Starting from 5th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin Progressive Toyota won the Cook Out 400, his 55th win in 693 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 2025. This is his 6th win & 27th Top 10 finish in 39 races at Martinsville Speedway. 2nd Place Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Outdoors Toyota, started from pole posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 11 races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 4th Top 10 finish in 2025. 3rd Place Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota, started from 8th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 15 races at Martinsville Speedway.
Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 30: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 30, 2025 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 2nd place followed by 5th place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 4th place. 6th Place Car 1 Ross Chastain Choice Privileges Chevrolet, started from 17th place followed by 7th place Car 60 Ryan Preece Fastenal Ford, started from 21st place. 8th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 7th place followed by 9th place Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 11th place. Lastly Top 10 was Car 34 Todd Gilliland Colortech Ford, in 10th place, started from 25th place. Riley Herbst (32nd) was the highest finishing rookie. William Byron leads the point standings by 17 points over Kyle Larson.
Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 30: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 30, 2025 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
The race had 10 Cautions for 86 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 32 for Debris Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 72 for No. 17 Crash on the Frontstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 123 for No. 50 Stopped Turn 1. 5th Caution on lap 182 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 202 for Nos. 35, 2 Crash in Turn 1. 7th Caution on lap 276 for No. 88 Spin Turn 4. 8th Caution on lap 299 for Nos. 54, 38, 45 Crash in Turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 310 for Nos. 17, 4 Crash in Turn 2. 10th Caution on lap 318 for Nos. 19, 22 Crash in Turn 2.
Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 30: Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 DEWALT Outdoors Toyota, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 30, 2025 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
The race had 9 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; C. Bell 1-23; C. Elliott 24-32; C. Bell 33; J. Berry 34-73; J. Logano 74-86; A. Bowman 87-92; C. Elliott 93-125; D. Hamlin 126-325; C. Bell 326; D. Hamlin 327-400.
Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 30: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Toyota, and Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 McDonald’s Toyota, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 30, 2025 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 48, 16, 6, 43, 42, 60, 9, 11, 41
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 9, 23, 54, 19, 12, 1, 20, 5, 45
Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 30: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Toyota, and crew celebrate after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 30, 2025 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 30: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 30, 2025 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 7
Race Results for the Cook Out 400 – Sunday, March 30, 2025
Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, VA – 0.526 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 400 Laps – 210.4 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 3/30/2025 @ 06:57 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 5. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Progressive Toyota 400 Running
2. 1. Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Outdoors Toyota 400 Running
3. 8. Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota 400 Running
4. 2. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 400 Running
5. 4. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 400 Running
6. 17. Car 1 Ross Chastain Choice Privileges Chevrolet 400 Running
7. 21. Car 60 Ryan Preece Fastenal Ford 400 Running
8. 7. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 400 Running
9. 11. Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota 400 Running
10. 25. Car 34 Todd Gilliland Colortech Ford 400 Running
11. 32. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford 400 Running
12. 15. Car 71 Michael McDowell Rockingham Speedway Chevrolet 400 Running
13. 13. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 400 Running
14. 9. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Mobil 1/O’Reilly Auto Parts Toyota 400 Running
15. 28. Car 10 Ty Dillon Mark III Employee Benefits Chevrolet 400 Running
16. 19. Car 38 Zane Smith Long John Silver’s Ford 400 Running
17. 12. Car 8 Kyle Busch Lucas Oil Chevrolet 400 Running
18. 18. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet 400 Running
19. 29. Car 77 Carson Hocevar Delaware Life Chevrolet 400 Running
20. 34. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SUNNYD Chevrolet 400 Running
21. 26. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 400 Running
22. 10. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 400 Running
23. 23. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Black’s Tire Chevrolet 399 Running
24. 31. Car 43 Erik Jones Dollar Tree Toyota 399 Running
25. 6. Car 17 Chris Buescher Kroger/Old El Paso Ford 399 Running
26. 16. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Family Dollar Toyota 399 Running
27. 27. Car 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford 399 Running
28. 3. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 399 Running
29. 30. Car 7 Justin Haley Gainbridge Chevrolet 398 Running
30. 24. Car 4 Noah Gragson A&W Root Beer Ford 397 Running
31. 36. Car 51 Cody Ware Arby’s Ford 396 Running
32. 35. Car 35 Riley Herbst # Lucy Toyota 396 Running
33. 14. Car 21 Josh Berry Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 396 Running
34. 22. Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 394 Running
35. 33. Car 88 Shane Van Gisbergen # WeatherTech Chevrolet 394 Running
36. 37. Car 66 * Casey Mears Canter Power Systems Ford 389 Running
37. 38. Car 50 * Burt Myers C3 Chevrolet 388 Running
38. 20. Car 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Jack Links Ford 363 Electrical
Race Comments: Prior to the start no cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 5 Mins, 11 Secs. Average Speed: 68.17 MPH. Margin of Victory: 4.617 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: #11 lap 195/20.188. Caution Flags: 10 for 86 laps. Lead Changes: 9 among 6 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 6, 2025 – Darlington Raceway
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