2025 Cook Out 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 7 of 36 in the2025 NASCAR Cup Series
Date	March 30, 2025 (2025-03-30)
Location	Martinsville Speedway inRidgeway, Virginia
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	0.526 miles (0.847 km)
Distance	400 laps, 210.4 mi (338.8 km)
Average speed	68.17 miles per hour (109.71 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	19.718
Most laps led
Driver	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	274
Fastest lap
Driver	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	20.19
Winner
No. 11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Mike Joy,Clint Bowyer, andKevin Harvick
Nielsen ratings	2.42 million
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth announcers	Alex Hayden,Mike Bagley, andTodd Gordon
Turn announcers	Dave Moody (Backstretch)

The2025 Cook Out 400 was aNASCAR Cup Seriesrace held on March 30, 2025, atMartinsville Speedway inRidgeway, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.526 mile (0.847 km) paperclip-shaped short track, it was the 7th race of the2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Denny Hamlin won the race.Christopher Bell finished 2nd, andBubba Wallace finished 3rd.Chase Elliott andKyle Larson rounded out the top five, andRoss Chastain,Ryan Preece,Joey Logano,Chase Briscoe, andTodd Gilliland rounded out the top ten.

Martinsville Speedway is aNASCAR-owned stock car racing track located inHenry County, inRidgeway, Virginia, just to the south ofMartinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in theNASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first pavedoval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 byH. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track on the NASCAR circuit since its beginning in 1948.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Bubba Wallace was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 20.115 seconds and a speed of 94.139 mph (151.502 km/h).

Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.718 and a speed of 96.034 mph (154.552 km/h).^[7]

Stage OneLaps: 80

Stage TwoLaps: 100

Stage ThreeLaps: 220

• Lead changes: 9 among 6 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 10 for 86
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 5 minutes and 11 seconds
• Average speed: 68.17 miles per hour (109.71 km/h)

Fox Sports covered their 25th race at theMartinsville Speedway.Mike Joy, 2018 Spring Martinsville winnerClint Bowyer, and 2011 Spring Martinsville winnerKevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth.Jamie Little andRegan Smith handled pit road for the television side, andLarry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.

MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted onSirius XMNASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden,Mike Bagley, and former championship winning crew chiefTodd 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 raced down the backstretch. Lead MRN Pit reporter Steve Post, Chris Wilner, andGlenn Jarrett worked the pit road for the radio side.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 William Byron 259 2 Kyle Larson 243 (–16) 3 3 Chase Elliott 227 (–32) 1 4 Christopher Bell 224 (–35) 2 5 Alex Bowman 224 (–35) 2 6 Denny Hamlin 218 (–41) 3 7 Tyler Reddick 213 (–46) 1 8 Bubba Wallace 208 (–51) 2 9 Joey Logano 199 (–60) 10 Ryan Blaney 193 (–66) 2 11 Chris Buescher 177 (–82) 1 12 Chase Briscoe 169 (–90) 1 13 Ross Chastain 169 (–90) 2 14 Ryan Preece 165 (–94) 15 Michael McDowell 159 (–100) 1 16 Kyle Busch 150 (–109) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 1 Toyota 254 1 2 Chevrolet 252 (–2) 3 Ford 227 (–27) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

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