2024 Cook Out 400 (Martinsville)

The 2024 Cook Out 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 7, 2024, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 415 laps -- extended from 400 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 0.526 mile (0.847 km) paperclip-shaped short track, it was the eighth race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. William Byron won the race. Kyle Larson finished 2nd, and Chase Elliott finished 3rd, becoming the first pair of teammates to sweep the podium at Martinsville in its 76 year history. Bubba Wallace and Ryan Blaney rounded out the top five, and Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick, Alex Bowman, Ryan Preece, and Chase Briscoe rounded out the top ten.

2024 Cook Out 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 8 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
Date April 7, 2024 (2024-04-07)
Location Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance 415 laps, 218.29 mi (351.51 km)
Scheduled Distance 400 laps, 210.4 mi (338.8 km)
Average speed 76.096 miles per hour (122.465 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 19.718
Most laps led
Driver William Byron Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 88
Winner
No. 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (Backstretch)

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Background

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Martinsville Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track on the NASCAR circuit since its beginning in 1948.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Noah Gragson Stewart–Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford
15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 Josh Williams (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing 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. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
66 David Starr (i) MBM Motorsports Ford
71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Corey LaJoie was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 20.020 seconds and a speed of 94.585 mph (152.220 km/h).[9]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 20.020 94.585
2 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 20.063 94.383
3 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20.088 94.265
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.718 and a speed of 96.034 mph (154.552 km/h).[10]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.641 19.718
2 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 19.798 19.719
3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.665 19.752
4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.888 19.753
5 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 19.870 19.760
6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 19.729 19.764
7 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 19.700 19.765
8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.674 19.779
9 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 19.913 19.816
10 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.885 19.831
11 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.773
12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 19.918
13 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 19.825
14 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 19.918
15 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.834
16 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 19.921
17 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 19.843
18 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.944
19 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 19.857
20 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.950
21 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 19.886
22 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 19.963
23 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 19.926
24 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 19.988
25 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 19.946
26 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20.012
27 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 19.968
28 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.016
29 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 20.045
30 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 20.023
31 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 20.173
32 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 20.098
33 16 Josh Williams (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 20.182
34 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20.115
35 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 20.208
36 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 20.158
37 66 David Starr (i) MBM Motorsports Ford 21.109
Official qualifying results

Race

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Race results

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Stage results

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Stage One Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 9
3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 7
5 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 5
7 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2
10 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 100

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 9
3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 6
6 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
8 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2
10 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

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Stage Three Laps: 220

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 18 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 415 46
2 1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 415 53
3 3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 415 49
4 2 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 415 51
5 9 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 415 32
6 6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 415 42
7 19 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 415 30
8 10 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 415 34
9 22 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 415 28
10 5 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 415 38
11 8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 415 40
12 17 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 415 25
13 16 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 415 24
14 12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 415 25
15 30 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 414 22
16 11 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 414 22
17 25 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 414 20
18 4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 414 25
19 15 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 414 18
20 26 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 414 17
21 35 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 414 16
22 21 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 414 15
23 14 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 414 14
24 13 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 414 13
25 7 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 413 15
26 31 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 413 11
27 33 16 Josh Williams (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 413 0
28 36 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 413 9
29 23 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 413 8
30 27 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 413 7
31 24 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 412 6
32 32 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 412 5
33 34 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 412 4
34 28 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 412 3
35 20 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 411 2
36 29 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 396 1
37 37 66 David Starr (i) MBM Motorsports Ford 311 0
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 13 among 8 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 5 for 51 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 52 minutes and 7 seconds
  • Average speed: 76.096 miles per hour (122.465 km/h)

Media

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Television

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Fox Sports covered their 24th race at the Martinsville Speedway. Mike Joy, 2018 Spring Martinsville winner Clint Bowyer and 2011 Spring Martinsville winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

FS1
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Larry McReynolds

Radio

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MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, & former championship winning crew chief Todd Gordon called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Dave Moody called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field races down the backstretch. Steve Post, Kim Coon, and Brienne Pedigo worked the pit road for the radio side.

MRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Todd Gordon
Backstretch: Dave Moody Steve Post
Kim Coon
Brienne Pedigo

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Martinsville Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Sturniolo, Zach (October 4, 2023). "NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". NASCAR. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 1, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "Cook Out 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 7, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 7, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  9. ^ Utter, Jim (April 6, 2024). "Corey LaJoie fastest in Saturday's Martinsville Cup practice". Motorsport.com. Ridgeway, Virginia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (April 6, 2024). "Kyle Larson beats Bubba Wallace to Martinsville Cup pole by 0.001s". Motorsport.com. Ridgeway, Virginia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved April 6, 2024.


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