For the first time in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, the series is in action on a Saturday night under the lights with the Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway. It marks the first of three Saturday night races on the schedule over the next six weekends.
The four-turn, 0.75-mile (1.207-kilometer) Richmond, Virginia oval used to appear twice on the Cup Series calendar each year, but like it was a year ago, the August race weekend is the only race weekend at the short track in 2026.
Team Penske's Ryan Blaney took the pole position in Friday afternoon's qualifying session, and Joe Gibbs Racing's Chase Briscoe joined him on the front row.
No driver has won at Richmond after starting on the front row in any of the 16 races that have been contested at the track since the start of the 2017 season. Richard Childress Racing's Austin Dillon enters as the two-time reigning race winner.
Follow along with our Cook Out 400 race updates from Richmond.
NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond: Race updates
NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond: Cook Out 400 Stage 1 results
1 - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
2 - Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3 - Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
4 - Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
5 - Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
6 - Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
7 - Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
8 - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
9 - Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 - William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond: Cook Out 400 Stage 2 results
1 - Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
2 - Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3 - Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4 - Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
5 - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
6 - Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
7 - Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
8 - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
9 - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
10 - William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond: Full Cook Out 400 results
Order | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
2 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
3 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
4 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
5 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
6 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
7 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
8 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
9 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
10 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
11 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota |
12 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
13 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
14 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
15 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
16 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
17 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford |
18 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
19 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
20 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
21 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford |
22 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
23 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota |
24 | Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
25 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
26 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
27 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
28 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
29 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
30 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
31 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
32 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
33 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
34 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
35 | Josh Bilicki, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford |
36 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
The penultimate race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series regular season is the Dollar Tree 301, which is set to be shown live on USA Network from New Hampshire Motor Speedway beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 23. Begin a free trial of FuboTV and don't miss it!
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