Cook Out 400

11 Aug 2024
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About Cook Out 400

Cook 400
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NASCAR Cup Series will return to Richmond Speedway to start the first race in August. NASCAR will resume racing, post a long break in July after the Brickyard 400 race. The Cook Out 400 name resonated with another race sponsored by Cook Out, which is held at Martinsville Speedway. However, the racing strategy and venues are entirely different. The Cook Out 400 race will effectively kick off the end of NASCAR Regular Season. The Chase for Cup Series will start after the Regular Season Champion has been crowned. The Cook Out 400 race will feature tire-strategy choices during the 2024 season.

The Cook Out 400 race has been the last race before the NASCAR playoffs started numerous times in the sport’s history. The race track is an intermediate track but it races like a short track. The race was called the Federated Auto Parts 400 until 2023. Cook Out Restaurants took up the title sponsorship of the race in 2023. Kyle Larson was the lucky driver to kiss the yard of bricks before the Cook Out 400 race. He went on to dominate the final stage of the race claiming the coveted “Crown Jewel'' race win.

Cook Out 400 History

The Cook Out 400 race was first held in the 1958 season of the Cup Series. It was known as the Richmond 200 and was a 200 lap race running for 100 miles. Speedy Thompson won the race. The previous Cook Out 400 during the 2023 season was won by Chris Buescher for RFK Racing. The Cook Out 400 has given NASCAR one of the biggest controversies of its history, known as the “Spingate”.

During the 2013 iteration of the race, team orders were implemented to intentionally spin out Clint Bowyer. This led to a race restart which would help Martin Truex Jr. secure a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series Chase. Additionally, David Gilland was ordered to let Joey Logano pass in order to help him secure a spot in the Chase. NASCAR penalized the teams involved which led to Martin Truex Jr. getting kicked out from the Chase and Carl Edwards would later go on to win that year’s race.

Cook 400 Winner
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Cook Out 400 2024 Schedule

The Cook Out 400 race at the Richmond Speedway will be a 400 lap race which goes on for 300 miles. It will be held on August 11, 2024. The main race will be scheduled from 6:00 PM ET on Sunday. The Qualifying session for the race will take place on Saturday from 5:35 PM ET. The race will be divided into three stages. The first stage will be of 80 laps and the second stage will be of 155 laps. The final and deciding stage will be 165 laps long.

Cook Out 400 2024 Venue

The Cook Out 400 race will take place at the Richmond Raceway. The track is located in Richmond, Virginia in the United States. It is often referred to by its nickname, “Strawberry Hill”. The track is 0.75 miles long and hosts two NASCAR Cup Series races. The oval has 14 degrees of baking in its turns, with 8 degrees of banking on the frontstretch and 2 degrees of banking on the backstretch. The Richmond Raceway has an asphalt surface. The fastest lap at the track was set in 2019. It was set by Kevin Harvick in his Ford Mustang GT.

Cook Out 400 2024 Drivers Standings

Kyle Larson leads the driver standings with his recent race victory. Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney are the other drivers in the Top-5, who have won multiple races. Here are the driver standings for the race:

StandingsDriverPoints
1.Kyle Larson749
2.Chase Elliott739
3.Tyler Reddick734
4.Denny Hamlin706
5.Ryan Blaney676
6.William Byron654
7.Martin Truex Jr.653
8.Christopher Bell651
9.Brad Keselowski615
10.Alex Bowman606

Drivers with the most wins in the Cook Out 400

Richard Petty has claimed the most number of wins in the Cook Out 400 race at the Richmond Raceway. He has 7 wins throughout his career in the race and 13 wins in total on the track. He is followed by Bobby Allison who has 5 wins in his career. Joe Gibbs Racing is the best team in the race claiming 8 wins and narrowly beating Petty Enterprises who have 7 wins. The best manufacturer in the race is Ford, who has a tally of 18 wins throughout the history of the race.

Cook Out 400
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Where to watch Cook Out 2024?

The Grant Park 165 race will be broadcasted by USA Network, as per the reports from NASCAR official website. The radio coverage will be handled by MRN and SiriusXM.

Cook Out 2024 2024 start times in different Time Zones

Greenwich Mean TimeIndian Standard TimePacific Standard TimeJapanese Time
QualifyingSaturday, 9:25 PMSunday, 2:55 AMSaturday, 2:35 PMSunday, 6:25 AM
RaceSunday, 10:00 PMMonday, 3:30 AMSunday, 3:00 PMMonday, 7:00 AM

FAQs

A. The Cook Out 400 race is 300 miles long.

A. The race will be broadcasted on USA Network and the radio coverage will be by SiriusXM and MRN.

A. Cook Out restaurants will sponsor the Cook Out 400 in 2024.

A. The Cook Out 400 race is held at the Richmond Raceway.

A. Kyle Larson was the previous winner of the Cup Series at the Brickyard 400.

Last Modified Aug 12, 2024 03:05 GMT
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