Austin Dillon Wins Overtime Thriller at Richmond Raceway: It took a controversial full-contact finish but Austin Dillon claimed his first NASCAR Cup Series victory in two seasons in Sunday night’s Cook Out 400 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway – vaulting from a 32nd place in the points standings before the race to an automatic Playoff berth with the win. Coming to the checkered flag during the final lap of overtime, Dillon’s No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevy hit the rear bumper of the race-leading No. 22 Team Penske driven by Joey Logano crashing Logano’s car into the catchfence. Then Dillon immediately moved low on track and hit Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota as he was driving by. It allowed Dillon to take the checkered flag only a few feet ahead and claim the all-important win by a slight .116-second.[Read More]
#3-Austin Dillon won the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway. The win is his fist win of the year, first at Richmond and fifth career win.
Pole winner #11-Denny Hamlin finished 2nd followed by #45-Tyler Reddick, #23-Bubba Wallace, #1-Ross Chastain, #20-Christopher Bell, #5-Kyle Larson, #77-Carson Hocevar, #9-Chase Elliott, and #99-Daniel Suarez.
The race under caution during the first Overtime attempt. #3-Dillon took the lead with 28 laps remaining and had the race in control when the caution came out with two laps remaining. The leaders pitted and #3-Dillon restarted as the leader with #22-Logano second. Logano took the lead on the restart and took the white flag as the leader. Going into turn three Dillon ran into Logano, spinning him out and taking the lead before the caution came out.
Stage 1 was won by #20-Christopher Bell. Stage 2 was won by #99-Daniel Suarez.
There were 26 lead changes among 9 drivers and 5 cautions for 23 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 100.155mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
Race Fast Facts – Richmond:
Austin Dillon won the Cook Out 400, his fifth victory in 395 Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2024.
This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 21 races at Richmond Raceway.
Denny Hamlin (second) posted his 24th top-10 finish in 36 races at Richmond Raceway. It is his 10th top-10 finish in 2024.
Tyler Reddick (third) posted his second top-10 finish in nine races at Richmond Raceway.
Carson Hocevar (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
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Cup Series Playoff Standings after Richmond:
Race 23 of 26 in the regular season
(3 races remaining in the regular season)
UPDATED AFTER AUSTIN DILLON PENALTY
1) #5-Kyle Larson [4 wins], 779 [points leader]
2) #11-Denny Hamlin [3 wins], 755
3) #24-William Byron [3 wins], 678
4) #20-Christopher Bell [3 wins], 701
5) #12-Ryan Blaney [2 wins], 702
6) #45-Tyler Reddick [1 win], 775
7) #9-Chase Elliott [1 win], 773
8) #6-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 635
9) #48-Alex Bowman [1 win], 615
10) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 557
11) #99-Daniel Suarez [1 win], 497
12) #2-Austin Cindric [1 win], 451
13) #19-Martin Truex, Jr., 662, +78 ahead of 17th
14) #54-Ty Gibbs, 602, +18 ahead of 17th
15) #23-Bubba Wallace, 587, +3 ahead of 17th
16) #17-Chris Buescher, 584, tied with 17th
Below the cutoff:
17) #1-Ross Chastain, 584, tied with 16th
18) #14-Chase Briscoe, 485, -99 behind 16th
19) #8-Kyle Busch, 465, -119 behind 16th
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Race updates:
Checkered flag – #3-Dillon wins at Richmond after he dumps #22-Logano in turn 3 and sends him spinning.
Lap 407 – Green flag for the first Overtime attempt.
Lap 402 – Pit stops underway and everyone with option tires takes them. Off pit road: #3-Dillon, #22-Logano, #11-Hamlin, #45-Reddick, 23-Wallace, #99-Suarez, #1-Chastain, #12-Blaney, #5-Larosn, #20-Bell.
Lap 398 – Caution is out! #41-Preece and #47-Stenhouse get together in turn two.
Lap 398 – #3-Dillon by 3.3 seconds.
Lap 395 – The lead continues to expand. #3-Dillon over #11-Hamlin by 2.8 seconds.
Lap 391 – #3-Dillon’s lead up to 2.5 seconds. Looks like his race to lose at this point.
Lap 386 – Fifteen laps to go. #3-Dillon over #11-Hamlin by 2.2 seconds. Then #22-Logano, #45-Reddick, and #23-Wallace. #99-Suarez, on the option tire, is up to sixth.
Lap 379 – With 22 laps remaining, #3-Dillon has a lead of nearly 1 second over #11-Hamlin.
Lap 373 – #3-Dillon takes the lead from Hamlin with 28 laps remaining.
Lap 371 – 30 to go. #3-Dillon is working on taking the lead from #11-Hamlin. He’s .2 second back.
Lap 362 – #99-Suarez pits for the final time and puts on the option tires. #11-Hamlin continues to lead.
Lap 348 – #11-Hamlin takes the lead from #99-Suarez, who has not pitted. #3-Dillon is .25 second behind #11-Hamlin.
Lap 344 – #99-Suarez is the leader with #11-Hamlin, #3-Dillon, #20-Logano and #12-Blaney behind.
Lap 334 – #3-Dillon takes the lead as #11-Hamlin pits. Green flag stops underway again.
Lap 331 -Seventy laps to go. #3-Dillon has cut #11-Hamlin’s lead down to .3 second.
Lap 326 – #3-Dillon takes second from #22-Logano.
Lap 321 – #11-Hamlin leads #22-Logano by 1 second. #3-Dillon is battling #22-Logano for second. #45-Reddick and #23-Wallace continue to follow.
Lap 301 – 100 laps remaining. #11-Hamlin over #22-Logano by .58 second. Then #3-Dillon, #45-Reddick, #23-Wallace, #1-Chastain, #24-Byron, #34-McDowell, #5-Larson, and #4-Berry.
Lap 294 – #11-Hamlin takes the lead as #99-Suarez pits.
Lap 291 – #99-Suarez currently leads #11-Hamlin, #22-Logano, #45-Reddick, and #3-Dillon.
Lap 284 – #20-Bell caught speeding on pit road and will have to serve a pass through penalty.
Lap 281 – Green flag pit stops are underway again. #48-Bowman caught speeding on pit road.
Lap 275 – Down to 125 laps remaining. #20-Bell continues to lead. He’s 1.38 second ahead of #22-Logano. Then it’s #11-Hamlin, #45-Reddick, #3-Dillon, #23-Wallace, #34-McDowell, #12-Blaney, #1-Chastain, and #77-Hocevar.
Lap 253 – #19-Truex pits, reporting that he has no power. The team takes it to the garage> He’s likely done for the night.
Lap 251 – #20-Bell leads #22-Logano, #11-Hamlin, #45-Reddick, and #3-Dillon.
Lap 241 – Back to green for the start of the final stage. 160 laps remaining.
Lap 236 – Leaders pit. Off pit road: #20-Bell, #99-Suarez, #11-Hamlin, #22-Logano, #3-Dillon, #45-Reddick, #34-McDowell, #23- Wallace, #19-Truex, #9-Elliott. All drivers on the lead lap, except #99-Suarez, took the option tire.
Lap 231 – Caution for the end of stage 2. #99-Suarez wins it over #20-Bell, #11-Hamlin, #22-Logano, #3-Dillon, #34-McDowell, #45-Reddick, #23-Wallace, #77-Hocevar and #9-Elliott.
Lap 221 – Ten laps left in stage 2. #99-Suarez leads #20-Bell by 1.3 second.
Lap 201 – Race is halfway complete. 30 laps remaining in stage 2. #99-Suarez leads #20-Bell, #45-Reddick, #11-Hamlin, and #5-Larson.
Lap 187 – #99-Suarez now the leader over #45-Reddick, who has not pitted, and #20-Bell.
Lap 177 – Green flag pit stops are underway again.
Lap 171 – 60 laps remaining in stage 2. #20-Bell leads #99-Suarez, #19-Truex, #11-Hamlin and #22-Logano.
Lap 145 – #20-Bell is now leader over #5-Larson, #99-Suarez, #45-Reddick, and #19-Truex.
Lap 135- #5-Larson, #45-Reddick and #47-Stenhouse have not pitted yet. #20-Bell and #99- Suarez will be up front once pit stops are complete.
Lap 122 – Green flag pit stops begin. #99-Suarez pits from the lead, among others.
Lap 114 – #99-Suarez’s lead is down to 2.2 second as the advantage of the option tires has started to fade. #34-McDowell has moved up to 7th after restarting near the rear of the field as the free pass.
Lap 104 – #99-Suarez has moved out to a 3 second lead over second place #20-Bell.
Lap 94 – With the option tire on, #99-Suarez has taken the lead. He restarted in 16th place.
Lap 90 – #99-Suarez is already up to 3rd place.
Lap 86 – #11-Hamlin is back in the lead after #20-Bell got it back for a lap.
Lap 84 – #11- Hamlin takes the lead.
Lap 81 – Back to green for the start of the second stage. #99-Suarez and #34-McDowell have switched to the softer option tires.
