The 2025 Cook Out 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on August 16, 2025, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the asphalt short track, it was the 25th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Austin Dillon won the race. Alex Bowman finished 2nd, and Ryan Blaney finished 3rd. Joey Logano and Austin Cindric rounded out the top five, and Kyle Larson, Daniel Suárez, Josh Berry, Brad Keselowski, and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top ten.
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Background
Richmond Raceway (RR) is a 0.75 miles (1.21 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in unincorporated Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it has formerly hosted events such as the International Race of Champions, Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown, and the USAC sprint car series. Due to Richmond Raceway's unique "D" shape which allows drivers to reach high speeds, Richmond has long been known as a short track that races like a superspeedway. With its multiple racing grooves, and proclivity for contact Richmond is a favorite among NASCAR drivers and fans.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 33 Jesse Love (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 67 Corey Heim (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Kyle Busch was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 22.848 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.848 118.172 2 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 22.860 118.110 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.899 117.909 Official practice results
Qualifying Ryan Preece scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.244 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 22.244 121.381 2 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 22.331 120.908 3 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 22.341 120.854 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.347 120.822 5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.361 120.746 6 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 22.362 120.741 7 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 22.379 120.649 8 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.384 120.622 9 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.397 120.552 10 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 22.406 120.503 11 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.426 120.396 12 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 22.430 120.374 13 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 22.442 120.310 14 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.461 120.208 15 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 22.501 119.995 16 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 22.506 119.968 17 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22.516 119.915 18 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 22.526 119.861 19 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.545 119.760 20 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 22.548 119.745 21 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 22.549 119.739 22 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 22.549 119.739 23 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.553 119.718 24 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 22.577 119.591 25 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 22.608 119.427 26 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 22.608 119.427 27 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 22.646 119.226 28 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.679 119.053 29 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 22.680 119.048 30 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.692 118.985 31 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 22.725 118.812 32 67 Corey Heim (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 22.747 118.697 33 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 22.755 118.655 34 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 22.823 118.302 35 33 Jesse Love (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.831 118.260 36 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 22.842 118.203 37 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 22.947 117.662 38 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 0.000 0.000 Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 70
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 102 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 93 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 75 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 66 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 48 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 39 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 210 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 160
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 102 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 93 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 84 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 75 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 57 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 48 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 39 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 170
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 11 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 542 9 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 413 20 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 400 464 38 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 400 335 13 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 400 416 30 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 327 21 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 400 408 17 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 400 319 6 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 400 3110 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 3511 29 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 400 2612 14 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 2713 19 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 399 2414 27 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 399 2315 15 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 399 2616 28 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 399 2117 10 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 399 2018 23 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 399 1919 33 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 399 1820 16 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 399 1721 8 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 399 2122 3 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 399 1523 36 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 399 1424 24 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 399 1325 31 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 399 1226 18 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 398 1127 22 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 398 1028 7 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 398 2929 32 67 Corey Heim (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 398 030 12 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 398 731 26 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 398 632 37 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 397 533 35 33 Jesse Love (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 396 034 2 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 396 1335 1 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 396 236 34 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 389 137 25 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 197 138 5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 196 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 24 among 11 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 5 for 44 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 11 minutes, and 14 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television USA covered the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon, and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
USABooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Leigh DiffeyColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsKim CoonMarty Snider
Radio The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley and Todd Gordon called the race from the broadcast booth for MRN when the field races through the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race from a platform when the field races down the backstraightaway. MRN Lead Pit Reporter Steve Post, Jacklyn Drake and Chris Wilner called the action for MRN from pit lane.
MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Mike BagleyAnnouncer: Todd Gordon Backstretch: Dave Moody Steve PostJacklyn DrakeChris Wilner
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 William Byron 839 2 Chase Elliott 771 (–68) 3 Denny Hamlin 766 (–73) 1 4 Kyle Larson 759 (–80) 1 5 Ryan Blaney 756 (–83) 2 6 Christopher Bell 748 (–91) 7 Tyler Reddick 714 (–125) 8 Chase Briscoe 698 (–141) 9 Alex Bowman 685 (–154) 1 10 Bubba Wallace 639 (–200) 1 11 Chris Buescher 625 (–214) 1 12 Joey Logano 616 (–223) 1 13 Ryan Preece 591 (–248) 14 Ross Chastain 589 (–250) 1 15 Austin Cindric 543 (–296) 1 16 Kyle Busch 537 (–302)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 925 2 Toyota 888 (–37) 3 Ford 832 (–93)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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