Starting from 10th place Car 9 Chase Elliott UniFirst Chevrolet won the Cook Out 400, his 22nd win in 365 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 2026. This is his 2nd win & 15th Top 10 finish in 22 races at Martinsville Speedway. 2nd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin Bob’s Discount Furniture Toyota started from pole posted his 28th Top 10 finish in 41 races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 4th Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford started from 9th place posted his 23rd Top 10 finish in 35 races at Martinsville Speedway.
4th Place Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota started from 4th place followed by 5th place Car 24 William Byron Cincinnati Chevrolet started from 2nd place. 6th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford started from 12th place followed by 7th place Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Toyota started from 11th place. 8th Place Car 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford started from 6th place followed by 9th place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet started from 13th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 21 Josh Berry DEX Ford, in 10th place started from 3rd place. Connor Zilisch (26th) was the highest finishing rookie. Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 82 points over Ryan Blaney.
The race had 5 Cautions for 54 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 79 for #51, 42 Crash in turn 4 / Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 106 for #4, 16 Crash in turn 4. 3rd Caution on lap 182 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 312 for Debris. 5th Caution on lap 325 for #23, 77, 38, 3, 7, 17, 33, 35, 42, 43, 71, 88 Crash in turn 4.
The race had 8 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; D. Hamlin 1-38; W. Byron 39-44; D. Hamlin 45-289; R. Blaney 290-291; J. Berry 292-293; C. Elliott 294-308; D. Hamlin 309-317; R. Chastain 318-331; C. Elliott 332-400.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 11, 24, 21, 54, 2, 97, 22, 12, 45, 60
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 54, 22, 12, 24, 2, 45, 97, 5, 21
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 7
Race Results for the Cook Out 400 – Sunday, March 29, 2026
Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, VA – 0.526 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 400 Laps – 210.4 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 3/29/2026 @ 06:35 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 10. Car 9 Chase Elliott UniFirst Chevrolet 400 Running
2. 1. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Bob’s Discount Furniture Toyota 400 Running
3. 9. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 400 Running
4. 4. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 400 Running
5. 2. Car 24 William Byron Cincinnati Chevrolet 400 Running
6. 12. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford 400 Running
7. 11. Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Toyota 400 Running
8. 6. Car 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford 400 Running
9. 13. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 400 Running
10. 3. Car 21 Josh Berry DEX Ford 400 Running
11. 5. Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen SuperFile Chevrolet 400 Running
12. 17. Car 60 Ryan Preece Body Guard Ford 400 Running
13. 23. Car 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford 400 Running
14. 27. Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota 400 Running
15. 8. Car 45 Tyler Reddick SiriusXM Toyota 400 Running
16. 18. Car 1 Ross Chastain Safety Culture Chevrolet 400 Running
17. 7. Car 77 Carson Hocevar Chili’s Ride The ‘Dente Chevrolet 400 Running
18. 20. Car 71 Michael McDowell Delaware Life Chevrolet 400 Running
19. 16. Car 17 Chris Buescher Kroger/Thomas’ High Protein Ford 399 Running
20. 22. Car 7 Daniel Suarez Group 1001 Chevrolet 399 Running
21. 19. Car 43 Erik Jones Dollar Tree Toyota 399 Running
22. 21. Car 48 Justin Allgaier(i) Ally Chevrolet 398 Running
23. 29. Car 34 Todd Gilliland Dairi-O/Cheney Bros Inc. Ford 398 Running
24. 34. Car 8 Kyle Busch FICO Chevrolet 398 Running
25. 30. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Coatings Chevrolet 398 Running
26. 25. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # Choice Privileges Chevrolet 397 Running
27. 28. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 397 Running
28. 31. Car 4 Noah Gragson FUEL by Franzia Ford 397 Running
29. 32. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Dollar Tree Toyota 397 Running
30. 33. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Jack Links Non-Vegan Chevrolet 397 Running
31. 24. Car 41 Cole Custer Haas Tooling.com Chevrolet 396 Running
32. 35. Car 51 Cody Ware Super.com Chevrolet 394 Running
33. 37. Car 33 * Austin Hill(i) United Rentals Chevrolet 394 Running
34. 14. Car 38 Zane Smith Long John Silver’s Ford 371 Running
35. 26. Car 35 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Zero Sugar Toyota 323 Accident
36. 15. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Hardee’s Toyota 322 Accident
37. 36. Car 10 Ty Dillon Black’s Tire Chevrolet 298 Brakes
Race Comments: No cars dropped to the rear to start the race. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 47 Mins, 18 Secs. Average Speed: 75.457 MPH. Margin of Victory:.565 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 11 lap 3/19.788. Caution Flags: 5 for 54 laps. Lead Changes: 8 among 6 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 12, 2026 – Bristol Motor Speedway
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