2026 Cook Out 400 (Race 7)
Martinsville Speedway · · NASCAR Cup Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | Margin | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Elliott | 10 | 37 | 0.565 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 84 | 400 | 210.4 |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down.
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 84 | running | 55 | |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 292 | +0.565s | running | 56 |
| 3 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | +2.073s | running | 46 | |
| 4 | 4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | +3.163s | running | 49 | |
| 5 | 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 6 | +3.704s | running | 47 |
| 6 | 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 2 | +4.230s | running | 41 |
| 7 | 11 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | +7.237s | running | 30 | |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | +9.049s | running | 40 | |
| 9 | 13 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | +9.056s | running | 30 | |
| 10 | 3 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 400 | 2 | +10.174s | running | 36 |
| 11 | 5 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | +12.280s | running | 34 | |
| 12 | 17 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 400 | +12.537s | running | 26 | |
| 13 | 23 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 400 | +12.722s | running | 24 | |
| 14 | 27 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | +16.446s | running | 23 | |
| 15 | 8 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 400 | +18.206s | running | 28 | |
| 16 | 18 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 14 | +20.339s | running | 21 |
| 17 | 7 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | +20.866s | running | 20 | |
| 18 | 20 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | +21.117s | running | 19 | |
| 19 | 16 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 399 | +1 lap | running | 18 | |
| 20 | 22 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 399 | +1 lap | running | 17 | |
| 21 | 19 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 399 | +1 lap | running | 16 | |
| 22 | 21 | 48 | Justin Allgaier | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | +2 laps | running | 0 | |
| 23 | 29 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 398 | +2 laps | running | 14 | |
| 24 | 34 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | +2 laps | running | 13 | |
| 25 | 30 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | +2 laps | running | 12 | |
| 26 | 25 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | +3 laps | running | 11 | |
| 27 | 28 | 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | +3 laps | running | 10 | |
| 28 | 31 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 397 | +3 laps | running | 9 | |
| 29 | 32 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 397 | +3 laps | running | 8 | |
| 30 | 33 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 397 | +3 laps | running | 7 | |
| 31 | 24 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 396 | +4 laps | running | 6 | |
| 32 | 35 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 394 | +6 laps | running | 5 | |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 394 | +6 laps | running | 0 | |
| 34 | 14 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 371 | +29 laps | running | 3 | |
| 35 | 26 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 323 | +77 laps | accident | 2 | |
| 36 | 15 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 322 | +78 laps | accident | 1 | |
| 37 | 36 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 298 | +102 laps | brakes | 1 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 292 | 73.0% | P2 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 84 | 21.0% | P1 |
| 3 | Ross Chastain | 14 | 3.5% | P16 |
| 4 | William Byron | 6 | 1.5% | P5 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 0.5% | P6 |
| 6 | Josh Berry | 2 | 0.5% | P10 |