Lap 76 – Pit road is open and the leaders are in. Off pit road: #20-Bell, #11-Hamlin, #19-Truex, #22-Lgaono, #9-Elliott. #20-Bell made contact with #43-Jones has he exited is pit and has some light front end damage.
Lap 71 – Caution out for the end of stage 1. #20-Bell wins it. He’s followed by #11-Hamlin, #19-Truex, #22-Logano, #23-Wallace, #9-Elliott, #3-Dillon, #17-Buescher, #4-Reddick, #4-Berry. 29th place #34-McDowell gets the free pass.
Lap 61 – Ten laps remaining in stage 1: #20-Bell leads #11-Hamlin, #19-Truex, #22-Logano, #23-Wallace.
Lap 49 – #19-Truex takes second from #11-Hamlin.
Lap 47 – #20-Bell takes the lead from #11-Hamlin. #19-Truex, #22-Logano and #23-Wallace are the rest of the top 5.
Lap 41 – #20-Bell has moved to second and is closing on #11-Hamlin for the lead.
Lap 21 – #11-Hamlin has led the first 20 laps. He’s one second ahead of #19-Truex. Rounding out the top 5: #20-Bell, #4-Berry, and #22-Logano.
Lap 2 – #11-Hamlin leads the first lap.
5:06pm/et – Green flag with #11-Hamlin and #19-Truex on the front row. First stage is 70 laps.
5:54pm/et – Engines fired at Richmond.
5:46pm/et – Pre-race ceremonies are underway.
4:41pm/et – Currently no cars to the rear for tonight’s race.
Weather looks good for tonight’s race. The National Weather Service says – Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Tonight:Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind.
Race details:
Broadcast: USA, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 400 laps / 300 miles
Stages: 70 / 230 / 400
Average time of race: 3:02:55
Pit road speed: 40 mph
Caution vehicle speed: 45 mph
Fuel window: 130 laps
Timing (all times local & subject to change)
Invocation: 5:46:20 p.m.
National Anthem: 5:47:00 p.m.
Command: 5:54:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 6:01:00 p.m.
Paint Schemes
Cars to the rear: none reported
Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway have been made.
Pole winner #11-Denny Hamlin chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #19-Martin Truex Jr. took the 6th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Richmond Pit Stall page.
#11-Denny Hamlin won the Busch pole for the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway with a speed of 118.162mph for his 3rd pole of the year, 4th at Richmond and 43rd of his career.
#19-Martin Truex Jr. will start second followed by #4-Josh Berry, #9-Chase Elliott, #20-Christopher Bell, #3-Austin Dillon, #17-Chris Buescher, #23-Bubba Wallace, #22-Joey Logano, and #45-Tyler Reddick.
See the complete qualifying results and the Cook Out 400 Starting Lineup.
Richmond Raceway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Denny Hamlin won the Pole Award for the Cook Out 400 with a lap of 22.85 seconds, 118.162 mph.
This is his 43rd pole in 673 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his third pole and 12th top-10 start in 2024.
This is his fourth pole in 36 races at Richmond Raceway.
Martin Truex Jr. (second) posted his 11th top-10 start of 2024 and his 23rd in 37 races at Richmond Raceway.
Josh Berry # (third) posted his first top-10 start at Richmond Raceway. It is his seventh in 23 races this season.
Josh Berry (third) was the fastest qualifying rookie
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Qualifying Order
Practice for the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway is over after 45 minutes. The results:
#3-Austin Dillon 118.953
#23-Bubba Wallace 118.858
#20-Christopher Bell 118.759
#19-Martin Truex Jr. 118.707
#71-Zane Smith 118.702
Slowest: #66-Parker Retzlaff 109.720
Most laps run: #6-Brad Keselowski, 95 laps
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 37 drivers): #1-Ross Chastain 116.741mph
Notes: Teams practiced with both option and prime tires.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Cook Out 400 Practice speeds page.
Crew Rosters
NASCAR: Due to the projected impact of Tropical Storm Debby in our region, all pre-event activities at Richmond Raceway have been canceled through 4 p.m. Friday. Our priority is to prepare for a safe and incredible weekend of racing for our fans. We look forward to welcoming them for two great nights of action on Saturday and Sunday.
The entry list for the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway is posted, 37 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Among the drivers: #15-Riley Herbst, #16-Ty Dillon, #66-Parker Retzlaff.
See the full entry list on the Cook Out 400 Entry List page.
Goodyear Fast Facts — Richmond Raceway
Race rules and information:
