Qualifying Results : 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: 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
Qualifying Round 1
Round 1 of NASCAR Cup Series qualifying splits drivers into two groups, with the fastest five from each advancing to the pole round. This initial round is critical as it determines the drivers competing for the top 10 starting positions.