this season
- Connor Zilisch (11th) was the fastest qualifying rookie
- Drivers Entered: 37
- Laps Scheduled: 400
- Margin of Victory: 0.392 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 3 Minutes 2 Seconds
- Average Speed: 98.343
- Cautions: 4 for 31 laps
- Lead Changes: 29
- Green Flag Passes: 3,800 (10.3 passes per green flag lap)
- Richmond Raceway
- Cook Out 400
- Race Winner: Joey Logano
- Age: 36
- Team : No 22 - Shell Pennzoil Ford
- Owner: Roger Penske
- Crew Chief: Paul Wolfe
- Joey Logano won the Cook Out 400, his 39th victory in 639 Cup Series races
- This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2026
- This is his third victory and 21st top-10 finish in 33 races at Richmond Raceway
- Chase Briscoe (second) posted his first top-10 finish in ten races at Richmond Raceway It is his 13th top-10 finish in 2026
- Austin Cindric (third) posted his second top-10 finish in nine races at Richmond Raceway
- Connor Zilisch (25th) was the highest finishing rookie
- Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 115 points over Ryan Blaney
