Logano Wins at Richmond as Chase Picture Takes Shape: Joey Logano issued a not too subtle reminder Saturday night that he is a three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and absolutely ready to position himself for yet another title run. Logano claimed his second win of the 2026 season – in fact, his second victory in the last four races – driving his No. 22 Team Penske Ford to a dramatic .392-second win in the Cook Out 400 under the lights in front of an enthusiastic sellout crowd at Richmond Raceway.[Read More]
#22-Joey Logano won the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway. The win is his second win of the year, third at Richmond and 39th career win.
#19-Chase Briscoe finished 2nd followed by #2-Austin Cindric, #11-Denny Hamlin, #9-Chase Elliott, #5-Kyle Larson, #20-Christopher Bell, #21-Josh Berry, #24-William Byron, and #48-Alex Bowman.
Pole sitter #12-Ryan Blaney finished 13th.
Logano and Briscoe had the dominant cars on the night. Logano passed Briscoe for the lead just before the final pit stops of the night and help the lead for the remainder of the race.
Stage 1 was won by #12-Ryan Blaney. Stage 2 was won by #22-Joey Logano.
The fastest lap bonus a earned by #12-Ryan Blaney.
There were 29 lead changes among 10 drivers and 4 cautions for 31 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 98.343mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Infraction Report.
Race Fast Facts – Richmond:
Joey Logano won the Cook Out 400, his 39th victory in 639 Cup Series races.
This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2026.
This is his third victory and 21st top-10 finish in 33 races at Richmond Raceway.
Chase Briscoe (second) posted his first top-10 finish in ten races at Richmond Raceway. It is his 13th top-10 finish in 2026.
Austin Cindric (third) posted his second top-10 finish in nine races at Richmond Raceway.
Connor Zilisch (25th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 115 points over Ryan Blaney.
Driver Points / Chase Standings after Richmond:
Race 24 of 26 in the regular season:
1) #11-Denny Hamlin, 969, +452 [Clinched Chase Spot]
2) #12-Ryan Blaney, 854, +337 [Clinched Chase Spot]
3) #54-Ty Gibbs, 842, +325 [Clinched Chase Spot]
4) #45-Tyler Reddick, 831, +314 [Clinched Chase Spot]
5) #19-Chase Briscoe, 715, +198 [Clinched Chase Spot]
6) #9-Chase Elliott, 695, +178 [Clinched Chase Spot]
7) #20-Christopher Bell, 695, +178 [Clinched Chase Spot]
8) #5-Kyle Larson, 660, +143
9) #22-Joey Logano, 659, +142
10) #17-Chris Buescher, 653, +136
11) #77-Carson Hocevar, 645, +128
12) #24-William Byron, 630, +113
13) #7-Daniel Suarez, 618, +101
14) #23-Bubba Wallace, 587, +70
15) #2-Austin Cindric, 574, +57
16) #97-Shane Van Gisbergen, 567, +50
Outside the top 16:
17) #60-Ryan Preece, 517, -50
18) #1-Ross Chastain, 504, -63
19) #6-Brad Keselowski, 489, -78
20) #43-Erik Jones, 486, -81
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Race updates:
Checkered flag for Logano. He wins over Briscoe.
White flag for Logano.
Lap 398 – Logano by .4 second with three to go.
Lap 394 – Briscoe has cut the lead to .22 second as they work through traffic.
Lap 391 – Logano’s lead is .5 second with 10 to go.
Lap 386 – Fifteen laps remaining. Bell over Briscoe by .57 second. Third place Bell is 6.4 seconds back.
Lap 381 – Twenty to go. Logano by .6 second.
Lap 378 – Briscoe has move to second, .7 second behind Logano.
Lap 377 – Logano to the lead with 24 laps remaining.
Lap 376 – Twenty five to go. Logano has now cut Bell’s lead to .38 second. Briscoe is .98 second off the lead.
Lap 373 – Logano takes second from Reddick and is 2.2 seconds back.
Lap 371 – Logano is now just 5 seconds behind Bell. Briscoe has fallen 1.2 second behind Logano.
Lap 367 – Bell ahead of Reddick by 3 seconds as Larson pits. Logano is third, 10.1 second back. Briscoe is .6 second behind Logano.
Lap 365 – Bell is now the leader over Larson and Reddick but they are on older tires.
Lap 363 – Logano and Briscoe hit pit road for the final time if there’s no more cautions.
Lap 362 – Logano passes Briscoe for the lead.
Lap 360 – Forty to go. Logano just .2 second behind Briscoe.
Lap 356 – Briscoe’s lead is 1 second over Logano. Cindric, in third, is 4.6 seconds back. Bell, now 10th, is 17.7 seconds back.
Lap 351 – With 50 laps to go, Briscoe’s lead is 1.7 second. Bell is 12th and Reddick 13th.
Lap 347 – Briscoe Logano Cindric Elliott Bowman Hamlin Berry Byron Blaney Larson the top 10 with 54 laps to go.
Lap 344 – Bell pits for what could be the final time.
