Race Results : 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
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 73 | 55 | 18 | 0 | 400 | 95 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Running |
| 2 | 2 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Toyota | 52 | 35 | 17 | 0 | 400 | 171 | 8 | 2 | 3 | Running |
| 3 | 23 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 48 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | Running |
| 4 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 46 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 400 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | Running |
| 5 | 13 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 38 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | Running |
| 6 | 30 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 8 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 36 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 400 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 8 | Running |
| 8 | 3 | 21 | Josh Berry | Ford | 40 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 400 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Running |
| 9 | 5 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | Running |
| 10 | 25 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 32 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Toyota | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 400 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Running |
| 12 | 18 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 41 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 399 | 88 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Running |
| 14 | 31 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Chevrolet | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Toyota | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 20 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Chevrolet | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 6 | 60 | Ryan Preece | Ford | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 35 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Ford | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 7 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Toyota | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 398 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 19 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 12 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Toyota | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 33 | 33 | Austin Hill | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 17 | 35 | Riley Herbst | Toyota | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 11 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Chevrolet | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 21 | 43 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 26 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 29 | 41 | Cole Custer | Chevrolet | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 27 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Ford | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 28 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 34 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 15 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 37 | 51 | Cody Ware | Chevrolet | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 36 | 66 | Josh Bilicki | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 391 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 24 | 38 | Zane Smith | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 22 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Engine |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Ware | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Austin Hill | Tire violation | Pass Thru | 32 | 36 | Green |
| Ty Gibbs | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 34 | 36 | Green |
| Noah Gragson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 74 | 79 | Yellow |
| Zane Smith | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 126 | 132 | Yellow |
| Connor Zilisch | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 158 | 163 | Green |
| AJ Allmendinger | Equipment Interference | Pass Thru | 360 | 366 | Green |