Starting from 18th place Car 24 William Byron Axalta Ruby Chevrolet won the Cook Out 400, his 13th win in 224 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 5th Top 10 finish in 2024. This is his 2nd win & 7th Top 10 finish in 13 races at Martinsville Speedway. William Byron led an unprecedented 1-2-3 finish for Hendrick Motorsports as the organization celebrated its 40th Anniversary in NASCAR’s premier division. 2nd Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Ruby Chevrolet, started from pole posted his seventh Top 10 finish in 19 races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his fourth Top 10 finish in 2024. 3rd Place Car 9 Chase Elliott UniFirst Ruby Chevrolet, started from 3rd place posted his 11th  Top 10 finish in 18 races at Martinsville Speedway.
Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – APRIL 07: William Byron, driver of the #24 Axalta Ruby Chevrolet, and crew celebrate in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on April 07, 2024 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota, started from 2nd place followed by 5th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford, started from 9th place. 6th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 6th place followed by 7th place Car 45 Tyler Reddick MoneyLion Toyota, started from 19th place. 8th Place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Ruby Chevrolet, started from 10th place followed by 9th place Car 41 Ryan Preece HaasTooling.com Ford, started from 22nd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford, in 10th place, started from 5th place. Carson Hocevar (17th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 14 points over Martin Truex Jr..
Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – APRIL 07: William Byron, driver of the #24 Axalta Ruby Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on April 07, 2024 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
The race had 5 Cautions for 51 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 114 for Debris. 3rd Caution on lap 182 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 204 for #20 spin turn 4. 5th Caution on lap 399 for ?.
Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – APRIL 07: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Ruby Chevrolet, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on April 07, 2024 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
The race had 13 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; K. Larson 1-86; J. Logano 87-169; D. Hamlin 170-193; C. Elliott 194-252; D. Hamlin 253; C. Elliott 254-257; D. Hamlin 258-298; J. Logano 299; C. Briscoe 300-307; A. Cindric 308-313; D. Suarez 314-326; W. Byron 327-412; C. Elliott 413; W. Byron 414-415.
Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – APRIL 07: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 UniFirst Ruby Chevrolet, and Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, lead the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on April 07, 2024 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 5, 23, 9, 14, 19, 22, 11, 24, 4, 8
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 23, 5, 9, 22, 48, 14, 24, 1, 4
Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – APRIL 07: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Ruby Chevrolet, Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 UniFirst Ruby Chevrolet, Alex Bowman, driver of the #48 Ally Ruby Chevrolet, and William Byron, driver of the #24 Axalta Ruby Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on April 07, 2024 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – APRIL 07: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, and Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 McDonald’s Toyota, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on April 07, 2024 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 8
Race Results for the Cook Out 400 – Sunday, April 7, 2024
Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, VA – 0.526 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 415 Laps – 218.29 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 4/7/2024 @ 06:18 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 18. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Ruby Chevrolet 415 Running
2. 1. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Ruby Chevrolet 415 Running
3. 3. Car 9 Chase Elliott UniFirst Ruby Chevrolet 415 Running
4. 2. Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota 415 Running
5. 9. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford 415 Running
6. 6. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 415 Running
7. 19. Car 45 Tyler Reddick MoneyLion Toyota 415 Running
8. 10. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Ruby Chevrolet 415 Running
9. 22. Car 41 Ryan Preece HaasTooling.com Ford 415 Running
10. 5. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 415 Running
11. 8. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota 415 Running
12. 17. Car 43 Erik Jones Family Dollar Toyota 415 Running
13. 16. Car 38 Todd Gilliland Carson-Newman University Ford 415 Running
14. 12. Car 1 Ross Chastain Worldwide Express Chevrolet 415 Running
15. 30. Car 17 Chris Buescher BuildSubmarines.com Ford 414 Running
16. 11. Car 8 Kyle Busch Lucas Oil Chevrolet 414 Running
17. 25. Car 77 Carson Hocevar # Delaware Life Chevrolet 414 Running
18. 4. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 414 Running
19. 15. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 414 Running
20. 26. Car 10 Noah Gragson Overstock.com Ford 414 Running
21. 35. Car 34 Michael McDowell Long John Silver’s Ford 414 Running
22. 21. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 414 Running
23. 14. Car 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Libman Ford 414 Running
24. 13. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Body Guard Ford 414 Running
25. 7. Car 4 Josh Berry # Mobil 1 50th Anniversary Ford 413 Running
26. 31. Car 15 Kaz Grala # N29 Capital Partners Ford 413 Running
27. 33. Car 16 Josh Williams(i) Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 413 Running
28. 36. Car 31 Daniel Hemric Cirkul Chevrolet 413 Running
29. 23. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SUNNYD Chevrolet 413 Running
30. 27. Car 51 Justin Haley Ohanafy Ford 413 Running
31. 24. Car 71 Zane Smith # Focused Health Chevrolet 412 Running
32. 32. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Gainbridge Chevrolet 412 Running
33. 34. Car 21 Harrison Burton Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 412 Running
34. 28. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 412 Running
35. 20. Car 20 Christopher Bell Yahoo! Toyota 411 Running
36. 29. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Skip Barber Racing School Toyota 396 Accident
37. 37. Car 66 * David Starr(i) Amptricity Ford 311 Steering
Race Comments: No cars dropped to the rear under penalty prior to the start of the race. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 52 Mins, 7 Secs. Average Speed: 76.096 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.550 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 51 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 14, 2024 – Texas Motor Speedway
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