Lap 343 – Briscoe retakes the lead. Then Bell and Logano. Logano is 2.2 second back. Reddick pits.
Lap 342 – Briscoe now in second, just .6 second off the lead.
Lap 341 – Briscoe, in third, runs 2.5 seconds ahead of Logano on track.
Lap 338 – Briscoe moves around Blaney for 3rd, now 5.9 seconds back.
Lap 335 – Bell Reddick and Blaney have stayed out and may pit only once more. Fourth place Briscoe is 9.8 seconds off the lead.
Lap 331 – Bell leads Reddick Blaney Larson and then Briscoe.
Lap 325 – Logano pits and Bell takes the lead.
Lap 324 – Briscoe pits from the lead. Logano takes the lead.
Lap 322 – Pit stops getting started again.
Lap 316 – 85 laps remaining. Briscoe’s lead is 1.5 seconds over Logano. Expect a couple more pit stops from everyone before the end.
Lap 310 – Hocevar is officially done for the night. Barring a DQ, he will finish last.
Lap 301 – 100 laps remaining. The first 300 laps were completed in 2 hours, 21 minutes, 36 seconds.
Lap 293 – Green flag with 108 laps remaining.
Lap 290 – Briscoe is now the leader over Logano Cindric Berry Elliott Bowman Chastain Blaney Reddick Hamlin Bell Byron SVG. Larson will be the other driver on the lead lap at the restart.
Lap 288 – Pit road is open. 13 drivers are on the lead lap. Reddick and a handful of others, including Blaney, come in. Off pit road: Blaney Reddick Hamlin.
Lap 285 – CAUTION is out for Hocevar slowing on the backstretch after a possible mis-shift. The engine is done. Larson is the free pass.
Lap 282 – Larson pits and Reddick takes the lead. Briscoe is back up to second.
Lap 281 – Larson is the leader over Reddick.
Lap 279 – Briscoe pits from the lead.
Lap 278 – Green flag stops begin with a handful of drivers coming in, including Logano
Lap 276 – Logano now trails Briscoe by 2.5 seconds. Pit stops will kick off soon.
Lap 267 – Briscoe’s lead is 1.7 second over Logano. Cindric, in third, is 2.1 second back.
Lap 251 – 150 laps remaining. Briscoe leads Logano Cindric Berry Hamlin.
Lap 245 – Briscoe takes the lead from Logano after the battled side by since from the restart.
Lap 240 – Green flag for the start of the final stage. 161 laps remaining.
Lap 234 – Pit road is open. Leaders come in for service. Off pit road: Logano Hamlin Briscoe Berry Blaney Cindric Elliott Bell Byron Reddick
Lap 231 – CAUTION for the end of stage 2: Logano Hamlin Briscoe Cindric Blaney Berry Elliott Bell Reddick Byron the top 10. Larson, in 13th, is the free pass.
Lap 227 – Hamlin gets second from Briscoe.
Lap 221 – Ten to go in stage 2. Logano’s lead is now 7.3 seconds.
Lap 216 – Fifteen laps left in stage 2: Logano Briscoe Hamlin Blaney Elliott the top 5.
Lap 209 – Logano has now pulled out to a 4.3 second lead. Down to 13 drivers on the lead lap, as a few pitted for fresh tires in hopes of making up ground.
Lap 201 – The race is now official at halfway. The first 200 laps were completed in 1 hour, 30 minutes, 47 seconds.
Lap 190 – Logano leads Briscoe by .5 second. Third place Hamlin is 5 seconds back. Smith comes out of the garage and back on track.
Lap 183 – Pit stops have cycled through for the leaders and Logano is back in the lead over Briscoe. Preece is third but has not pitted.
Lap 182 – Blaney pits. Suarez and Cindric nearly collide on pit road.
Lap 181 – Blaney the leader at pit stops continue.
Lap 179 – Logano pits and Hamlin takes the lead.
Lap 178 – Green flag stops underway again.
Lap 173 – Logano takes the lead from Briscoe. Hamlin still third with Cindric Blaney Elliott Byron Berry Chastain and Bell following.
Lap 169 – SVG, running in 22nd, goes a lap down. Smith goes to the garage for repairs.
Lap 160 – Zilisch was too fast coming to pit road.
Lap 156 – Hamlin around Blaney for third.
Lap 151 – Briscoe Logano Blaney Hamlin Cindric the top 5.
Lap 145 – Briscoe’s lead over Logano is 1.5 second.
Lap 133 – Back to green. Briscoe leads Logano. 27 driver son the lead lap.
Lap 128 – Pit road is open. Cars that had not pitted come down. Off pit road: Briscoe Logano Blaney Hamlin Byron Cindric Elliott Chastain Herbst Jones.
Lap 125 – CAUTION is out for Smith spinning out off turn 2 and making contact with the backstretch wall.
Lap 119 – Some green flag pit stops beginning.
Lap 112 – Blaney quickly out to a 1 second lead over Briscoe. Then Cindric Logano and Berry.
Lap 108 – Blaney takes the lead back.
Lap 107 – Blaney is closing back in on Briscoe, just .06 second back.
