NASCAR Cook Out 400 Prize Money: How much will the winner make at Martinsville Speedway in 2024?

After a thrilling Cook Out 400, the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series heads to Ridgeway, Virginia, for another thriller, the Cook Out 400.

The eighth race of the season is expected to be exciting as the Next Gen car will run for the 75th time at Martinsville Speedway. All drivers who will take the grid will be racing to win Sunday’s 400-lap race at the 0.526-mile short track.

Live action of the Cook Out 400 can be enjoyed live on FS1, Peacock, and MRN. It will be broadcast on Sunday, April 7, at 3 p.m. ET.

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What is the Cook Out 400 prize money for 2024?

All participating drivers across NASCAR’s top-three national series will compete for monetary incentives this weekend in Martinsville, Virginia. In 2024, the Cup Series race in Virginia boasts a prize pool of $7,669,028, while the Xfinity Series and Truck Series races will reward the winner with $1,507,074 and $746,572, respectively.

FOX Sports' Bob Pockrass tweeted the total prize money pool that will be up for grabs at Martinsville across the Cup, Xfinity, and Truck Series:

“Purses for Martinsville. All payouts, all positions including contribution to year-end points fund, contingency awards, etc. ... and for Cup, payouts to each charter team for participating and historical performance payouts: Cup: $7,669,028 Xfinity: $1,507,074 Truck: $746,572”

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Cook Out 400 Prize Money Breakdown: How much will the winner make at Martinsville Speedway?

According to Pockrass, the winner of the Cup race is likely to receive between eight and 10 percent of the total purse. The remaining amount will be split among the Cup Series' 36 charter teams according to their finishing position, charter status, etc.

As per this assumption, the 2024 Cook Out 400 winner will likely get eight to 10 percent of the overall $7,669,028, which means the winner will receive a check of around $500,000 to $700,000.

NASCAR Cup Series action begins with practice at 4:35 pm ET and qualifying at 5:20 pm ET on Saturday, while the main event is on Sunday. Practice and qualifying for the eighth race can be watched live on FS1 and PRN.

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List of Cook Out 400 winners

1. 1950-Curtis Turner
2. 1951-Curtis Turner
3. 1952-Dick Rathmann
4. 1953-Lee Petty
5. 1954-Jim Paschal
6. 1955-Tim Flock
7. 1956-Buck Baker
8. 1957-Buck Baker
9. 1958-Bob Welborn
10. 1959-Lee Petty
11. 1960-Richard Petty
12. 1961*-Fred Lorenzen
13. -Junior Johnson
14. 1962-Richard Petty
15. 1963-Richard Petty
16. 1964-Fred Lorenzen
17. 1965-Fred Lorenzen
18. 1966-Jim Paschal
19. 1967-Richard Petty
20. 1968-Cale Yarborough
21. 1969-Richard Petty
22. 1970-Bobby Isaac
23. 1971-Richard Petty
24. 1972-Richard Petty
25. 1973-David Pearson
26. 1974-Cale Yarborough
27. 1975-Richard Petty
28. 1976-Darrell Waltrip
29. 1977-Cale Yarborough
30. 1978-Darrell Waltrip
31. 1979-Richard Petty
32. 1980-Darrell Waltrip
33. 1981-Morgan Shepherd
34. 1982-Harry Gant
35. 1983-Darrell Waltrip
36. 1984-Geoffrey Bodine
37. 1985-Harry Gant
38. 1986-Ricky Rudd
39. 1987-Dale Earnhardt
40. 1988-Dale Earnhardt
41. 1989-Darrell Waltrip
42. 1990-Geoffrey Bodine
43. 1991-Dale Earnhardt
44. 1992-Mark Martin
45. 1993-Rusty Wallace
46. 1994-Rusty Wallace
47. 1995-Rusty Wallace
48. 1996-Rusty Wallace
49. 1997-Jeff Gordon
50. 1998-Bobby Hamilton
51. 1999-John Andretti
52. 2000-Mark Martin
53. 2001-Dale Jarrett
54. 2002-Bobby Labonte
55. 2003-Jeff Gordon
56. 2004-Rusty Wallace
57. 2005-Jeff Gordon
58. 2006-Tony Stewart
59. 2007-Jimmie Johnson
60. 2008-Denny Hamlin
61. 2009-Jimmie Johnson
62. 2010-Denny Hamlin
63. 2011-Kevin Harvick
64. 2012-Ryan Newman
65. 2013-Jimmie Johnson
66. 2014-Kurt Busch
67. 2015-Denny Hamlin
68. 2016-Kyle Busch
69. 2017-Brad Keselowski
70. 2018-Clint Bowyer
71. 2019-Brad Keselowski
72. 2020: Martin Truex Jr.
73. 2021: Martin Truex Jr.
74. 2022*-William Byron
75. 2023-Kyle Larson