Lap 101 – The first 100 laps were completed in 45 minutes, 36 seconds.
Lap 96 – Briscoe with a ..67 second lead over Blaney.
Lap 81 – Briscoe gets the lead on the restart.
Lap 80 – Green flag for the start of stage 2.
Lap 74 – Pit road is open and leaders are in. Off pit road: Blaney Briscoe Cindric Logano Hamlin Wallace Berry Bell Byron Elliott.
Lap 71 – CAUTION for the end of stage 1: Blaney Briscoe Logano Berry Cindric Berry Wallace Hamlin Bell Elliott Byron. Free pass is Gragson.
Lap 61 – Ten laps left in stage one. Blaney’s lead over Briscoe is .6 second.
Lap 51 – Twenty laps remaining in stage 1. Blaney leads Briscoe Logano Berry Logano Cindric Hamlin Wallace Bell Preece Elliott.
Lap 43 – Blaney leads Briscoe Logano Berry and Cindric. 32 drivers on the lead lap.
Lap 37 – Blaney back in the lead with pit stops complete.
Lap 36 – Uncontrolled tire penalty for Hill. Speeding penalty for Gibbs. Wallace pits from the lead.
Lap 35 – Wallace now the leader as Gibbs pits.
Lap 34 – Gibbs the leader.
Lap 32 – Green flag pit stops are underway, including Blaney.
Lap 30 – Bilicki has lost a lap.
Lap 24 – Blaney now with a 1.3 second lead over Berry. Briscoe has fallen 3 seconds back.
Lap 17 – Berry to second.
Lap 16 – Current top 10: Blaney Briscoe Berry Gibbs Wallace Keselowski Preece Bell Logano Byron
Lap 8 – Blaney takes the lead.
Lap 6 – Briscoe and Blaney continue to run side by side for the lead.
Lap 2 – Briscoe leads the first lap.
• 7:12pm/et – Green flag.
• 7:03pm/et – Engines have been fired.
• 6:55pm/et – Pre-race ceremonies are underway.
• 6:30pm/et – USA now has pre-race coverage.
• 4:30pm/et – No cars reported to the rear tonight…yet.
• The National Weather Service forecast looks good for tonight’s race:
Today
A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Light southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Cook Out 400
Broadcast: USA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 400 laps / 300 miles
Stages: 70 / 230 / 400
Average time of race: 3:05:35
Pit road speed: 40 mph
Caution car speed: 45 mph
Fuel Window: 130 laps
Invocation: 6:55:20 p.m.
National Anthem: 6:56:00 p.m.
Command: 7:03:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 7:10:00 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 #12-Ryan Blaney chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #19-Chase Briscoe took the 10th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Richmond Pit Stall page.
#12-Ryan Blaney won the Busch pole for the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway with a speed of 121.485mph for his fourth pole of the year, second at Richmond and 16th of his career.
#19-Chase Briscoe will start second followed by #21-Josh Berry, #24-William Byron, #60-Ryan Preece, #23-Bubba Wallace, #20-Christopher Bell, #6-Brad Keselowski and #22-Joey Logano.
See the complete qualifying results and the Cook Out 400 Starting Lineup.
Richmond – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Ryan Blaney won the Pole Award for the Cook Out 400 with a lap of 22.225 seconds, 121.485 mph.
This is his 16th pole in 402 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his fourth pole and 16th top-10 start in 2026.
This is his second pole in 19 races at Richmond Raceway.
Chase Briscoe (second) posted his 13th top-10 start of 2026 and his second in ten races at Richmond Raceway.
Josh Berry (third) posted his second top-10 start at Richmond Raceway. It is his fourth in 24 races this season.
Connor Zilisch (11th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Qualifying Order
Pre-race inspection is complete in the NASCAR Cup Series garage.
- No. 20 failed inspection twice
- Car chief Clay Chris Sherwood has been ejected, and the team will lose pit selection for this weekend
- No. 51 failed inspection twice
- Car chief Dave Jones has been ejected, and the team will lose pit selection for this weekend
Practice for the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway is over. The results:
#7-Daniel Suarez 117.960
#43-Erik Jones 117.9955
#2-Austin Cindric 117.878
#35-Riley Herbst 117.708
#48-Alex Bowman 117.606
Slowest: #51-Cody Ware, 113.521mph
Most laps run:
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 36 drivers): #2-Austin Cindric, 115.035mph.
Notes: #51-Cody Ware and #45-Tyler Reddick each spun in separate incidents but did not hit anything.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Cook Out 400 Practice speeds page.
Crew Rosters
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.
Open team entered: #66-Josh Bilicki.
See the full entry list on the Cook Out 400 Entry List page.
Goodyear Fast Facts — Richmond: NASCAR Cup Series teams will run a familiar Goodyear Racing Eagle tire setup at Richmond Raceway this weekend, with the same left- and right-side tires that were used at Martinsville Speedway in March and North Wilkesboro Speedway last month.
Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Cook Out 400: A look at some of the top statistical performers at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia, going into the Cook Out 400 this Saturday.
Race rules and information:
